Recent content by LittleMulePepe

Please for the love of GOD do not buy a Chrysler product. EVER. Every mechanic I know says they are a nightmare and use the cheapest possible parts. I have one friend who made a living for 15 years fixing nothing but Caravan transmission because they sucked so bad. If you want a muscle car...

The V8 will tow up to 7400 pounds. The load you're suggesting it won't even notice. It's got 305 ft lbs of torque vs 266 for the V6.

Great writeup - updates Thanks for this writeup. Clean and concise. FYI, the part number 90430-18008 has been replaced with part number 90430-A0003. Prices at my local dealer for crush washers were as follows: 12157-10010: $3.01 90430-24003 $4.06 90430-12031 $2.38 90430-A0003 $3.57 Amazon...

great writeup I did this the other day following these great instructions and have just a few things to add. 1. take the pulley of the VPA to get to the bolts which hold it on. 2. the torx socket you need is an E8 size. 3. The VPA won't slide off will all of the hoses connected unless you take...

which dealership in Mesa? Did you call any others?

2006 V8 Limited I keep track of mileage religiously, call it OCD. My V8 is stock in every way. The first year I got 16.48 MPG over the course of about 10,000 miles of driving, which included commuting the five miles to work on a regular basis, highway driving around town, and a few trips to...

Been coveting a 4Runner since the first gen ones came out. Previously had two Toyota pickups, an '84 4x4 which went 247,000 miles and a '91 4x4 extra cab which went 193,000 miles. Finally decided to make the leap into 4Runner land and picked up a Salsa Red '06 Limited V8 4x4 - man what a sweet...