What Did You Do To Your 3rd Gen Today?
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Scoop'02
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Tell me more! Hand feeding the belt back in is annoying, but not $233 annoying...
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XJeepguy
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I took my belt out , unravelled as far as it would go and hit it with power washer using hot water .
Let it dry , and it worked 80% better . Been 2 years now and its just getting ready to need it again.
Try it
Twan
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You appear to be lost. This is the 3rd gen section.
tystaco
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Forgive me if I am missing a previous post from you, but I have seen quite a few posts that detail out cleaning the belt/mechanism and it really looks quite do able by even the most uninitiated, which I feel doesn't describe members such as your self that have been around here a while.
I am guilty of having not cleaned both of my 4runners belts, both of which retract slowly. I should do it too. My personal thought on a second party would be the inconvenience of mailing out a belt (if that is how they operate) and waiting to get it back, plus paying someone for something that looks to not be very time intensive.
habanero
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I see what you're saying about sending belts out, that sure would be inconvenient. Excellent point!
I have cleaned mine in the past, it was the fraying that did it in. I replaced that one with oe which was spendy (though not as spendy as the ones for newer style belt). Some people expressed interest in replacing theirs so I thought I'd throw that idea out there too, see if someone would expand on that idea with actual experience with it.
96 ToyRunner
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Got my rear left axle seal and bearing replaced again due to the previous mechanic not doing it right at 329,716
Georgia97SR5
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1997 SR5 - Throttle Body, IAC, MAF cleaning and plugs
I recently purchased a 1997 SR5 4WD with 263K on the clock. Previous owner couldn't find evidence of a recent timing belt change so that made me nervous, but I was able to buy it right so if I needed to do the TB job I'd still be ok with the price. Over the last few weeks I noticed sluggish acceleration and a very strange bump/shudder/slam around 2K RPM & 50MPH. I was really worried I had a transmission problem so I drove with ECT engaged and the problem subsided. I decided to do some maintenance and started with the following:
MAF sensor cleaning - the bullet/inline style on my particular vehicle
Throttle body cleaning and IAC cleaning
New plugs
The project went well and I ended up cleaning the throttle body due do the excessive amount of buildup I found in the airbox, and air intake hose headed to the throttle body. I had to literally scrape the gunk from the lower portions of the air intake hose. The throttle body was filthy and the IAC looked like it was completely clogged, which is weird because the vehicle seemed to idle just fine and I didn't experience any temp issues.
When I changed the plugs I noticed a significant amount of oil around the #4 plug so I assume there is some back pressure and/or a leaky tube seal.
I finished the project and fired it up. Once I was satisfied that the job was complete I disconnected the negative terminal and left it off for 20+ minutes to reset the ECU. Reconnected the battery and then took it for a test drive - performance was much better at lower RPM and acceleration was noticeably smoother at higher RPM.
All in all I'm happy with the outcome but I still feel like it's a little sluggish during initial acceleration so I'm thinking of doing the plug wires and doing Seafoam or CRC or water cleaning of the intake valves to see if I have buildup. I wouldn't be surprised if I had massive amounts of buildup since I saw so much in the air intake tube, throttle body, IAC and the intake itself. Also considering replacing all vacuum hoses since they're 22+ years old and some are deteriorating.
I'm open to suggestions for other steps to help restore as much performance as possible.
I recently purchased a 1997 SR5 4WD with 263K on the clock. Previous owner couldn't find evidence of a recent timing belt change so that made me nervous, but I was able to buy it right so if I needed to do the TB job I'd still be ok with the price. Over the last few weeks I noticed sluggish acceleration and a very strange bump/shudder/slam around 2K RPM & 50MPH. I was really worried I had a transmission problem so I drove with ECT engaged and the problem subsided. I decided to do some maintenance and started with the following:
MAF sensor cleaning - the bullet/inline style on my particular vehicle
Throttle body cleaning and IAC cleaning
New plugs
The project went well and I ended up cleaning the throttle body due do the excessive amount of buildup I found in the airbox, and air intake hose headed to the throttle body. I had to literally scrape the gunk from the lower portions of the air intake hose. The throttle body was filthy and the IAC looked like it was completely clogged, which is weird because the vehicle seemed to idle just fine and I didn't experience any temp issues.
When I changed the plugs I noticed a significant amount of oil around the #4 plug so I assume there is some back pressure and/or a leaky tube seal.
I finished the project and fired it up. Once I was satisfied that the job was complete I disconnected the negative terminal and left it off for 20+ minutes to reset the ECU. Reconnected the battery and then took it for a test drive - performance was much better at lower RPM and acceleration was noticeably smoother at higher RPM.
All in all I'm happy with the outcome but I still feel like it's a little sluggish during initial acceleration so I'm thinking of doing the plug wires and doing Seafoam or CRC or water cleaning of the intake valves to see if I have buildup. I wouldn't be surprised if I had massive amounts of buildup since I saw so much in the air intake tube, throttle body, IAC and the intake itself. Also considering replacing all vacuum hoses since they're 22+ years old and some are deteriorating.
I'm open to suggestions for other steps to help restore as much performance as possible.
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Georgia97SR5
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Thanks for the suggestion - I'll check that out. Overall I believe this is definitely some form of restriction, either intake issues, compression issues or maybe clogged cat. I am happy to say I haven't experienced the bump/shudder since completing the maintenance on Saturday.
Fisheroon
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The last few days have been very productive...
Did some bumper touch-up with Roxy-dog.
IMG_3184 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/140393666@N08/, on Flickr
I love the texture of the Rustoleum Bedliner.
IMG_3182 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/140393666@N08/, on Flickr
Installed an AEM wideband gauge to monitor AFR with the supercharger and trimmed off half of the Panavise phone mount to give passengers more knee room.
IMG_3195 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/140393666@N08/, on Flickr
Installed a LC engineering short-throw shifter kit.
IMG_3213 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/140393666@N08/, on Flickr
Between the shorter throws and the extra power from the supercharger, it's becoming pretty fun to drive! :car:
Did some bumper touch-up with Roxy-dog.
IMG_3184 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/140393666@N08/, on FlickrI love the texture of the Rustoleum Bedliner.
IMG_3182 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/140393666@N08/, on FlickrInstalled an AEM wideband gauge to monitor AFR with the supercharger and trimmed off half of the Panavise phone mount to give passengers more knee room.
IMG_3195 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/140393666@N08/, on FlickrInstalled a LC engineering short-throw shifter kit.
IMG_3213 by https://www.flickr.com/photos/140393666@N08/, on FlickrBetween the shorter throws and the extra power from the supercharger, it's becoming pretty fun to drive! :car:
FWIW, a lot of people reset the ECU after a big cleaning job like that. Starts resetting the car to your driving habits, not those of the previous owner w/ gunked up engine components
96 ToyRunner
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Got my oil changed at the Toyota dealership at 329,799 miles
Ifirefight
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Did that on my Sons 01. Was getting 12.9 MPG now I’m At 20 MPG. They must have had a lead foot.
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Georgia97SR5
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Here’s what I did to reset the ECU: “Once I was satisfied that the job was complete I disconnected the negative terminal and left it off for 20+ minutes to reset the ECU.”
Do I need to follow a different procedure or will this cover the reset?
missed that part in your post. my bad. yep that'll do the same as pulling the fuse
poleclimber63
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Kelowna Pick N' Pull. They had 2, a 96 LTD, pretty much stripped, and the 2000 SR5---- it had only been there for a few days thank goodness... It is sad to see these trucks come to such an ignominious end. One suffered a fatal front end collision and the other had been rolled. Sorry, neither were white!
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