Recent content by rhobere

Driving a 95 MT 4x4 V6 (completely stock) and a couple days ago I hear a weird mechanical whine coming from what sounded like the driver front wheel. While it was making the sound, the needle on the speedometer was vibrating noticeably. It stopped after a minute and everything was fine. The...

I'm definitely not trying to imply that intakes are worth their money with that post and I'm definitely not trying to say that the OPs general conclusion is wrong. My opinion based on personal experience is really that it depends on the car as I've had cars that saw significant improvements in...

bump for update... I filled up my gas tank Monday night and haven't had the problem since. Is it possible that bad gas could cause vibration when cold? Maybe the fuel pump is having issues at low tank volume? The fuel filter is less than a year old so I don't think there is a problem there. If...

It looks like my initial assessment was wrong. I paid a little closer attention this morning and it turns out the vibration occurs when idling before the truck is even in gear. It just doesn't become very noticeable until I am in gear, at which point it becomes very noticeable. So its definitely...

95 4Runner, SR5 V6 with Manual Trans. ~180k miles. So I had a problem start yesterday that I haven't experienced before and didn't see anything on the forum that fit my issue so hopefully not a repost. When I start my car after sitting overnight, I get a pretty nasty vibration that can be felt...

not quite... I'm not a very active member here and I never post so I doubt anyone will take me seriously (not to mention I'm bringing a post about a very tired subject back from the dead, sorry google brought me here), but I'm also a mechanical engineer with research in thermal fluid systems...