Turn 200000 miles......the proper way pulling the 7% grade out of SLate Creek and cool doing it 
Builds What did you do to your Land Cruiser/Toyota/Lexus 4X4 this week? (2 Viewers)
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splitshot
Head cook, Bottle washer, and Peace keeper.
splitshot
Head cook, Bottle washer, and Peace keeper.
splitshot
Head cook, Bottle washer, and Peace keeper.
Just poking fun, Avi says Georgia, and sig says Alabama. Or did I miss you joining the dry heat? Welcome posts here regardless
Turn 200000 miles......the proper way pulling the 7% grade out of SLate Creek and cool doing it
Gave up on 66.67 MPH?
Got Pack Rats?
Yes, but not this time.
Saddletramp
GOLD Star
In the USA waiting for transport from Houston to Scottsdale
Mounted mine in the same spot, such a cool device!!
Picked up a wrecked 40th for the locked axles.
Im in need of the drivers rear side quarter molding if available.
Fixed the heater Tee's after a BS story about waterpump leakage at the dealer fluid change. So far so good.
Also, figured out how to use Techstream on my Win10 via emulator. Got the cable and it works great on my 2003.
Fixed the Heater Tees easily with some struggle, but, as always, I break something worse. Nothing JB Weld can't solve. Nice thing though, the dealer always give me a free loaner car to run around town with. This was a UX300. Cute.
Also, figured out how to use Techstream on my Win10 via emulator. Got the cable and it works great on my 2003.
Fixed the Heater Tees easily with some struggle, but, as always, I break something worse. Nothing JB Weld can't solve. Nice thing though, the dealer always give me a free loaner car to run around town with. This was a UX300. Cute.
Added some much needed cooking light to the Taco.
Added new OEM Coolant and Windshield reservoirs to augment my PS reservoir completing my set of stupid expensive liquid holders.
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Waited way too long to change oil -- it's synthetic, right? --- But discovered the factory filter Toyota sold me does not fit.
Anyone have any idea of the correct filter for a 2012 FJC ? The two after markets I picked up also don't fit. So I'm confusued. Did a dealer change my oil filter housing and not let me know?
Anyone have any idea of the correct filter for a 2012 FJC ? The two after markets I picked up also don't fit. So I'm confusued. Did a dealer change my oil filter housing and not let me know?
Picked up some new shackles at Sierra Expeditions last week:
So --- did some more looking and all the images of people doing oil changes show a filter that is too long for the central core of the housing (seemingly too big for the housing). For grins I tried bolting on the filter (YZZA2/YZZA5) ... it didn't even squish ... it bolted down and seems to fit properly. Disassembly shows no deformation or kinks in the paper, so I'm putting it back together and adding oil. Hopefully is doesn't jam the bypass spring...
So that implies the short filter that was in there wasn't even filtering since it didn't fit the full length of the perforated housing core. It was a Toyota dealership in Vancouver that did my last change, too They probably didn't even use synthetic since the oil looks and smells so horrid.
Man, do I find great mechanics, or what. What a waste: now I need to do another oil change in 3,000 miles just to flush out the engine.
So that implies the short filter that was in there wasn't even filtering since it didn't fit the full length of the perforated housing core. It was a Toyota dealership in Vancouver that did my last change, too They probably didn't even use synthetic since the oil looks and smells so horrid.
Man, do I find great mechanics, or what. What a waste: now I need to do another oil change in 3,000 miles just to flush out the engine.
