Recent content by krravi

Good for you. I am ONLY using OEM fluids other than Motor Oils.

No, I am not kidding. Toyota is not in the oil business, however, it knows the exact composition of metals and alloys used in its parts and it collaborates with the oil manufacturer (most probably Idemitsu) and others to formulate the oil. Same with its OW-20. Exxon makes it for them but it's...

I have this same issue and surprisingly it is more pronounced after I serviced my vehicle at the dealer. Oil change and tire rotation and the 4runner never felt the same! :( I went to the dealer and got the wheels aligned but still I get that feeling of driving a unibody rather than a...

I came searching for the exact same thing. Body shop brutes yanking stuff left and right and breaking everything. My garnish plates on the rear hatch is loose and pulled it out and I see they broke the tabs and just pushed it inside. So sorry for waking this thread up, did you ever find that...

I finally found the issue. Front suspension is shot. Strange that it goes out after a dealer service. Anyways it is very bouncy during turns and the front end dips like a boat when you apply brakes. This explains why on smooth roads I didn't feel anything and yet on gravel or country roads I...

Of course they would. Easy and cheap way is what they do.

I understand. The markup on the gas is actually very low in normal times. 3-5 cents/gallon. Their main business is when customers get into the shop. However, the mark up on non-ethanol is high

I doubt if any oil companies know the exact ingredients and manufacturing process of the Toyota 75W. You could go to any oil product company and they say, we don't know exactly what it is as Toyota has not released information about it. That being said, any decent oil should work and nothing...

I can't help but ask. Gas stations buy the gas from the distributor already for say for example 2.5 dollars/gallon. News breaks out about war and oil crisis. How come the gas stations jacked up the prices immediately? It's almost like they are displaying crude oil futures like a stock market...

I have to tell you that "Undercoating" is the biggest scam. Don't ever pay for that. All vehicles are undercoated at the factory. I used to work in one and I know. If at all, maybe they sprayed something that is so totally unnecessary to charge you that money.

I have heard that if you have less mileage on your vehicle (like say for example less than 40k) then a full fluid exchange can be done. But, if you have driven it over 75k (example) then it is better to do drain and refill. Something about, suspended particles from the clutch plates that help...

Here is a Toyota 4Runner 5th gen windshield replacement video TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2015 WINDSHIELD REPLACE WITH WRD TOOLS - YouTube

I guess the google drive link no longer works?

I went through this hassle when I changed my oil for the first time myself. I had the vehicle on ramps and yet it wouldn't come off even after swinging, pushing and pulling. Something was holding it back.Finally when I removed it I saw that the hooks were bent like an "S" instead of the normal...

This might be a silly question. What direction do you have to put the filter back on? The filter has a "UP" arrow mark, but the air flows down. So do you put the filter with the arrow mark pointing downwards?