Recent content by MikeUtah

Update as of August 2026: Since my last update in December 2025, I have taken several ~1,000-mile road trips (highway driving 70 – 85 mph). After each trip there was a short period time that the tranny shifted somewhat rougher than before the trip. After a tank of gas or so, the tranny settled...

When you say you did both, does that include the drain and fill tranny? Not to double post, but I have a few drain and fill tranny questions: https://www.4runner6g.com/forum/threads/obd2-tool-being-used.7829/page-2#post-134239

I’m getting ready to drain and fill my tranny and have summarized the procedure I plan to follow. Let me know if it does not look correct! However, I need a little help with a few questions: Need to verify the Drain Plug Gasket: part 35178-30010? Need to verify the Fill Plug ‘O’ Ring: part...

When deliberating the need for winter tires, everyone has different needs and there is not a simple answer for everyone. I run two sets of tires because of my extreme snow conditions. I have attempted to use one set of tires year-round (KO3) and this is what I have experienced. When the KO3 are...

I also live with winter 5-6 months of the year and deal with an average of 23 feet of snow here at my house, elevation of 7,500 feet. Just a few additional comments to the great posts above. First, as mentioned, nothing beats a separate set of Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 tires! Yes, highway miles...

I also noted that 17801-0P051 is used by Lexus, thus a Lexus dealer may have the 'original' filter in stock.

This is what I found: The original filter is still available from various dealers, see screen shots below. For what it is worth, ‘AI’ said the following: Toyota part 17801-0P051 and 17801-YZZ11 are interchangeable OEM engine air filters, but with a few key distinctions regarding manufacturing...

Just read your last post. Yep, they screwed up! If you ordered the TRD Coupling Kit (PTR03-35241-AE) $111.18, from Sparks Toyota, that is not what they sent you. It appears they attempted to ‘makeup’ the Coupling Kit by sending you PTR03-35240-AA, $109.33 (old part # PTR03-35241-AB) Cleaner...

Pic #4 shows two 'caps' (one red and one black). The red cap comes with the Coupling Kit (PTR03-35241-AE). The black cap comes with the truck (located on the bottom/side of the air box, it needs to be removed to install the red elbow). Hope this helps!

Hello, Just curious, which awning are you using or plan to use? I’m thinking about an awning as well.

When I ran ‘both’ I was trying to say I had both the TRD and TH snorkel inlets open to the air filter, no codes. For my day in and day out running, I block the TH snorkel.

Not a dumb question! Yes, skid plates are a must in most deep snow situations. 1). While the snow can be soft "Champagne Powder ", you never know if there is a large hard chuck of ice or a rock imbedded in the snow. In my case living in the mountains, we get rocks rolling onto the road on a...

I made the TRD Pro mod 4 or 5 months ago. I ran both the “Snorkel” and “TRD Pro” mod open for a while with no problems. However, like you, I wanted the TH except the snorkel. So I run with the TRD Pro mod all the time now (I blocked the snorkel in the air box with foam).

Having lived at this location for 25 years, I know if the snow conditions are "Sierra Cement", and as Nodak pointed out, packing the wheels can be a real problem! Even with “Utah Champagne Powder”, and as 127.0.0.1 pointed out, floating up is an issue. In this case, I was ‘feeling’ the float as...