Recent content by LV2001BI

I would agree maybe 10 yrs ago however engine manufactures have since abandoned multi-pronged plugs or even the flat circular design. As for tighter combustion chambers BMEP values have gone up and automotive OEMs also moved to the single prong. If you look at the large industrial natural gas...

CF 18 flasher Install a LED turn signal flasher (CF 18). The pic says Subaru but Toyota uses the same flasher / relay.

I lucked out with my order I believe I emailed the vendor at the time. I checked the packaging when it came in & verfied it was same as the rebranded CAT iridium for their 98L (5956 cid) Natural Gas Engine. CARiD carries both NGK & Denso both are around $6 vs $3 for the ferrous tip. Here is...

I understand your concern about price but the old ferrous tipped spark plugs last around 30-35k miles vs 100k for Denso iridium. Field experience with large stationary industrial engines like Cat 3500 & 3600 series NGE, Jenbacher series 4 & 6, Waukesha VHPs you can get double the life by simply...

My $0.02 on radiator selection Feb 2017 I bought a new Denso # W0133-1895498 from partsgeek for $146.43 because the original 2001 unit finally died.This Denso worked but crapped out Dec 2020 I got under 4 years the plastic top cap just cracked. So looked at different options I ended up buying...

Iridium are better than the old technology plugs. I installed a set of new Denso IK16TT Iridium spark plugs in my 2001 May 24 2016 it had 151000 miles. I still have those same plugs in service engine performance has not changed nor fuel economy. Denso iridiums will last 100,000 miles, or up to...

I was able to just tap in the seal then when 80% was seated I just used more force. I check each time to make sure it was flush since the old one was also flush. If you want a cap just trace the surface on a 3/8” plywood & cut with a jog saw and glue in on or drill 2 small holes and use a...

Replaced my passenger side CV axel A few days ago I noticed an oil leak under the right front wheel a quick inspection found a torn CV booth. I had called a local shop to get them to do the job but I was quoted $500 so I decided to just spent $184 on a new CV axel, inner seal, oil seal removal...

Sorry been on the road, parts geek had the best pricing

Sorry for the late reply been on the road, I found partsgeek had the best pricing there were others but they either charged for shipping or was up to $50 more.

Denso Radiator # W0133-1895498 Two weeks ago the top cap of my radiator cracked and puked out coolant so rather then buying the lowest price product I researched the numerous threads on this topic here and looked at Dendo, KOYO & OEM. I ended up calling Olathe Toyota they offered 2 choices the...

Yes I think it was over 8 yrs ago that Germany specified that synthetics had to be PAO however believe that has changed they also consider group III to fall in the same category. Here is a German compound blender advertisement I found in the net notice how they claim "strict adherence to purity...

The 10,000 mile ODI is really an easy target to hit & surpass with synthetics the limiting factor is the filter. The 3.5L Toyota engine has a small filter so it has limited contaminate holding capacity. The other thing is the micron rating which the smallest size contaminate it will filter out...

The video had some value its a good basic info but if you want the definition of different base stocks for base oils: Group I base stocks contain less than 90 percent saturates and/or greater than .03 percent sulfur and have viscosity index greater than or equal to 80 and less than 120. Group...

All decided to post this since I ran into this issue more than once. Toyota TSB PD002-05 (Power Window SYSTEM INITIALIZATION) NOTE: Anytime the battery terminal has been disconnected, please initialize the driver’s door power window and front passenger’s door power window after reconnecting...