Recent content by Ben Dejo

Having only owned vehicles with manual transmissions, I honestly didn't what a flexplate is. Searching flexplate problems in the forums, wow, I can see now what the problem is and what it can lead to. Amazing how thin the flexplate is vs a flywheel for a manual transmission. Another Flexplate...

How long has it been tapping for and is that a bearing squeal I hear in your videos? I'm thinking it could be the fan clutch or the bearing in the fan pulley bracket. The bearing squeal noise sounds familiar, as mine was squealing like crazy, but more pronounced when the weather was cold. It's...

Motorwest. Same pressure and flow rate. If you want the same look as the ones you have, Motorwest does those as well. Just a moment...

I cleaned and regreased the door handle mech. Later when I had issues with the door lock, it wouldnt lock/unlock with the lock buttons or the key fob. I got into the actuator assembly and cleaned/re-greased as it was packed with dirt. Timmy the ToolMan has a video that goes into replacing the...

What else isn't working correctly? Interior light in the main cab when any of the 4 doors are open turn on, and off when all doors closed? Rear cargo interior light working when the hatch is open and turns off when the hatch is closed? Any issue with the rear window, rear hatch lock...

Like you said, it still could be the injectors. A few years ago I had problems with the GB remanufactured injectors. I remember driving uphill at 65 and the engine started stumbling bad. I dont recall if it threw a code though it likely did. Those injectors were in for just a few months. 3 of...

Sounds like it moved from cylinder #1 to #3. Clear the code and swap coil pack #1 and #3 to see if the misfire moves back to cylinder #1. If it does, check the rubber boot on that coil pack for any damage that would allow arcing. You could swap boots from one of the other coil packs to see if...

Same symptoms as my 99 with a bad injector. I didnt have a ODB2 scanner at the time, but you may want to check the STFT and LTFT in the freeze frame data for the misfire. If one of those is -/+20 for the fuel trim, that may help point to a failing injector. 2 of the GB remanufactured injectors...

This is the bulb for the climate control for a 2000 4runner. 90010-05152 Genuine Toyota Bulb, W/CAP You will need 2 of them. Or you can switch to LED. That is a bit more expensive to do all the bulbs in the dash and the climate control area. LED Dash lights FAQs

Hi Mike, I haven't begun to trust ChatGPT yet. The last two comments from T4R2014 and Zhehan are great advice. New spark plug wires and new ignition boots for the coils is a less expensive place to start. I wouldn't replace the coils just yet, since they are like $100 each for the Denso...

Recheck the electrical connections that you may have disconnected to get the valve covers off, vacuum hoses/evap/egr lines, and grounds. Could be cam position sensors not connected well, could be a vacuum leak on old cracking hoses. ECT changes the shift point to a higher RPM, so that appears to...

I have a similar issue with my 99 thats just about to roll over to 300k. I've changed the injectors to the ones from Motorwest when I had a injector failure, then the O2 sensors, MAF, coils, wires, plugs, all the vacuum lines replaced. Parts cannon wastes money is all I have learned. I dont get...

IMHO,not a big fan of the physical appearance of the projector upgrade. I have seen a few 3rd gens around town with projectors that are one eye. No clue if they are TRQ. However, I replaced my headlights with ones from headlight depot that were CAPA certified, assuming that actually would be an...

Your power problem and overheating are strong indicators of a blown head gasket. The problems will only get worse without addressing that. There are plenty of posts about head gasket problems. I would suggest starting there before assuming its the transmission. My 4Runner is a manual so I cant...

What RPM does it idle at? Do you have any codes present? Maybe check the clamps on the air intake hose, make sure they are tight and seated correctly. Check the air outlet hose from the IAC, to see if it has cracks or lose. Have you put a vacuum gague inline anywhere after the throttle body...