Recent content by St Runner

I agree, the best way to do it is use the engine harness and ecu for the SR5. Your dash harness is going to be different and you will have some small issues. Your 4wd lights wont work. Is your ABS the same? It will run fine, just going to be some work to get those small details back to factory...

I would also check the switch on the clutch pedal. Does it do the same when clutch cancel switch is used as opposed to depressing the clutch to start? when i start my tacoma I sometimes lose the connection because my foot slightly raises up and there is not a lot of play on the switch. I...

I put a j-shift on my 2001. In laymens terms only one of the pugs on your transmission harness is going to fit. Plug it in and your good to go. Making the 4WD lights on the dash work properly is more complex. Since I also deleted the ABS i just pulled the 4WD light bulbs out along with the...

Spark plug was dirty and when oil was added the compression went up to 250. That points towards the rings not sealing. Oil should not affect the valves or head gasket

The design is not like the ball joint so it wont go catastrophic. Probably lost its lubrication and its wearing itself out. If its not leaking fluid just replace the inners and check the outers when you do it. You will need a specialty wrench if you do it yourself or grind down a full size...

Check your rear control arm bushings If they are shot it will clunk

I agree on changing the clutch master and slave first. Its something you would do anyway if you are going to replace the clutch itself. Not that expensive and it will pinpoint the problem if you still have it. Personally i feel if you are having issues after replacement of the clutch master and...

It will start like that but I would not want to do a final install like that. Understand that all you are doing is grounding the starting circuit. that is what the park/neutral switch and the clutch depress/cancel switch do. If you ground it permanently it will start in any gear at all times. If...

Yes i replace the whole rear housing. It was harder because it had the locker and 4:30 gearing. Wont be hard if its 4:10 like most of them are

How is the tire wear in the rear tires? I put a locked rear axle in my 97 and it wasnt until the the rear tires started to wear uneven that i realized the housing was bent

Front port for front brakes and rear port (closest to the firewall) for rear brakes

I would not worry too much. Its running a heavy weight oil under minimal pressure. Just replace the seal if you put it in

I would check the temperature of each wheel as AuSeeker said. Drive it around for a good bit and then place your hand on each wheel. The front two should be the same temp and the back two should be the same. If one is hotter than the rest then that is your problem wheel. I suspect either front...

I was having long start issues with my 2002 manual Tacoma, gave it a tuneup and then changed the fuel pump with no result. It started to get slower turning over and then finally stopped turning over at all. Battery was good and a year old and connections all looked good. So I decided to pull the...

Not sure you are going to find a diagram for a 2002. Most people who have swapped a 2001/2002 find a manual Tacoma ECU from 2001-2004. It should plug right in. Then you would need to put in the clutch start/cancel switches if you want it like factory