Recent content by Vesper

Hey dudes, So, yeah, obviously I'm taking it in, but I just thought I'd see what you guys thought the issue could be. I've never had a car that will intermittently pull to the side before, but generally it pulls to the left. Every so often it will stop pulling to the left and I can hold the...

Thanks everyone! I just topped off the oil. I'm gonna reset the trip odometer and see about how many miles I can get before I get to the lower "fill" dot on the dipstick, then decide what to do.

Aha, yeah. I always notice it immediately after turning the car off. I don't get any gray smoke that I've noticed. As far as leaking from the valve covers, is that something that is fixable? Thanks for the help, guys. Aside from some "character" it has from being such an old vehicle, I'm...

Ah dammit, I figured that's what I would hear, I was hoping there was a better way to estimate how much to add. I'm 99% sure it's not leaking, it's often in a garage and I've found nothing underneath. I realize burning oil is something that just tends to happen with older cars, but is there...

So I've got a 97 that definitely burns a bit of oil, I can tell by the smell. I checked my oil just now, and it's on the low side between the two dimples on the dip stick. If I recall correctly, when I bought the thing it was somewhere in the middle but I can't be positive. I'd really like to...

Right on, thanks! And yeah I know Toyotas tend to last forever, only reason I felt comfortable buying one with so many miles.

Greetings, Today I bought a 97 4Runner SR5 and I'm in love with it. My first car as a kid was an 89 Landcruiser so I've always been partial to Toyotas. Anyway, I'm just curious about what sorta general wear-and-tear I should plan for with such an old car. It has 175,000 miles on it but it was...