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Maybe burning of the wire insulation when the electrical system shorts out?

Isn't this reason enough for a recall? I've seen many announced mass recalls of Toyotas but never seen the 4Runner as part of it.

Do you know whether the prior owner had to replace the plumbing?

Did you go with 4600 or 5100? What's the difference between the two?

Has anyone gone back to the dealer and had OEM shocks installed? If so, did they recharge the XREAS plumbing system with more fluid to replace the fluid that leaked away?

New springs aren't part of the cost. I think the independent service shop said they can be reused.

thanks. One of my independent shops is asking for $175 for each Bilstein even though I can find it online for around $85 each, and he wants $190 for labor for each shock....for a total of about $1500. I called Toyota and they're offering to replace all 4 with XREAS at $1900.

Has anyone elected to bypass the replacement of the front and rear shocks which were found to be leaking? I've read that an option is to install regular shocks like the Bilstein 4600 series, which aren't the lifted 5100. I know if you did a search for the Sport Edition replacements, you may...

Careful when closing the tray though, b/c it has a sturdy base and your fingers can get squashed if you close it carelessly.

You said CV grease is grayish green but turns black when exposed to water and dirt. So based the stuff on the cv joint in the link below, do you think my cv joint boot is leaking? http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/76334-wtf-strange-grease-suddenly-appears-front-susp.html I took a...

So looking at my link above, does that light gray grease look like what's injected into the zerk fittings for the driveshaft?

which means what? that water got into the cv boot? Is it true that Toyota has a replacement kit that the dealer can install? what does it consist of?

the grease looks like this: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/76334-wtf-strange-grease-suddenly-appears-front-susp.html

From what I read just now on this forum, it appears to be Molybdenum disulphide lithium base chassis grease because it's described as light grey. This grease is injected into the zerk fittings. I recall last time I got the oil changed that I asked about lubing the chassis. Since then, I...

I have a 2003 4Runner sport. I notice there was some light gray grease splatter in the right front wheel well. It did not appear as if the boot was cracked. It looked intact. Any ideas?