Recent content by Alan in Alabama

This is my experience too. Previous owner and myself replaced coil packs trying to find intermittent missing. It always came back. I finally replaced the injectors and that fixed it for good. I believe that the spark plug either fires and ignites the fuel-air mixture or it doesn't. No...

I think something has changed. This morning ( 5-10-24 ) I clicked on my shortcut and the site came up instantly.

Interesting video of the smoke machine being manufactured. These Chinese workers are dexterous and fast. Solary SD301 Smoke leak assemable - YouTube

I recently had to chase down a vacuum leak to solve a P0171 issue. My choices were: a) Take it to a dealer or mechanic who would charge a "diagnostic fee" to retrieve the same code I already had ($50), charge for a smoke test to find the leak ($100), and then an hour's labor ($100) plus parts...

Thanks for the replies, fellows. Alan

Replacing fuel injectors requires removing both the upper and lower intake plenums. Does Toyota part number 17176-62040 contain one or a pair of gaskets? Should I order one or two of this part number?

Something to think about. I have read many, many, many posts that say something like "Change that timing belt NOW if it has been 100,000 miles since the belt was last changed." I have never seen a post that said "My 4Runner timing belt broke." Maybe someone can show a link to such a post...

I sprayed electric contact cleaner into the rheostats for the temperature and fan speed. It fixed it completely. This may be what the repair services do. I used "Deoxit" brand cleaner I already had on hand. It's worth a try for very low cost or maybe no cost at all if you have already have...

It seems like the best way to do it would be to have the impact wrench set to something like 50 ft. lbs. and use it to install the nuts but not really tighten them fully. Then use the torque wrench to finish off. But whenever I remove lug nuts for the first time after the tires were installed...

I like this anecdote. And cold, hard cash for the tip always makes a hit. Cash they can spend right now, and tips on the card aren't available until their next payday. Also no tax withholding on cash. Who knows, your tip may have been groceries for her family that day.

A friend and I have found that a tip when none is expected often pays off big the next time a service is required. Plus, it's fun to see gratitude from a service worker or waitress who obviously needs the money. When I was young (about 60 years ago!) I had a paper route. The good tippers...

I'll bet that's what happened. Good thinking.

My 4Runner I bought last year has one noticeably different lug nut on each wheel and the little hubcap that is around the lug nuts is all scarred up. It looks like when the previous owner bought a set of tires the person changing the tires used the wrong size socket, probably too large, and...

brillo 76... The new link works perfect. And the picture with where the cables go is very helpful. Alan

My "conspiracy theory". * The Denso cables limit radio interference by shielding a rather low resistance inner wire. Most cables limit radio interference by using high resistance graphite to carry a much smaller non radio interfering current. * The Toyota computer may set a code if it sees...