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PM inbound on the drawer system!

Just a quick high five to those people at Toyota HQ who designed our key fobs. 🙌 My family and I were at the beach yesterday and while out kayaking and SUPing, my key fob and I wound up in Port Townsend Bay. I forgot about it for a bit, but was very surprised that all the buttons work as...

I have a vibration/noise that starts at 50ish MPH and gets worse with speed. My local Land Cruiser shop said it was an aftermarket CV axle on the passenger side. They said that they've had issues with balance/noise with non OEM axles. Its not something that sounds like the truck is going to...

My wife says it smells like an old person's car. Previous owner is in her late 60s. I think it smells like a 20+year old car that gets driven seldom; decomposing vinyl and adhesives.. the leather doesn't smell like leather to me either. Doesn't bother me a bit, I just grin ear to ear when I get...

I paid $150 in my neck of the world.. I'd say $120 is definitely fair. Isn't it usually an hour's worth?

Comparing apples to oranges, I bought NAPA calipers for the rear or my 98. They were awesomely rebuilt and powder coated(or whatever). I’d say their quality control is pretty consistent through all their parts. Just my 2 cents.

I had/have a similar vibration once I get past 65(I don't drive past that anyway as i try to keep the fuel milage in the horrible range). The local Cruiser specialist (Torfab) has found that aftermarket CV axles can cause vibrations as well, my passenger side starts at 65 and gets pretty bad at...

Awesome! Thanks for the link and info!

Pardon my ignorance, but does this tech stream work through the range of years of the 100? I have a 98. Thanks!

I am going to follow this one close, I'm on a similar path. Thanks for asking the question!

Not to discount the theory behind your concerns, but the oil in the engine should not have a way to get mixed with the coolant that might be leaking out of the wasted Ts. They are two separate systems that do not have access to each other save for when you have a blown head gasket.

If I were in your shoes I'd see how far out Torfab (they are up in Everett)is, the guys are super knowledgeable and are great to deal with. I had them do a look over on my 100 and it was a great experience. That is if you don't want to/don't have time to dig in yourself.

Oh! I forgot to mention in the original post that an independent shop I had look at it said it could be the grommets that the reservoir rides on could be leaking. I have not been able to find those available on any parts fiche. They probably have an inside line on them somewhere.

Those both make sense, thanks for that! I do have the moan/groan that I've read about, this is the only LC I've ever rode in. Is it normal? Probably just the system building pressure? I'll start with the lines and then see what happens.

Hey All! I have a question about my ABS booster pump, I know this is a pretty lame first post but I'm about to make a big $$ purchase to repair an issue and I wanted to make sure I'm ordering the right part. I have had the ABS light and BRAKE light intermittently lit on the dash with an alarm...