Recent content by Dobe99

It isn't easy to explain what it's doing and it has been troubling me quite a bit! So I gave as much info as I could think of. The 4Runner is not a limited with any kind of auto climate control. I thought of transmission failure only out of nervousness and lack of mechanical knowledge. I'll...

First off I apologize if this is redundant, I've searched and what came up was a lot of other stuff unrelated. Maybe I did not search correctly. So, about 4 months ago I noticed the RPM glitch on my automatic 3rd gen 4runner while driving on the freeway on a flat section at about 50mph. By...

Yeah you pretty much answered my question. See I have regular SR5 and cannot adjust seat hight. It does have lumbar adjustment though and seat bottom tilt adjustment. But Im 6' 3" so being able to Lower the seat so my head doesnt touch the ceiling would be great (I barily touch if I sit up very...

It was a click from the starter. I got a great recording but am not sure hoe to post. I will post it if someone can provide link so that future peeps with sinilar issue may find guidance easier. I really wanted to do it myself but wasn't sure if I had the tools needed to remove the starter...

Good info! Curious, where would one find sport seats aftermarket for a regular SR5 '99 and are the sport seats adjustable up and down in the back and front? Thanks -Javi

I appreciate the support, I was all alone!!! Im far from being a mechanic so I researched the daylights out of what it could be and found minimal info besides possible battery issue, starter issue, and low oil.. It started right up purring beautifully this morning. After just sitting over...

Hi there, This is so bewildering Im going to get right to it. So only sometimes (only happened 3 times in the last month) after startup the engine makes a crackly noise like dry leafs are under the hood, or plastic bag. That happened first like I mentioned about a month ago. This seems to...

Hello, I need some input please.... I ordered some window tint, at maybe too good of a deal off ebay. The seller did not pack it in a hard tube or thick cardboard box, it was in its origional thin box inside a plastic bag shipped across the US and the shippers bent the bag in half. The film is...

So after 3 attempts to change a valve gasket by Steens master lube, and 2 more visits to Steens to ask them about some very questionable findings under the hood of my truck; my truck broke down last week. One of the cillinders stopped working. I suspected it was related to the coil pack they...

Receipt is fairly vague. They told me they replaced the spark plugs, VC gaskets, and used black RTP silocone to seal it all up. When I drop by next week to talk to them about the loose coil pack/stripping - I will ask them if they did replace the cam plugs and reseal the half moons, front and...

Whew!!!....okay thank you guys. Mtbtim, thats what ill do. Gracias amigos

Safe to drive? Truck was reading lean code P0171, maybe related? Thats origionally why i was in thwre cleaning MAF sensor. The thing is i dunno if its serious or not. But the mechanics who did work recently (replacing valve cover gaskets) should have either noticed and told me or fixed it...

RPS99SHO, yes that is it the black thing w/ white red sticker toward the front. I was about to post the same exact pic. That one thing is loose and the bolt holding it on has a nut as a washer and valve cover or bolt is stripped (why its all loose).

Until i figure out how to pist pictures i have to at least try to describe this... A sunny day in Oregon so i thought perfect, ill clean my MAF sensor and throttle body. Upon removed MAF i see three "DENSO JAPAN" black boxes with wires on the trucks starboard (passenger) side engine valve...

Follow up; Ran tests and confirmed no power running thru wires from radio to antenna motor. Everything is hooked up right as far as I can tell. Found blue and orange wires behind radio (plus all the other colors) and following them they all feed back into black coated wire bundle thru the...