Recent content by Tacoma4life

I can't believe no one has mentioned the head gasket or the the aluminum head that likes to warp at the slightest hint of an overheat. 1FZ only of course...

In my experience, Kumho's are fine for car tires, Goodyear's are just plain not good, and BFG's can't be beat. No experience with the other brands, but I say stick with the KM2's...

Jeez, I wish someone would (lightly) rear end our cruiser. :)

You can get a whole airbag set for less than $200. Thats what i did when I bought our cruiser with minor front damage and the airbags were deployed. I got a set off car-part.com, installed them, and the system is good to go. Since it's a 1997 there's only 3 parts to the system, just the driver...

I agree with Duggy, start friends truck, while running swap batteries, leave running and swap back.

OEM is best, but if you want to save a few bucks, I used the Marlin kit with great results.

My brothers 80 consistently gets better MPG than ours and he has no O2 sensors, no cats, and the CEL is always on. Our 80 is fully up on maintenance with 151k while his is not and has 190k. Everything else is essentially equal between our trucks, except that ours is 1 year newer. Can someone...

Satin black with gloss graphite wheels.

I would put an additive in your fuel to keep it fresh and once a month take it for a decently long drive.

Depending on condition, $2500 could be a decent price. And 221k miles isn't bad at all as the 3fe is an awesome motor. Under powered? Uhh, so is the 1fz... I actually really like the 3fe, plus it isn't prone to HG failure and head warpage at the slightest hint of an overheat. If it runs good and...

That sucks. The upper pan is all that remains seeping on ours as well, though not even enough to drip on the ground, so I'm procrastinating as long as possible. Good luck.

What about the heater core for the rear heat located under the front passenger seat?

On your gear selector indicator on the center console shifter, are the orange dashes correctly corresponding to the gear the tranny is in? If not, there us an adjustable rod that runs from the shifter to the tranny which may be your culprit. More than likely though since your problem is...

The wooden handle against your ear is a great trick; I actually usu a LONG Philips screwdriver and it's worked great to diagnose valve ticks, bad accessory bearings, etc. Anyway, good luck with the Toyota Tech and your knock.

I'm thought I read on bitog.com that moly fortified grease isn't recommended for wheel bearings because moly is so 'slippery' it can let the balls or rollers slide rather than roll.