Recent content by RoxToy00

looking for take-off parts from people upgrading or parting out, need all underbody factory skidplate pieces (mine disappeared yrs ago for easier access, according to prior owner), rear spoiler and brackets, factory air box, privacy shade (tan/oak). Pickup available in FL. reasonable shipping...

thermostat valve 180 degrees out of line, or stuck?

At 6/3 and 250 and 65yoa, my 3rd gen with moonroof/sunroof has plenty of headroom to make travel comfortable, but understand opinions may differ gen to gen. So, pull the seat, pull the carpet, draw straight lines to set up a square defined by the bolt holes, draw a second square fore-and-aft on...

Hey Mike, similar problem, ever finally resolve yours? My '00 4runner 2wd v6 auto with 240k miles started running ruff when accelerating, threw P0301 code (cyl. 1 miss), replaced all 3 coil pacs, all wires, 6 plugs, 6 injectors (injector in cyl. 1 came out in two pieces, literally), and ran...

ok, my '00 4runner 2wd v6 auto started running ruff when accelerating, P0301 code (cyl. 1 miss), replaced all 3 coil pacs, all wires, 6 plugs, 6 injectors (injector in cyl. 1 came out in two pieces, literally), and ran great for 10 min, then CEL back on, idle never dropped from 1200, throwing...

knowledge rarely has an expiration date. Plan on a mounting a removable solar panel on the roof with permanent wiring in place, running to a controller inside by or on the interior ceiling by the hatch, with a second set of wiring to connect to the controller for moving the panel around. That a...

scary, not good, seeing similar issues (slow to start, ruff running under acceleration regardless of speed when cold or warm), P0300 intermittently and P0301 regularly (P0171 cleared up with MAF cleaning). I have all new plugs wires coils boots injectors to throw at my '00 V6 auto 4runner that...

next project is the radiator and timing belt/water pump combo. I realize the critical importance of the timing belt and water pump, along with the difficulty/expense of getting to them, makes the reliability of factory parts of apparent and obvious necessity. So the $80 aftermarket timing belt...

you guys have to stop with the GREAT ideas for cheap mods. now i just have to do this, to give the wife and 2 80 pound dogs a little more room when we head out for a weekender.

Also new to 4runners, but not new to Toyotas (bought a new '88 Celica GT convertible 5-spd, loved it) or repairing my own vehicles (many Vetttes, Mustangs, F-bodies). Also have been catching up the "deferred maintenance" the prior owner of 19 yrs left undone since in bought my '00 a month ago. I...

OK, i appreciate the research and development and engineering and manufacturing and parts specing/sourcing dollars that go into OEM parts development. BUT WHY IN THE HELL do Toyota parts cost so much more than aftermarket parts, decades later??? Just priced parts for a tune-up on my 2000 4runner...

and again reviving a dead thread, hope this isn't a problem. regarding the power antenna, on 4runners it is powered by the DOME fuse under the hood. a problem with the antenna is that the motor housing can fill with water and short that fuse, leaving you with no radio, no interior lights, and...

OK, sorry to reasurrect a dead thread, but I want to rant a bit. i appreciate the research and development and engineering and manufacturing and parts specing/sourcing dollars that go into OEM parts development. BUT WHY IN THE HELL do Toyota parts cost so much more than aftermarket parts...

OK, i appreciate the research and development and engineering and manufacturing and parts specing/sourcing dollars that go into OEM parts development. BUT WHY IN THE HELL do Toyota parts cost so much more than aftermarket parts, decades later??? Just priced parts for a tune-up on my 2000 4runner...

And FYI, note that the power outlets front and rear only work when the ignition is on, which can be damned inconvenient. If you pull the power outlet relay from the under-hood fuse panel, open it up, and put a piece of plastic under the spring-loaded contact to force it into constant contact...