Recent content by pbleek

It is the best mid sized truck you can buy.

10W40 or 15W50 fully synthetic oil.

I agree, the CV joint likely needs to be replaced at one or both wheels. Usually a CV joint fails when the rubber boot covering gets torn or deteriorates with age, this lets the lubricant seep out and dirt to get in, causing the bearings to fail. Strange that the place that did your brakes would...

You and your mother as a co-signer are 100% responsible for the debt, and unfortunately they can and will do anything to collect, including going after your mother and her income and assets.

Every manufacturer has recalls, its not a big deal as long as they don't drag their feet and fix whatever needs fixing. Toyota is still the pinnacle of reliability. Ugh, VW recall free? our Jetta had three recalls. One was for seat heaters which could get too hot and burn the driver and or start...

Every manufacturer has recalls, its not a big deal as long as they don't drag their feet and fix whatever needs fixing. Toyota is still the pinnacle of reliability. Ugh, VW recall free? our Jetta had three recalls. One was for seat heaters which could get too hot and burn the driver and or start...

This may be a silly question but are you waiting long enough for the glow plugs to preheat the cylinders before you start the engine?

There is a sticker with the recommended pressures somewhere on the car, usually inside the glove box lid, a door pillar or inside the fuel door. Take look around.

get a new battery.

What they left out is that Ford now has good INITIAL quality ratings, this really does not say how well the brand will hold up, over time, against the benchmark set by Honda/Toyota. One more point, the 2010 vehicles are out now and Ford just realized the fact that consumers want good quality...

What they left out is that Ford now has good INITIAL quality ratings, this really does not say how well the brand will hold up, over time, against the benchmark set by Honda/Toyota. One more point, the 2010 vehicles are out now and Ford just realized the fact that consumers want good quality...

If your 4 Runner is 2003 and newer it has what Toyota calls Xreas? suspension. What this means the shocks diagonally opposite are hydraulically linked to prevent body lean when cornering. As the inside shock is unloaded due to cornering, the opposite shock is loaded, this helps the SUV corner...

Its great for an 80 year old pulling a 35 foot fifth wheel, 15 year old, not so much.

I would suspect worn out main bearings, oil is thicker giving you pressure after a start, but once things warm up there is little resistance to oil flow because of the bearing wear and your pressure drops.

The octane fuel requirement will be on a sticker on the inside of the fuel filler door.