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    Help ! Noise coming from driver side front

    Any resolution to the hissing sound? Or just living with it? ItÂ’s definitely the ac pressure valve I just changed my evaporator and pressure valve also getting way more hissing than before.
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    Done! A/C Evaporator Teardown - OMG is Right!

    Please make these public again Would greatly appreciate it as I’m sure many others would
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    *** V6 Head Gasket Action Request ***

    I went the not recommended cheap route and it worked. 05 Sport v6 with currently 208k Radiator and fluid was changed at about 106k At about 150-65k cylinder 6? i believe started misfiring. noticed the spark plug was a bit charred up and changed it. Then at about 162k or so during winter...
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    FS: JL Amp and 12" Mtx subs 325$obo- NOVA, VA, DC

    still available but i am trying to sell these items locally i am out of town till later in the month anyway
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    FS: JL Amp and 12" Mtx subs 325$obo- NOVA, VA, DC

    $325 or shoot me an offer. I need the space in the back of the 4runner! Located near Dulles airport Thanks for looking JL Audio A1400 Amp MTX Thunder Ported Box with two 12" Subwoofers I took very good care of this system and it sounds great. Deep bass and great amp that you can adjust to...
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    Frozen Calipers - How many others had this problem?

    get a tire rotation and wheel balance. don't bother with the alignment. if this doesn't resolve the issue then inspect your calipers. typically when they freeze up in my case i have noticed that the car will pull to a certain direction when i press the break. or when heavy breaking specially...
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    New oil leak...

    Thanks for the reply. I tightened those two bolts in that area and cleaned them. Did the same for the oil pan. I started the engine up and also was periodically checking the area to see if new oil is building up on those bolt heads but nothing thus far. Going to do some driving today and...
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    New oil leak...

    Picture of those two bolts up inside the oil pan area Hopefully these just need some tightening... They are very difficult to get to Why is this designed like this ?!?!? :yell:
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    New oil leak...

    found this update from 101 in another post... I am slightly more confused now. I guess I will further inspect whats behind that plastic cover to determine which pan is leaking.
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    What did you do with your 4runner today?

    4runner is on jack stands so I can chase down an oil leak.. posted about it here http://www.toyota-4runner.org/1497873-post17.html album here :( oil leak 2005 4runner oil pan gasket oil pump - Imgur
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    New oil leak...

    Wanted to bump this because it seems that my 2005 4runner sport v6 with 150k miles ran into a similar issue. Did having the mechanic reseal the oil pump you described resolve the issue? I also believed it could of been my oil pan gasket but after inspection that plastic cover just above was...
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    Changed spark plugs... One was covered in wet oil...

    just to update its been over a year since i posted the pictures of my #6 spark plug I did not replace the VCG in 2012 4runner ran fine all year I'm at about 148k miles
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    What did you do with your 4runner today?

    unsuccessfully tried to reinstall the stock running boards and cursed at all the rust marks that are building up under the suv winter cold did not help :ranger:
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    Installing Running Boards

    smart. yeah if there was only some way to contact me in 2005...
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    Installing Running Boards

    thank you for posting your findings currently reinstalling my stock boards on a 2005 4runner and I have been freezing my butt off trying to figure out why these bolts no longer fit Also rust is building up in the threading which further complicates this problem. I wonder if the 2003 could...

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