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Hope the pics help some people! Feel free to use them. I really wasn't bypassing that much coolant nor did i run a silkolene oil. Most of it appeared to be dried up oil residue. My wife was driving short distances to drop kids off and to work so I am assuming its the oil not getting up to temp...

I too just got done with the headgasket swap. This write up is pretty spot on. I am adding some more pics... One thing to pay attention is to not mix the head parts up. Make sure you label/number all the parts like the lash caps as you do not want these mixed as the wear characteristics will...

More than likely failed motor(s) in the transfer case. You can probably get rid of beep by selecting 4wd on the knob...

Thanks for the heads up! I too am with you and did not see any reason to! As i mentioned before, I did not follow or read the FSM for dis-assembly. I Did not remove oil pan or anything from the bottom. Only thing I felt like I had more access from the bottom was the lower back bolt for the AC...

Unfortunately I did break the longer one :( The longer one is plastic/metal and the other two that sit higher up are plastic only... Well the fun didn't end there either hence I haven't gotten a chance to do a writeup. I put everything back together ran the motor for 10-15 mins everything...

I know most guys on here like to use "Toyota parts" but that's crazy. Rockauto has catalytic converters for ~$200 range including Bosal's. Unless your bolts are super crusty its a straight forward job(not sure which of your cats are gone). The water pump is also very easy to do and I would not...

Its super easy to take radiator off. 4x12mm bolts hold it in place. The bottom ones you access thru the rad support/frame and need an extension to reach em. 2x10mm bolts hold the fan shroud. 2 Rad hoses and 2 transmission cooler lines (driver side)need to be disconnected

Usually a misfire code will appear. Also when you first start the car it will run rough. Overheating and rad fluid loss are also signs. It appears to be common on the 4lt V6 due to a poor quality hg manufacturer. Typically the misfire happens on cyl #6 and sometimes on #2 forgot to mention rad...

You might need to remove the fan shroud in order to see the leak. Mine was leaking on both sides at bottom corners... After I replaced the radiator, my cooling issues and fluid disappearance did not happen for a couple of months but It re-appeared and the head gasket was the culprit this time...

I actually did not remove the motor, just the heads. As i mentioned its straight forward. Will try to post a write up tomorrow... Only thing i did wrong is not order all the headbolts but only for one side so finishing it up will happen after tuesday. Parts people at two dealers were so...

2004 4Runner SR5 Sport Edition ~135K 4x4 Cylinder #6

Im in the process of doing the headgasket swap on my 04 V6. My #6 cylinder was giving me a misfire code and started having issues with fluid backing up to the overflow tank. I had replaced the waterpump, pulleys etc a couple of months ago and did not have cooling issues for a while but it...

I tow my rallycar (sometimes 600+ miles each way) w/uhaul trailer often in my 04 v6 4runner and am very pleased with it. The v8 would even be better but I wouldnt tow an enclosed trailer with anything other than a full sized diesel unless you live by the track. I have plenty of friends that...

That jack is not a floor jack, does not weigh 80+lbs nor is hydraulic although I would prefer to use that but like you mentioned I do not have rails for it. I should have been a lot clearer as the "high lift" I was referring to was 23+ inches of rise unlike most hydraulic floor jacks that go...

Stay away from the Crapsman (aka Craftsman) as the seals tend to fail. I bought a 3ton high lift harbor freight special for 40 bucks on sale and have no problem lifting the truck. I do have a problem lifting the jack itself as it probably weighs over 80lbs...