Recent content by JR1

I bought a 2004 a couple of years ago with 254K on the odometer. It had a pretty sketchy service history. It had a few bumps and bruises but it was mechanically fine. I think that these trucks are so well built that even if they weren’t serviced according to schedule, they will still last a...

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I have looked around on Ebay and other sites for a repair manual on CD. You can find them for the 4Runner. You can download the 4TH generation 4Runner at several places. I ended up buying 6 months at AllDataDiy. I think it was only $10-$15 . Let me know if you find something.

I didn't get a chance to get under the truck tonight. Possibly tomorrow. I know that today the diff lock was engaging within about ten seconds. It is taking a few seconds for the VSC light to come on now. It used to light up immediately..Not sure what that's about.

yes, the plug and connector were full of gear oil. I don't know how it gets up that far, but I don't know a lot about this actuator and case. I am going to have some time tomorrow night to pull the plug again and see what's up.

Bumping an old thread. My transfer case does not show any signs of leaking on the outside. But when I unplugged the plug on the locker, it was full of gear oil. The diff lock will light up steady but it takes over a minute sometimes and sometimes it never stops flashing. So it's evident that...

I bought an 04 with 250K miles a few weeks ago. Did TB , WP, Etc. Also replaced radiator and a frozen caliper. That's it.

This is definitely an interference engine. I just installed the TKT-021 a week ago. Good quality kit. If your belt breaks at lows RPMs you stand a chance of no damage. If it breaks at high RPMs your engine is toast. My truck has 251K miles and the belt was last done at 104K miles. Changed for...