Recent content by Woodcutter

Been a while but it did it after I had my brakes done last year so not sure that's it, but worth a check.

Hey all, I'm getting a weird noise when braking. It's not the grinding sound of worn down brake pads, it's a sound like a spring being tensioned or un-tensioned. It sounds more like a secondary noise related to slowing down and stopping than the brakes themselves. The brakes work fine otherwise...

What causes the manifolds to crack in the first place? Just wondering why the OEM 4.7L manifolds are so prone to cracking in the first place? Material defect, or just not supported well? Would be a good thing to know if replacing them how to prevent the cracking in the future - seeing as how...

Blown spark plug Yeah I guess that would make sense - I was thinking the worst but it didn't really follow the head gasket symptoms. Hope that's all it is - cheaper than a head gasket job anyway! Getting it checked out at my mechanic Tuesday so I'll post what they find. Thanks!

I was driving my 2000 4Runner Friday and suddenly there was a loud putt putt sound - at first I thought it was a bad muffler or something. Kind of a Harley putt putt but slightly softer. Anyway, there was no oil light and no overheating. There was oil on the inside of the engine compartment...

Similar issue My 2000 Sr5 has developed a similar issue. Battery was purchased new earlier this year. Ground wire appears to be fine, not broken or loose. When I turn the key, sometimes it starts right up. Other times, it will click (quietly) once and then nothing. Now apparently when I turn...

I know this is an older thread, but just to add my experience - I see most here are seeing this with the V8. I bought a 2000 T4R 3.4L V6 a few months ago and just recently started hearing the harmonic throb starting at about 60 mph. Haven't noticed yet if it's only under load, foot on the gas...

Well, I took it to the brake shop and both inner and outer seals leaked oil all over the inside of the rear brakes. :cry: SOoo, new axle seals, inner and outer, new wheel bearings, new shoes, bled, adjusted, et voila! My rear brakes now work. Fronts were fine but are stock so looking to do the...

Have the Duratracs on my old Explorer (drove it for a while until I could get a 4Runner, it's up for sale now:D). Mine have about 9K miles or so on them, and they were quite a bit quieter when new than they are now. I run about 35 psi. That said, the Explorer is a little out of alignment - not...

4yotaguy, from what the emissions guy said I interpreted it to mean brakes as in not the parking brake, but then the guy at the e-station wasn't the brightest knife in the chandelier either - not that I am, mind you... I was thinking about that and wondered if maybe they just need adjusting.

Just bought my first 4Runner, a 2000 SR5 with 137K miles. Has a 2" OME lift by Toytec, with 265/75-16 BFG's on it. Runs good, no visible leaks, doesn't burn oil, no serious issues except brakes. And the AC isn't working, but that's another subject. Went for CO emissions and they couldn't test...