Recent content by beldar

Hello. This is driving me nuts. Is there a way to search for thread titles that contain 2 keywords? Say I wanted to do a title search for 'transmission plug'. How do I only pull up threads that contain BOTH keywords? I currently get a ton of thread titles where half contain 'transmission' and...

I ended up removing the junkyard outlet and installing an aftermarket outlet + paper gasket from NAPA that I had shipped to store last week but never picked up. I wanted to try a new Toyota metal gasket but the local dealers were out of stock. So I went and picked up the water outlet from...

Thanks! It sure is a fine line. I'm being verrrrrry careful to not strip the threads. I started at 10 ft lbs, and it's about 99% drip free. Crossing fingers and will bump it back up to 13 tomorrow. Do you know if the OEM metal gasket is a once-use gasket like the water pump?

I stopped by Pick-n-Pull today and picked up 2 water outlets and a handful of those torx studs. Again, when torqed down to 14 ft lbs, I broke another stud. So 14 is incorrect. I looked in the FSM and could not find any torqued specs for the water outlet. Any guesses? I'll start at 10 and...

Hey guys. I recently did my timing belt, water pump, t-stat, and cam seals (thanks Timmy, you talked me into it!) and after putting everything back together I noticed a coolant leak around the pump. Wow, I thought I did everything right. Went back in and after removing the #3 timing cover...

You know, I might take you up on that advice. Stay tuned. To note, I rechecked the last CarFax and the dealer notes say the timing belt & water pump were changed at 86K. So not 114K but 144K. So I would say I am a tad overdue!

Thanks Tim. BTW, I used your flush video, step by step, for reference and it worked great. Next up is changing the 114k, 13yo timing belt and water pump. By your video it looks pretty involved so I will get a shop to partake.

I just replaced the original radiator on my 2000 4WD Limited 3.4L with 230K miles. I am the original owner so I know it had never been replaced. Old radiator was working fine so this was just preventative maintenance. I also replaced the thermostat along with the upper/lower hoses, and flushed...