Recent content by Falcon3

I’m getting ready to sell the 2008 4Runner after buying a camper van! When I got the rig it had a Pioneer HU but the factory controls didn’t work, so I’d like to just put it all back to stock before sale. Anybody got an old JBL Head Unit (non-nav) laying around?

Lotta Tacoma guys run fridges and their stock battery is the 24F. Specs on this DieHard 24F is 70AH. Most fridges average about 1amp/hour through 24 hours, so you could run this 1.5 days without starting and only draw your battery down about 50%. Even the Northstar/X2 27F AGM everyone raves...

Thanks for the reply. I ended up changing out battery and alternator, checked all connections and grounds- nothing. Changed the plugs (they were fouled on all cylinders from running rich), cleaned TB and MAF, double checked all vacuum lines. Still runs like shit. It will start and run...

They were down to 6/32" after 35,000 miles, sold them on my old wheels. Wasn't super impressed. I went to AT3 4S and I'm super happy.

I just got the 24F version DieHard AGM. Pretty good full replacement warranty at 36mo. It is Hecho en Mexico, but hopefully will end up being fairly reliable. After tax and core, with coupon, total was $160, which is barely above most other batteries nowadays. At these prices I might buy another...

Hey all, my battery died a couple times in the last month, tested the batt, it was ok, alternator showed only 13v output so decision was made to replace alternator (Denso reman) After replacement, at the batt it showed 13.7v charging, OBDii showed 13.3-13.4 However about a week after I did the...

218k on my 08 V6, just found a leak as I noticed the burp tank was real low. Upper driver side has the pink crusties. Going with a RockAuto Denso for ~$100 shipped. Would you all recommend replacing the water pump while I've got the front of the engine torn off? I'm doing all the...

Thanks for the heads up. I tried the back and forth a bit and it did help, but toward the end it slowed its progress. I managed to break the sensor tip loose out of the bung. There’s a little bit of sensor thread material in the threads but the threads appear a little damaged but mostly...

2008 4.0 V6 Well I messed up again. I decided to change upstream oxygen sensors at 200k miles out of my own OCD and the desire to prolong my cat life and possibly improve my gas mileage. The passenger side went amazingly well. Used the offset wrench and every 1/2” extension I own. Once I...

What fluid did you do the exchange with? Toyota WS? Does sound like a lockup situation. If it were my rig I’d do a 4qt exchange of Maxlife ATF and add a full bottle of Lubeguard Red. I have no data to back it up but I believe Maxlife has superior detergency and along with the Lubeguard will...

Hi guys, thanks for all the info! I'm looking at the Pioneer MVH-1400 myself. However, one of the biggest things I would use it for is the bluetooth phone calls. How is the call quality on these? I've had bad experiences with earpieces and some older car bluetooth phone accessories. fyi...

Hello all, Set of 4 spacers: 2- Spidertrax 1.25” blue standard 6 lug Toyota spacing with lug nuts. 2-Bora 1” Black standard Toyota 6 lug spacing I had these on my 4Runner for about 15,000miles. I bought new wheels with a wider offset and these came off. I installed per instructions and...

Just did this version with my 08 V6- crazy easy. I am pretty OCD about the truck and at 170k, I had the shop do a full exchange with 12qts of WS. My slight bumper strip shimmy was still there after this, so I did 5oz of Lubeguard Red and 4qts of Maxlife ATF at 185k- this eliminated the shimmy...

Hey folks. Picked up a set of FJ 17” wheels then went a different way. They’re the 6 spoke ones with the dimples around the bead. They’re in OK shape, some peeling and corrosion similar to what you’d see on the Sport 4Runner wheels, the spare is in great shape. No significant curb rash, just the...

Used Oil Analysis shows my 4.0 with synthetic was getting close to the end of the oil at 10,000 miles, but considering most of my driving is stop-and-go with the 4runner for now, I usually do 5,000. I would do 7500 and sleep well, but I don't like having to remember the odd numbers, so 5k is...