Recent content by 8lifgr8

I'm returning to this thread to update my battle. After following @J1000 's advice I haven't had fuel boiling since insulating all my lines. I still have venting. I think they are two seperate issues with similar symptoms. The boiling has to be due to outside heat getting in the system...

Does the 4Runner all-pro kit work with the GX? I figure the CVs are the same, but it wouldn't suprise me if Toyota put a smaller CV on 4.0L rigs?

Hahah, Amen on the 13mm bolts. The Toyota's rusted out so I have a few differing bolts sizes on my skid plates. That's one reason I omitted that step in my video, my skids would confuse any GX owner. Two of mine sheared and I had to put a nutsert into the center of the front skid. That bolt...

@Rednexus , are there any writeups on how to remove the tripod joint? I'm assuming it has to come off to reboot (assuming we are using a quality boot and not a split boot)? I'd like to reboot mine to use a trail spare, and could easily film it and add it to the OP so both jobs are in the first...

I'll have to look into encoding the video into, say 720p (so the file size is smaller) and then creating a dummy gmail account and host it on Google Drive. The video was just shy of 2GB, that's a lot of space on a phone for a "just in case" moment. Maybe that would help some folks out...

That's exactly what happened to me. I did a routine undercarriage check when I got to my campground in Colorado and noticed the axle grease and found the hairline tear on the inboard boot. Since I didn't have my toolkit with me and the axle was fine, I just "sent it" and off-roaded and drove...

This is probably old news to most of you, but hopefully it helps someone out. When I was up for this job and researching tips and articles, a lot of the DIY/writeups consisted of removing tie-rod end links, control arms ball joints, etc. Stuff that, in theory, would make the job easy, but also...

Time to start getting some OBD2 readings and maybe see if I can get some IR readings from a temp gun on some components under the hood. My situation is improving, but it finally had too much yesterday on the White Rim Trail (approx. 6kft tops), 98-102F OAT, 4-low, venting w/ smell around lunch...

We've only hit 80F (at 5200ft) and did some serious 4-wheeling in 4-lo (but ambients were only mid 60s at the time). White Rim in early June will tell me more, but so far so good, only a normal/brief hiss at the pump so far after doing the plugs and the o2s.

Wow, you guys are all awesome. Tried this job tonight and the flange on the PS lower tore off when I was working it. So I had to hammer and air chisel the mangled inner press-fit out the top, expelling both the upper and lower flanges through the top hole at the same time. Had that happened...

All of my vehicles that are regularly greased look like this. If the driveshaft is too near the cats (like on my discovery 2), you get to smell burning grease for the first 500 miles after a good U-joint service. Are your u-joints serviceable? From the picture it looks like it's about time...

Yeah, doing a cat-back is next on my list. Or maybe a cat-back + mufflers, but then it gets pricey. I don't see any leaks in my system, but I do have some rust, so anything is possible. The EGT could be a software tuning issue, but based on most of these "boiling" reports on rigs well over...

That looks like the VSV valve on the evap system, right? It could be opening and closing causing the tapping noise.

Check your rack bushings and your tie-rod end. Just crawl under the vehicle (out of the way of the tires) and have someone turn left to right. You'll see the rack shift before the tires move. If it's excessive (it will be obvious), then you'll need to do rack bushings. Mine are on order. I...

The biggest change for me, and I"m not going to say it's "solved" was the pre-cat O2s (I did this along with spark plugs). I don't have any measurements, but I'm assuming my exhaust gas temps went down. Sure it's been cold outside, but we are using the crappiest blend of Ethanol here in Utah...