Recent content by atomic punk

2015 LE. Just replaced all interior lights with 6000k LEDs fro JDM-Astar. They look great, but some of the 194 size lights are too bright. There's no marking for lumens in description on Amazon or the package so can't compare them to anything. Does anyone have any recommendations for a...

Purchased my 2nd First post in years I think. '05 -> '15

had the time today to replace the O2 sensors and couldn't break them free. Spent over an hour banging away and they just wouldn't loosen up. Awesome. In other news, my state's annual inspection requires NO license plate frames at all, so I had to remove mine. And the Toyota-supplied metal...

That's certainly good news for you... but don't rest TOO easy. I had the TSB done at 20k miles and 1 of the cats replaced. So if indeed my problem right now is 2 bad cats, then that means the replaced one went bad right at 80k miles. Planned obsolescence.

You mean the rear O2 sensor outputs, right? Just making sure. Any idea if there are any web writeup/pics? I'm going to be doing the R&R totally blind if I can't find any.

Toyota can think of 2000 reasons they did so. I thought you could buy an aftermarket direct-replacement cat for the 4th gen? How come all the parts websites - Autozone, NAPA, etc - show OEM replacements (& universals) ? My two O2 rear sensors will be R&R'd this weekend. In the meantime -...

You're lucky... hindsight - I should've waited until I was close to the end of the warranty (80k miles) to get that TSB done. I got it done at 20k.

To make this whole situation even more troublesome, I even had the cat(s) replaced already under the famous "sulfer TSB" about 40k miles ago. But even the new cat(s) are out of warranty.

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm not sure there is a hesitation in acceleration, I probably misspoke/typed: it's more like a hesitation or erratic idle. I have 2 OEM Denso rear O2 sensors on order from Autozone that I'll install this week. Disconnect the battery, run it for a while, see if...

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/96565-pics-writeup-replacing-o2-sensors.html Quick update: dealer ran the diagnosis and said that 2 catalytic converters need to be replaced. $2400. I'm seriously considering replacing the rear O2 sensors myself first and see if that clears the CEL...

Couldn't find anything online while searching... Looking for pics of locations of the 2 rear oxygen sensors, and possibly a how-to writeup of remove/replace. I'm getting the usual CEL and the usual P0420 & P0430 error codes (fuel efficiency), and I'd like to start by replacing the rears...

$270 part through the dealer, by the way.

ECU problem: computer was malfunctioning. Covered under extended warranty. Remove & replace, had my truck back in 1 day. Thanks for the tips, certainly good to hear it was covered.

No battery issues. I was thinking it was the dash switch, but then when the rear-defrost & wiper switches also didn't work, I thought it could be the wiring harness that connects the car to the hatch.... but then when the hatch key wouldn't operate too... that's why I now think it might be a...

I don't see how a faulty dash switch could cause the hatch key/switch to not operate correctly...?