Recent content by djeepin

TCCN famous here and everywhere for many years for his exceptional knowledge and great personality. But he is not a big fan of modifying Toyota therefore somewhat less important on this site.

yeah you are watching right video, but using the wrong floor jack.

But where is the sweet feeling of accomplishment (of something) ?

I am sure that towing anything in D is wrong. Even in S-5, that pretty much the same as D. I tow only in S-4 and down, depends on elevation. I monitor trans temp and notice that with cooler, temperature drops faster.

wrong forum for you, you expected to hate Highway Terrain tires here. Continental is 42 lbs - heavier than Bridgestone 39 lbs - due to thicker sidewall. 1 lbs tire weight adds 10 lbs to vehicle weight, and percentage wise reduces fuel economy. Continental tires equipped mostly on European cars...

dealership is right saying that transmission does not have a filter. it is a strainer, calibrated to hold big chunks of possible debris, so it will not plug orifices in transmission channels. and at the same time allow a certain size of wear out material of bronze synchros and clutch plates...

high humidity in Hawaii.

for, like, 40 years

first use wire brush and clean rust from shaft. then spray with penetrating fluid. if it is not sliding out easy, carefully cut slot in it with tool not very powerful tool and open it up with flat screwdriver. no force applied here. remember if you damage shaft, transmission is gone. use plenty...

leave original belt alone. it will not disintegrate at once. after Toyota numbering wears out, may be threads become visible, then start thinking replacing it. some rollers, idle one, may look loose, but its not. many falls for that trick dealership scaring tactic. unless it is really noisy and...

extremely unhealthy to drive on cold engine. piston/cylinder gap is to big.

If your ac weak something is wrong with your 4runner

why so much rust, like it filled with water and drains were clogged ?

That's why I love this forum: hugely entertaining: <<<Set out to replace my brakes today including calipers and ss lines. Started on the front right, got the rubber line converted to ss. btw - the rubber plugs that come with the stop tech lines dont seem to really stop the dripping, just slow...

Where is the fuel filter located?