Recent content by Banshee365

It's a girl!!! LOL

Thanks. I looked under it this evening and the plugs are all virgin. Factory fills. I may try that. Or perhaps this would be a perfect scenario to try the RBRT bit socket. I'm a tool nut and the RBRT stuff has really been intriguing me even though I'm mainly a snap on guy. The 10mm hex is pretty...

I was planning to do the 12 quart exchange on top of the pan removal and filter replacement. I mainly wanted to clean the pan and clean the magnets. That cannot be done without removing the pan. If the filter is of the metal strainer type then perhaps it's best to just leave it alone. It...

It's a customizable parameter within AC Amplifier module accessed through TechStream. Air Inlet Mode: Function to automatically change to recirculation mode when the AUTO switch is on.

I haven’t looked yet but I’m sure I’m the first. It’s a one-owner 2013 with 98k miles. The previous owner maintained it strictly at the dealer. Only by the book stuff for ‘normal driving’ so 10k oil change intervals, air filters and such when required by the book. The diffs, t-case and trans...

I was reading around that the front diff drain plug is common to strip when removing with a 10mm hex bit socket. There is a lot of hype around lately with MAC Tools’ new RBRT line of bit sockets. They are preaching to use them the first time and every time, not as extractors. I wonder if it’s...

Yea, that's all the book says. Manufacturers are pressured to require as little maintenance as possible for environmental reasons. The least waste oils the better for them. We all know that isn't what's best for the vehicle. If you just follow the recommendations in your book for carrying...

Hey all. I've got a nearly $700 parts list put together when the wife's new LX 570 hits 100k in the next 2k miles. We just got it last week. I'm planning to do: Engine oil and filter Coolant change Transmission fluid exchange with new filter and pan gasket Front and rear differentials with...

Thanks! I was looking over the parts diagrams but that little cover just didn't look to be in the right place in the diagram but perhaps it's just an illusion or something. I appreciate the help with that though. I'll order it. What is the consensus on transfer case and axle lube intervals...

I fly a corporate jet for a living. The oil used in the engines is called BP 2380. It is also sold in cans. We stretch a latex glove over the top of the can after it's punctured so preserve the oil. I would think that would be acceptable on the Toyota oils as well. I plan to do the same for mine.

Hey all, new member here. I've been a big fan of the LC for years and years. I come from the LS 400 world mainly as I've been working on them for 20 years. But we have a second child on the way and wanted to get the family into an SUV. After weeks and weeks of searching we picked up a '13 LX 570...