Recent content by hyken

Can we get an update on this 4runner? Im hoping it's hit at least 800k by now...

So quick update for this summer for future reference. I topped it out with refrigerant and it's been holding steady for almost 1 month and a half now. No clue why I have to recharge it every year, but I think you guys might be right about it leaking in some conditions and not in others. I...

Hey man I just did a starter swap in my 4runner that had the same exact problem. My voltage varied wildly when trying to start it. Most people think it's the contacts in the solenoid, but when it clicks and nothing happens, it's actually the plunger inside the starter that won't engage the...

Take it from a guy who drives an extremely rusty 4runner - RUN. Every bolt will be a battle. And you'll have weird things fail that would normally last the life of the vehicle... If you're up for a frame swap, go for it. But don't say I didn't warn you. Lol

I use this stuff called Kroil and it's f-ing amazing. Google Kano Labs.

You can supposedly buy it new from Toyota, but I think it's like 100 bucks or so. I just went to a pull-your-part junkyard and got a nice used one for 10 bucks off of a 2000 Limited. It's a major PITA to snake down through the engine though...

:shocked: Wut? By changing it or just that yours went bad? Please dont tell me I have a HG on the way out...

Replaced the rear heater core lines. They were seeping coolant, that's how rusted down they were. Dont ask me how they held on for this long.

Bought my wife's '04 a little over a year ago and it popped CEL, VSC TRAC, etc. with startup shudder about 6 months after having it. I thought holy smokes I got duped. So we prayed, and it went away magically. Then it randomly started overheatingslightly. So I topped off the coolant and all...

I have never had a nut or bolt that some Kroil couldn't bust. It's leagues above even PB Blaster. A little pricey, but SO worth it. I usually spray it on heavy, leave it for 30 minutes, then spray again right before I wrench on it. Works every time - seriously. And my truck is literally eaten...

Mine are rusted to oblivion and I'm on a tight budget...

A wise man listens to council so at the better judgment of you good T4R people and my voice of wisdom (my wife), I decided to pass on it. I feel it would have been a good part car, but there was just too much trouble in trying to get either one in good shape. I'll bide my time and keep looking...

AntleredRuin here's the video he sent: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Ep0RAYa95t1mlyVkOkFKahdlzoXJSN7D

Yeah it seems super sketch to me too, but I went ahead and pulled a CarFax and it does check out with 2 confirmed collisions with minimal damage. 3 owners total. I can't tell if the dude selling it is a really good scammer or he honestly doesn't know what he has (if it all works of course)...

I haven't yet, but I will tonight. I already have a 1999 that is rusted to oblivion, so I was trying to find a cheap one that I could either mix and match parts with, or simply switch to. I off-road mine a lot and use it as a work truck, so cosmetics are not super important to me. Looks like...