Recent content by jht3

yup, save the $$$. when the current pads wear out, swap in whatever you choose. Re-bed them, and bobs your uncle i put new pads on my 80 when i replaced a caliper with bad pistons, but retained the rotors. still had a bad vibration. then replaced the rotors, but kept the pads. everything is...

At the St. James in Annandale on Saturday

can you share the one you have had success with? i've been looking at getting a kit to help identify intake leaks on both NA and boosted engines, but Amazon has some that are a glorified paint can all the way to pro shop level gear. i think i want one a bit nicer than a paint can.

follow one of the detailed posts on here to remove the TVSS/RS3000; they are nearly identical. short version is: -remove all trim panels from the footwell -pop out alarm LED dash plug -disconnect plugs in kick panel, and reconnect factory plugs. 2x for the plugs there -remove vampire tap at...

the brain box should be under your drivers seat. there is a switch on it you can slide to disable the alarm functions; leaving the keyless part functional. have you tried that? incorrect. there are two T-taps; one for the tail lights and one for the horn. the bulk of the harness is via...

what he is describing is the rubber rim along the leading edge of the louver. it was glued/taped on originally, but looking at it wrong and it will detach. i dont think it is available without ordering the whole louver. when i R&R'd my drivers side louver recently, i decided i'd try with what i...

can you still get the trim? i've looked up the part numbers on a couple occasions and it showed as discontinued. but your experience leads me to believe the juice isn't worth the squeeze my drivers side trim is unattached right at the a-pillar bend. i can't get it over the lip to "clip" it in...

spotted at the Chick-fil-a in Reston last night

i was wondering what happened with this. thanks for closing it out. so you purchased a used ECM? any chance of repairing your failed one?

if i had to guess, that "fix" was an attempt to prevent water getting into the quarter panel. those belt trim pieces snap into holes in the body, sealed by a gasket. there are 3 or 4 of them. well those gaskets get old and let some water in. but the bigger culprit is out of the picture. the L...

confirming that the hose in question is 10mm. or the closest you're going to find at a local store is 3/8" (or 9.5mm). i too pulled my hair out looking for bulk hose to re-plumb the power steering and transmission lines up front. 3/8" covers all of it, except the PS line from the reservoir to...

for me, the bigger leak was the clips holding the L shaped louver on. driver side was the worst. i used 3m weather strip or "dum dum" to replace the dried up gaskets.

exactly. i don't need a full turn-key package with powder coating, etching, and high end maple. just a schematic sendcutsend can cut and bend. i can cut plywood myself

i missed earlier that you said you had a Lexus. I was looking at the LC EWD b/c that's what I have on my computer. But looking at the 97 LX EWD, it shows the same schematic for the ECM and FP Relay. Relay pin 1 is connected to the ECM, which is the collector of a NPN transistor. the emitter is...

did you miss the first paragraph? he's running lean due to the fuel pump staying in low mode OP, you are right about the EWD and FSM not being much help w/ diagnostic values. FSM shows tests for the FPR itself, VSV, and circuit opening relay. But I dont see anything about when the ECM should...