Recent content by Zelos

Surprisingly, I don't have a thermometer around so I'll grab one and test it out later in the week. With the old RAV4, the fresh air was a little bit warmer than the outside ambient temperature, but it was definitely tolerable and I almost never used the AC. With this 4Runner, I need crank on...

When my 2000 4Runner's temperature dial is set to the coldest setting without AC and not recirculating, I still get air that's noticeably warmer than outside. This is fine for the winter, but it's unfortunate for the summer on cooler nights where I either need to open the windows or turn on the...

I saw a T4R very similar to mine and I had to pull next to it. Mine's on the right.

I finally got around to replacing the shifter bushing with the Marlin one. The old one didn't look bad and neither did the housing seals. There isn't much noticeable difference in terms of the smell as there's still a faint smell when accelerating and a strong smell when entering the cabin a few...

I'll order the Marlin seats for the t-case and trans. We'll see how it goes. $15 for shipping those seats and a HD shifter socket is borderline highway robbery...

I'm hesitant to say it's the transfer case because before the fluid change, I could smell the really pungent transmission fluid. The t-case fluid did not smell so bad when I changed it out. Also, isn't it pretty hard to overfill diff/t-case/trans fluid since we need to fill via the horizontal...

Hey folks, I have a 5 speed 3.4L 2000 4Runner with about 173k miles. Before changing the transmission fluid which was incredibly smelly, but not dark, I could smell the same odor in the cabin while in 2nd gear and after the truck has been sitting for a few hours after a drive. After changing...

Any idea of the make/model of the alarm if it is aftermarket?

I wonder how much merit there is to this since the only time I've replaced or disconnected batteries for service on a number of vehicles with factory or aftermarket security systems and the alarms don't normally go off. I just replaced the battery on the '00 4Runner with the factory system...

Nice rig. GLWS. Any reason why this would be concerning?

Did that 3rd gen happen to be the Forest Green Sport at around 140k miles? If so, nice catch. I'd definitely fly out for that one.