"I would be more worried about trapped moisture and rust. If you live in a rust prone area I would remove the tape/wrap."
How would moisture get trapped? The whole system still gets hot and any moisture would evaporate pretty quickly. Right?
So I did some PM over the weekend and did the PHH, water pump, belts, etc. and took my exhaust manifold heat shields off. I came across some extra heat tape I've had lying around and decided to wrap the manifold and the two pipes as they head out of the engine bay. Here are two questions...
I went to the windshield guy and had him take the windshield out. Next I drove without a windshield to a bodyshop and for about $100 I had them media blast the rust on the bottom of the window where the metal is crimped together. The reason I went with media blasting is because that does not...
Why is everyone so set on turbos? Does TRD not have a bolt on supercharger that adds 120 hp and 120 ft-lbs with only a 20% parasitic effect? Isn't that the way to go? Go with a Toyota product that will work instead of trying to reinvent something? I'm looking for an HP boost and I've been...
Step #1 is to go to the dealer and get them to cut you a new key from the VIN. Every time I pick up a new-to-me Toyota I go to the dealer and have them cut me a new key. It's amazing how well everything works with a sharp cut key. Also, with a please and a thank you, I have yet to pay for...
Mine has been tracking a little to the left since I picked it up five years ago. Tires are just fine, on my second set and everything is wearing just fine. I say leave it if it does not wear your tires funny.
Done. I disconnected the throttle and cruise cable and verified that the values presented are those at the mechanical limits of the little cam thing that they connect to. TB butterfly is fully open at throttle.
There's a small chip on my headlight and I was wondering if it's advisable to get that fixed by the windshield repair guys for $20 before the crack explodes.
So I just noticed on my Torque Pro App that there is a bit of a discrepancy between reality and the OBDII reading on my throttle position. For a note, the readings are the same with engine off and on (ignition on). Basically the lowest that the OBDII reading will read for throttle position is...
Here's an idea for keeping the intercooler clean from mud and all that: So the tried and true way of cleaning the undercarriage that we all know and use is to just set a sprinkler under the truck, turn it on, and forget about it for a while. Keeping this in mind, it might work to pipe a water...
Since I like the way you think I feel I need to ask you how you feel about Methanol/water injection for these motors with or without your remote turbo setup. Would you ever consider adding a water/methanol to your setup? Thanks.
Nothing yet? I'm stumped. I'm kid of at a point in my life where I love the LC but I also love the idea of finding a good and honest shop that can figure this stuff out for me. Good luck.
I use the bluetooth from OBDII to an Android phone running Torque Pro. That right there gives me so much telemetry and data that I watch every parameter so much that I worry like a dad with his daughter out on prom night.
This right here. 3/4" nut, weld the inside of the nut, just fill it with hot goo like the mig is a hot goo squirt gun. Then two things are accomplished: 1. the heat loosens the thread and 2. you have a nice 3/4" plug. I've done this to all of my plugs (12 total along with my 1992 pickup...
So I stripped a thread on my #5 (all the way back, passenger side) and had a mechanic repair it. Now the thread blew out and the next step thread repair is $350 for just the parts. The heads are just fine with the head gaskets being no more than one year old. I really do not want to pull a...
I had a mechanic put it on. of course it's the back cylinder on the passenger side, but it looks like it stripped out somehow. The plug and helicoil came out in one piece and were laying there attached to the wire. Go figure. I tried to screw it back in but once the engine cooled down it...