Recent content by Levinz11

I use whatever full syn is on sale. Change it around 7-8k miles with OEM filter. Wife's car is 2.0 turbo Fusion with 10k intervals. She drives more so right around the time she is ready for OC, I do both with the same oil.

Eh. Probably no biggie. If in 4hi you might have been riding with the torque converter unlocked. I've done some time on the Outer Banks and used 4low so it would grab a gear and stay there. Get a USB dongle and start watching those tranny temps.

This is an easy job. Buy the correct OEM/Denso sensors and an O2 wrench. Two are behind the fender liners on each side. My Runner is lifted and I could change them by just reaching above the tire. Other two are easily found under the truck. Might want to hit them with penetrating fluid for a...

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2003 175k my shifter linkage broke inside the console. The lever broke free from the mechanism. I used zip ties to put it back together because I needed the truck and didn't want to buy the whole assembly. Symptoms were hard to move lever. Remove the console and take a peak. You'll be amazed...

No need for jack. Just loosen up the LCA bolts at frame, remove bolts at knuckle and let them drop down. When people talk about frozen cam bolts, they are talking about the bolts being seized inside their sleeves. I have replaced my struts and installed a lift twice. Second time around I...

KYB Quick Struts will raise the truck. They are sold as FJ Cruiser and 4Runner replacements. They raised mine higher than I wanted with my DayStar spacers. Post a pick of where the top of the strut mounts.

^^Agreed^^ FL guy here. 40 degrees outside or 95, my needle is always in the same spot.

Thanks for the tip. It appears it was a false alarm. I took a look and probed that drain line and only water came out. I think it may have gotten clogged, then drained suddenly making it seem like something broke. A guy at the store she was at thought it was coolant.

Wife was driving our 2003 V8 today with defroster running, dropping the kids at school and running errands. She sends me a few photos of coolant leaking from the truck. It seems to be coming from the HVAC drain line. I'm at work and not with the truck. Its too much to be condensation from...

I got all the parts from "miatoyotaparts" on eBay. Good prices and quick/free shipping. 2 days.

Just replaced mine a few weeks ago. Well, I tried to. Both front bolts had seized into that cam sleeve seen in your pic. And wouldn't you know I didn't have replacement hardware and neither did any dealer for miles. I cut mine off with a sawzall and the truck sat on jackstands in the driveway...

No. He's saying SS brake lines help keep the truck from rolling forward when the idle rises at a stop. My truck also will slightly lurch forward at a light if my foot is on the brake lightly and the system kicks on.

Post a side shot of the truck. How low does it sit? The 4wd KYB struts gave my truck a bit of lift over stock height.

Neat. I cut mine off with a sawzall.