Recent content by castironman

I know is an old thread, with my 4runner, oil leak from the valve covers for years made into the starter motor brushes and became sludge, looked like butter inside the cover. The starter would engage but barely turn the engine, when I got the truck I replace the cover gaskets and noticed a lot...

thank you. Hello, Tim, thank you for your post, just want to make sure that part from ebay fits on a 2000 4runner automatic 4x4, I belive I have the 1.8Kw starter, was never replaced, did the click last week. Also did you see this ball bearing that I keep hearing about in another posts ? One...

Hello. You may just take it to a local Autozone and have it scan for you for free. Just post the P code here. Good luck.

Hello, this truck has a 3.4 V6 California emissions, the A/F sensor is located downstream on the exhaust pipe, just follow the pipe as it comes out from the heads. You will find pics at this site: 4x4Wire - Tech: Time to Replace the O2 Sensor on your 3rd Gen Toyota? . I recommend that if you...

Thank you for your reply. I will check again the cat. The truck seen to run much better after cleaning the MAF, just the P0420 that keeps coming back.

Thank you for reading this and any reply you could give me. I worked on my sister's truck this weekend (2000 Toyota 4runner sr5 auto 135k miles California emissions 3.4L V6). MAF was trowing codes P0171 and there was also code P0420. Here is some of the data from the freeze data: Frame 1 Mod#1...

code P0420 After driving 40 miles the light came back again,:cry2: this time only with P0420. The Ox sensors back and front has been replaced (around 2 years ago for the front and 8 mos. the rear). I can not understand the fuel trim #3 to be -100.6% for long and short trim. I will have to check...

thank you Thank you for the threads; I clean up my sister's truck today. MAF was trowing codes P0171 and P0420. Here is some of the data from the freeze data: Frame 1 Mod#1 P0171 rpm: 2140 Load=41.5% temp=194F intake temp=51F speed=43mph fuel system 1=CLSD fuel system 2=n/a short term fuel...