Recent content by estoe

Great vid- that’s the problem w mine. It worked by disengaging the 2 wires to ignition that are separate from the 7 wire harness (on my 02), but it triggers engine check light as well. Disengaging the solenoid did it. Thanks!

Wow- that makes so much sense. Not sure if it’s coincidental or not, but I was able to operate the key correctly after I unplugged the 2 wire connection to to the ignition switch. I assumed this was an off/on circuit that made the “ding” go off when the key would be left in ignition & door was...

Hi, couldn’t find this specific problem so... Sporadically, & not relative to anything consistent, my key will only turn off as far as the “ACC” point on ignition switch. If I disconnect the battery, I can then turn off all the way & pull out the key. I replaced the ignition switch (just the...

I hear y’all. That works for everybody I saw in tutorials, but the ring w the lip just kept coming off before it went in on mine. Had it tied up parallel, lock ring facing up, lubed, etc. Maybe it was the brand of axle I’m working with? Regardless, in case anybody else runs into this problem, I...

Thanks! I’ll brew some more coffee & get the big boy hammer out.

Thanks man. But what do you suggest hammering on? Stick with the very end w nut on to protect threads?

I doubt anybody is just sitting around perusing on a Sunday afternoon, but just in case... I can’t get the cv axle back in. All tutorials & research says to hammer pry bar on the lip of the inner cv joint, just like I did to remove the old one. BUT all that does is hammer the ring that provides...

220k. Hadn't seen that thread- thanks for heads up.

Hi- I took my 02 4Runner to the dealer to have engine light code checked (friend of a friend works there so it was free) & the fault code is PO420 & the printout they gave me specifies the "B1 Cat". But none of the research on here tells me the PO420 fault code is specific to the cat without...