Recent content by JHILDE

2000 3.4 320,000 miles fresh plugs, wires and coil boots, new fuel filter. Cold engine it starts and runs fine even for a couple of hours. Subsequent start and it runs rough, bad idle and will throw random, cyl 3, cyl 4 misfires. Unplug the idle air control valve and it runs fine seems to have...

The one I have from our 97 will not physically fit in the 2000. The 97 one is wider and will not slide in.

Our 1997 got totaled by a careless driver at the beginning of the year. I remember how much I searched for the replacement rear cup holders for that one so I saved them if we ended up with another 3rd gen. Last week we found a lowish miles 2000 SR5 Sport and picked it up. I noticed that it...

It's finally time, going to pick up the parts tomorrow from the dealer. We have more than one vehicle so it's not a big deal to not have to drive it. It took 3-4 times to get it to start yesterday so I'll just drive something else and not chance it. With 438,000 miles on it (ok 437,960) I got...

I was a certified car seat installer but I have since let my certification lapse. If you only have the one child and are using a forward facing seat then put them in the middle. I know you said that you want to save cargo room but I would be more interested in the safety of the child. If you...

Just put my second set of brushes in my original 1997 Alternator at ~424,000 miles.

I've only got 421 or 422,000 miles (not at home and can't remember) I'll let you know when i get high mileage.

280,000 and the Water pump seized. Belt still looked ok but i figured what the heck, I've already got it torn down and a new belt.

403,000 97 3.4L SR5 2x4

I knew the non-OEM wasn't going to last (although I thought I would get a few more miles out of it). It was one of those had to replace it in a parking lot and be have it moved by morning after it failed rather spectacularly.

Looks like I'll be replacing all the ball joints sooner than I thought. The left lower that I had to replace in a parking lot at midnight with a O'Reilly one has started making noise and the steering feels a little off. All the others are original with 374,000 miles, the Oreilly one might have...

I read about the recall here. I checked the vin through NHTSA website and it showed a recall. I called the Toyota dealer, gave them the vin, and asked if it was still open. They told me that it had not been done on that vin.

The 02V021000 recall hasn't been done on my 4Runner. It's just new springs and bumpers right? 1997 4Runner 2wd

Just an update. USPS got the pump and gasket here from Amazon on 1-11 in the afternoon. I wasn't expecting it until 1-12 so it took me a little while to be able to start working on it. I unhooked the battery and got to work. The only thing I did differently that the write-ups was instead of...

Will a 20 year old cushion with 372,xxx miles on it still have any good left in it? No supercharger, we plan on making it to 1 million miles in as close to original condition as possible.