Recent content by PacificBlue2005

Re-visiting the forum I haven't been here since 2014. We still have the 4Runner now with 210,509 on the odometer. Had a check engine code a few weeks ago for the evaporative system, but it turned out to be the gas cap. I re-seated the cap and reset the code with no further problem. Still a...

UPDATE: replacing the t-stat did the trick. I didn't realize the cooling system has a heater bypass circuit, that allows you to get heat before the t-stat opens. With it stuck open, the engine takes forever to get to temperature to give off heat. What is old is new again I guess, since my 1966...

Yep, new member here also from CT, up in the "Quiet Corner". We own a 2005 SR5 in Pacific Blue with 165K on the clock.

I have the same...weak heat on idle, a little more at higher rpm or under load. Temperature gauge reflects the same, so I am going to replace my t-stat tomorrow. I'm thinking it is stuck open. Anyone know if the 80 in-lb torque setting is the same for the OEM replacement? I only ask because the...

Hey....new to this forum. We have had our 4Runner since new in June of 2005. It has 165K on it, but still runs strong. It's primarily the wife's vehicle, while I have a 2007 Tundra Doublecab and a 2011 Ford Flex company vehicle. The 4Runner has normal service issues now and then, but definitely...