Recent content by mikeawood

Did it help? It made a big difference on mine. My other half said its all fixed, but thats not really a good measurement. Our roomie was moving furniture in it and said he could still feel it was idling rough but that it was much better. Let us know how it goes.

I want to preface this with "I am not trying to argue with you. You might very well be correct. I am open to suggestions beyond what i've mentioned before, but I am only prepared to go to a certain point with figuring this out and then I will just live with it. " FWIW, when its running, its a...

Well, I swapped out the PCV valve tonight. And while it isn't back to it's post rebuild smoothness it certainly helped. And for under $7 shipped from back east to SoCal, I am very happy it helped. You can probably check it out by removing it. if you blow into the hose end, it should seal. My...

I ran down the FSM check list for all the engine sensors (save the knock sensor due to where it is located). All of the sensors were within normal parameters. it doesn't appear to be a vacuum leak as was able to check for that as well. In testing the sensors attached to the vacuum lines, you...

Good suggestion...I will check that out.. The intake was pretty clean (as was the throttle body)...So, I suspect the PCV valve is doing its job. But it's easy enough to replace.

I would be inclined to agree with you about the your V6 running rough, but this one was silky smooth from the day I bought it about 18 months ago. Never idle rough ever, in the cold up in the snow or in Death Valley last summer when it hit 118 outside. This isn't my first Toyota. My Tacoma...

The mecahnics did it yesterday (they kept it overnight from the previous day), they said it was fine. I didn't ask what the pressure readings were though. But I can just do this myself at home..

I bought my 04 4.0L Limited 4x4 used almost a year and a half ago. About 6 months or so ago, I noticed it began to drink coolant. Turned out I was one of the lucky few that had the infamous #6cyl head gasket issue. AWESOME! So into the shop she went for a top end rebuild. My mechanic did a...

I had an Avital 4003 (and matching PKALL module) installed earlier this year. For those of you that don't know how/what this box does, it allows you to use the factory keyfob to trigger a remote start. In other words, on my 2004 Limited V6 4x4, you hit the unlock 3 times in a few seconds and...

It's in the tank as far as I am aware. It's part of the fuel sender assembly. Any reason why you want to replace it? I don't think its one of those parts that is typically replaced anymore.

Yes, they normally light up. There is a small lamp under roughly where "L" is. I tried like crazy to find a picture. I remember seeing it in one of the LED lighting threads. Though your local toyota dealer can sell you a new one. Also, there is another one in the cup holders too...

All good info. I had a few times this last weekend to let the T4R idle for 30-60 minutes at a time to charge up the aux battery. It seems like even with the A/C on full blast I didn't notice any noticeable fuel consumption on the guage...(I was in Death Valley). I'll have to do more testing...

Not wanting to flame, just want to get that out of the way. (it's going to sound like it.... I even manage to mention an Xterra in there.. ) During a recent trip, my buddy left his xterra with his two horse-like pups with the A/C running on high for ~2hours. We were BSing in the driveway and...

I needed a good laugh after a crap-tastic day... This totally did the trick. I so want to jump in an troll bash, but I think you guys already covered it.

I probably should have checked first. JCWhitney has two rotor sizes for 2004 (my year) . A 12.6" and a 13.31" Given the difference and how tight the tacoma rims are on my 4runner, if I do have the 12.6" as opposed to the 13.31", the tacoma rims would not fit, the clearance just wouldn't be...