What did you do with your 4runner today?
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SummitRunner
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Oil change and radiator fluid change. Opened the hood and saw this "squirrel damage":
Patched the hood liner back together with a glue gun.
Patched the hood liner back together with a glue gun.
wigsajumper
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Readout is under the cover. Cover has a cutout for the readout. Two ports.
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Did you check the airbox and fresh air intake for liner leftovers??
SummitRunner
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Airbox was clean. I didn't check the fresh air intake, good idea to check, thanks
Formidable
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The bolt on mine is rusted so that I cant even get it out, let alone pull the arm off. basically there is no head to the bolt so Im going to have to try to get it with an easy out or similar, but honestly dont think its going to come out. Im preparing to have to replace the motor
earthrealm
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so trying to chase a persistent p0174 error, LTFT on bank 2 is 37% high, while bank 1 is 14%, have cleaned, maf sensor and throttle body, changed airfilter, no luck, next step is to change fuel pump+filter, but i want to test the furl pressure first. ordered the kit from amazon, but ran into hitch, am unable to locate the fuel rail/where to hook up the fuel pressure kit. my truck is 05 v6, would appreciate any head ups for this procedure or links for videos to match.
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The_Perrycox
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Power steering
Being bored and having the itch to work on the 4Runner...I decided to do a power steering flush. The truck only has 83k miles on it, but it -is- an 04 so I figured it wouldn't hurt. Old fluid was pretty foul looking. Went through a little over a quart til it was coming out fresh as a daisy.
My what a difference it made. So much smoother when turning the wheel, and it feels a bit more responsive overall. Definitely worth doing!
Being bored and having the itch to work on the 4Runner...I decided to do a power steering flush. The truck only has 83k miles on it, but it -is- an 04 so I figured it wouldn't hurt. Old fluid was pretty foul looking. Went through a little over a quart til it was coming out fresh as a daisy.
My what a difference it made. So much smoother when turning the wheel, and it feels a bit more responsive overall. Definitely worth doing!
0verland
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:wow: Only 83k miles!?!? That has to be the lowest mileage on the boards.
The_Perrycox
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Yep! It's actually at 82.9k =)
Purchased from a family friend who hardly did any long distance driving for a whopping $5k. Only downside is she's only 2wd...for now.
I've Had quite a few conversations with Wyatt over at Rock Solid Toys and sometime next year she'll be getting the conversion. It ain't cheap, but a 4wd 4th gen with mileage this low doesn't really exist. I don't plan on ever getting rid of this truck, so to me it'll be worth it.
Maryland State Inspection is a 1 time safety inspection. It can be a pain in the ass and a major hassle.
I'll get an emissions notice shortly, as the current emission. Test expires next month.
084RUNNAH
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41k miles here!!! Nothing much to add here other than replacing my rear coil springs under warranty as one side snapped
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recently got a 2006 4Runner sport V6 4WD with 192k
today replaced spark plugs
rear diff oil w/mobil1
installed black housing headlights
lubed both driveshafts
replaced rear brake pads.
installed 5th gen front struts w/coil, rear strut, upper control arm
went off roading in some local areas.
today replaced spark plugs
rear diff oil w/mobil1
installed black housing headlights
lubed both driveshafts
replaced rear brake pads.
installed 5th gen front struts w/coil, rear strut, upper control arm
went off roading in some local areas.
Terminator03
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Just so you know, it isn’t actually a bolt. The shaft has a threaded section beyond the arm bushing with a nut that retains it. So, you should be able to carefully cut the nut off with a small Dremel cutoff wheel similar to what I did with the arm bushing. You may be able to then just run a die over the threads and replace the nut after the new arm is on.
Billynath1988
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My tailgate latch magically started working again.
I was manually opening it by lowering rear window and reaching into service hole to pull the 2 levers and when I shut it, I heard it start working after about 2 months of assumed death. So thats awesome..
Went to do a front diff fluid change and the lower drain bolt is stuck and started to strip. So it ended up being a 3/4 fluid exchange and ill revisit that issue another time.
Installed new rear view mirror Dashcam and backup camera
Installed the LUYED LED reverse bulbs. which are in fact a great upgrade for 3 seconds of work and 12 dollars. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075K4DPFY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I was manually opening it by lowering rear window and reaching into service hole to pull the 2 levers and when I shut it, I heard it start working after about 2 months of assumed death. So thats awesome..
Went to do a front diff fluid change and the lower drain bolt is stuck and started to strip. So it ended up being a 3/4 fluid exchange and ill revisit that issue another time.
Installed new rear view mirror Dashcam and backup camera
Installed the LUYED LED reverse bulbs. which are in fact a great upgrade for 3 seconds of work and 12 dollars. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075K4DPFY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Terminator03
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I had the same issue when I changed my diff oils. I ended up ordering a new plug on Amazon so I’d already have it in case I destroyed the old one getting it out. I tried using a small cold chisel around the perimeter as others said they did, but all that did was to keep ripping sections off, making it smaller! What finally worked for me was using a map gas torch and heating the plug until it was smoking hot. Then I hammered the Allen socket in (which I also ground the end flat to get maximum engagement), and it came right out. Prior to that, no amount of beating on the plug, chiseling, or any other method would budge it. The high heat is what broke the bond finally, and luckily I hadn’t fully stripped the Allen hole yet. I did coat the new plug with anti-seize, so hopefully next time it will come out normally.
Billynath1988
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wow, yeah I didn't strip it really either, I just knew it was going down that path. I have the new plug in my list for the next fluid change.
Terminator03
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Mine was definitely having that “feeling”, so I backed off and lived to fight it another day, lol. As a last resort, I would’ve welded a nut on it if it stripped, but fortunately the high heat did the trick.
AuSeeker
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I think when people strip the plug and weld a nut on it, it's the heat from welding the nut on that actually gets it loose in the end, just as you did by heating the plug with your torch.
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