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I kept the engine running for only about fifteen minutes to run through these tests (it's been off since it got towed) and kept an eye on the temp gauge the whole time. Never went above the midline. I didn't run a hose when adding the atf but I didn't see/hear it falling out like I did when I...

So my radiator is gone, anything that goes into it falls right out the bottom, nothing to do with the resealed crack at the top. My transmission seems like it's shot as well, no strawberry milkshake, just won't gear. When I got my oil changed last the shop supposedly topped off my fluids, but...

Im not going to argue that what I did was "smart" but I think yall are underestimating what industrial grade epoxy can do. This isn't loctite or jb off the shelf stuff. Either way, the radiator is getting replaced if I can figure out why the car won't get in gear. I dunno what's up with the...

LOL lesser vehicles have been resurrected from much worse

temp went above the mid line after the loss of power, because the radiator was dumping coolant. no problems before that. Car was running perfectly smooth right up until this. pic of transmission dip stick with a drop of fluid on the ground next to it to see the consistency (oily, not thick)...

I'm trying to avoid doing that because of the current health crisis. If I'm able to nail down what exactly the problem is I can determine if it's something I can tackle myself or not first. I'm just here looking for troubleshooting tips.

Transmission fluid was brown and oily, so doesn't seem like a pink milkshake situation. What's my next step here?

I know it's shifting because I had to put it into neutral to push it about 20 yards when the tow truck couldn't back into the driveway The crack is in the very top plastic part of the radiator, i sealed it with some industrial epoxy. I'll check the transmission fluid when I go to the office...

A few weeks ago I was on the highway and my 2000 2wd suddenly lost all power and I was unable to accelerate. I coasted to the safest spot I could, and when I got out and checked under the hood the radiator was dumping coolant. I got towed to my office where I could safely leave it for a while...

I bought these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QJBBD2N/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 same ones I pulled out, so someone had replaced them before I bought the car back in 2011. I put 125k on it before #5 died. the others were still running fine.

I replaced injectors 1 3 and 5 last week. I had been dreading this job for a long time but it really wasn't all that bad. I got the upper plenum off, cleaned it, and replaced the gasket, but I was feeling lazy and didn't remove the lower to get access to injectors 2 4 and 6. It's probably...

I've got an embarrassing update to my repair. I rebuilt my starter a little over three years ago and it worked great up until about a week ago. When I turned the key I'd hear all grinding sound coming from the starter. I thought "oh great there goes the flywheel". And planned to do that repair...

I just crawled back under my t4r to tighten up the bolts, I found that a 1/4" ratchet with a 3" extension was the PERFECT length to get enough room to ratchet easily. The bottom bolt only had enough room for one click, but the top one could get a full third of a turn. I didn't even need to lift...

for what its worth, i bought this kit from amazon and it came with plates for both the 1.4kw and 1.8kw starters https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0031HMS7C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 i also broke mine off, guess we'll find out.

I went ahead and connected the plug back with some thick guage wire, gonna pop it back in later today.