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I've had two stolen over the years. One on my 2nd gen, and one on my V8. The common denominator is higher crime area and lift kits (ease of access).

If you're in Iowa, I'm not far from you in Kansas City. I paid about $1,100 at Molle Toyota here in town 6 years ago for the belt and water pump replacement. I did bake that amount into the cost when I bought it a month prior though.

Also, check that the caliper inside the box is correct. NAPA had a mishap where they gave me the 13-WG (smaller) instead of 13-WH caliper for one of my fronts. It was probably an accident at the warehouse, but it cost me another trip up there after trying to install it before noticing. Beyond...

In November 2013 I paid about $10k for 2004 V8 4WD with 147k on the clock, and had the timing belt/water pump replaced. Only one previous owner.

2WD or 4WD?

Yes, they should. A good shop will media blast the wheel to completely strip everything down to the bare metal. Then the powder coating process begins. Powder coating produces a more durable product compared to conventional painting. Sure, it can be scuffed. But it's much more difficult to do...

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I realize you're on a budget, but you could justify putting the money you saved on the free wheels toward powder coating them. That is the way to do it right when it comes to quality and durability. Places that can do this for you ought to have a variety of color options, and it normally runs...

How long is the sale running?

You could get the stainless steel-braided front brake lines. They're a good, affordable uprade to the stock brake lines. I got mine off Amazon. They are Centric brand, which as I understand is the same product as the Stoptech ones, but at a lower price. I've had these installed for 5 years...

Wow...forgot I started this thread 5 years ago. I ditched the thick Weathertech mats that you describe and installed the thin liners, which are great. I had the recall performed on my gas pedal, but that really had nothing to do with the angle. It was just hacking off a piece of the pedal. I'm...

P0031 is Bank 1 Sensor 1: Use DENSO 234-4138 part Confirmed on this. Had the P0031 code for a while, indicating the Bank 1 Sensor 1 (upstream to Cat) was faulty. Went straight to Amazon and bought the Denso 234-4138 sensor for $40 with Prime delivery. Removed the engine bay flaps. Sprayed the...

PCV replacement takes 5 minutes, here's my write up: V8 4Runner PCV valve replacement with pics The spark plugs are pretty easy too, as long as they aren't stuck. The passenger side plug closest to the firewall is tough to access, so make sure your socket set has a good extension and possibly...

Thanks for all the replies! I don't think my engine has sludge or anything along those lines, just was curious about doing this. My oil has always been a golden brown when draining, never black or sludgy, so I will keep going with my normal routine.

This is something I have wondered about and thought I would ask the community: Would there be any benefit to replacing your motor oil with compatible, yet inexpensive oil for maybe a couple days and then replace that with the normal oil you would use? For me I always use Mobil-1 5W-30 full...