Recent content by miniracer

The torque converter should be able to spin freely when unbolted from the flexplate, and should also be able to be pushed away from the flexplate by a few millimeters when the engine and trans are bolted together. If yours does not then it's likely the torque converter was not seated in the...

Also check the backing plates where the shoes contact them. They could be grooved or rusted through and causing the shoes to stick.

Oil on the drain plug and filter area sounds more like a series of sloppy oil changes. I would check the plug to make sure it has a gasket and make sure it's not been stripped and can't be tightened. Then I would just clean the rest off really good with brake clean and check after a few miles...

The valves need to be checked cold on these, not hot. The only Toyota engines I can remember needing checked were the old screw and locknut adjusters.

Is it loose at all? If so maybe it's hanging up on the dipstick tube?

Not likely in this case but I have seen a similar case where the person who mounted the tires on a 4runner used silicone spray as tire mounting lube. When the truck left all was good. After a few hundered miles the silicone let the tire spin on the rim a little throwing the balance off again. I...

Lots of things will happen and none of it's good. First it would cause a mifire which will turn on the check engine light. Also the unplugged cylinders will now pump unburnt oxygen into the exhaust. The oxygen sensors will see this, and increase the injection duration to bring the air fuel ratio...

Simple. The driver side is hot and passenger side is cold. She wants to be hot and you want to be cold so she should drive and you be the passenger. Don't be surpised if she starts complaining about the driver side now being cold too when your feet are burning on the passenger side.

That looks too watery to be ATF. Looks more like Toyota factory red coolant and likely from the rear heater lines. Low coolant would also explain the overheat. Pull the trans dipstick and see if it looks good then check the coolant level in the radiator when the engine is cold to prevent burning...

Frequently this is caused because the lock cylinders are stuck from not being used at all over many years. Shoot some penetrating oil into the locks and gently work the key in the lock. When I bought my 4 Runner the lock cylinder in the rear door was stuck. I ended up having to disassemble the...

It's not the dust cap that's loose. Under the dust cap is a locking cap on the wheel bearing nut. It's held in place by a cotter pin which also keeps the nut from turning. Try bending the cotter pin to keep the lock cap from moving. If it was me and I knew that was the source of the noise I...

How loud is this noise. Loud enough it's sounds like something is ready to fall off, or just a little jingle like a few coins in your pocket? I remember having one customer years ago so sensitive to a certain noise, and I could only reproduce with them in the truck when driving by a building...

What all are you missing? The wheel or the tools? I'd search the junk yards. go to car-part.com and it will show you a list of what junkyards have what you're looking for. I don't know why people take the tools when they trade in a vehicle. Mine are gone too from the one I just bought last...

Ah, but you are doing something to make the noise. Right there you said you put in it reverse with the brake on. In the first post you also said it does it when coming to a stop. Is that still right? Is the sound metallic sounding? How about getting someone else in the driver seat with you in...

Your description is not too consistant here. What are you doing to make the noise when the vehicle is stopped?