Recent content by Cruiserfanatic

Understandable for sure. In my experience (Toyota master tech for 18 years), we had nothing but issues with aftermarket or reman. I missed a couple of the comments above saying they have had good luck with some, but I'm still a little leery of them. I have 235k on my original rack, so hopefully...

If your OEM rack lasted say, 200k miles, and a reman or aftermarket rack is only $300 or $400 cheaper, but will only last 50k or 60k (just an example), the extra money up front would be way more than worth it. Even if the reman or aftermarket rack has a lifetime warranty, you either have to pay...

It really depends on the overall adjustment. You're not going to be able to adjust the caster without affecting the camber as well, so you may not be able to get to the spec that you want. Part of the issue also could be that your eccentric bolts are seized, which is very common, so they were...

There's no way that small of an oil leak is where you lost a quart and a half. You would have oil all the way down your block and all over the exhaust manifold. Did you legit check the oil level before and after the trip? And if you did, how long was it sitting before you checked it? If it had...

Do either of you have a check engine light, or any other warning indicators on? If not, I've seen brake pedal switches cause some weird issues with cruise without showing other symptoms of failure.

Do I have to find the exact vehicles that are being argued about? The 5th gen and 4th gen 4runner, and the FJ's are all the same width axle housing and are interchangeable. Just like the suspension components and some of the brake components.

The axles are the same width. The platform of the frames are the same, but they are also different in many ways. You can't use skid plate measurements as a comparing tool between the 2 vehicles.

I also am curious exactly what codes are being set. P0300 alone, or P0301, P0302, P0303, etc. I highly doubt heat has anything to do with this, especially if the vehicle isn't "overheating". I had a 2003 Sequoia that would start to run hot at idle (plugged fins on the radiator), and once I...

Marks are still on these pulley's, they're just harder to see. Yours look different because yours has VVTI. You need to be 100% sure that the timing belt is installed correctly, and also DO NOT let these camshafts spin on their own when the timing belt is removed, or you can just about guarantee...

When you unbolt the torque converter from the flex plate, you will need to install the torque converter on the transmission before bolting the engine back up. You will also need to be 100% certain that the torque converter is completely slid into the front pump of the transmission, because if...

There is absolutely no way that labor to swap this engine came out to 79 hours. Even a complete overhaul including you doing all of the machine work on the block and the heads would be this much labor. They are a fair amount of work to pull and reinstall, but not that bad.

I do love the way these look, and the quality looks great. I'd love to see one of these in person. I think I am going to attempt my own though. I like the round hole option, which you can get from Home Depot online, and I still have friends that work at Toyota dealerships for the emblems, but I...

I stand corrected. I just did some research, and the 4.7L is the only timing belt driven non-VVTI Toyota engine that's interference. Guess I've been out of the game for too long, so thanks for clarifying this before I let it go too long. I have all my parts, just need to find the time. Too...

They way I always understood it when I was a Toyota Technician is that if the vehicle (or engine) is chain driven or has VVTI, it is an interference engine. If it does not have either of these, like the timing belt setup above, it is a non-interference engine. Either way, at 160k and not being...

You're probably right, but I can't find any, or accurate information on the thickness. But either way, the 5th gen calipers will work, and if the rotors are actually thicker, they will work also.