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If I remember right, it's main purpose is to just act as a dampener/buffer for vacuum pulses and changes in pressure. Keep in mind that on older vehicles the EVAP test is performed with the vehicle running and using running engine vacuum which is actually pulsed if you used a pressure...

About the same shape and location on 5th gens.

If the frame patch/cap is of similar metal to the frame and is welded in properly to non-corroded sections of the frame, it should be relatively similar in terms of strength/rigidity as factory. That being said, in terms of reselling value/issues; that will likely be something you want to check...

I went through this earlier in the year hunting down a set of replacement factory seat cloth for my '04 Sport. I'll tell you right now that if you want factory cloth seats, your options are light grey & tan. You're going to find that the NOS (New Old Stock) two-tone Sport Edition Cloth interior...

We oddly enough have had a couple CV axles on newer Toyotas causing an odd vibration/shake (I believe it was a Camry and two Rav4's IIRC?), not sure what about the axle was causing the issue (wasn't a horrible vibration/shake, but just enough to be annoying on a new vehicle). From what I recall...

Ah yes... the joys of vehicles and rodent infestations. I deal with this on an annual basis at work. Well, let's start with the easy stuff: ~While you have the blower motor out, get a flashlight and a small mirror (or if you have a borescope use that instead) and get the mirror position in the...

dom42 Of course you do this after I went an bought a weld-on a month or two ago. lol In any case, a bolt-on option sounds like a great item for people who are squeamish about welding on their axles and/or don't want to deal with the hassle of welding it properly. I don't know if this will be...

Something to clarify here... I am going to make the educated assumption that the service writer/technican/whoever the OP was talking to unplugged the regulator side of the alternator (3 or 4 pin plug) not the high Amp output cable. This doesn't really hurt Toyotas as all your doing is inducing...

Will have to dig around and see if I can find that. It wouldn't surprise me that the 5th gen is a bit stronger. Despite the frames being very much the same overall, they did reinforce certain parts and upgrade the steel used in some sections.

I do recall seeing lots of posts about that back in the day, weirdly enough I never had the opportunity to see it in person with the couple people I know who had FJs and wheeled them. Stranger still... even though the J120/J150 frame is basically identical between the FJ & 4th/5th gens (for the...

Not really, being able to look in on TAS Cases and things like that is above my pay grade unfortunately. But the additional details make a bit more sense now, they do get very picky/uptight about having oil change records for engine warranty issues; you'd be surprised how many people think...

Okay, something is getting lost in translation or something weird is going on here... -What is the age/mileage of his vehicle? If it's under 5yr/60k it shouldn't be a particularly difficult matter to get it covered under powertrain warranty. -Did you son not have records for the vehicle or did...

There are some minor differences between the Tundra/Sequoia/Land Cruiser 2UZ-FE engines if I recall. But nothing that shouldn't be overcome by swapping parts off your old engine to the new one assuming they're in good condition (i.e. mounts, intake plenum, etc.) if I remember correctly. That is...

If you're blowing 45°F at the vents full blast with relatively okay outside temperature (i.e. 65~75°F) that's about as ideal as it gets.

It doesn't sound like you're talking about the actual glass panel itself (which isn't too bad to replace). Replacing the entire sunroof is fairly easy once you have dropped the headliner, it's just a pain to do by yourself. Do you have a donor assembly? Or pictures of what you're talking about?