Recent content by a77boy

wow, my original post was in 2007,,, I now have 204,000 on the 4runner!!!

The relay will be labeled MGTCLUTCH which stands for magnetic clutch.. Here is a link for the relay at Amazon,, much cheaper than the $60 the dealer wants to charge you Amazon.com: Four Seasons 35874 Standard Relay: Automotive

Amazon now seeks the relay for like $12. A far cry from the $70 that the stealer wants to charge.

Ive come to the conclusion that it's faulty catalytic converters.. About $200 a piece aftermarket

UPDATE I received the Lower ball joints that I ordered from O'Reilly auto parts. They are made by MOOG and cost $35 a piece. The are great construction and unlike the factory ball joints, these come with a grease fitting. What could of possibly have been a $600 job turned into a $70 job + my...

A/V1 Thanks for the insight,, Gonna look into that new gas cap. By the way,, you have any pics of the mods you done? Id like to check out that map light redo.

Thanks for the great reply. My Runner has 130,000 miles so seemingly they would be in for replacement. And yes the rubber housing that retains the grease is ripped on both sides. I am heading over to parts.com right now to do some investigative work. Thanks for the lead

Lower control arm, 4-runner, right - 4wd coil spring - 4WD COIL SPRING 03-08 $353.45 $276.24 Includes Lower Ball Joint. Price is actually $276 Total would be $552 got this price quote from www.toyotapartsales.com $552 is way better than $700

Id really like to check on that recall issue, My concern is that the body style changed in '03 as I am pretty sure the lower ball joint assembly did also. Toyota of Dallas seems to sell only the lower control arm assembly. They don't sell the ball joints by themselves. My local Orielly auto...

Lower Ball joint help I am pretty sure that this is the Lower Ball joint on my 03 4Runner V8 4wd, but I just wanted to verify it. Looks as thought the protective rubber piece that keeps the grease in has ripped on both the driver and passenger sides. Is this just a matter or removing lower...

Yeah, my 03 V8 is getting the same code. About 6 months ago my fuel pump went out and I dropped the tank to replace it, Something tells me that my evap leak may be somewhere within the myriad of hoses that I disconnected and reconnected while doing the job,, ughhh. :sobbing:

I am going to make the assumption that it works with alarms, and not just the factory keyless entry

Yeah, not sure exactly how to post it here

I did it on my vehicle,, 2003 V8,, worked fine, Do you have the official factory installed alarm? I think there may have been two variations.

Sounds like your fuel sending unit might of gotten out of caliber.