Recent content by Herc

The air-pump is buried under the manifold. It is a costly repair. Parts alone can run in excess of $2,000 and there is no after market options I found(albeit it was a quick desperate search). These same air-pumps were given extended warranties in Sequias and Tundras but not for 4Runners. :mmph...

Toyota of Lewisville is handling the vehicle now. They are under new management and seem eager to please. Slooow as molasses but seem thorough enough. Despite the glaringly obvious of what the root cause is. I don't have definitive proof. I will be contacting original dealership and then Toyota...

Sorry. Hopefully the tech that does yours is more experienced then the one that did mine. Reading how-to' it seems to be a simple process just very time consuming.

Owner of a 2005 4wd w/4.7L V8. In August I did pre-emptive maintenance on my 4Runner by replacing the timing belt at ~90,000 miles (along with some other minor things). When I got her back they had messed up hooking up the cooling hoses and it was leaking like a sieve. So back it went. Then it...

2005 4Runner, 4.7L, 4WD. 90k miles. Same symptoms. Cold starts with a rough "whirring" sound then one day the CEL and traction lights light up and the vehicle will barely make it to 30mph. Dealership runs codes and tells me the air pump is faulty and the valves (3 of them) will need replacing...