Recent content by jzeyer

Hmm...Mine is just the opposite. They are quiet when cool and start to squeal after warming up. Both rear wheels are doing this and it's quite loud now. I had already replaced both rear pads and rotors. It was good for a week and then it came back. My mechanic told me the calipers were shot and...

Just curious. How much clearance should the be between the bump stop and suspension on a factory 2007 Runner? I was told that, as long as the socks were not leaking, they were fine. But,I only have about a half inch or a little more between the go stop and the suspension. I would think that...

Thanks everyone for ringing in on this. I think I'm going to "red neck repair" it. I found this heat shield tape at the local parts shop and I'm going to try that tonight: Design Engineering 010408 - Heat Shield Tape | O'Reilly Auto Parts If that doesn't work - out it comes! :-)

I would just ditch it. But, doesn't that build heat in the back seat? My son is regularly in the back seat. So, I don't want to make it too uncomfortable back there for him. I did see online that they sell adhesive heat shield material that just adheres to the surface. Maybe I'll just rip out...

My brother mentioned that I should just pull the rubber stabilizers off the muffler and that should drop it enough to get in between the muffler and the heat shield. But, after looking, I don't think that's going to work.

So, it looks like the rear fastener for the heat shield above the muffler has worn through. The heat shield is banging against the muffler when I hit a bump or the air kicks on when I am idling. Has anyone found a good way to get at this fastener without dropping the muffler? Is there a frame...

fdbyrne - The noise was not there prior to changing the pads and hardware. So, I would agree that it is probably something I did. I just can't imagine what that would be. Especially since there is no problem with the other three. :-) I did read elsewhere that someone else had a problem with the...

So, I bought a used 2007 4Runner which had a few rattles in the wheels. I did a brake job and replaced all of the pads, clips and related hardware. Everything was lubed properly when reassembled. The rotors were checked and appeared OK. A couple of weeks later, I am noticing a strange metallic...

How fast is your AC cycling? I bought my 07 V8 this Winter and love it! Now that it is getting warmer, I've noticed the AC cycling and giving the truck a little more forward pull when stopped at a light. Judging from this thread, that must be normal. But, I was wondering how often your AC is...

Follow up So, just thought I would follow up in case anyone is interested. I spoke with the glass installer for my local Toyota dealer. He confirmed that they are a dealer only part and really do nothing as far as keeping water out. They are strictly decrative and a royal pain. He chalked it up...

Ok, so I am the new owner of a 2007 4Runner. So far, it's been rock solid. I took it through a car wash over the weekend to get the salt off of it and heard water running what sounded like through the window sills and down the b pillars. Once I was home I took a look from the outside and noticed...

I'll Let You Know ... I just bought my '07 with 143K on it. Nothing but highway miles and I don't think the back seat was even sat on it was that clean! Hope to have this around until I'm not around anymore. The only problem it had were a couple of EVAP engine codes that were popping. Pretty...

Follow Up Just wanted to post a follow up and - again - thank you kind folks for the pre-purchase info. I ended up buying an '07 SR5. It was on the higher side in mileage with 145K. But, it was one owner and serviced by Toyota every 4K miles or so and all the records were up to date. After...

From what I've found, the next item to check and/or replace is the VSV valve between the charcoal canister and the intake manifold. It runs about $85 from the dealer. That will be my next step if the codes come back. After that, I'm afraid it will have to go to the shop.

May be fixed .... I've had these same two codes appearing in my 2007 4Runner. I tried tightening the gas cap and clearing the codes. But, they would just come back in about a couple of days. Finally called the dealer and picked up a new gas cap. When I installed it, the codes were showing as...