Recent content by bcomnes

Sorry to necro, but this is what I cam across when searching symptoms. I had the same issue for about a week. I was hoping making it was a rock in my brake shoe, but it just slowly kept getting worse until really awful grinding sounds happened and one wheel starts pulling hard. Smoked wheel...

I drove through some puddles at high speed the other weekend to make my kids laugh. Cars running fine, but something in the front right axel is squeaking, and when I coast around 20-30mph I hear a grindy/whumpy sound. Need to get the tire off and check for rocks/sticks in the boot maybe. Anyone...

The rest of the evap system (lines, valves, egr etc)

Things to check: - evap vacuum lines. The hard lines corrode and clog. Order replacement vacuum lines and make a bypass. - charcoal canister. Clogs. You can replace it with any suitably sized replacement. Oem is nla There are other things to check too but those are the most likely.

Interested but way over budget for the month. I'll see how I'm doing in November.

I forget if I mentioned it, but in getting my 91 to pass CA smog, I completely fixed my fuel smell issue. I tried replacing the charcoal canister, and also one of the vacuum valves closesed to the canister. Nothing fixed it. The canister would never clear and just accumulate fumes that would...

Spoiler alert: it survived a belt failure and still drives. Curious if the fix will last

Chatted with a local Toyota mechanic regarding a 2004 385k mile timing belt failure on a gx470. Not mine, thank god. He made an interesting video that just came out about it

Only solutions I saw was to find a working one (presumably pretty worn at at this point) or desmog.

I've had coworkers ask me why on earth I insist on storing cars in garages. Very unfortunate.

Sorry to hear that. What were the circumstances? Where was it parked? How long?

I've fallen behind a bunch of updates, I'll try to do a catch up post soon. I did have some good news though: - I moved back to CA recently, and had to pass smog. - The car failed the first test, due to lack of vacuum on the EGR unit. - The hard vacuum lines to the EGR and vape can was totally...

Damn. Are you able to press charges? I have an AirTag in my car, but this makes me want to install hidden disabler switch somewhere. I've pulled relays when I left it parked at the airport in the past.

Ugg what a nightmare. What were the circumstances of the theft? Left out on the street?

Nice work!