Recent content by cajieboy

Reliability is the #1 reason I keep purchasing this vehicle. No other ride I have ever owned in the past can hold a candle to the 4Runner in the reliability department. I've put over 350,000 miles on each of my past 4Runners, and they were still running great when I sold them. A few problems...

My wife and I take long driving trips, and the first thing we noticed after coming from a 2nd Gen 4Runner to the 3rd Gen were the uncomfortable front seats. Over time, we've grown more accustomed to them, but still they are lacking in quality support IMHO. Some folks here have given some useful...

WOW! Kudos my man. Looking good, and a big thumbs up. I basically have the same vehicle, except mine is 2WD and no sunroof. Same ext. color, grey cloth seats except slightly different pattern. Gotta say, yours looks better than mine! This is my third 4Runner owning 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen. I must...

Thank you for your helpful post. Right now, I'm just beginning this very same journey & missing/misfiring problem. I have a 2002 4Runner, SR5, 2WD V6 w/about 260,000 mi. When I took the vehicle into a local shop (not Toy Dealer) they ran a scan w/the code P300, and diagnosed a bad coil pack...

Great write-up and pics. Thanks for taking the time to do this, and it's appreciated. Learned a few pointers too!

As mentioned ealier, NGK & Denso are one in the same. Most Napa Parts Stores have Denso in stock.

Sad to say, the burp fix did not do the trick. The 4Runner overheated a few times on the way to Colorado Springs, but it did not seem as bad as before as it returned to normal temp more quickly after pulling off the highway for a bit. Most times, the car ran normal temp, but on the steeper...

OK, did the burp fix w/only the one heater in the vehicle. Followed the instructions carefully, and I'll give it a test today on my trip to Colorado Springs. The coolant level was real high, up to the top, and some of it gently overflowed. When I revved-up to 2500 rpm's, the coolant went down a...

Well guess what?...apparently I don't have any rear heater controls. I looked in my Owner's Manual and found a diagram of it, etc., but my SR5 does not have a rear heater. Sooooo, I'm wondering if this burping fix can be accomplished with only the main heater? Yes Chitown, the water pump was...

Thanks Little Ceasar, I'll give the burping fix a try. I just spoke to Liberty Toyota in Colorado Springs, which is the town I'm heading tomorrow. The Service Advisor came up w/all kinds of scenarios that might be the culprit, ie. bad fan clutch, head gasket, spinning propellar on water...

Thanks Mad & Chitown. My radiator was replaced about 4 years ago at a Toyota Dealership in Kansas City for about $800. This was shortly after I purchased the vehicle from another Toyota Dealership in Delray, FL which was supposed to be a "Certified" Preowned Toyota. Fortunately, I had also...

I own a 2002 Toyota 4Runner SR5, V-6, 2WD. Presently, I'm in Colorado on a long trip from Florida. After stopping over in OKC to visit family over Memorial Weekend, I was driving north in Kansas when I first discovered the temperature gauge rising up, then easing back down to normal. I stopped...

I tried that procedure, and it only worked for about 45 minutes. These lights have been constantly on for over 18 months, and god knows how many thousands & thousands of miles.

The CEL & VSC Lghts came on a few days ago and I 'm sure glad I found this Forum after a Google on the internet. After reading the other posts, I started thinking that the lights had suddenly come on several miles down the road after I had filled up at a service station. I went out and...