Recent content by Jason Marietta

Thanks. I gathered that from the replies. I'm just at a loss on what else it could be. I have tried WD40 on the u-joint and did not get an improvement. Knowing that I replaced the lower control arms with LBJs, rack, and power steering pump, and wd40 is not working on the u-joint, where else...

What did you end up finding? I'm dealing with a similar issue. The steering feels stiff all the way through out. I've got an 03' 4 wheel drive with 257k on it. Had the lower control arms replaced about a year ago and recently had the steering rack and power steering pump replaced. The car...

Great explanation! I've been reading a lot of about the Evap system lately too. One mechanic's recommendation was to check the purge and canister vent valves first because they are mechanical and cycled many times. You already checked the purge, maybe check the the canister vent valve? I'm...

I ended up putting an OEM gas cap on. So far so good but the problem was intermittent for me. I would like to see a couple weeks or even a month of no gas fumes before I say the gas cap fixed it. I didn't have any performance issues that you are experiencing. It's probably important to note...

Is the sound gone when the car is parked but on?

What did you clean it with?

I wanted to do that but I don't have permission to start a thread. I'm supposed to generate a certain number of replies before I can start a thread. Any ideas?

Was this ever resolved? I've got a similar problem I'm experiencing a very similar problem with an additional symptom. I've got a 2003 V6 4wd 4runner with 195,000 miles. Over the past 6 weeks I smelled gas and observed fumes pouring out of the gas cap area. I probably saw it 5 times and it...

NauticalWheeler was correct, it was on of the idler pulleys. I did replace the power steering reservoir before I buckled down and found the pulley though. There were several reports that 3rd gens had a filter plugging issue on the reservoir. When I removed the reservoir, I found that the filter...

:bump: I'm curious how you resolved the noise. I have the same problem. I have a 2003 V6 with 193,000 miles on it. Something in the engine whines at idle RPM and gets louder at increased RPM. There are no other symptoms...just the whine. It doesn't matter what gear and doesn't get worse when I...