Recent content by TravThePro

I would run the 5-40 for the Rotella T6 and all of the Rotella T6 is synthetic. Just use the T6 and don't bother blending it with anything else. If you already have oil leaks then they can become worse with the detergents eating away all of the buildup blocking them off. The only way you will...

Last night I was out wheeling in the first snowfall of the year and I was trying to climb up some fairly big hills which required quite a bit of the old skinny pedal. Unbeknownst to me, the throttle got stuck half open and the 3.4 continued to roar as I failed the climb just before cresting the...

I'm not saying this is the solution to your answer, but you might get to a much safer number by doing something like using extensions. Here is a video of torque test channel trying it out with their guns and showing their results. Best wishes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYavlJY_5Ks

What I've seen with every single frozen one is that the torque bolt will come free, but the adjuster sleeve will rust weld to the inner bushing sleeve. This makes it so that it cannot fit out of the narrow hole that barely fits the adjuster's sleeve. I haven't seen anything outside of minor...

Oh boy, I pray that nothing will be frozen/stuck for you. If the cam bolt does get frozen inside of the bushing, you will have to cut it off. I have enough of the cam/castors to give you replacements if you need some, just pm me.

It sounds like something was messed up during the assembly of those rear shocks. I have seen similar problems to this with fork oil getting into the gas chamber of motorcycle shocks, but your shocks have held the pressure just fine from what you say. There is a chance they overstacked the shim...

Okay, here is a photo album with a few videos for the orientation: 1996-2002 4Runner Rear Window Switch Disassembly + Cleaning - Google Photos A few tips: -Don't wedge on the thin plastic holding the button to the faceplate. Push the tabs at a similar angle to what I show or it will snap the...

I have always been grateful for all of the people on this forum who went out of their way to make guides on how to do the nitty-gritty stuff. As I have had plenty of humbling experiences destroying expensive electronics, this is especially the case on stuff that is easy to mess up/break. I hope...

It seems like a piece where a faceplate should unclip to be able to clean everything, but the darn thing is all one solid piece. So long as your orientation stayed clocked with that washer piece and the window switch actually clicks in, that should work perfectly for you. I assumed that the...

I have a bunch of spares of these, so I went ahead and pulled one apart for you. I'm not sure exactly which part you're lost on this, so I am going to link you to a photo album that shows the disassembly via pictures. 1996-2002 4Runner Mirror Switch Disassembly - Google Photos Do this at your...

Personal experience tells me that doing plasti-dip in place of paint is going to be regretted for the entire time that you have it on the vehicle. With the exception of heavily coated blacked-out emblems, it has all turned crap for me. The fade on it is really disappointing after only a year, so...

J-shift is completely controlled with linkage, so it doesn't have failure-prone electric actuators like the others. This t-case has a single 2 prong wiring harness that comes out of it to communicate with the 4WD control Module. I have shifted it into 4WD countless times while it's off with the...

Luckily it's a really simple system. You can try bypassing the VSV and running vacuum directly into the 4WD line to see if that light comes on and the vehicle actually engages 4WD. If it doesn't, there is probably a leak in the 4WD line or the ADD is seized (which is pretty rare especially if...

I would try to limit the noise happening to the top-end or bottom-end of the engine. I have heard noises similar to this with broken/cracked valve springs, but never from the 3.4L. If that isn't the case, and P/O beat it to the point of needing this much of a valve adjustment, I would expect it...

That was painful to read, it's really sad when somebody uses the wrong tools for the job. I'm not completely innocent of this either, but how does a dedicated mechanic shop not have the tool? The original rack's ITRE/OTRE was chewed up until it was round with teeth marks. I had to take it off...