Recent content by sigley0527

Actually, mine is the opposite. When I'm driving smooth and easy (like I normally drive-under 2500rpm) it shifts like butter throughout all the gears. When I'm at a stop, and give it some power out of the gate, I get the slip from 1st into 2nd gear. I don't know if it would even be classified as...

Thanks for this info. I will pick up a few bottles of the flush. I won't have time to flush the radiator until this weekend so hopefully it'll be okay for the week. Also, as far as flushing the radiator, are you draining the block as well during this process? I actually had my mechanic perform...

I'm also still having trouble getting the coolant system clean. If you look in the reservoir or radiator cap, you see strawberry milkshake. Is this okay? I will continue to flush it out a few more times. I know the tranny fluid will float to the surface so hopefully thats all im seeing.

I mixed coolants... I just realized this.... I had the Toyota (red) coolant in the truck. Iver the past year I was topping my coolant off with regular (green) coolant. I am now just reading that the red (extended life) should not be mixed with green coolant. Do you think this could have...

Not to steer this thread off topic, but I'm sure you all are familiar with the valve cover bolts coming loose. I first noticed this when I thought my valve cover gaskets needed replacement due to the amount of oil seepage. I realized that wasn't the case when I saw that the bolts were super...

Just make sure both rods are aligned so the seat placement is straight.

In case anyone is interested, you can also remove the seat and manually adjust the placement with a 22mm wrench. This is what I did considering I didn't want to remove the passenger seat to obtain the donor piece. Eventually I'll replace the nylon gear, but for now I just wanted to readjust to a...

This is for a NEW transmission??? I was under the assumption you can only get a NEW tranny from Toyota. I did see "new" transmissions online on google but I assumr they are rebuilt/remanned. How can a brand new Toyota Transmission only be $1700? I figured Toyota would charge $4000-$6000 for a...

Yes, I did act fast. As soon as I saw the temp gauge climbing I shut the truck off immediately. Additionally, even with the truck off I did not let the coolant sit in the transmission for longer than 11-12 hours. It would have been faster but it happened late at night. Does anyone know anything...

History records? Considering I've done all the maintenance/repairs myself over the years I have no maintenance records. Maybe some receipts from the dealership for parts, but that's about it. I guess that another reason for me to keep it lol. Its worth more to me than its worth if I sold it.

Yes, you're definitely right; I guess I just wanted some reassurance as the truck is now approaching the 200k mark and there are other things I need to replace. But like I said, if anyone knows what kind of cost I am going to incur please enlighten me. Thanks!

YES, this was the original radiator (169k miles) although I did a coolant flush around 90-100k. And as far as your other post, I would be more inclined to bring it to a reputable transmission shop than the dealer ($). The only way I would bring it to the dealer is if they were putting a BRAND...

Thanks for the quick reply guys. I would like to add, my original plan was to drive the truck until 250k miles. I'm not saying that it wouldn't last longer than that, but with the amount I drive that would probably be 3-4 years from now. I'll be in a much better financial position to buy...

2000 4runner Limited (Auto) - 169k miles A few nights ago I was driving locally to pick up some food and I noticed upon acceleration from a stop that my transmission was slipping from 1st to 2nd gear. This was the first time I ever noticed anything like this. When I arrived at the Chinese food...

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