Recent content by Rhetoric

There is nothing on the bug of the glass that would indicate extra features, from what I have seen between the Fuyao glass and the AGC glass from Lexus. But... who knows. My experience with the Fuyao was a lot of distortion at the pass-side edge that my glass guy found unacceptable. The AGC...

This national backorder seems odd. Have you tried another dealership? I learned from my glass guy Pilkington hasn’t been available for years.

The grease travels through the inside of the spindle where the CV splined shaft rides through. The wheel bearings are on the outside of the spindle. The grease you push through the inner spindle does not mix with the wheel bearing grease. It will push the CV out of the spindle as it fills that...

With all OE parts and a rust-free truck it closes in on $1500 ...at least it did in 2024. My insurance covered it all, but I kept the invoice. That seal on the top of the windshield is not factory Toyota. The factory seal is a gutter type that pushes in, not something that overlaps the...

It should be noted that the TB job includes doing a cam seal. That is an involved job in a VVT-i engine. And I hope the shop can be trusted to follow that procedure to an absolute T.

Yes. The bearings on these trucks can last a long, long time if the proper maintenance / preload procedure is followed. If one is paying someone else to work on these trucks... they don't make a lot of sense if trying to be budget minded.

Oh this is fun. Do you know if they are going to use genuine Toyota parts? They assessed just one cam seal? Doing a cam seal on the VVT-i truck is very involved also means you would need a valve cover gasket. Are they super ultra sure it's not just a leaky valve cover? What is wrong with the...

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Hard to beat the price of OE TRad during a sale. Install and worry about it in 15 years.

The keep or delete decision is up to you. If you have a mechanic that has the patience to inspect and replace parts, as well as learn some AHC basics, you have a good chance of keeping it going. But again, you need to give the system a thorough inspection for rust.

Investigate the rust situation and go from there. Like was already stated: if the rust situation is causing the issue, repairs can start to add up. But even “deleting” and replacing the suspension with the correct components can be costly.

Ope. Your ECU might have had a few showers then...

Does the MIL (check engine light) illuminate when you turn the key to the run position? Edit/Update: I ask this because it's very unlikely that the ECU is fried. It's more likely that "something" caused a fuse to blow on the same circuit that would allow the ECU to control spark / fuel / OBD comms.

Checking drains is always good. But likely it's the windshield or windshield moldings that use rivets that are incorrectly installed. (I am assuming this truck has had the windshield replaced in its life.)