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    Got an A/C compressor covered by oil, how to clean it?

    Hi, the pic below is the compressor of my 3000GT, it is covered by oil which leaking from cam seal or valve cover, I want to clean it and give it a try, so what is the correct way to do it? Spray on degreaser, brush then garden hose it? Do I need to take care of those wires/connectors before...
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    Need some advice about Montero Gen1 purchase

    Hi, I am currently looking for an 87-89 3 Drs montero or dodge raider, but I did not have so much luck seeing a good one, last week there is a good 85 Montero 3 dr 2.6 manual pop up in my area, so I have some questions below: 1. Is there any big difference between 85 Montero and 87-89...
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    Found some paint markers inside valve cover, will this a indicator about some reparation happened before?

    You could see there is a blue mark and some letters wrote by the paint maker on the shaft, what is this mean? normal?
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    Need some help with an acceleration issue, or maybe a transmission hesitant to shifting...

    Hi, I just drove my 04 LC100 to Lake Tahoe last weekend, seems I got some acceleration issue. - Symptom When I go uphill, I could see my rpm go up to 3000 more (not hit the 4000) with a loud humming sound from the floor but can not gain so much power, or to say losing power and did not get...
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    C1340 code with "center diff", "asc off", "asc track" light on

    Hi, read some posts about this in the forum, but all of those posts without a clear solution for it and all the people who have the same issue as mine seems just end up with nothing specific... So I really hope someone can give me a way to try to fix this problem. thanks. Story: Yesterday, I...
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    What is the normal working sound of the brake master cylinder/booster?

    Hi, I could hear the humming sounds from my brake cylinder/booster from the cab frequently, is this normal? Below are the cases/timing of my brake cylinder/booster making sound: 1. when I have a long time did not start the truck then I start it and flooring the brake, for example, the truck...
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    Need some help about some oil mark on tie rod boot and the following steering related project

    Hi, My 04 LC100 has 176K, and I originally planned to change the steering rack in the next couple of weeks, because I felt my steering is a little heavy before. But after I finished my front suspension restore today ( new front wheel bearing, new LBJ, new UBJ, new OEM CV axle for both sides), I...
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    Need some help for identify a CV axle (OEM or not) ?

    Hi, I plan to buy that 199 dollar reboot kit with an outboard to rebuild my passenger side CV axle, but I am worrying it is not an OEM one. I am sure its dust cover is OEM, with a TG mark. etc. But the strip on the outboard is not green/yellow, don't know if it just loses color overtime... I...
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    Need some recommendation for front brake pads

    Hi, just went through the forums for finding some options about the front brake pads, but the result is not so clear: I have an LC100 2004 and I want to replace my wheel bearing with brand new OEM brake rotors in the next couple of weeks, but I don't really want to use the OEM brake pads...
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    Some questions about a seal like part behind the wheel knuckle

    Hi, finally got my wheel knuckle off~and I found a seal kind of stuff behind the knuckle, and its edge was bent a little bit and I use plier to correct it back but the result is not perfect. 1. Will this impact anything? or Do I need to change this? 2. If I can ignore this thing then should I...
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    Is this whining sound from engine bay normal？or a sign of bad PS pump or something?

    I found a whining sound from the engine bay after I bought my 04 lc100, so I swapped the alternator, idler pulley, tensioner pulley, and belt with new OEM parts. And I flushed the PS system. But the sound still there, it is not a big sound, I can only hear it in the cab when idle or out of the...
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    Got some oil on my spark plugs and one of the coil tubes

    I completed both sides of valve cover gasket change, found some oil on spark plugs and one of coil tubes, is there some big problem of engine?
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    Need some help about the part number of some wiring mounting clips

    Found some broken clips when I change the passenger side valve cover, checked some thread about this but still have no idea what the part number of them or some way I can buy the replacement. Thanks for any suggestions!
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    Need some help about the part number and replacement processing of a connector

    Hi, I just did my driver side valve cover gasket, during this I found I have a broken electric connector, have no idea about its name, part number, and how to replace it, Thanks for any suggestions!
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    Found the messed up valve cover gasket work from previous owner, what should I do?

    Firstly, I am very happy I finally decided to do the valve cover gasket even though I found something very messing under there. There are two problems: 1. The FIPG which PO put on the half-moons are overflow and dripped down to the engine, what should I do? Just cut the overflow or take the...
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    How to torque the rear shock mounting nut?

    Sorry for this question if there is any topic that existed already, but I can not find an answer. How could we torque the top mounting nut of the rear shock? Seems impossible to me, but if we don't torque, how could we tell it tight enough?
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    work on sway bar link bushing, could I put a little lube on the collar when push it in the bushing?

    Hi, I am working on the rear sway bar cushion and link bushing now, got two problems below, thanks for any suggestion: 1. very hard to push the collar into the link bushing after installing the bushing back to the link, so, could I put a little lube/oil on the collar? 2. very hard to align the...
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    Do we have to clean out all the black oil mark stick on the inside of the valve cover when we do the gasket change?

    Hi, I am planning to change my valve gasket, I saw a lot of pictures from the forum, some of them seems pretty clean and some of them still has a certain amount of black oil mark left there. So Do we have to clean up all the black oil marks left on the inside of the valve cover before we...
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    Need some help to locate some leaking spots underneath

    Hi, I did an overall leaking check yesterday, and I found four spots are wet with some oil mark but not enough to drip down, I know my valve gasket has minor leaking and need to take care, but I don't know if all these oil marks are caused by the valve gasket, please let me know what you think...
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    Is my valve cover gasket bad?

    Found some oil mark around the valve cover, don't know it is old or new, not sure if this been replaced by the PO or not, should I change it asap? And there are a couple of videos mentioned that there are some "half-moon" located at the end of the engine and we need to take them out and reseal...
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