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I recently bought a used '96 T4R. I am the third owner of the truck. In the glove box, there is a manual for the Toyota security system, and to the left of the e-brake handle on the console is a small knockout plate that says "Toytot Security" with what looks like a red light in the center...

This is just a guess, and I am by no means an accomplished mechanic, but the starting problem, and maybe the idling problem, could have something to do with the choke. My son's Subaru Impreza acted the same way until we figured it out. It would crank and crank, and finally start to fire, then...

What's the procedure for removing the brake disc after removing the caliper and hanging it out of the way? It looks like it should slide right off over the lugs, but I can't get it loose. Are the bearings part of the disc so that the castle nut and outer bearing need to come apart before the...

I have a '96 sr5 4runner, and recently the cd player has stopped working. Usually when I put a cd in, it won't spin up, display the track, or play. Sometimes it will begin to play, then stop after a few minutes and display either an error code "1" or error code "4". Is there any help for this...

I recently bought a '96 sr5 5 speed with 150k miles on it. I've noticed that when shifting into 1st gear after coming to a stop at a stop sign or trafffic light, I have to put quite a bit of pressure on the gear shift to get into gear. Sometimes it won't go into gear at all, in which case I...

I know my new used SR5 '96 4runner isn't a diesel, but I am wondering where they hid the ignition system. I've done a lot of shade tree mechanical work over the last 35 years: brakes, exhaust, oil changes, plugs, points, cap coil, radiators, alternators, manifold gaskets etc, but I can't find...

Well, I had some time this afternoon, so i did a little troubleshooting. I loosened the alt belt and the noise was gone. So i pulled the alt and took it to NAPA for a bench test. It was putting out good voltage, but the noise was pretty bad. I could tell it would be just by spinning it in my...

I recently bought a used '96 4runner with 150k miles for my daughter to drive back to college (1000 miles trip). A whirring sound has developed in the 3 weeks we've had the truck, and using a stethoscope, my first assumption is alternator bearings. NAPA doesn't list replcement bearings for the...

Is there an adjustment on the switch that closes allowing the engine to crank when the clutch is depressed? I have a '96 runner and really have to stand on the clutch to get the engine to crank. ' Thanks