Recent content by SmokEaterHD

Gonna put a new headunit in my '00 Limited and got the adapter harness from my old company that handles car audio. However, when I pulled the radio it was of course the wrong plug. Today I double-checked their catalog and everything it said would fit it won't. Does anyone know of a harness...

So I'm still working on the problem with my life gate on my 4Runner. The door won't latch. It seems as there is a return spring missing from the latch mechanism itself. However, I also noticed when I removed the cover that there is a plastic piece that slides along a metal rod. If I push it...

Figured out what the buzzing noise was for. I didn't have my door shut. In order to lock it with the key fob I have to have all doors closed. It works now, how long it'll last I don't know. If it's a bad circuit board I can probably fix it, but I want to know where it is first before I start...

Played with the locks tonight at work. I removed the kick panel and after putting some pressure in different spots around the back of the fuse panel I can now lock the doors using the interior switch. How long that will last I don't know as it was a bit sporatic. However, the lock button on...

I'm not sure about the solenoids. I don't much about this vehicle yet. What solenoids and where are they located? Thanks!

So I got some new batteries for the remotes today and they'll unlock, but not lock the doors. Same thing goes for the switches inside. Any clues? I also took off the interior panel for the lift gate. The gate handle wasn't engaging the cable that goes to the latch mechanism. I moved a...

The previous owner had done an online "ask a mechanic" kind of thing and they mentioned something about a new ECU, but the price was outrageous like $400. Did I miss somewhere where someone said the ECU was made of gold or something?

It was cheap. Family friend cheap. Lol. The locks don't make any noise when I try to lock them. But the switches will unlock the doors.

The cable price is fine, but $100 for a latch is pretty high I thought.

Here is a pic I just took of the new ride.

A little update. Got it all flushed, inspected, licensed, & back on the road. Drove it to my hospital clinical yesterday and then to work today. So far, so good. Just pulled it out of the fire bay where I had cleaned the inside and outside. Still got to order the hood cable and rear latch...

If you have a new cooler I'd just flush the whole system if your tranny fluid looks good. If you have really dirty fluid or crap in it I'd flush it without the cooler. Only reason why I would flush it with the cooler is to push out any of the leftover crap that it might have in it from the...

If you are using a new radiator &/or transmission cooler I would use the line that pumps from the transmission to the cooler to avoid getting the pink crap in your new cooler.

Hood cable was $32 and change. Rear hatch lock is over $145.

Anyone got a good link to buy parts. None of the autoparts stores carry what I need and I can buy another 4Runner for the price the dealers want. Looking specifically for a hood latch cable and rear hatch latch mechanism. My old cable is stretched and my back hatch won't latch to the striker...