Recent content by jstanwood

Slid right on through a three-lane intersection after the light went yellow. :eek: I was only going 30... I guess I'll be replacing the Wal-mart tires the PO put on my 4R, or buying winter wheels and tires. I'm smitten with the Michelin X-ice's I just had installed on our Sienna.

Mine has nav, so there are 8 speakers. The rear pillars have the mirrors.

Just make sure you get it caught up on recommended maintenance, and you should be fine. I bought my 2008 with 98k miles this summer. I knew it needed a timing belt and all the fluids changed, so I had that done. It already had new front brakes. I started towing with it as soon as I got a brake...

Definitely! I made sure the ramps I already had met the weight requirements of the 4R. The stands are hardly used, and they are in great shape. I would like to get better stands that have a lever to raise them, instead of a pin. Then, I wouldn't need the ramps up front, so I could spin the...

Not today, but recent... At 101,500 mi, I did the first oil and filter change since when I purchased it in July at 98k mi. I used Mobil 1 5W-30 (Costco) and an OEM filter (Amazon). The old oil was pretty dark. I'm glad I changed it, even though it should have only had 2700 miles on it since the...

Here is the seat thread Creaking / popping drivers seat Here is the thread with pictures of the zerk fitting locations for the driveshafts. I did this recently, ad it looked like it hadn't been done of r along time (or ever). Lube drive shafts I misunderstood your question about the auto-lock...

Welcome back to the fold! I've tried to answer as best as I can, but others will chime in, too. I read that it would either need lithium grease or to fix a broken weld. Mine did this, too. I considered it being "eager". This, along with a driveline clunk, stopped once I lubed the driveshafts...

The image you linked to is an SR5. I know for at least 2010-13, there is a lever in the SR5.

That does seem like a reasonable arrangement. Glad you got it worked out.

Good luck on your search. Check out this sticky thread below, which has a wealth of information. It really helped during my recent search. Sticky: Pre-Purchase Info, Modifications, Write-Ups, Quick Links, and FAQ's

Did yours still have the scheduled maintenance guide when you bought it? It has pretty good detail on what to do and when to do it, but not how to do it. If not, you can download it and the other manuals you might be missing from the Toyota Owners web site. I'm not sure if you need to register...

A couple of folks have asked about this recently, so here are a couple. It certainly seems possible. This one has pictures, and is probably most helful Old enough the pictures are broken

I would think closer to $16k is more reasonable, but I'm sure you've done your pricing research. Have you seen the sticky thread that lists all the pre-purchase checks? Definitely make sure the 4X4 switch actually works. What do you mean about "what kind of mileage should I expect?" Are you...

You sure got your money's worth out of that one! Daaaang

I removed the Brita filter from the airbox.