Hi everyone, I picked up a 99 UZJ100 that had 275k miles with rear locker October 2016. At the time of purchase the major issue was a starter and an ignition coil; everything else seemed "ok". During some routine checks after purchase I looked at the timing belt and it was brown, cracked and...
There is a water pump gasket you should replace. It comes with the Toyota and the Aisin aftermarket pump I believe. I'm also replacing the thermostat and found a cool one that advertises its failure mode is open. Hopefully that'd really protect me against a head gasket failure or something else...
There are 278k miles on the odometer, but I've owned it less than a year. I don't have any vehicle history of the water pump ever being replaced. Okay, that's good to know about yours... I think I'm going to replace mine then. Hate to skimp on $100 here and pay $1000 more for a blown...
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I've been trying to track down some under-hood noise and I've uploaded a video to share in an effort for some help. I know the Alternator Idler Pulley is bad because of the grinding sound and how loosely it wobbles. The water pump itself it tight... it just makes this weird...
One other reason to consider this process over multiple drain and flushes is the actual cleaning efficiency and total cost (and time!). Using a standard concentration calculation shows that for the 12.6 qt capacity transmission and assuming a 4qt drain and flush, it'd take 6 drain-and-fills to...
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Last weekend I used RavenTai's process for flushing the power steering fluid and it worked great. While I was at it I also just did a simple drain and flush of the transmission. Buttoned everything back up and started the truck to adjust to the correct levels and everything was...