Recent content by jewski_brewski

That seems pretty high to me... as previously mentioned, undercoating means nothing if they don't spray the inside of the frame. From the pictures, yours looks almost completely rust free. In that case, it might be worth it for you to have the undercarriage sprayed and sealed. In my case, my...

Nice find! I'm your neighbor to the north and was also struggling to find a rust-free 4th Gen near me. I ended up finding a clean 2005 SR5 V8 in Missouri with only 109,000 miles. I've done a lot of work to mine in the month that I've owned it: changed the timing belt (Aisin kit purchased from...

Thanks so much for the info, that makes sense! My correct rotors were delivered today and I'll be installing them tomorrow!

Thanks for this thread. I just got new tires installed and noticed a very loud noise coming from the rear. I took it back to the tire shop and after looking at it, the tech thought there was an issue with my parking brake and recommended I take it to a dealership as he couldn't fix it. So I...

Sort of off topic, but check with the parts department at your local dealership. My local dealership charged me $20 per gallon vs. $25-$30 per gallon from the cheapest place online.

2005 SR5 V8 with leather interior, sunroof, 17" wheels, and 109,000 miles for $7,800.

Picked it up from the service department at the dealership...

It took my brother and I almost two whole days to change mine... we took our time and stopped intermittently to watch YouTube videos on the next steps. We also ran into a problem with tightening the crank pulley as I didn't realize you need a special tool to hold it. Lucky for me, my engineer...