Recent content by Jeff4runner

I'm down for any weekend (Fri/Sat/Sun), but I'd most likely have to take my FJ (4Runner is only 2WD.....). Live in Orlando, so It'd be a little bit of a trip.

Check all fuses. 4th gen 4Runners dont have a throttle cable, but are drive-by-wire. Basically, the gas pedal is a giant potentiometer/position sensor. Also, check if anything got pulled out/disconnected when you removed/boosted the battery. If just one connector is off/loose, it'll light up...

It interprets that you are going up a hill by the increased throttle (pushing harder on the gas), and the fact that the speedometer is going lower, so it needs a higher engine load. Once you get over the hill, the computer has to re-interpret that you aren't on the hill anymore, and it is safe...

Just thought I'd throw this out there for fun, but would anyone in the Central Florida area (or anywhere else, I don't judge) be interested in meeting up on a Saturday for some 4Runner talk and good old fashioned shooting each other with high-velocity balls of paint? I was thinking towards the...

Dang, I wish I saw this earlier. DONT buy any ignition/fuel related components from any shop other than OEM dealer stuff. I hate to ever have to say anything like this (dealerships=stealerships, and I've had plenty of experience in that respect...), but places like Adv auto/Autozone stock the...

Sounds like air in the system. What year is the 4runner?

5W-40 will work fine in your engine. I run 10W-30 in my V6 by comparison, and the temperature is usually between 80-95 in the summer months. 180,000 miles strong.

It could be a hit or miss, but the asking price is always their high number out the door (and no on ever pays asking price). Is it a V6 or V8? If V8, then you will have to worry about the timing belt change coming up relatively soon (if it isn't already done). That can be pretty pricey if you...

Has any major service been done to it? (Transmission fluid change/flush, rebuild, etc.). Are any warning lights coming/staying on? First impression is that you don't have enough T-IV ATF fluid, and the torque converter is running dry (and the rolling backwards just so happens to be a slight...

It sounds like you reset the Zero Point Calibration in the computer (somehow involving the battery). It's a simple fix if you are comfortable jumping a few pins on the OBD-II connector, or the dealership can do it...

Pics/Location? If youre anywhere in the southeast US, I'd be interested. Live in Orlando.

Thanks for all the advice everyone. Ill definitely keep T4R in mind. As for the trailer, its practically new, and I personally repacked the bearings with fresh grease.

I checked, it is T-IV on the dipstick (or I've been using the wrong stuff for 3 fluid changes. Haha). I think the later model T4R's use WS along with the FJC.

Im going to be taking a 2500 mile round trip from Orlando to Michigan and back within the span of a week. Basically, I'm driving up to the IGV competition for Robotics at UCF, and I was wondering what supplies/parts would be good to bring. It's summer, but I expect to be going through some...

Never hurts to get a new trans filter along with a drain and fill of the fluid (kinda has to anyway, if you do the filter). Make sure you use the toyota ATF T-IV, I really dont trust that "Import" stuff thats supposedly compatible with toyota sold from advance auto/autozone. Spark plugs as...