What did you do with your 4runner today?

Did a few items today:

HCF delete - . . . .

Reset the ECU - . . . .

Cleaned the throttle body - There are many threads on this but a note of caution about tightening the TB bolts. I broke one the first time I did this despite using 15 ft lbs on my torque wrench. When I cleaned it again today, don't know what the deal is w/ these bolts but I could sense 15 was too much so I lowered the torque wrench to 12. Still felt like something was going to break so I put away the torque wrench and went with the time-honored "Tagn!" method ("That ain't goin' nowhere!"), just snugging them down until they felt tight enough.

Cleaned the MAF sensor - . . . .

Just wanted to note, since I was cleaning my TB this last weekend. I got the bolts to 15 ft-lb very carefully, but it for sure felt like to much. Nothing broke, so that was good. Then the next day I was looking at my Haynes manual and it list ~108 in-lbs, or about 9 ft-lbs!!!!! I'm not sure where the 15 ft-lbs is coming from, but I read the same thing on a few post, and people are always mentioning bolts braking because of it.

Just wanted to get the word out that 9 ft-lbs should be the right torque! I removed mine and reinstalled to that torque and it felt safe.
 
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What was our dog doing in your driveway? ;-)

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What was my dog doing in both of your pictures?!
 

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changed both sides of my cv axle with oem toyota axles, now remaining the lca&uca, the whole front needs a refresh, 164k miles on the odometer
 
This was yesterday, but wanted to share

I installed LED lights on my interior, fog lights, low beams, and turn signals front and rear. Everything works great, except now I suffer from the rapid turn signal flashing. I will have to modify the turn signal flasher or install some resistors.
 
I installed LED lights on my interior, fog lights, low beams, and turn signals front and rear. Everything works great, except now I suffer from the rapid turn signal flashing. I will have to modify the turn signal flasher or install some resistors.
Resistors are pretty simple to install. And you should only need to do one for either side (will make front and rear flash properly)
 
Links to 4th gen Vehicle OCD console organizers

They are available on Amazon. Also, the vendor is on here. OCD organizers .


center console divider - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018CX73AG
center console tray - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0773SLKD3

Amazon store - https://www.amazon.com/vehicleocd
EBAY store - https://www.ebay.com/str/salexorganizers

Both the divider and tray can be used together or independently. Buy both and save 20% on Amazon and 15% on EBAY. No code needed, discount automatically applied at checkout. Made in :usa2:
 
My son is moving to Colorado next week, so got the 2004 4Runner in tip top shape this week:
New front Sway bar end links (no more "popping noise")
new drivers side CV Axle (boot had a small tear, was fine but went ahead and replaced)
New front brake pads and rotors
Oil Change with BG MOA
Cabin and engine filters replaced
BG 44K added to fuel
Drivers door strap replaced (was hitting window when rolled down)
Replaced Front and Rear Turn Signals, Brake Lights, license plate, reverse lights, and fogs with LED's and added LED friendly flasher module (no resistors)
Sylvania ZEVO LED headlights
Full interior and exterior detail
and found OEM rubber floor mats from a 2011 4Runner for $40. :biggrin2:
 
Got my winch in today woohoo.. Come Up 9.5 gen 2, "naked" as I have a new synthetic rope waiting..
My Vixctory 4x4 front winch bumper should be here on Monday.
 
I installed LED lights on my interior, fog lights, low beams, and turn signals front and rear. Everything works great, except now I suffer from the rapid turn signal flashing. I will have to modify the turn signal flasher or install some resistors.

you could also do what I did and install a smarttap relay by using a small harness adapter out of a GX470.

You lose your DRLs, but you gain the ability to tap the stalk to signal a set number of times, as well as some interesting strobe modes for your hazards
 
Resistors are pretty simple to install. And you should only need to do one for either side (will make front and rear flash properly)

Do you know what size resistor I should get? I have seen several but with different amounts of resistance. :shrug:
 
you could also do what I did and install a smarttap relay by using a small harness adapter out of a GX470.

You lose your DRLs, but you gain the ability to tap the stalk to signal a set number of times, as well as some interesting strobe modes for your hazards

Do you have a video or writeup I can view or reference??
 

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