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Sorry for the delay. Chicago weather hasn't agreed with my schedule this week. Below are some pictures. The cargo mat has seen better days but the carpet underneath is perfect. There are a few scratches on the body which I've taken pictures of. Zero dents. The body is insanely clean for a 13...

Well, its come time to finally move on from one of the best cars I've ever owned. My 4runner has been incredible the last 8 years. I bought it in 2011, I believe I'm the 3rd owner. As the title states, its a 2006 sport package, 4x4, with 125,000 miles. Its white paint on black interior. The...

Going from the top really wasn't that bad. Probably took me 3 hours start to finish.

This is HUGE! I hope something comes of this. I was literally just thinking to myself, I'd keep this for 5 more years if she wasn't so rusty underneath. Everything else is perfect!

I had the same symptoms (drivers side blowing hot and passenger side cold). I bought the dual gauge system from harbor freight for $49, and a can of refrigerant (included the sealer/stop leak stuff) for $10. The directions were decently confusing, and opinions on where high and low pressures...

Ended up doing spark plugs (stock ones from the dealer), and cleaned the MAF and TB again. Helped out the idle a tiny bit. Finally got the wife to help me out and hold the truck in gear up on the ramps, while I got underneath. I noticed a broken exhaust hanger causing the exhaust to contact...

Yeah, motor mounts look okay and there isn't excessive movement from the engine when revving it up. Have to look into the trans mount and exhaust hangars and stuff next. Thanks for the help!

Hm so maybe I should be checking motor and trans mounts. Although I believe 500 rpms is low, maybe the vibration is the problem. If it just sat at 500 at stop lights and didn’t vibrate the truck I’d be fine.

Does it vibrate the truck? If I come to a stop, the idle will dip low, recover to ~500rpms, and you can feel the vibration throughout the truck. With a little gas, it will smooth out at 750rpms. While its warming up it sits exactly at 750rpms, with no vibration.

Blue text is definitely not normal. I've owned this 4runner for about 6 years and it consistently idled at 750 RPMs in gear with my foot on the brake at stop lights. 500 RPMs is too low and vibrates the whole car. I definitely agree that RPMs increase when the AC cycles on, but its usually a...

Do the 4th Gens have idle air control valves? I thought it just uses MAF sensor (which I already cleaned and it looks amazingly clean). Where is the idle air control valve located on the engine? Is is cleanable? or just replace.

Definitely happens when the AC is off as well. It does seem like that sort of "cycling" though. But now that I think of it, the AC has been blowing warmer lately. I guess it could be related, but its weird that the idle symptoms happen with AC off.

So only after the engine is fully warmed up, the idle on my v8 drops to around 500 RPMs when I'm in drive with my foot on the brake (at a stop light). It doesn't happen when the engine is cold. It also kind of "cycles" in and out of it. The computer will kind of "click" and the idle will return...

Some POS hit my 4runner last week while it was parked on the street and ran away. Luckily someone got her plate and I don't have to come out of pocket for the repairs. The big downfall is that she messed up my running boards. I love the stock ones I have, and I'm looking for the same ones. I'm...