Recent content by BigBoss

Hello, I searched around the forum a bit but didn't come up with anything. Basically I dislike the circled compartment in the below picture and was wondering if anyone had any good ideas of what to replace/modify it with. Links/Pics would be much appreciated. Note: The picture is a generic...

Today my CEL lit up because my gas cap was loose. Not a big deal except that also disabled the traction control. I wouldn't mind all these CEL if all they did was sit there. Why they disable the traction control is beyond me.

I'm the second owner so I'm not sure. Probably not

There is no effort what so ever to unscrew the cap. I can literally undo it with one finger so I'm gonna see how the new one works out.

I couldn't find this specific problem searching the forums. About 1 in 5 starts my fuel guage will remain at 0 no matter how far or long I drive. The temperature guage is also intermittent at about 1 in 3 starts. It also will remain at 0 no matter how far or long I drive. The speedometer and RPM...

Ok so I have a quick question. I'm getting emmision leak CEL codes (says very small leak) and I'm pretty sure the cause is my gas cap. When I unscrew the cap just 1/10th of a turn, I can immediately feel the seal break. Also there is no hissing sound like there used to be. I've tried tightening...

I own a 2005 4Runner V8 (rear wheel drive). I recently had some emission problems with my cats/o2 sensors which tripped the CEL. What I don't get is why a small problem like this disables an important safety feature like VSC/TRAC and AUTOLSD. I am stationed in northern Italy which means lots of...