97 AZ LC

DipYourCar has a new peelable high gloss clearcoat, which is interesting. Problem is it costs $239 / gal, which should do the whole car, or multiple hoods and roofs. I have not tried it - but you could be the pioneer...

3 x 5 index cards also work well. Package of 100 costs 72 cents at Walmart.

Can you do another video - a la post #70.

I’ve been doing the 4qt. fluid exchange over time on our 01 LX with Valvoline Maxlife synthetic ATF. Currently at 309K and still running strong.

August 2002 is not "around 2002" - it's the end of the 2002 U.S. model year and the start of the 5 speed in the 2003 U.S. model year. You're Dexron III.

Simply put, according to Castrol, if you've got a 4-speed auto it's DEX-III and if you've got 5-speed auto it's WS (DEX-VI)

$46 is too low. $46k is too high. Try averaging the two.

My experience is that Gates is cut to fit and OE is perfect without cutting. So I threw away the Gates and got OE.

Nice find. The bulletin undermines about everything we know, or purport to know, about Toyota coolant. Did they change their minds later? Was it not Toyota that named them "long life" and "super long life" respectively? What was the advantage...

Replace the Ts, save the new hoses for next time.

That is beautiful, especially with the steel wheels and black bumpers. I bet it's non-metallic, maybe single stage. I don't think it's a U.S. market color, at least for the 100 series.

A Carfax report is now $45 so there is a Robin Hood element to the black market. PS - I now want the seller to run the Carfax report, at their expense. People who won't do it are usually hiding something. If the car is clean it's dumb not to...

This guy used to tell his teacher that his dog ate his homework.

Just do the radiator and coolant now, everything else is much lower priority.

If you have a "2000 TLC" there is no need to buy retainer/washers. Just re-use what you take off, paying attention to how and where they came off - front or rear. They are indestructible. Clean them up and/or paint them if you wish.

$147 doesn't include cutting the key? I thought all dealers had the ability to cut keys based on the VIN and the key code. Mine certainly does.