Recent content by metramm

Mine failed at 238,000 with the battery light coming on. Took it to a mechanic my mom uses and trusts that was down the road instead of trying to get home 20 miles and changing it myself. Went with OEM alternator and OEM serpentine belt since mine was old $305 Denso alternator from toyota...

Great build so far and love the dark window tint. Do you know what percentage tint you put on is? Did they tint over the existing factory tint? Thinking of having mine re-tinted darker. Thanks much. metramm

Is your truck showing a check engine light at all? How often do you change your oil? How is the engine running? any rough idle or hard starting? I've read on this forum that the timing chain and gears are good for the lifetime of the engine with regular maintenance of changing the oil when...

Dang! Glad you were able to fix it. I just had mine replaced along with my alternator that died on me last week. Belt had at least 110,000 miles on it as it was on my truck when I bought it. Glad I have a new OEM one installed.

I just had my alternator up and die on me without any warning a few days ago. Mine is the v6 so location is different than you. Went to a buddy's house to work out, left and the battery light came on 500 yards down the road. Drove it to a repair place close by (as I was 20 minutes from my...

Dang! I just had this part replaced and I purchased it from the Naperville Toyota dealer for $125 and $92 for install at dealer. Mine were in the same condition as the OP. Didn't know this website existed and that I could order from this site and then pick it up at the dealer. I'll be...

I bought a pair of new OEM sport headlights from Carlock Toyota in Tupelo, Mississippi for hundreds of dollars cheaper than other dealers. I called multiple dealers across the country including a few near me and Camelback Toyota which is a dealer many people recommend on this forum for their...

Are you using aftermarket axels or OEM? I have remanned OEM's with Toyota boots from CVJ that I installed 6 years ago and they are in perfect shape still with over 100,000 miles on them.

I've just turned 234,000 on my 2006 v6 limited 4x4. No engine trouble while I have owned it (purchased it with 126,000) and 6 years ago. I change the oil every 5k miles and keep a close eye on everything. Should get at least 300k if not 400k out of this engine without much trouble I would think.

I bought my OEM sport headlights new for $458 after shipping. This was the cheapest place I could find them. Bought from Carlock Toyota in Tupelo, Mississippi

the_josh, What year is your 4runner? I didn't see it mentioned in your response. I'm glad that your truck didn't overheat on you when you were wheeling! Glad I'm not the only one that has experienced a pressurized radiator after being cold and sitting for hours. You performed more...

Picked up my truck from the dealer an hour ago. The tech didn't find any issues with the cooling system. Below is from the work order word for word: "MISC: Customer states The radiator overflow tank keeps filling up with coolant from the radiator. Customer stated he couldn't find any visible...

Just a quick update on this. I dropped it at the dealer and the tech wasn’t able to find any visable leaks. They kept it overnight as the tech wanted to check it this morning. Waiting on a call from the dealer on an update. I did forget to mention that I have been hearing a faint...

The clicking sounds like a vent blend motor when trying to adjust from head/top vents to lower/feet vents. They are located behind the glove box on the left hand side. Do you have the dual climate control? I have mine set to the head/feet all the time and rarely change it except in winter...

I'm having the same issue as the OP. Losing coolant in the radiator and the overflow tank is full. I've been checking it daily and using a turkey baster to move coolant from the overflow tank to the radiator until it is full. No overheating, everything else running fine. No waterfall sound...