Recent content by ike84

Thank you for the feedback. If I wind up switchimg to an LC rack (I have a small leak that I'm hoping AT205 will correct) you're welcome to mine. I'll keep you posted. Are you able to comment about the top and bottom plates of the bushings? When you have replaced bushings in the past, do these...

For the first part, I found this For the second comment, my question wasn't posed out ignorance (or lack of searching). I genuinely have not find anyone else who has commented about the after effects except for "everything's great, saved some cash". I love finding little Easter eggs like this...

So what happens to the vgrs ECU when you install a non vgrs rack? Do these trucks live with warning lights on the dash forever?

Speaking of cutting open black boxes - have you ever dissected an evap canister? I don't suppose you'd have pics for reference? Edit - I found the thread with pics where the guy cut open the back side to replace the charcoal. By the way, I think the RAV4 charcoal canister may be the exact...

It seems odd that a single part consists of 2 hoses connected to a black box. From my understanding of the evap system, my guess is that the box is an inline filter designed to remove any particulates from the evap vapors before entering the manifold. Which means that we can use any inline fuel...

Did the 03+ LC have vgrs though? If you put a non vgrs rack in a vgrs truck, how does the system act? I read your posts about noticeably different steering at low speeds. I would imagine you'd have a dash full of lights forever.

I wondered about the fuel filter neck. I thought I saw a post a while back about a 0455 being due to that. Where have you seen the leaks occur though? The bleed line is welded to the main neck and the vent line from the tank sits in a collar on the fill neck (I was surprised that it wasn't...

Just found the farmore detailed step by step evap leak test instructions in the fsm. Will work on this next week and update with the results. Comments and experience still welcomed!

Yes sir, but for now and likely ever more, daddy bear is unobtainium. I had a lead on a single new OEM VGRS rack but that is now gone. Hence my interest in the Mitsu bearings, or custom making A65 poly bushings that will be Mama bear's new fling ;).

No issues with VSCs, especially on sweeping turns? BTW, my bucket list involves a motor swap involving your v12 TT. What a beast!!

New to me 06 lx470, 283K on the dash, p0441 and p0455 have been intermittently appearing since purchase. I would bet that this was happening before purchase because the only thing new under the hood is the purge VSV, which is some aftermarket unbranded part. First thing I did was replace the...

thanks for that reply! what has your experience been with them? how long have you had them installed? there was a thread a while back that brought up a mitsubihshi bushing that had a bit longer metal cup and a bit thinner outer rubber pad than the bushing which he had installed. the issue...

It seems that this topic has been discussed ad nauseum, but there are couple questions I have for the group. For the OEM bushing - can anyone clarify that it is actually 3 parts? Inner metallic sleeve, rubber material, outter metallic cup? I thought I read that it's just metal cup and rubber...

Question for the group charcoal canister outlet hose, part # 77754-60301. this is the hose that connects the evap canister vent hardline to the purge VSV. what is the little black box that the red arrow is pointing to? i am chasing an evap leak 0441 and 0455, and am trying to understand...

hey mtb, today while fooling with my ahc i notice two things that had me panicking. the system will not operate if it thinks that a door is open. it will also not operate without the truck running. lastly, if i am at a dead stop with my foot on the brake, it will not operate until my foot...