Recent content by jwblack

It may come to that Thanks for the suggestion, it may come to that. Given it is only 5mm (.2 inch) difference and the old belt will be stiff and likely have considerable stretch a comparison may be inconclusive. I'm guessing tension pulley tolerance is wide so may not matter anyway. I'm still...

Hope someone can help with correct size of serpentine belt for 2010 Limited 4.0 liter. Is it 2145 or 2150 mm long? After research on Toyota parts list (thank you), Bando and other belt manuf. web site interchange and vehicle lookups, and various Toyota dealer parts web sites I get conflicting...

Agree. Now that "free oil and filter changes" are used up on my 4Runner will perform myself in my own shop or use a local trusted independent shop that I use for other non warranty work.

Also I would like to add to my earlier post that when I changed the oil myself at 17k after the dealer did it at 15k I also noted the following: - Oil pan drain plug overtighted and no washer installed. Needed a long 1/2 inch breaker bar to break free - One of the two bolts on the lower...

Gen 5 oil overfill (2010 4L Limited) Here is the lowdown on this after spending the past year sorting this out. I had the oil and filter (supposedly) changed by the dealer at 5k, 10k, and 15k miles. Every time the dipstick read 1 to 1-1/2 inches over full mark on first pull after sitting...