Recent content by JEkema

Had my oil numbers mixed up, I edited the above posts... :ybrick:

Thanks for the replies, guys! stir_fry_boy, Thanks for the suggestions, I will have to try Prolong and full synthetic my next change... I also had heard some people swearing by Mystery Marvel Oil, so I bought a quart of that, but haven't tried it yet... Any experience with that? I had not...

stir_fry_boy, does/did your knock sound like the one in my video? I also had a Toyota tech that I trust watch the video, and he thought it sounded like piston slap... I'm basically also at the point where I'm just going to keep driving it until something happens, but if there is something cheap...

Hi all, I have a 1999 4Runner LTD with 240K... In just the last few thousand miles, I've noticed a pretty nasty knocking noise that is coming from the engine... It only occurs after a good half hour of driving, and then when the engine is at low RPMs - whether in gear or park/neutral. When I...