Recent content by Redfox

Hey struth, Great car mate! I was following your build on the 4wd action forum. I'm a sydney-sider and i am driving a beat up old 91 4runner SR5 limited. Quick question for you mate. I have a nasty sounding gearbox whine in neutral, 1st to 5th excluding 4th which i believe is straight through...

Hey, good to hear it's fixed! I think I have exactly the same problem on my 4runner on the same valve cover. At first i thought it was the power steering pump (which i think is also leaking too!) but i think the valve cover gasket is leaking at both the front and rear ends. I'm going to keep my...

Hey great work! I was thinking of doing my own, but I wouldn't want to stuff it up. Was it hard to do? AFAIK you have to remove the radiator, remove the belts and big fat pulley/harmonic balancer, remove timing belt cover, loosen tensioner and then remove belt. Then do the reverse and maybe even...

Yeah I suppose $10k is a decent price given that you know it's history, and it's obviously in extremely good nick. Although would have expected you to get an SR5 for that price too. It also has pretty low km's so that's another plus. Most 4runners nowadays are going for around $5-9k depending on...

Hey mate, Great looking rig there. I'm a fellow T4R owner from Sydney. My rig is a '91 but it's in pretty bad condition and has a few mechanical issues. I would just check that your wiring is still connected. There is a connector that runs behind the battery on the drivers side under the hood...

Front grille guard? Are you talkin about the bullbar? It came with the car when I bought it. It's an ARB bullbar. They are about AU$1000 over here in Australia. Dunno how much they are over in the states. But you should be able to find a few 2nd hand ones going every so often. Even the ones that...

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Cool, your runner is almost identical to mine!

Maybe give some engine stop leak a shot. It helped me out. Don't get the one that just thickens your oil. There are some that some how rejuvenate your seals. Hopefully this will work on a valve cover gasket too. I'm guessing that's where your leak is from. That's where mine's from. I think you...

Hey guys, Just wondering if anyone knows whether there is a plug in diagnostic test tool that can read ECM stuff like OBDII type units? I've got a 1991 SR5 Limited 4Runner. Or is the only way to bridge those diagnostic connector terminals and read error codes? I was hoping to get real time...

Ok, thanks for the advice... I figured that even though it's a bit harder to pump up, it's thicker so it won't drain down so fast. Over here in australia it doesn't get that cold either, so I don't think I need to worry too much about that. I will keep monitoring my oil pressure, and if I think...

Hehe, yep you're spot on there mate... it's definitely pushed the oil pressure up. I don't think it's through the roof though. What are the disadvantages of too high oil pressure anyways? Will that possibly cause premature failure of the oil pump? Next change I do, i'll put in 20W50 and see how...

Well I had a poke at the dashpot. It seems that the dashpot is not even functional. It doesn't even compress. Either way, I don't think it matters because the screw thread on the throttle lever seems to be adjusted so that it touches the dashpot when the throttle is at idle. So I guess if...

Great, i'll go and check it out! I am kinda undecided on what to do with my rig. I got it for cheap, but since it was an auto to manual conversion, I'm not sure I want to put money into something that could potentially have wiring issues. There are a whole lot of plugs that have been...

Hey guys, Thanks for your replies! In regards to the oil leak, I'm pretty sure it's coming from the back of the valve covers. I put in some stop leak stuff (not the oil thickener, but the one that rejuvenates seals). It seems to have stopped the leaking... well that was until I put some lifter...