Recent content by kingofavondale

yeah, read my ealier posts. I get everything done for free. Except for gas...

Hmmm . . . something else is going on . . . and I have a theory. Ok, so today the check engine light came on again! Pulled the same P0420 code, so I went to the gas cap, took it off, and then put it back on about 3 times today, but the light would not go off! Clicked the shit out of it to! So...

hehe . . . looks like it was the gas cap. Put in gas before I went to the dealer, and by the time that I got there, the check engine light went off. The technician said that the P0420 is almost always the gas cap, especially considering that the light went off shortly after I took the cap off...

I thought 5.5 would be enough, but when I checked the dipstick, it was low by 1/2 a quart. Does the dipstick lie? I'll do a search. I did some more research on the code and it doesn't seem to me like I caused the problem, but it is an awefully strange coincidence. the code sems to indicate that...

Ok, so I did the first oil change on my 2000 4Runner since I got the car ~2500 miles ago (did it early because I got it from the dealer and I have not idea what crap oil they put in there). Discovered the round-about way that you have to remove the skid plate do change the filter (should've read...

Does my 2000 have TRAC, I know it doesn't have the other, that was introduced in '01 I believe?

Hmmm, maybe this is pointless....

ok, so yeah, that guy did what I think is a horrible, hokey job. What I was thinking was something more along the lines of what is done on the 4th Gen Camaro SS where it has a functional cowl induction via an air filter right above the intake manifold that connects with the hood when closed. I...

haha, yeah, that's what I thought as well

I would just like to say hi to everyone! I just got myself a 2000 4Runner SR5 5-speed and stumbled across this board and have found it a great source of information so far. First question: what's the deal with the locking differentials? What 4Runners have them? Did they come on sticks or just...