Recent content by t4rskier

My 2002 4Runner doesn't get driven much in the winter months and often sits outside, ungaraged, for weeks at a time. Twice now, I've had mice enter the air filter housing via the air intake in the passenger wheel well and destroy my air filter. The filter was practically brand new this last time...

UPDATE-- After many months my 4Runner is back up and running! That's the good news. the bad news is that it was $$$$. For anyone in the Boston area, I would recommend Riverside Transmission in Waltham, MA: Transmissions, Hydraulic Services, Electric Diagnosis - Waltham, MA They basically did...

Thanks for the advice. much appreciated.

glad to hear you're back up and running! I've got the exact same 2002 Sport, same color, but unfortunately, I fear that I won't have the same positive outcome to my transmission problems (posted in a previous thread). My 4Runner currently sits dead in my driveway while I while I sit with...

Spoke with the owner of a local transmission shop, and his initial thought is my transmission has a blown overdrive bearing. He says he thinks there is a technical service bulletin. He recently did a repair on an 02 Sequoia which has the same A340F transmission and had the same symptoms. I did a...

Ten days and 400 miles after I posted the question here, the transmission completely died. Was driving at highway speed when *poof* no more drive power-- gears will not engage and truck will not move again after it came to a stop. If anyone has recommendations for a transmission shop in the...

I've got a 2002 4Runner 4WD with an automatic transmission and about 125K miles on it. I've got an odd transmission issue. When the engine/transmission is cold, it will not shift out of first gear. This only happens when the outside air temperature is less than 60 degrees and the engine hasn't...