Recent content by Philz

Right on. P&P was my orginal plan , unfortunately VA Beach location isn't Toyota 4-Run , Tacoma friendly little to none ever in stock. They currently have 2003. It has been on lot since 8/22/22 not looking so good. But yeah If springs were worn out , I would go on salvage yard hunt , find & clean

Nah made in China junk not dependable. CRC cleaner cost 10 buc aleardy had can laying around. It took me 20 min in total to remove, clean & reinstall 2 switchs. Clean took 1 min per switch. Well worth my time staying OEM no worries of Alarm blasting all night

☝️is proper way to remove In warm air temps. Under 32 degree air temp warm vehicles for couple min , turn it off of course then follow above

Couple days ago I was having alarm malfunction on 96 Limited. Narrowed it down to driver side & passenger side door ajar sensors thanks to door ajar warning indicator light. Sensors had sure spring function but internals within - contact point weren't closing circuit properly, Simply fix if...

96 Limited on 265/75 R16 Front 23" - OREDY shock Struts Coil Spring Assembly (164366) added extra 1" to stock hight + 1/2" aluminum lift spacers with 1/8 driver side shim doing away with lean. The OREDY assembly is pretty strong product @ low price. Their very comfy everyday driver & off roader...

Same here! For years I couldn’t figure out where floorboard moisture was coming from. Yesterday I pulled back carpet looking closely finding that tube disconnected. Anyway , no more worries of leak coming from behind glovebox-firewall area potentially getting ECM wet.

Reviving an old thread I’m currently running Daystar 1” Front / 1.5 Rear on moog coils. Installed in 2013 Looked great up until last year 3/8 rear sag present on half tank. Anyway I’m thinking about going with 809s. How did they work out for you , did they sit fairly level with 1” front...

Finding FOB for my 96 4-Runner Limited hasnÂ’t been so easy. I took look @ ECU box under seat finding unfriendly numbers that donÂ’t pair well with 3rd Gen FOBs available. Does anybody know were I can find one that works? Thanks

No damage but in order to push vehicle it must be neutral or drive gear key in ignition - start position. Seeing keys were in my pocket , that outcome can be ruled out. That being the case , How did It get in drive gear.

Parked , turned off ignition & removed key returning to find vehicle moved forward roughy 5 ft with shifter in drive position. Needless to say I was puzzled on what took place. Ignition cylinder is in tact no wires pulled etc everything looks normal which brings me to this question. Is it...

I recently replaced starter finding longggg crank time present last few days. My first thought was fuel pump going bad , to my surprise Anti Theft System was causing issue. Today , Thanks to dead Fob battery I stopped using & crank time was cut in half. Experts , feel free to chime in how ATS...

70deg weather & bored so opened hood. Replaced upper/lower surge tank gaskets. Adjusted TB transmission kickdown linkage. Installed new coil packs. last 3 months I’ve replaced Injectors , wires , plugs , PCV & TB cleaning All had major positive effects but still felt some acceleration lag &...

I did Transmission fluid change flushing system with onboard pump. 12qt of Valvoline Max Life used with roughly 8 Qt left in system. New crushwasher. Odd find, I checked fluid level on level surface no under/over present yet 4qts came out of pan during change. I’m thinking this was due to good...

Coolant replacement. System flush 8 gallons distilled water. 1.5qt Toy Red covering water in system , 1.7 gallon Toy 50/50 top off & over flow.

Hi Hamite, Yes misfire was present triggering CEL with C4 mis code. In my case , mis was taking place cold & hot injector was totaly fried. The process of elimination: Inspecte vacuum lines , Plug wire , Replace plug , move coil packs 3 to 1. If None of the above resolve issue , your fuel...