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Thank you guys for the help on this one. Praise God, the noise is gone after a new TB kit and Oil pump. Replaced the WP, Tensioner roller, and Idler roller several months back with no change. The noise still seemed to originate from the front of the engines timing components so I grabbed...

Thanks DK, I think you were on to something and I'm going to look into this further. Read your comment months ago, watched the video and couldn't tell, but now that i'm trying to be super critical I think there does seem to be some more movement than the driver side. Ill remove this cam pulley...

Hey guys, Im still just putting up with this terrible noise. There is another new WP, Tensioner roller, idler roller, AC pulley and the recent videos are without all the aux belts. I would appreciate any help in tracking down the source of this noise. No codes, performance and gas mileage are...

I did run the engine without the accessory belts and timing cover off before replacing the WP and tensioners. (There is likely a video or two of this on the Google drive link I shared if anyone is interested in hearing it) I bought a cheapy mechanic stethoscope and then used a big steal rod as a...

Hey guys, The new water pump and both idler pulleys are in. I should have ran it before putting everything back on but I got excited and put everything back together. Sadly, the noise is still there. We are going on a 600 mile trip in a few weeks and I cant use the company truck for this one. I...

After giving this some more thought, I’m going to follow Tim’s advice and go ahead and grab a water pump and both idlers. If anyone else has any other thoughts, please let me know. Thanks guys!

Thanks Tim for the feedback. Your videos motivated me to start learning how to work on the 4runner in the first place. I pulled the bottom timing cover off and the tensioner roller. There is some bearing noise on this tensioner roller bearing. (or whatever the proper name is for this guy) I...

Thanks for the response 2TH4IST, The water pump blades dont appear to have any damage. Good thought on previous damage from when I was cleaning that area a few years back. I can't remember if I had scrubbed that down and possibly scuffed it up. I didnt accomplish much this morning, I still have...

This picture may be a little more clear. Thinking this is abnormal-

Finally got around to working on this again. When I pulled off the water pump I noticed a shiny section on the block and was wondering if you guys thought this could be the water pump “blades?” making contact with the block? I’ll look around for pictures of other people engines here to see if...

Hey Charlie, I bought this kit from aircabinman on eBay. (Screenshot of the listing attached) I think it was recommended on this forum, not to say the parts are guaranteed but I remember several factory looking Toyota box’s. I’m going to grab some m8x1.25x100mm bolts tomorrow for a 2x4 crank...

Wow, sorry to hear about the TB failure. Glad you were able to pull off the road without any more damage. I'd like to address any noise that is out of the ordinary, I dont have a good ear for this stuff so your comments are helpful. With the stethoscope I think i understand the normal...

Hey guys, I've been chasing down a new noise on the 01 4Runner the last few months. This is not my daily driver so I have been slowly tinkering with it. The vehicle has 196kish miles and I did the timing belt, water pump and all the associated parts with this OEM kit (screenshot attached) about...

Thank you for sharing your experience Devbot. Happy to hear I am not alone in this and that your rig is still alive.

Hey guys, I know this is old but I figured I am still not alone in this. I have the same rhythmic chug as mentioned above and have just lived with it. The noise seems to have begun after replacing timing belt, water pump, aux belts, spark plugs, wires, 1 ignition coil, and valve cover gaskets...