Recent content by piklhead

Electric Fan Testing You had some good info in your post, but I'm curious as to why you run Electric fans on your 4runner. Looking at your runner's setup it appears you're probably working it pretty hard with the larger tires winches etc. Does the loss of cooling by switching to the electric...

2008 4Rnner Sport Edition I've got a 2008 4Runner Sport Edition. With approximately 40k miles on it I took a trip from Oakland to San Diego, CA towing a 4x5 Uhaul trailer. Total weight, maybe 1500 lbs. On the trip south I averaged 24.6 MPG to the bottom of the Grapevine. Milage dropped to an...

I have an 08 4runner, running 285/65R-17LT tires. To keep the TPMS light off during the winter, I have to run 30psi to keep the light off. That makes the ride very rough, not to mention wearing out the center of the tread prematurely. I Used the chalk line across the tread, and lowering the...

I've got an o8 4Runner Sport. It's throwing codes, P0455 == Evaporative Emission System Leak Detected (gross leak/no flow) and code, P0441 == Evaporative Emission System Incorrect Purge Flow. When this happens the Check Engine, VSC and Skid Control lights come on. I replaced the gas cap...

I have a an 08 4runner with the 4.7. I also had the same issue. I did some experimentation, after being told by the dealer and that's the way the transmission was programmed. Here's what I found: I would back out of the driveway and shift into drive before the vehicle had come to a complete...

Climate control Bulbs. No problem getting the control panel off. Found there is only one bulb for the center control. The left and right arrows light up but the Temp up and down arrows don't. I haven't noticed this before. If my memory serves me right, those 2 arrows used to work. Have I...

I have a 4th Gen (2008) T4R with an 11823 model radio. Would like to put a factory navigation unit. Does anyone know which units are interchangeable? The dealer tells me that it's possible but has to be a part of the model 11823 family or the computer won't recognize it. Anyone have any...

LED Replacement I also replaced the original headlights with LEDs, both the Low and Hi beams. Low beams sucked. Hi beams lit up the road like day light. I have a set of HIDs on order with 75W Ballasts with 55W bulbs. Will try that combo and see how it works. May try 75W bulbs in the future...

I want to upgrade the bulbs in my foglights when replace the housings. Specs call for a 9005 bulb. research shows the 9005 and the HB4 to be interchangeable. Other sources show the 9006/HB4 to be a Hi/Low headlight bulb. I've wired the foglights to come as Daytime running lights when the key is...

Anyone tried to separate the lens from the Headlight housing on a 2008 runner? My left Headlight has a lot of moisture, (read, like someone sprayed the inside of the housing with a garden hose) There are clips that appear to hold the lens to the housing, but before I start prying on things...