Recent content by johnsIslander

There’s a ton of great info here IRT replacing rear seals. I don’t have the time right now. I’ve called a few places who wouldn’t do it. Any recommendations of a shop in the Charleston, SC area?

I went had it tested again after work and the battery tested bad. Replaced the battery and now I'm getting the battery warning light. I've a rebuilt alternator on there now that's about a year old.

I lost power to my radio and then lost my tach the speedometer on my 97 4Runner on Sunday. Wouldn't crank at first but jumped it and got it running. Wouldn't come out of park initially but once it did couldn't go more than 5mph in "limp-mode". Then all the sudden it began working as normal...

This is on the passengers side. The valve covers seem to be leaking nearing the firewall. I'll clean it all and see if I can find it. I'll get better pics too.

I believe I'm leaking oil from my oil pan. It looks like a relatively easy fix but I'm probably wrong. Any suggestions? 1997 2WD SR5 270k

No PO302 anymore but P0171 again and now PO133. I've O2 sensors on order. AND I'm at Fred Anderson now looking at 2017 4Runners.

Thanks, I looked at them and the upstream one looks hard to get to. Dumb question but will this improve fuel efficiency?

I didn't realize the spark plugs caused the pinging sound. I'll keep that in mind next tune up. My 4Runner is running strong right now. Also...I've one molded vacuum hoses I'd like to replace to the superchargee. How do I find these parts?

Following your suggestions: I replaced my spark plugs and all wires with NKG double grounds spark plugs. I also cleaned the MAF and TB. While I had the plugs out I did a compression test but not sure what to make of it. I've never done this test before so I'm NOT confident with the accuracy...

I think it looks fine but then again I don't know what to looking for

That's my plan for the weekend.

1997, SR5, V6 - 5VFZE, Supercharger, 270,000 miles I swapped coil packs and changed spark plugs with no change. I checked the resistance on the #2 fuel injector and it was 11 ohms. I replaced it with a rebuilt injector that I had anyway. Could it be something as simple as the MAF? I...

Driving my 4Runner home the other night and it started riding rough. I had a CEL on before this of P0171 (I think). Never fixed it. After it to started riding rough, I have P0302 plus P0171. It "shimmies" at idle and power is gone. I've also had the dreaded FLASHING CEL when driving. I've...

Does your 4runner idle sporadically too? Mine will jump up to over 2k then it will usually settle around 900.

The fuel filter is replaced. Why does Toyota claim this is a "lifetime part"? Note to Self: don't allow gas from filter to go up your nose on next fuel filter change. The truck is cranking easier so far but I won't be able to tell for few day since the problem was intermittent. However...