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the peanut butter actually worked. not only did it remove the wax but it restored some of the original blackness to the plastic and metal. i guess the oils in the peanut butter helped with that.

haha, peanut butter. Not knocking it, probably will work. I have also heard dawn will strip wax, that is why not to wash your car with it. Thanks

Does anybody know how to get the wax off of the black plastic and rubber trim after it has dried? I have it on my running boards and it is especially bad on the plastic and rubber on my roof rack. I tried scrubbing the running boards with 409 to try and get it off but it did nothing.

i'm going to replace the air fliter and see how that goes. its not that dirty but it is a cheap fix. i'll be going on a long trip soon and i'll figure up my milage on the highway then and get a more accurate picutre of what my milage really is

I have noticed a slight drop in my mpg after i replaced the spark plugs at around 66,000 miles. I was getting around 16 around town and around 18 to 19 on the highway. now i'm lucky to get 15 around town. haven't done much highway driving since the plug change. i would have thought that...

yeah i had heard of brake pads doing that after going from reverse to forward. mine do it just about every time i stop when going forward, not just after i have backed up.

sounds like a common problem that no one can figure out, i guess the easiest way to figure it out would be to take it to a mechanic and get charged $75 to tell me it is normal and not to worry about it.

nah, this is a very distinct mettalic poping noise, when it pops in on the drivers side i can feel it in the floor board. I don't know if it can be felt on the passenger side, i'll get someone to ride over there and tell me. I originally thought it might be my skid plates knocking together from...

yeah mine usually does it after i start going forward after turning the wheel all the way left or right after backing up, usually goes left side then right side.

Just recently I have noticed a new sound coming from the front of my 2001 4runner. While braking and just before I come to a complete stop I hear a 2 or 3 "hollow metal" sounding poping noises, one on the left side one on the right side. It doesn't do it all the time though. I thought maybe...

Thanks to all

I took mine to my local toyota dealer and they said my power steering pump was bad so they replaced it. When I got my car back it was still making the noise, i got one of the service writers to come out and listen to it and he said it was a normal noise for that engine. So, they screwed me into...

I have noticed what sounds like a bearing noise coming from somwhere near the front of my engine. When the engine is cold is squeeks until the engine warms up then it just sounds like a bad bearing. All the pullies and bearings around the alterntor, fan, A/C compressor, etc are all good. This...

I have heard from several different sources not to buy rotors from toyota, that they do not last very long and are prone to warping relatively easily. Thats why I went to NAPA. Like i said, as soon as i got the tires back on my vehicle after installing the new brakes and drove it around the...

I have a ceramic mix brake pad and i bought the "top of the line" rotors from NAPA.