Recent content by baldredhead

Thanks. I guess I've now proven that I'm not very good at identifying the components underneath my vehicle. Good thing hardly anything ever seems to go wrong. lol

Thanks. Is this it? First photo: Left to right = rear to front 2nd photo: Top to bottom = rear to front

That's the news I got from the shop after I had my '02 SR5 4WD serviced today. They said it wasn't a big deal right now, but to be aware of it. The thing is, I don't even know what this thing is. I'm heading out on about a 600-mile round trip tomorrow. I've never had any fluid on my driveway...

Thanks, fellas. If the light goes on again I might just spring for one of those scanners. Or I might just stay away from that drive-thru. :)

So maybe six months ago I'm in the drive-thru lane at In-n-Out Burger, and the check engine light on my 2002 4Runner comes on. It stayed on for a day or so and then turned off. I didn't think much about it. Maybe a couple months later it happens again in the SAME drive-thru lane. I think to...

Thanks for all the advice! The truck fired up as if I had driven it the day before. God I love that rig!

'02 4Runner SR5 4WD, about 90K miles, well maintained, has been sitting in my carport for the past 8 weeks. I had a new "TrueStart" battery installed at about 60K miles, about 3 years ago. Oil was last changed in April, about 3K miles ago. Fuel tank is about 3/4 full. Several questions come to...