Recent content by Annoyed

I realize, this is an older thread.. I've got an 06 4Runner, V6 engine with the WS type transmission. I cannot add fluid to this at home; the process apparently requires the engine be running and warmed up to fill properly, and the fill plug is too close to exhaust / catalytic converter to be...

Well, so much for Hess. Went to get gas over the weekend and there was the dreaded 10% Ethanol sticker on the pump. :mad:

You would have to check local dealers, but here, ethanol content is required to be posted on the pumps, and the Hess is the only one that doesn't have it. I've spoken to the management of 2/3 of the stations in this suburb and they confirm. Well, if you think about what raises octane, additives...

1: higher octane ratings are worth it only if the engine requires it. Electronic compensation aside, if an engine doesn't knock w/87 octane, using higher won't gain you anything. If the electronics are compensating for low octane by backing the timing off or whatever, yes, you will gain by...

I've been running Nitrogen for a long while now, that doesn't expand or contract due to temperature as much. Only TPMS warning I've had is the spare.

Welcome.. Nice looking ride. I've always thought that the 3rd gens were the best looking T4R's made to date. Oh, and about the moron bit? Admitting that you are one immediately disqualifies you from being one. :D

Also, remember that advertising depts are basically PR departments, and Toyota is trying to place a green image in the minds of consumers these days, what with we evil SUV owners being the cause of all the Earth's problems. With the current regulatory climate in Washington, it's probably...

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!. This society has made a point of encouraging, coddling & nurturing stupidity for several generations now, in a myriad of ways. From the welfare system to the governments themselves, at both state & federal levels, we have insulated people from the...

Unless you count biology, it's not being mean at all. Our physical abilities decline as we age. That's how we're built. Dealing with the world as it is, not how we would like it to be is being practical, not mean.

One thing to consider is that people are ignoring stop signs & other traffic control devices as municipalities are using them solely as cash cows. Rochester, NY is installing stoplight cameras, and they've admitted that it's just a revenue scheme. Periodic retesting, with increasing frequency...

There is no possible way to determine a single age, as people vary. Periodic retesting is the only way. Also, the baby boomers ARE going to be getting up there.. and they are going to dominate the ballot box. Good luck getting legislation which limits them passed.

Most people who don't own one of these things underestimate their capabilities.

3rd, hands down. But, the 3rd gen V6 is anemic at best, and I would much rather have the 4th gen V6.

Never mind the T4R; that can deal with winter fairly well on it's own. Good tires are a requirement, however. More importantly, plan to spend some time in unplowed empty parking lots during snowstorms to familiarize yourself with driving in the slop. Do it till it's second nature to you. Alot...

K&N in the stock airbox here. Get that Fram out of there. That won't stop birds.