Recent content by Lord Taco

Uneven tire wear for a long time has lead me here Hi from Camano Island, WA. I have a 1999 4Runner Highlander. My front PS has had uneven wear for years. I have several alignments and was told that was the problem. I have recently heard grinding on the PS front. I jacked it up and no extra...

Just gonna pile on I guess.... I bought a 99 black 4runner highlander (with lockers) with 140k for $4k a few months back: (I great deal I must admit) a much better truck IMHO. Good luck finding a buyer at ih8mud. I can get an amazing built 100 series Land Cruiser for that kind of money. If you...

Spoke too soon Took an hour trip and it started again. Although not as bad, the engine light is back on and staying on. I will get the codes tomorrow.

LOL, yeah the lawn in front of City Hall on Pearl Street can be nuts...but hey, give me that over those drug store cowboys in college station!

Lived in Boulder for 3 years back in the 90's; Loved it!

great news! When I pulled the plugs, they were all so loose that I couldn't even tell that I was connected and loosening them. It had Denso plugs that were in good condition with AC Delco wires. I replaced them all with new Denso plugs and Denso wires. Fired up, no Engine light, and runs great...

And noting your prior wisdom.....:cool: JK, thanks for the comments guys!

Well I think his point was that if the cylinders that aren't firing wouldn't burn anything out???

Great! Well I hope that the plugs and wires do the trick. If not next will be coils and injector servicing. Thanks for the fast input guys!

Good to know....I disconnected the NEG and the engine light turned off. I drove it around the block and it was missing for sure...but the engine light didn't come on in the 10 min ride.

Well crap...it has been intermittent on the check engine light. It has been on more than off...I only hope that this doesn't mean that some witch doctor isn't torturing my 4runner with pins somewhere. I did spray the engine compartment...but I it was blinking before. I will disconnect the the...

Hi, I found a 1999 4Runner Highlander in Austin for steal of a deal. It has 189K with the 3.4 V6 (I guess you already know that) Now, it idles fine and I noticed the missing right after I bought it when it was going into O/D on the freeway. The Engine light came on and it blinked occasionally...