Recent content by hutchison

1 year old , vac leak detection pump from a charcoal canister on a 2005 4runner gen4. i purchased this a year ago to try and remove some engine check lights, nothing changed, i have recently swapped this out with a complete charcoal canister and pump and still have the lights :faint2...

And actually today lol... Bed liner sprayed the center section of bumper skin and flaps , its going to clash bad with my toyota paint code - "sun bleached and laquer peeled dorado gold" .

+ greased up the driveshaft yokes. About 6 under there, some red n tacky grease. I do this about every hot / cold change of season.. there are 3 on each shaft, 2 on1 end and 1 on the other end. One shaft either side if the transfer case (6 total zirks)

In places the frame is pitted (lumps) rust just ate it, its key getting the loose rust off with grinders / wire wheels, wires brushes, screwdrivers :wtf: and acid based products, and getting good metal before you paint. Dont be believing that rust encapsulating BS , i tried that before it just...

This is a little of what it was like.it doesnt look that bad but those little diamond piece were completely rotted, luckily it was blackfriday at mrT, and i got 2 for $30.

Today? , last 4 weeks..stripped off the rust inside and out with 3 x 30 hr soaks of kurust spray (its sticks like a gel.pretty good). grinding, wire brush, wire wheel. Pulled off all the brackets, stripped coated and repainted, + some new. New charcoal canister - finally ditch those dang obd2...

Good luck with the new truck, and salute to the old warrior. Pondering the idea myself, the toyota dealerships never stopped lowballing me for what it is an eco warrior and keeps their payday at bay. I feel they will always engineer an awesome ride, however don't wait until it's 20 years old...

I am going to tack my findings onto the end of this post, it was the most recent one i could find. I had been throwing ABS VSC fault lights like the OP had. skiddy car, VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, ABS for 3-4 months, i decided i would swap out the ABS sensors (i had previously planned to remove...

I also came across these transmissions while searching recently, does anyone have any experience of using them? A750F Transmission for Sale, Remanufactured Rebuilt / A750F-E-XP1 that same local shop quoted 5400$ to pull out tear down and rebuild refit A transmission...

Anyone had a torque convertor changed ? 4wd sr5 v6 2005. recently i had the rumble at 25-28ish, then 35-41 ish (while its locked up in overdrive) if i put it into semi auto select 2,3,4 it shifts just fine and smooth, just when it locks up in OD it rumbled at these MPHs. It happened 2 years...

Dang 5.7k for hg's! Is this back the future 4 in 2032? I would always reccomend learning by way of toyota build book and or haynes manual an engine stand and crane and some patience in your own time. This takes weeks or months for home build. Also comes with its own quality and cleanliness...

Little snow blowing through on the east coast, this is when normal folk fear to tread and 4runners step on the gas ... 3" lift on later wheels with slightly oversize yoko geo's, close to 4"= lots of ground clearance

I used these universal mirror covers in the summer to stop a territorial bird pooping all over the side mirrors (while it was nesting locally). lucked out, they stop the side mirrors from frosting up overnight also. i did not buy them for the anti frosting value, but actually that is what they...

front or rear?

looking for a skid plate to go under engine for an 05' 4.0V6 SR5 unsure if sport are the same. also looking for a plug and play radio other than the standard headunit. let me know. I have for sale; 1. rear brake calipers and pads, NEW, $60 posted, not oem but they work. 2. standard set of...