Recent content by Latoya

Wow! I am 65 years old. Been working on cars as a street rodder since my teens. Been living where I am with these old cars for decades. Never had squirrels or rodents eat the wiring on my cars before. Then, given the number of reports that I have found of the same problem from all over the...

Update: Dealer service dept says that it will be $800 to splice and fix or $6000 for new loom. I told him insurance would not pay for new loom and besides it is a problem due to manufacturers choosing this soy based wiring that causes the problem. So, I don't see that putting in a new loom is...

Joined this forum when I bought our 2013 4Runner. Only 13,6K miles, everything has been fine. Started it Friday to go run errands, rough idle, VCS, ABS, check engine lights. Towed to dealership thinking it was a warranty issue and learned that it is rodents. I saw a squirrel hanging around...

"Fretting"? I thought that is what I was doing when playing the guitar.:pound:

Does anyone know what kind of oil is in the thing from the factory? Synthetic or non? I've always worked on the premise of changing conventional oil every 3000 miles until the engine is broken in at 12K then I switch to synthetic. Because synthetic is so slick, if your engine is not broken...

Oh yeah! Very timely info because that is what we are looking at right now. Guess I'll have to get an OEM one to be sure it fits. Thanks.

Hi All, Traded in 2001 Isuzu Rodeo owned since new for 2013 2wd 4Runner. I did all the maintenance on the Rodeo for 132,000 mi. using an Isuzu owners website, served me very well. So, new car and new website where it looks like everyone is very informative and helpful. Thanks in advance for...