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My $0.02’s: following any kind of fluid changing schedule is much better than never changing it at all. I personally prefer to do a full change with new filter every 50k miles, but can also see how you could achieve similar long term results...

This is most definitely not normal and could result in $$$$$ repairs. Looking at the fluid level in the overflow/expansion tank doesn't tell you how much coolant is in the radiator. It just tells you how much coolant is in the overflow tank...

These trucks have a huge brake fluid reservoir. You can easily remove at least 1/2 quart. As others have said, try to get as much out as you can. If you can see exactly where the master cylinder gets the fluid from, you can start bleeding the...

Yea, battery idiot light on = alternator not charging. Which means you could have a bad alternator and maybe 1/2 hr. before the truck dies (assuming the battery was fully charged). Shut off as many electrical accessories and get home or to the...

I'm not sure what's the question or what you think was wrong. But it is possible for any battery terminal to eventually develop some corrosion between the post and the terminal that may look just fine from a few feet away, yet cause a no-start...

My LX570 has a first aid kit next to the jack. Don’t the Land Cruisers have one as well?

I agree with the theory of under-torqued lug nuts leading to lose lug nuts/wheel vibration/noise for a while, which damaged the studs, and they eventually failed sometime after they were re-torqued. Potholes alone won't loosen properly torqued...

I don't think you need to lose any sleep over this. If the system had any air, it would have been sucking coolant from the overflow bottle during cool down and you would have seen the level drop over the last 1,500 miles. You can remove the...

In this schematic, we're talking about pin 1 on the high beam relay. It would be under the relay itself. This wire doesn't go out to the headlamps, but rather to the main body ECU.

The way to do this and keep the DRL function is to power the coil of the new relay off the low beam power, and to tap into the switched ground that activates the high beam relay for the other side of the new relay's coil. This way the auxiliary...

And obviously pump the brakes a few times after you’re done checking the caliper pistons to push the pads back into the rotors before you drive the truck again… or else the pedal will go all the way to the floor with no slowing down on the first...

A sticky piston in one of the calipers can cause premature rotor warping. Try to push the pads all the way back and away from the rotors. If one of the pistons is a little stubborn and doesn’t want to go back into the caliper, you may have found...

Hawk LTS. Good stopping power, but a little dusty. Talking about what are the best pads can quickly resemble talking about politics or religion ;)

The later or tundra calipers are essentially the same, but with longer mounting ears so they sit a little further away from the hub. They take the same pads. I’m personally not a big fan of the factory pads; I’ll gladly live with some more brake...

Absolutely use nothing other than dealer-sourced sensors. They will come pre-painted and will work with no need to do anything other than removing the old ones and installing the new ones. I have made the mistake of trying to save a few bucks...