Recent content by Tippy_2009

I have a 2006 4Runner. I have no idea what alarm the vehicle has, but the key fobs both have the sombrero Toyota logo. Lock, Unlock, and rear window down. I can see wires tied into the fuse box, and there's a led drilled into one of the switch blanks. However, I have never heard the thing...

Response, Yes, I did disconnect the VSV to see if the noise stopped and it didn't. When I first got the truck, I came to realize that it was noisy all the time, hot / cold - low rpm and high rpm. The oil that I drained out of the truck was very dark (opaque). Oil that's "time to change"...

Update Well, I did take it to a dealership, but before I did, I decided to change oil (even though I only have about 1800 miles on since they "supposedly" changed it). I don't know what kinda oil was in there, but it was jet black. I ran the Truck around the block, but it still ticked. When...

Thanks That was a great link, but I don't think that this is it. I think that a purge cylinder would stop ticking as vacuum decreases with rpm, but the ticking that I hear is quite loud and continues faster with the rpm. Believe me when I say that I wish it were the purge system. I...

I have had my Certified Used 2006 V6 4Runner for just about two months and have come to realize that I have a sharp ticking noise on trhe driver's side of the truck. It's a metallic noise that varies with rpm (and never goes away). It's not so loud that it's like a diesel, but the passenger's...