Recent content by bcc101

I am rather envious of those who live in States where salt is not used in high quantities.The body of my 2004 is fine but I shed a tear every time I crawl under the vehicle to do any work. It has been a real struggle to slow up the rusting of the frame and pretty much everything underneath. The...

While at the dealer the other day with my 2004 Sport I looked at a 2012 just to see. While conversing with the salesman I mentioned it would be nice if Toyota would make a 4Runner with a diesel. He said that is in the works. Apparently BMW and Toyota are woking together on both hybrid and...

When driving to DC about a month ago, the check engine,VSC Trac,and VSC Off lights came on. I had recently filled the fuel tank and being in a hurry because our van was not running well I had to switch cars. I did not tighten the filler cap properly. A call to the dealer's service dept. led me...

2004 V6 140K. How do so many of you have such low milage? Ours is still running and looking fine- in spite of the NE winters.

Yes it is original. Bought the 4 Runner and waited a month while it was being put together in Japan. Yes it is cared for, as I said, the frame is not in bad shape. Bruce

Living in the northeast, rust is a problem. With 138K our 4 Runner has held up well. Just doing a little POR 15 on welds etc. to keep the winter at bay. While underneath it is obvious the exhaust system is going to need some replacement in the near future. Most of the connectors have a lot of...

136k 2004 I have a 2004 V6 Sport with 136K. Changed from the stock Dunlaps to Cross Terrain at 40K then another set at 106K. I change the oil and filter every 3K or so. Living in the Northeast I attempt to wax twice a year and use SaltX once in a while during the Winter. The dealer insisted the...

I have a 2004 V6 with 133K. Maybe about 10K ago I started noticing a problem with the brake pedal feel. When the brakes are first applied the pedal has a bit of travel. If I let up a bit then push down there is a much firmer feeling. I asked a mechanic and he really was not sure. The brakes are...

A while ago I mentioned my problems with Car Quest rotors. They lasted about 4k. I was able to receive my money back and purchased Toyota. I found the car Quest rotors were made in China obviously not to the same standards as the Toyota parts. I did get 128k on the first set of brakes which is...

Had the car checked today at a garage. Using a Snapon scanner found a code for the oil control assembly. Checked this for resistance and found it improper. The local Toyota dealer did not have one in stock so will wait until Monday to replace. A shop manual would be handy for me , but the garage...

I forgot to mention I have a V6. Thanks, Bruce

My 2004 4Runner has 132K miles. Really no problems. Had the rotors and calipers replaced at 130K. Redid the rotors with Toyota after the service people put Car Quest which ran out pretty fast. My problem may be not related to the recent service, but, last week when stopping at a bank I noticed...