What Did You Do To Your 3rd Gen Today?
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ajordan1975
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Drove to work in the snow... :horn:
habanero
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Ah, I see what you're saying. I haven't have the 'pleasure' of pulling the tubes out of the head.
Good luck with it and with getting the plug bits out!
Twan
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Hopefully not on 36, I apparently just barely missed the mess this morning. I've got about 9" or so in my yard in Louisville.
TorqueOfTheDevil
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It was actually Sunday..
I had to do an oil change on the girlfriends TDi Beetle so decided I would do an oil change on mine too.
I spilt oil everywhere... I really did relocate my oil filter to the most retarded place ever. :lol:
I had to do an oil change on the girlfriends TDi Beetle so decided I would do an oil change on mine too.
I spilt oil everywhere... I really did relocate my oil filter to the most retarded place ever. :lol:
ajordan1975
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ColoRAD
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I was on 36, a quick 4 hour commute from Denver to Boulder. It was something else.
infamousRNR
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Did the projector retrofit using mini d2s 4.0 square projectors. Loving it thus far.
what ballasts did you use? was everything from the retrofit source?
Twan
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Ouch. I left my house at 6 and it only took me maybe 20 minutes to get to Boulder. Sat at work for an hour or so waiting for the rest of my coworkers from Westy/Broomfield.
I did Transmission fluid change flushing system with onboard pump.
12qt of Valvoline Max Life used with roughly 8 Qt left in system.
New crushwasher.
Odd find,
I checked fluid level on level surface no under/over present yet 4qts came out of pan during change.
I’m thinking this was due to good warm up & parked for 3 hours on steep incline for change.
Anyway , my 96 4-runner winter work is complete.
I Replaced all Fuel injectors on driver side , full coolant system flush & Trans fluid.
All work was done outside in 30-40deg temp wicked wind chill @ times cold cold cold.
NEVER AGAIN
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12qt of Valvoline Max Life used with roughly 8 Qt left in system.
New crushwasher.
Odd find,
I checked fluid level on level surface no under/over present yet 4qts came out of pan during change.
I’m thinking this was due to good warm up & parked for 3 hours on steep incline for change.
Anyway , my 96 4-runner winter work is complete.
I Replaced all Fuel injectors on driver side , full coolant system flush & Trans fluid.
All work was done outside in 30-40deg temp wicked wind chill @ times cold cold cold.
NEVER AGAIN
.
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MooreRunner
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Hopeless Diamond
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Figured I'd take another step along the way of refreshing the A/C system considering I've had the dash torn about since September. Have all the parts (or so I thought), just need to do it. Pulled the evaporator core out, seemed like it could use a little refreshing. The bolts holding the expansion valve and tube assembly were just rusted in to the point of no removal without damage. So, Camelback for a new tube assembly (already have the expansion valve).
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turbodudey2
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Valve cover gaskets...
4Runner4Leon
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Valve cover gaskets...
Haha, that's a lot more than valve cover gaskets! :thumb:
Valve cover gaskets...
Oh man.. that's on my list of stuff to do.
I read the thread that mentioned "check tightness and hand tighten down any loose bolts first" and did that. several were loose so I thinkkkk I bought myself some time and can just wait til dry weather to do it.
Nice work though
P0304 = tires?
Offered designated driver duty to haul the crew to a brewery tour 2 Thursdays ago. Hit the onramp, engine started missing, CEL flashing, ScanGaugeII found no codes, re-routed back to get another car, on to the brewery! After the festivities, the Snoop threw a P0304 on the way home. I visually inspected #4 spark plug and wire, switched out the coil packs, still P0304. Yeesh, injector? head gasket? yikes. Sputtered over to a mechanic for diagnostics - bad spark plug wire. They offered to replace the wire set and plugs for another $600 beyond the diagnostic fee. They also recommended a new air filter, even though mine is a) clean and b) 700 miles young. I declined and handled it myself at an order of magnitude less money and 47 minutes to complete the work. Lessons:
Offered designated driver duty to haul the crew to a brewery tour 2 Thursdays ago. Hit the onramp, engine started missing, CEL flashing, ScanGaugeII found no codes, re-routed back to get another car, on to the brewery! After the festivities, the Snoop threw a P0304 on the way home. I visually inspected #4 spark plug and wire, switched out the coil packs, still P0304. Yeesh, injector? head gasket? yikes. Sputtered over to a mechanic for diagnostics - bad spark plug wire. They offered to replace the wire set and plugs for another $600 beyond the diagnostic fee. They also recommended a new air filter, even though mine is a) clean and b) 700 miles young. I declined and handled it myself at an order of magnitude less money and 47 minutes to complete the work. Lessons:
- Genuine Toyota spark plug wire set is worth the price over the Bosch wire set that crapped out in 21,000 miles. It's a lot beefier with protective wraps in all the right places and includes all the clips, pre-installed.
- Find my multi-meter or get a new one and use it. It's a lot cheaper than the diagnostic fee.
- Find a new mechanic... again.
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LittleCaesar
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I am sorry, did you say $600 for plugs and wires?:lookout:
I'm sorry, too. If it was a fair price, I would have let them handle it. Not sure what they were thinking.
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