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Daughter has my old 97 4runner, recently had a new radiator and hoses due to a crack. Now, a few months later the water pump and timing belt blew up going down the freeway. I assumes tge water pump bearing seized up and caused TB to break. Could it be related to tge recent cooling system work??

Looks like these bolts are no longer available from dealers, at least where I checked online. Anyway, for super high quality bolts here is a link to McMaster-Carr, which is a fantastic company. Only disadvantage compared to Amazon is no free shipping. But then again, no counterfeit crappy...

I had all coolant hoses replaced and they did a nice job, but the independent mechanic drained a gallon of coolant and then instead of diluting the factory Red Totota coolant, he put in a gallon of full strength. Leave it like that? Or drain out half a gallon and add half gallon distilled water...

Thank you! I fail to understand why Camelback, using my VIN number, says those "won't fit". What is even worse is they just cancelled my whole $350 order for hoses and clamps "because we won't ship to an address different from billing address". WTF! We have a little mobile home in the...

So I just talked to Olathe Toyota parts guy and he quoted me P/N 90467-37005 which is the same as Yotashop, so maybe thats the "most correct" radiator hose clamps. Probably way overthinking this...

When I type in the part number noted above from Carlos V, 90467-37005, it says it won't fit 97 4runner. How different could these clamps be from year to year? Also, on the diagram they sent me from Camelback a while ago it lists a different part number for the clamps on upper hose versus lower...

I am going to replace all the cooling system hoses and I think I have hose numbers figured out, but the numbers off the diagram I got from Camelback for the clamps are strange and don't seem to fit according to my VIN #. One example is that there is a different part number for upper and lower...

Yep, my daughter took my old 97 off to college and is still driving it, she is 35 now, maybe 275,00 miles or so. Just reupholstered it with new leather from Richmond Auto Upholstery, who were just awesome (Hansen was the guy). These things go forever. Easy to work on. Reliable. Bulletproof.

How long does he plan to drive it? My daughter is hoping to get her '97 to 500,000 miles, so I always recommend factory parts for repairs on that one (we bought it new in 1997). Nothing worse than those car part store parts with "lifetime warranty" crap, but you are the one stuck with the...

I think thats a good idea and what I plan to do now. I might even pay them to do all the hoses and clamps. Getting lazy in my old age. not to derail thread but I did off road clinic this weekend with Badlands 4x4 training based out of Palm Springs and it was awesome. My 3rd gen kept right up...

Very common for new part numbers to say they don't fit at times. See if it verifies on the link below. 87245-3D230 Genuine Toyota Hose, Heater Water, Inlet A" Yes, this number works at ToyotaPartsDeal.com but not at Camelback. Is this a good place to buy parts? They get mixed reviews for...

Challenging for sure since Camelback does not list these hoses by the original PN, for example the hose to right of tee is 87245-35720. Doesnt show up on their part search. Camelback parts guy sent me a diagram, new PN 87245A (and B, and E for the other hoses off heater valve.) Plug that into...

hose p/n So the hoses to heater valve are listed as 87245A, B, and C, got the diagram emailed from Camelback Toyota, but when you plug those part numbers into their search bar it says "not available" or discontinued. Original part number for the A hose to right side of tee is 87245-35720...

I recently had similar problem with 97Limited, 185,000 miles. Had it to dealer to look at alarm system (kill circuit) , that all was apparently OK, but it was still happening, just random no click//no start. It had a dealer installed new starter at 180,000 miles and ignition cylinder also...

So I took the 97 Limited to dealer in Palm Springs, asked to "remove the Viper alarm". Picked it up Feb 2020, drove it a few times with no problems, piezo chirper (which always worrked erratically) is off now, but yesterday after some 4 wheeling, went to grocery store and came back out to find...