Recent content by curt4x4

thanks for the good info guys. I've passed the valve adjustment and PW resistance ideas to the mechanic. he said #3 & 5 were around 150psi and #1 was at 135psi. may be an easy answer that i should know but how would a mal-adjusted valve reduce compression? not close at optimum time and...

# 1 has a coil pack on top of it

2000 Toyota 4runner SR5 4x4 w/ 3.4L I've got a mean gremlin that i've been chasing under the hood for a month or so. wondering if anyone who enjoys diagnosing someone else's problems for free wanted to chime in. Timing belt & WP replaced 12K miles ago. Heads replaced 6K miles ago after a...

after chasing bad front tire wear long enough and never getting anywhere with the alignment shops, i decided that my culprit was likely the LCA bushings, despite several shops saying they were still good. I got the Energy 8.3115 bushings and used this thread and a few others to get the job...

here is a pic of the wear

Here is a Pic of the wear

My 2000 4runner is experiencing bad front tire wear and has been ever since we bought it 2yrs ago. the inside tread blocks dissappeared on a new set after 1.5 yrs while the outside still looks new. and that was with regular 3000 mi rotation, and a few alignments all of which, according to the...