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Another Water Pump! Is it normal to have to have the water pump replaced three times within 155k. I have '95 6cycl. water pump replaced March2001 at 94k water pump replaced Dec. 2005 at 132k now it is at 155k.. Is this a symptom of bigger issue? The reason I have the truck into a mechanic...

Is it normal to have to have the water pump replaced three times within 155k. I have '95 6cycl. water pump replaced March2001 at 94k water pump replaced Dec. 2005 at 132k now it is at 155k.. Is this a symptom of bigger issue? The reason I have the truck into a mechanic was for an engine...

I have always had pressure built up too, in my 95 4R. It has not built to the point of concern, although, when it is hot and the gas tank is running low, I have had some pretty good build up. Good Luck

Fixed the Gas Leak What I read and was told by some of you was correct. A fuel dampner behind the plenum was leaking, a rubber seal within it was worn. The dampner was about $120, and the labor was two hours. Thank You

White mark I also had a recurring white mark on my driver's side window. I figured it was something rubbing on the window from within. It eventually wore the surface of the class to look etched. Fortunately the streak was not in a bad place, and I just deal with it. I have aways used newsprint...

Tracing Lines Thank you for the advice. I sure wouldn't like to tempt fate on that one. Good thing my T4R is a just a fun and 2nd vehicle.

check into steering arm relay recall.

3K in a Week I took a family vacation up to Glacier and Bozeman in my 95 4R. I had the tires and brakes checked out, rotating the best tires to the front. Did the usual oil and lube, plus plugs and a tune up. Truck behaved well, but was a bear driving up 3 to 7% grades with small weight load...

2nd Opinion I took my '95 in because of water coming from the talepipe. It turned out to be 6th cylinder, as the mechanic predicted. He said it was fairly common for Toyotas. The job cost me $1,200, in NorthernCalifornia. I would call around for a better deal.

I recently had the recall service for my 95 4Runner, steering relay rod. I started to have difficulty on cold start after that. I also began to smell gas around the vehicle after it had been parked for a while. The vehicle starts fine after it has been running, but it takes a few turns of the...