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Can anyone recommend a good honest mechanic to service my 2004 4Runner? I'm in Long Island near Stony Brook. Needs mechanical work. Thanks in advance to anyone that replies.

My '04 4Runner has been serviced by the dealer since day one. I've paid lots of $$$$$ to keep my car running tip top. I have about 85K miles on the car. I recently got the VSC Trac + VSC Off + Check Engine Light off. Dealer diagnosed the following - Would need to replace the left side...

got a p0051 and going to be replacing o2 sensor located in bank2 sensor1, is bank 2 (cylinders 2, 4, and 6) located on the passenger's side or the driver's side? And just to verify one more time, this is the sensor pre-cat, correct? Thanks in advance to anyone that helps me out on this one...

New York Blizzard Problem??? <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/e5game/5296933176/" title="snow1 by e5game, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5165/5296933176_c04c1b7ca0.jpg" width="500" height="297" alt="snow1" /></a> Nah.... 4Lo baby <a...

Frozen Calipers - own3d by the bill Took my car in for NY inspection and I found out that I have frozen calipers. Since only one piston was working on each, it damaged the rotors and it worn out the pad unevenly. New calipers + rotors + brake pads + bleeding of the brakes + labor = 2k. I feel...

thanks Thank you both for the reply + advice. I'm mainly curious. My ride has all stock equipment and I'm thinking that increasing the tires size by a little bit (No chrome, no 20 nothing, etc) just to make it look a little more menacing. Will consider upgrading soon since the stock tires...

I've been reading many postings about the subject but yet I haven't gotten a straight answer. So ... I'm posting my questions here in the hopes that someone might answer them all BTW... I got a 04' SR5 with 16" rims. 1. What do I have to consider when going to bigger rim (17 or 18)? Do I have...

Hi everyone!! I'm a new member here and a new owner of an awesome '04 4Runner. Where I grew up (Colombia), 4Runners are more a necessity than just a cool truck. It's been a dream of mine to have one these and I smile every time I drive it, especially in the snow. The previous owner kept it...