Recent content by lightfoot

Gaberelli, thanks for the tip. For the last two years on cold mornings my O6 SR5 has had the same noise you described. The noise is more prevalent this year, even when it warms up later in the day It would not appear until the vehicle speed reached 15 to 20 mph. It did not matter if the road...

I tightened the lug nuts by hand, shook the wheel and checked them with my hand again. I made four rounds in a star pattern before I got anywhere near 83 ft. lbs. of torque. I only weigh 150 lbs. however I bet I can go out in the garage right now and twist the stud off with a 3/8" rachet. I...

I had a similar problem with my O6 when I rotated the tires for the second time at 9,500 mi. One of the right front lugs seemed to be stretching as I tightened it. I backed the torque wrench off from 83 ft. lbs to 70 and was able to go that far. When I tried to go from 70 to 75 the bolt seemed...

I had a similar problem with my O6 when I rotated the tires for the second time at 9,500 mi. One of the right front lugs seemed to be stretching as I tightened it. I backed the torque wrench off from 83 ft. lbs to 70 and was able to go that far. When I tried to go from 70 to 75 the bolt seemed...

I would go with the Michelin Cross-Terrains or Michelin LTX M/S. I have the 17"Cross-Terrains on my 06 and 16" LTX on my 99. The Cross-Terrains have 11/32" of tread new the LTX has 13/32" new. Both tires have a smooth ride and excellent wet traction. The Cross-Terrains are initially wearing...

Sparkplugs After reading these posts it looks like the previous owner of my 99 SR5 never changed the plugs. I found NGK on the passenger's side and Denso on the driver's side the first time I changed the plugs at 73K. The gap on the NGk's was still around .043, the gap on the Denso's was...

Sparkplugs I have a 99 SR5. I found NGK on the passenger's side and Denso on the driver's side the first time I changed the plugs. I thought the previous owner was lazy since the driver's side plugs are a little harder to get to. The gap on the NGk's was still around .043, the gap on the...

I found this info on the Red Line Oil web site. I'll probably change the oil in my 06 with dino at 2.5K and switch to Mobil 1 synthetic at 5K. Can I break-in my engine on Red Line Oil? We recommend using petroleum 10w30 motor oil on break in to ensure proper piston ring seating. If you allow...

On July 6, 2004 miles I replace the original headlamp halogen bulbs in my 99 4Runner with Sylvania 9003XV Xtravision halogen bulbs. On July 30, 2005 the 9003XV Xtravision halogen bulb on the driver's side failed. I replaced the bulb with another 9003XV Xtravision halogen bulb. Today...