Recent content by txzaphod

I drove my 2002 Toyota 4Runner (211K miles) to a get together this evening and when I arrived, steam was rising all around the hood. I opened the hood and steam was coming from the passenger side of the radiator and the coolant overflow bottle. I squeezed the upper hose, and felt no pressure...

Thank You. There is no PID 11 (0xB) supplied for MAP, but there is a Boost value provided that is characterized as vacuum when negative. Either it's calculated from throttle position combined with MAF, or there's a transducer somewhere. To reference an old joke: "I know there must be a pony...

I have an '02 SR5, RWD automatic, 210K miles, stock except for the deck plate mod to the air box. I've put one of the ELM bluetooth OBD readers in the diagnostic port to get real time data on road trips using my android phone. An anomaly I see is that the Manifold vacuum seems to be off...

I built one of the smoke machines from watching a combination of video, probably cost me around $30 and a few hours of time. I added some fluorescent oil tracer dye to the baby oil in order to add an alternate way to find the leak after turning the smoke off. I used it to locate a evap...

I was looking at the same setup (individual parts), but I would only use them if I was removing the Intake silencer box and keep the original air box and deck plate mod. I've also been looking at the Spectre kit with a one piece intake tube, filter and shield that I've seen online for < $100...

Don't know, but I'll check..

I an annoying problem under the dash of my '02. I'm hoping that someone else has already seen/solved this problem before I start taking things apart. I can hear an intermittent (sometimes faster, sometimes slower, sometimes not at all ) clicking sound under the dash that sounds like the rapid...

I recently replaced the power lock servo inside the driver's side fron door because the button wasn't popping up when I flipped the lock switch. Once I removed the door panel, it took about 15 minutes to get the lock assembly out. Once I disconnected the operating rods for the innner handle...

Thanks for all the great information. I still haven't done it, the car I've been driving gets about 20-30% better gas mileage, and these days that makes a difference. It looks like I'm definitely doing the t-belt and the water pump and the drive belts. I'll have to take a look at the idlers...

Oil Leak There are ultraviolet leak detectors you can buy. I got mine from JC Whitney years ago. You can get them other places, probably parts stores. Look for UV leak detector. You dump a bottle (around 1-2 oz.) of dye in your crank case and drive. After you're sure you've driven enough...

I have a 2002 2wd SR5 with just over 90K. I'm looking at replacing my timing belt. I haven't had a bit of trouble from the car. I use synthetic oil in the crankcase, and synthetic ATF when I changed the filter at 60K. I've read about timing belts going much longer than 90K, but I have an...

I bought my 02 4runner used 3 mos. ago. PO had apparently installed an aftermarket alarm and DVD Player. I've had complaints from my neighbors that at random times during the night, the horn sounds off approx 6 times in rapid succession. The only time I've been able to reproduce it is by...