Recent content by geurillawarfare

How does your frame look? Mine (with all the holes in it) is also from original Ohio owner. Near Toledo. I believe they drove regular winter trips up to Michigan so it probably saw more salt than the average Ohip T4R, however he washed it religiously (even gave receipts for this) and the body...

There is absolutely and always has been a serious design defect in the calipers for this generation. If you have worked closely with Japanese before, you will understand why they do not address the issue - The same reason they haven't addressed the frame rust issues on this generation. They...

Do the lights go back off when you put it in park? Find the factory service manual on here or on the net (it's free, in PDF form from several sources), and look up these lights. I do not recall criteria for turning them on but if they don't come on until you put it in gear, I'm guessing this is...

You need check codes and post results here. Most corporate-enslaved auto parts stores will check codes for free if you don't have a scanner.

Do not be alarmed... Do not worry about this... 4x 4th gen 4runners in the family and they all do this. Someone said that greasing the slip joint in the axle helps, but mine tends not to... Now while I'm sitting here drinking my morning coffee, it occurs to me - What if there is too much...

I see all this discussion about ABS modules without a single diagnostic data point, ignore all of this. 1) Disassemble brakes and check caliper pistons and any sliding components. Toyota caliper design is garbage and the pistons will sieze over, and over, and over, and over. 2) Any shimmy...

No. Do not do it. That sealant worked as a semi-permanent solution for very old head gasket designs (think: all cast iron engines from the 70's). It is only a very temporary solution for your vehicle and likely will not work at all. You risk total destruction of your cooling system (small...

You need to specify what you mean by 'hung up'. Is it refusing to downshift or upshift? Have you looked at the datastream for TCM? The 4th generation V8 is geared such that when the torque converter is in lockup, at highway speeds, you may be barely above 2000RPM. I don't remember ratios...

This thread isn't about the vehicle being worn out because you didn't take care of it for 10 years. It's about hazardous and inexcuseable frame rust. I have 40 year old Ford/GM in the family that have been driven in the midwest their entire life and though some have a few minor frame repairs...

DId you ever figure anything out here? I realized that when I cycle between forward and reverse on my 2005, I do get some clanging. It's most noticeable when I'm parked next to a concrete or brick wall and my door or window is open. Just based on the sound alone I would guess that it is normal.

It's very possible. Every coupling in the final driveline will have some play in it and will wrap one way or the other on load. This would include your center, front, and back differentials, your driveshaft U-joints and slip joints, your front and rear axle/half shafts, and anything internal...

Another way to check this might be to hold the brakes tightly and shift from D->R->D and have someone record each axle shaft and drive shaft. I wonder if you have some play in one of the half shafts, or a drive shaft?

Just adding my two cents - 2005 SR5, 104k miles, body spotless (even underneath - only a few small rust spots even at the body mount points and at the vapor canister brackets), but holes in the frame. I hope Toyota does something about this. I'm taking detailed photos and welding it up, they...

Excellent picture. Where is the water pump in relation to that damage location? I only ask because I was wondering if it was possible that this damage was at all related to the borate content in the aftermarket coolant. I think they call it pinhole corrosion? I think it's specifically...

Is this only happening (or only very noticeable) when you've first started it and it is at high idle? I only ask because I know most vehicles nowadays try to warm the cats up as quickly as possible, and this seems to draw out the high idle duration a bit... High idle will cause the engine to...