Recent content by dwulffusa

Neighbor had a bad night..

This has been a useful post. My compressor began "rattling" intermittently at idle about a year ago and local dealer indicated it was a bearing or the clutch on the compressor and that the compressor needed to be replaced - which seems to be the answer for anything compressor related. Quoted...

I might be one of the luckiest people on this thread. Took mine to West Coast Toyota in Long Beach on a Friday April 28th. They browsed it and immediately filled out the paperwork for the replacement saying it would take 1-3weeks to get the dash. They called on my way home saying they had one in...

Hi Got my 4R back from the head gasket repair last Friday. All is well in the engine department, but a couple of quirks are new. Transmission - It has always freewheeled with no resistance on a closed throttle in drive. I love that about it, no compression braking feeling that some autos have...

Update 3 Job in process. Looking forward to many more miles of smiles in old faithful.

Update 2: Dealer revised estimate to $3,000 Toyota offered $1,000 So I'll be $2,000 out of pocket, but the car has enough sentimental value to approve the repair :-)

Update: I pretty much parked it for the last 6months, done less than 1,000miles in the last year. Last week I called Toyota and opened a case. They asked to get an update on the diagnosis since it had been about 6months. Last July when I got the diagnosis the estimate was $3,100 for left side...

Ugh, my turn 2005 V6, 4WD, 145,000miles Purchased June 2005. Been a long time since I posted anything. My 2005 with 145,000miles started the funny sloshing sound on start up last fall. I took it in for the 150k service and mentioned this but they didn't diagnose anything. The sloshing sound...

Thanks. So if my coolant level isn't decreasing, its probably not a head gasket? Is bleeding the air bubble out a simple job or needs another visit to the dealer? If the heater core is packing up, would it ever leak fluid into the car (I know this can happen on some vehicles depending on where...

Hi My 2005 began making this sound over the past three weeks. Upon cold start, after standing at least 1-2hours, there is a liquid/water slushing sound that appears to come from behind the instrument cluster. It lasts 1-3 seconds, it occurs with or without AC on. I cannot replicate it after it...

I have a 2005 Sport Edition (bought new in 2005) with 136,000miles on original shocks and springs and to me it still handles confidentently and better than anything else in its class. I just went through a bad experience buying a 2008 Limited with XREAS and only 50,000miles and the shocks were...

After replacing the front struts the shimmying continued though body control did improve. I returned it to Carmax for good. :-(

Well folks, I finally figured out what Carmax (of Irvine) did and why the car was not handling correctly.. between the intentional ommission of facts by Carmax and Toyota (of Long Beach) ommission to inform me of what they found when inspecting the car. Upon refurbishment, Carmax removed the...

The saga continues. After much frustration trying to get ahold of them today the service manager informed me they will not be replacing with real OEM shocks, but with a "like quality" item purchased from World Pack. Is anyone familiar with this? I still have to deal with their wish to replace...

I hear your suggestions on the 5100s and had ironically done some research on it recently prior to buying this truck. I was about to do a FJ springs and Bilstein 5100s shocks on my 05 because I had for years wanted a bit of a lift on it. But then decided I'd better get an 07-09 before they are...