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Hi guys, thank you for the tips! I never would have thought to look at the exhaust. Finally got around to checking underneath and it is the muffler. Sounds like it is clanging from inside, the baffles must be rusted out. Big relief I thought it was going to be something much worse when I first...

Hi all, I have a 97 LX450 with 230k that has been making a noise for a few months. It occurs generally in reverse and at idle (around 600rpm); if I give it gas to around 800 while still stationary the noise will cease. It does occur in drive as well when I’m at stop lights but it doesn’t seem to...

Thanks! It reached 13205 feet in around 30 seconds. Here’s the uncut onboard footage.

Not exactly this weekend, but took my 80 out to the Mojave desert for a rocket launch. Check out this Youtube video to see it in action! Edit: The rocket, not the 80

To be honest I got wrapped up in the coolant and just focused on getting that done. I’ll try draining them on Sunday. I definitely don’t want it to rust out. Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it.

Great to hear, I’ll do that this weekend. Happy trails to you as well and everyone who pitched in.

Thanks all. Really glad I heard this noise because it opened my eyes to a lot more than I was expecting. Toyota dealership did the flush this morning. Put in OEM red coolant. They said they flushed it out extra to make sure everything got out, so I’m trusting them that there’s no sludge left...

Yep, that's the sad truth. If I'm understanding everything correctly the moral of the story is buy the FSM and do it myself.

Trust me, I've read horror stories about mixing. My heart sank when I opened up that radiator cap. I'm having Toyota do the flush so they will be using OEM coolant. They said Toyota Red so I'm sure hoping that's correct. I've read both on here. Wouldn't you expect a shop doing the flush to...

New development this morning, I opened up the radiator, and they put green coolant in. The coolant in the reservoir was red. Sadly, I don't have any time in the next few days to do a flush on my own, but I'm getting it flushed and refilled. Thanks for the tips LandLocked93, and everyone else who...

I recently had the water pump replaced, less than 1000 miles ago. I was looking and the reservoir is low, under the low mark when cold and once warmed up it gets to just above the low mark. Haven’t checked the radiator. If I just add coolant should I be good to go? To check for leaks should I...

Thanks for the replies. I can give draining the rockers a try, the only reason I doubt that’s the issue is that I park in a garage and it hasn’t rained on the car in around a month. Also, wouldn’t I continue to hear it as I drive? Would you still try flushing and/or burping it or would you just...

Hi there, I have noticed the sound of running liquid when accelerating after warming up. After looking around and reading through this thread, I wanted to post in hopes for some confirmation. I recently purchased a 97 LX450, and I've only put a few hundred miles on it. I recently did an oil...