Recent content by JRR

Well, it's dark out, so it's not really the time to take pictures, much less take valve covers off and what not, but here's what I could get. This next picture is where the leak is, but I couldn't get the camera at a very good angle to take it. As far as tools go, I don't have a lot...

I don't know what a compression tester is. I need to change the oil soon. It's kind of brownish but not totally black yet. The oil cap doesn't have any white goo in it, so from what others have said, it's not a leak in the engine block. The coolant is leaking in front of the front, passenger axle.

I have the time, just not the know-how. I don't even know how to learn the know-how. How does everyone on here know what they're doing, anyway?

Ohh heck naw. Bring it on. Third generations wish they were as cool as us.

I've got a 1993 4runner (V6) and it's had a problem with leaking coolant for a while. We thought it was a problem with the water pump but the last week or so it's kept a full tank of coolant. It still overheats though and now it's not pumping oil all the time, so it shuts down right after I...

Thanks guys. This is turning into a lot bigger project than I had originally planned. How do I change the timing belt? Do they come in specific sizes? Really not up to speed in this area. What will I need to remove to get to the water pump? The Chilton book talks about the fan shroud? What the...

I think I've finally figured out where the leak in my cooling system is for my 6 cylinder, '93 4runner. I've had a few people look at it and they all seem to agree it's probably the water pump. I've never replaced anything like that in my car, but I've been told if I read up on it enough, I...

No goo on oil cap but there is a leak right under the front axel on the passenger's side of the car. It's leaking a red color, though, and we use green coolant. The inside of the reservoir is crusty brown though, so it could just be oily or something.

Well, would I need to flush the cooling system, because I can do that, I just have never tried it. It's not too difficult of a concept. I just need to know the first few things I can do to see the problem.

My 93 4runner is overheating. I just put coolant in and the reservoir was full when I got to work but it had overheated on the way. Now the reservoir is empty and it's still pushing the gauge. How do I figure out what's wrong? Do I need to take it in to someone? How much will it cost to fix...

I'm pretty new at this so I would have no freakin idea how to get out of that situation, but nice dent.

Where can I buy the Toyota brand antifreeze? I've looked but I'm having trouble finding any in any stores.

No white goo under the oil cap but the coolant reservoir looks like mud. I'll wash everything down and see how it goes. Thanks guys.

Yeah, it's a 3.0 V6 Can I just put some water in or do I need to do anything before that?

Bought my '93 4runner few months ago and I'm pretty new to cars. I knew when I bought it that the cooling system was leaking coolant but didn't know where. I would like to fix this problem so I can take her out more than I have been. How do I go about checking where the leak is? All I know is...