Recent content by Noonan11

I ended up flushing the transmission and everything is great now. Maybe a valve was sticking? Anyways, good as new again

I dropped it off this morning and should know more tomorrow morning. I asked them to leave it overnight so they could see it worst case. I’ve read that cheap filters can cause problems so hopefully that’s all it is. I think I tried manually moving the gear shifter and it didn’t help. I’ll keep...

Thanks for the info! This is indeed a separate issue with it staying in 1st, not the 2nd gear warm up program. I did have the transmission flushed a few months ago but my vehicle is at 218k, SR5 V6 4wd, auto. I’m thinking some seals have hardened and that’s the issue, which unfortunately...

Hello, I know this is an older board, but I just very recently am having trouble with my 99 4R (auto) getting out of 1st gear for the first shift after it’s been parked for a few hours. Works perfectly after that. Engine will rev over 4,000rpms before finally kicking out of 1st. No problems...

I used about a tree and a half of paper towels and glass cleaner to wipe it all out. It was a mess! Get back from Chicago tomorrow night then hope to finish this up Thursday and be fishing all weekend, weather permitting! Thanks for the help!

Here’s a couple photos of the evaporator. Mine was filled with 19 years of nastiness. Glad I decided to just replace all these major components as they looked pretty bad after 217k of use... The only non OEM part I used was the evaporator. Got some other brand off Amazon that all had 5 star...

Got the condenser and dryer in this morning. Pretty easy job, just a ton of bolts to take off and then reinstall. Only issue I had was two of my clips that hold the grill on broke. Cable ties to the rescue until I can get new ones.

I don’t recall the size, but they are held in by two Allen bolts at the expansion valve and evaporator. Mine were rusty and corroded and took a little PB Blaster to break free. I then cleaned them up with a wire brush before reusing them. Inside the engine bay I used an adjustable wrench to...

Replaced evaporator and expansion valve today.

I got the new expansion valve and evaporator put in tonight. Would’ve never figured out how to get that bottom line apart with that weird clip! I’m going to do the condenser and dryer on Sunday and then the compressor mid next week. Hope to have it charged up and working by Memorial Day. That’s...

Thanks for the write up. I’m just about to do the same thing on my AC system. I lost all my Freon after recharging my system a little over a month ago. Just decided it was easier to replace all of the key components and do it myself. This is a pretty big job for me, I think, so appreciate the info!

I didn’t actually test it just found a place that can do more than read OBD codes. Next issue is to fix the hood cable, MAS, rear hinge struts, sea foam the intake sonthe old girl can breathe a little...

Ha! Thank you! I specifically asked the dealership if they checked the CPS 3 times and they sent me a diagnostic that said “it was a wiring issue in the harness”. Anyways, I’m happy it’s running so I do the rest of the work on it in my driveway. Safe to say I will never go back to that...

SE 4Runners Based on the mileage I’ve seen people put on these trucks, a higher mileage 4R would be alright if it’s well maintained and documented. I think I was lucky to get a 1-owner 4 Runner for free, even though it didn’t run for almost 2 years. I know i’ll Be chasing little bugs in it for...

Well, turns out the dealership didn’t check the Crankshaft Position Sensor and that was the issue. Ugh, a lot of work for an easy fix. Had a clogged injector and few other small things. Runs pretty good now. Throwing a P0171 code which sounds like the MAS needs cleaned. I’ll tackle that next...