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This noise has been the source of much discussion recently. I have the same vintage and the same noise. It is the hydraulic brake booster pump. It was introduced in 2001 on the 4runner and in 2000 in the Land Cruiser. It replaces the vacuum boost system used before. When the hydaulic brake...

1) Make/Model/Year Of Your Rig 2001 T4R 2) Type of Rack You Have Factory rack with Thule ski rack 3) Items (Can be anything you've put on their before) snowboard and skis no pics

No idea about leather seats. When I bought my 2001 at the Toyota Dealer in Boulder, CO, I asked them to have seat heaters installed in the front cloth seats, so they did. There was a local upholstery shop that installed a kit for $300 per seat. They installed a two-stage switch on the side of...

Wow, that's the first time I've heard of a dealer recommending a new pump. Then again I've never heard of a pump running as much as yours does. BTW, the ABS pump is the same as the brake booster pump that I've talked about. I don't know what ESU means. You sure he didn't mean ECU? There's a...

Hmmm. I took mine out and warmed it up then parked it and started working the brake pedal. My booster pump turned on about every fourth or fifth press on the pedal. You should not find any air (or vacuum) in your brake hydraulic fluid system, so I would rule out air leaks. It may just be a...

The pump goes on for about 5 seconds about every fifth braking action in my truck, and it runs for about 20 seconds when started in the morning. Others with the same model report the pump runs at about the same rate. If it runs every time you stop even when you are in stop-and-go traffic, well...

re: pump noise Most likely its your hydraulic brake booster pump. It cycles on and off to maintain proper brake fluid pressure in the master cylinder. My 01 does the same thing and it's normal. Most noticeable is the loud click you hear when the pump relay switches the pump off. I just got my...

I tried my 265/70-16 Revos on Boreas Pass with six inches of snow on the ground, and they floated over the snow. They did not provide much control if I didn't go slow. Not that they're supposed to go like a snowcat or anything, but it could have been better. Just too wide. So I got to thinking...

I have a 2001 4runner that has been making a mysterious clicking noise for a couple weeks, usually soon after stopping the vehicle. Today I found the noise is coming from the ABS Motor solenoid (located by feel while my girlfriend pumped the brakes). The solenoid clicks when the ABS motor stops...