Recent content by Gumps_runner

I purchased a replacement motor for 04 V6 runner. It was approximately 3 years ago. It was supposedly a motor from a vehicle in Japan with low milage under 50K. I believe I was shipped the motor from a company in Texas. I would have to dig through my record to find out who the motor came...

I think the key is not completely turned off, before you are pulling the key out of the ignition. I have an 87' runner and I can pull the key out of the ignition while it is running. Does the radio stay on when you pull the key out. Double check, put the key back in the ignition, press the...

try the spark plug fowler from Summit. you can search the threads on here and see others have done it and it worked. I just did it in the last month and have had no more check engine light and its been 5k miles...

I've always looked at the bigger the city is in CA, the more Donkey's/Thieves you are gonna have to deal with. As for S.F., I never let my guard down while there. S.F. has educated thieves/ smooth talking Con artist's. Glad to hear no damage to the mirrors or vehicle, but I would think the...

What would cause an auto Transmission to work normally 90% of the time. Then on occasion it slips gears and has nothing, won't go into any gear. Then I put it in 4 low and it will drive, then I park it, shift if back to standard 2 wheel drive and then it works fine. This is what has happened...

I had been manually shifting before this whole issue came about. The 1st thing the transmission shop said was to stop the shifting. So, I stopped that. I test drove my 4runner sunday morning and everything worked fine. I decided to drive it to work Monday (today), and everything worked fine...

Hey Guys, I'm looking for your input on what could be wrong here. I have a 87 4x4 4runner, Auto Tranny. I had the transmission replaced about 5 months ago. Just missed the warrnaty period (90 days) I'm in CA and About a month ago, when the overnight temps outside got a little colder than the...

It kind of sounds like there diagnosis of the noise is a guess. How certain are they that the motor needs major work. How many miles are on the engine and how was the maintenance kept up? If you are going to keep the runner for a while, maybe you buy a new engine from LC Engineering, the...

Is the Transmission Leaking fluid? Is there fluid on the dip stick when the 4runner engine is warmed up? Always check the transmission fluid with the truck engine on and engine warm.

I had a very similar issue with rough starts & a quick vibration right after starting the vehicle. Turned out is was a very slow leak in the head gasket. it was very tricky, no over heating, no white smoke out of the tail pipe and everything ran like it should. Only thing I noticed was the...

I would bet a 6 pack its your shocks. If you here a clang or clacking when you drive over pot holes or bumps in the rd, its most likely the shocks blown out and they need to be replaced.

I'm sure you already checked this but make sure your battery did not die. You said you did not turn the truck all the way off and pulled the key out. This could left the radio on until the battery died. Good luck

You can check under the oil cap and make sure there is no white foamy residue. Also make sure it has not been wiped clean. there should be a little bit of oil on the bottom side of the cap. If the White foam is under the oli cap, headgasket. If you're in a state that requires smog, You can...

The dealer has them for $5 a piece. and there is a simple write up if you search the threads in this forum. The process takes less than 10 mintues from start to finish. there are 2 bulbs for the read out.

Have you "seafoamed" your system. I had all the same lights come on and had a shop tell me to replace my cats for a couple thousand dollars. Took it to a different shop they Seafoamed the system and the lights disapeared. I did not put new cats. Also verify that your head gasket is'nt...