Reminds me of my old F-150, chain connections were behind the hitch receiver and pin facing forward. Very difficult to for the chains to reach and hard to loop them in there since you were reaching under the bumper to reach it. They have to go past the ball, receiver and pin to reach the chain...
It's a simple yet ingenious little device, it's very similar to a pressure relief valve. The way it's designed is that it's naturally closed and sealed but when pressure builds up in the diff it forces it open to let the pressure out. Even if it opens when exposed to water the gases being vented...
Not bashing anyone and no disrespect but why pay all this money for one of the most capable off road vehicles you can buy and keep it cleaner than a Ferrari. I understand taking care of your vehicles but a 4Runner is supposed to get dirty. I had a F-150 and IMO it looked better when it was...
A parasitic drain will kill a battery in a day or two because they draw lots of power. You don't have a parasitic drain, 2 months is a long time sitting. Remember that even though most modules are sleeping some are still active for things such as remote entry, alarm, memory functions etc. If you...
Before you cover it up do a test. On a hot day with the A/C on and the cooling fan running on high speed, stick your hand in there and see if you feel air flow. The wheel well on some vehicles is where heat from the engine bay is exhausted.
When sunroofs first became a thing they were a moveable steel panel and they were originally called, of course, sunroofs. When the first glass panel came out they called it a moonroof because you could see the moon at night even when it was closed. The steel panels are a thing of the past and...
What were they supposed to do, ignore it? Is it Ok for them to do the same in the U.S.? Like if the government mandated a recall can they just say nope not doing it?
Actually that picture shows the Ford's safety engineering also worked as designed. The trucks crumple zone absorbed the energy of the collision by the front end collapsing as it hit the 4Runner.
When you see the costs of new cars part of that is the engineering, construction and safety systems...
In most vehicles snow mode can reduce throttle sensitivity, change transmission shift points, may start in 2nd gear and change the traction control's algorithm for snow conditions. Traction control isn't off but it may be allowing more wheel spin. It does a lot more than just turn off traction...
I was planning on buying a 4R Limited, even had a deposit down on one, but in the end I bought a Passport Trailsport Elite. I wanted the 4R Limited because it had FT4WD and I don't have any plans on doing extreme off roading. But for 7K less than the 4R the Passport has more features, a roomier...
Why do you want to disable it? It only comes on if the front wipers are on and you shift to reverse. The idea is you're backing up in rain or snow and you should be looking at your mirrors, including the rearview mirror and the wiper clears the glass so you can see.
The simple engineering of the turbo 4 with it's air to air intercooler and belt driven water pump is proving to be more reliable than the turbo V6 in the Tundra.
I agree. In some ways vehicles have too much power now because their owners aren't responsible enough to handle it. I've been passed many times by pickups doing 80-90 mph towing a trailer. The trucks have so much power now, towing thousands of pounds is nothing. A Ford high ouput power stroke...