Recent content by Saint75

Hi Magikbean, Yes...I originally ran the smog test with seafoam in it. Refilled gas and ran for a couple hundred miles. Retested and failed again. This was the 3rd fail. I now have it at a smog test and repair shop that saw the print outs and felt they could troubleshoot the issue. I just...

Thanks CrazyNorwegian. I saw that and just glanced over it. Was it a loan? Did you ever have to pay the money back?

Failed smog...barely failed hc and co I took my 2000 Toyota 4Runner in to get it smogged back in July. It failed. I replaced the spark plugs, wires, air filter to K&N, the first O2 sensor and both cats. I retested it today. I've been running 91 octane gas for the last 400 miles. Please...

For some reason I though you could also jack the car up from the beam goes across the front of the car. My mistake. Costly lesson. :doh:

So....I was lifting the truck to start working on her. I line the jack up with the front part of the truck frame and start to jack the car up. I make sure the jack makes contact with the frame and then start using the full extension of the jack to lift the car. Shortly after, I hear the jack...

The smog test failed horribly the first time. After saving some $$$ and going back and forth returning a cat that was damaged during shipping, I finally have them in the back of my truck. Its going to be a project for this long Columbus Day weekend. After it failed, I changed plugs and...

Thanks for the reply RS Dude. I see you are in the OC as well. I know its only been a year with the Walker cat but how has it been working for you so far? What muffler shop did you go to? Thanks.

So I need to get my 2000 4Runner (3.4 v6) smogged. It passes visual inspection but fails the sniffer test. After doing research on this forum and talking to a few people, it sounds like I need to replace the catalytic converters. Called a muffler shop I found on Yelp with high reviews and...

I'm running into issues with my A/C unit as well so I have been doing a little research. Heat and JBurt are right. Get the pressure readings first and the will lead you in the right direction from there. You want to be careful with overcharging your system. I believe I read that overcharging...

Excellent. I appreciate the recommendations.

::crickets:: No response? No suggestions? Nothing?

Anyone have a body shop they recommend that does good work but wont cost an arm and/or leg? I have a 2000 4Runner that I just bought last month but it needs some body work. Somewhere close to North OC would be great. Thanks. :hatsoff:

LOL! Hmmm...The Silver Bullet...that might work. :50cal:

Hi, I just bought a 2000 4Runner 4x4 SR5 Sport "Highlander" a couple weeks ago. My first T4R and I am enjoying every minute of it. Been looking at buying for the last few months and finally saw an opportunity earlier this month. The body needs a little work and the engine needs some TLC but...

Similar thing happened to me. I opened the gas door at the pump and I hear a loud scraping. I removed the two screws securing the door to the body. I could see a small bend in the door where it was hitting and I could start to see the marks on the car where it was rubbing. I just ended up...