Recent content by craeg_the_kraken

Well, the cow is out of the barn on the ATF change, but I recommend watching this video. You'll get plenty of takes on both sides of the argument, but when I discussed with my mechanic, he said he too would discourage me from changing the ATF. I don't know the right answer, but food for thought...

Had my friend help replace the plugs, wires and coils and clean air intake. The shutter that was occurring when shifting into OD at around 55/2K rpms is gone! Coil had a crack in housing at the bottom. Started chrome delete. Before/After:

Thanks for the response Joe. Everyone once and a while I get a whiff of exhaust, but it's summer so haven't driven with the windows up very much ;-) Don't know about codes yet, I don't have one, but going to have them checked out. The thing is that, I drove the vehicle for a week. Everything...

Hey all, I just purchased my 4runner last Monday, registered it and got inspection this past Friday. It passed. On saturday, I take it to NH on the highway and on the way off the exit, I I hear the vehicle exhaust get louder. As I approach a stop light the exhaust is louder and the idle is...

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New to T4Rs and new to forum Hey Everyone, I'm old now, but when I was around 17, I fell in love with a local Toyota pickup that was for sale, but it had too many problems. I ended up with a manual Chevy Custom Deluxe (long bed), but this many years later that Toyota made an impression on me...