Recent content by OEMGUY0720

This was the telltale. If it’s affected by movement/vibration, it’s almost always an electrical contact point. Glad you got it sorted out.

Exhaust sensors (Airflow and Oxygen) as well as mass airflow by the intake now all new and the idle RPM is butter (699-704) under load with f/r AC turned on to 70°F Next up is catalytic converter pull down to decarbonize it for the first time since vehicle rolled off the assembly line in 2006...

^^this Keep it dry from oil and water (from water wading/deep river crossing) and it should last a very long time.

Possible but not certain yet. How long has the engine been running when you took this snip? Best is 10 minutes after it had reach minimum 187°F coolant temps aka optimal engine operating temps. Once you hit that mark, rev it to 2,000rpm and hold it there and see if that reading will change, it...

The lower radiator hose is close to your alternator, and when it popped there’s a good chance it got soaked (and probably still is) knowing that glycol which is a main ingredient of anti-freeze doesn’t evaporate quickly. That said I would say check your alternator if it’s wet with antifreeze.

Yes, “if” it had skipped timing that can easily be readjusted back to factory spec. If you’re doing it by yourself, you will need an SST aka Special/Specific Service Tool - but thats after you cross the bridge. It’s likely those wear items, considering your truck’s mileage is still sub 100k...

Hopefully it’s not a timing tooth jump related issue. It can be one of 06/07 related misfire issues that can be attributed to fuel delivery - fuel pump / fuel filter / fuel injectors, or O2 sensor related, or MAF/vacuum hoses related one causing bank1/2 system lean (not enough air-to-fuel mixture).

Are you able to plug in an OBD reader and pull codes?

The drain plug is at the end of this plastic housing right behind the evaporator. The housing is pitched downward so by principle of gravity, water should flow towards the front and f the car or downward onto the drain plug. It’s leaking because the condensation (water) isn’t going anywhere as...

1-2 inch (25-50mm) deflection is a lot tbh for automotive standards.Hopefully Dissent works with you to get this fixed. @seanz0rz curious to know how long have you had your rear bumpers?

The rattle appears to be from lacking rigidity brackets more than the swing arm. I can already imagine how it moves and the noise it creates when you drive it. Any underside rear bracket to frame pictures?

On the bright side that’s 300k+ solid miles before it went out, pretty impressive to me. I have the Hewitt SAI bypass kit installed around 4 years ago and haven’t had any P0420 related issues since. It basically bypasses the SAI motor and alters the signal to run natural aspiration during...

It could be the SAI, not discounting it. Usually for VVTi 2UZFEs, the SAI issue comes up during cooler months where it has to stay ON longer in respect to the O2 sensors warming up the catalytic converter temps. I’m curious what was the your outside temperature when you first got the P0420...

Any error from your OBD scanner when you ran diagnostics during or after the symptom?

Asphalt direct temps here in Las Vegas goes upwards of 165°F and that is a big contributing factor of the radiant heat.