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Since Toyota was kind enough to replace the dash in my wife's 04 4runner free of charge, I started looking at Tundra pickups to replace my aging and slowly dying Ford Ranger. Can't afford the latest version of the Tundra, so my search is focused on the previous generation trucks. Test drove a...

This is a piece of cake. It takes longer to scroll through the how-to pictures than it does to replace the bulb, assuming you have the bulb on hand. I had to drive eight miles to the Toyota dealer out by DFW airport to buy bulbs. Replaced both at the same time while I was in there. You really...

The old plugs weren't all that bad. I just didn't know when they were changed last. The guy I bought the truck from said they had been changed, but he wasn't sure when. NGK does not recommend using anti-seize on the threads of their plugs. That was right off of their website and not a third...

So I changed the plugs on my wife's 4rnr yesterday. I used the NGK Iridiums. It's been many a year since I've installed plugs with a sealing washer. When I went to torque the first plug, the beam wouldn't move past 10 ft/lbs. It takes almost a half turn to crush the seals on those plugs and it's...

Texas Toyota in Grapevine replaced my dash last week. It took about 8 weeks for the dash to arrive.

We just had ours replaced at Texas Toyota of Grapevine. In at 8:30 a.m. and they called at 2:30 to let us know it was ready. Looks way better now!

Autozone, O'Reilly's, Napa should have what you need. You can go to their websites and check store availability beforehand.

2004 4runner SR5 with 154,000 on the odometer. Bought from local owner here in north Texas / DFW area for $8450 two months ago.

After reading this thread and finding some brand new cracks this morning, I called Grapevine Toyota in Grapevine Texas. He had me bring my 04 4runner in, the service advisor looked at the VIN and some other numbers, and ordered the dash. Apparently they can determine if your vehicle qualifies...

That's was true in my case. I was in Atlanta, my tools were back in Texas.

Is it possible this is more of a problem for vehicles in northern climates? Looking at where some of you live, I'm wondering if this issue is related to the corrosive effects of road salt?

I'm assuming you've reinstalled the plug and put the vehicle back in service by now. If you haven't, I'd try to swab around the inside of housing as best as possible through the drain plug hole to see if there's any more larger pieces sitting in the bottom of the housing. If you decided to put...

I found some muti-vehicle ATF made by Valvoline at O"Reilly's, and the label says it can be used in vehicles that use these fluids: Ford MERCON applications GM DEXRON-II and DEXRON-III applications BMWLT 71141 and ETL 7045E applications Nissan/Infiniti Nissan ATF, Matic D, Matic K,and Matic...

I was getting ready to drive from Atlanta to where I used to live between Houston and San Antonio and took my car to Pep the Boys in Morrow for them to replace the serpentine belt. After watching two "mechanics" struggle to install the new belt for about an hour, I finally had to go out into the...

We don't have a lot to go on as far your vehicle information goes, but ATF in transfer cases is not uncommon. Same goes for the metallic looking sludge that accumulates on the the magnets. What I see on the plug itself wouldn't give me any cause for concern. Did that little shiny piece off by...