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Steve did my ‘24 ORP yesterday and exceeded expectations. Not a spot missed, nice and thick every place possible.

Sprint Booster throttle management, easy to install and greatly improves throttle response. Condition: like new as shown, comes with original box and all items Price: $50 shipped within continental US or $35 pickup in Randolph, NJ Location: Randolph, NJ BONUS: if you pickup, take your pick of...

The time has come, my '07 Limited has hit end of useful life at 308K miles. The rear differential is grinding and diagnosis is likely failed pinion bearing shortly after I paid the local dealer to replace the pinion seal and yoke to fix a small leak. It's anyone's guess why this happened...

Evidently so. My '07 Limited does exactly what is described above, on days where ambient temp is > the set temp the recirculate button lights. Possibly this only happens on certain models. I've tested this in hot (>80degF ambient) weather by leaving the set temp above known ambient, then...

Aftermarket CV axles (not including CVJ) typically use rubber boots on both joints, unlike Toyota which uses a plastic/nylon boot on the hub end which rarely fails. If your inboard boot is failing at low mileage, check your ride height and the angle of the axle shaft as it leaves the inboard...

There are three chain tensioners, one on each chain. You'd need to use a stethoscope in order to find the noisemaker. The main chain tensioner uses a ratchet as you mentioned, but the #2 chain tensioners do not. I've had oil filters with (suspected) defective anti-drainback valves cause noisy...

Can you measure the gaps and report back? It would be good data on long-term wear differences between NGK vs. Denso given your mileage. I bought my 4Runner at 164K miles and found the factory plugs still there, don't have the notes but I found the Denso plugs had slightly lower gap than the...

It's under warranty, take it to the dealer and let us know what they find & fix.

I'd just remove and cap the vacuum lines attached to the intake (PCV, Vacuum Switching Valves...) and re-check LTFTs after some run time. After this, I'd pull the spark plugs on Bank 2 and look for variation in burn coloration...indicating an injector or two underflowing. If no leaks, and all...

I've replaced mine and it was necessary, as the engine had been neglected and run for 20k oil change intervals and had some sludge. You'll want to get new crush washers for the cap bolts to ensure a good leak-free seal. If you've kept up with oil changes and run decent oil, it's unlikely yours...

Cracked at the elbow into the rack housing. I considered cutting the tube and using the impact gun, but I really needed that line intact so I could get a replacement fabricated. I'm about halfway into pulling the rack and it's not horrible work. Going to replace the steering shaft as the...

Woolwax on the metal that doesn't get direct road spray, and CRC Marine Corrosion Inhibitor on the ones that get sprayed. Drop the skids once a year, hit the radiator support crossmember inside & out. Frame rails, any exposed metal.

Update: the fitting broke at the rack while trying to loosen the transfer tube, even after Kroil soaking and modest torch heating. It's getting a rack. I'll add pics of the transmission cooler tubes which show early signs of the same failure due to rust weakening the external surface, looks...

Good feedback as always, greatly appreciated. I'm getting a heavy duty flare wrench and crows-foot today to help get the existing tubes off the rack, this will be my go/nogo step. If they come off, the project is line replacement...if not, it's steering rack replacement. I found a local NAPA...

Salt Life has claimed one of my rack transfer lines at 282k miles in NJ, the ones that go from the rack to the steering head. Two rust bubbles that ruptured outward and are spraying fluid as shown in the pic (engine off dribbling). These are not the lines that run to/from the pump, they are...