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Generally speaking, the oil service at any dealership is a loss leading service. What you pay barely covers the oil monkey's time and materials. The dealership oil change is so they can look around under you car and present additional work for large markups; like brake jobs, shocks/struts...

HF Daytona low profile long reach 3tn jack with their flat top jack stands.

Trailhunter has the best wheel set. But yeah, the silver ring around the stock black TRD wheels is a vibe killer. I think they're fine wheels, but not great ones.

You can bet the Toyota OEM skid plates were tested for this.

Yeah, before the 7% discount at Costco the difference in 85 and 91 octane here is like 60 cents. Running 85 at altitude gives noticeably worse performance.

85 octane is a 'cheat' from the 1960s. It has no place in modern vehicles with forced induction. Using 85 is in contravention of your owners manual.

6th gen is great, but Toyota did drop the ball on the 3.4 V6. Cannot imagine driving a 5th gen 4R here in CO, those guys are always clogging the mountain pass roads in their slow runner.

I don't believe this is the case, at least based on the evidence in this video of a tear down: There rather appears to be a design flaw possibly relating to the oiling of the main bearings and crankshaft. There is a chance there is a machining problem related to the journals on the...

Per this forum: https://www.4runner6g.com/forum/attachments/al80f-automatic-transmission-fluid-replacement-procedure-instructions-pdf.8106/ The procedure is basically identical to the ZF 8spd you find in lots of other makes and models. I haven't seen mention of changing the filter though.

You can bypass the chain law by fitting M+S tires with the 3PMSF symbol. https://csp.colorado.gov/chain-law-information 4WD and AWD vehicles may comply using specific winter tires or by using chains/ATDs. When the Passenger Vehicle Traction Law is in effect, 4WD/AWD vehicles must have one of...

I went OEM, on the basis that they are steel and not aluminum. Aluminum will tend to deform/dent and pin you on an obstacle. Steel will remain ridgid and allow for some slide.

My 2010 Jetta, 2015 GTI, and 2017 3 series had rain sensing wipers - this is not an extravagant convenience in the slightest. Toyota not including a rain sensing wiper function in a $60,000 car optioned with radar cruise control, panoramic cameras, forward facing sign reading cameras...

Hi all, Wondering if anyone has retrofit any OE rain sensors for their wipers from the Platinum trim? One of the most egregious examples of cost cutting, aside from the non-swivel & non-auto leveling headlights, remains the lack of rain sensing wipers. I've had rain sensing wipers in my cars...

It quite nice to drive, buckets of torque with a car that's fully loaded with humans and luggage. I rented a Toyota Fortuner (Hilux but 4runner thing) in S. Africa recently, and got to drive a 2.8 and 2.4 example in Kruger NP and Cape Town. Great engines, albeit they suffer from lack of...

Yes with a DEF system and all that 9 yards. Some diesels get through, like the Isuzu ones GM uses or Mercedes Benz with their Sprinters.

Don't worry, the EPA does provide rules on it. https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/final-rule-multi-pollutant-emissions-standards-model https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2017/595363/IPOL_ATA(2017)595363_EN.pdf The US EPA heavily weights emissions...

You're not entirely wrong; on one had the hybrid systems Toyota makes are extremely long lived and reliable. However, if this were any other market we would be able to option the 2.8 1GD-FTV turbo diesel like they put in other comperable Toyota models around the world. Reason we're stuck with...

Coming up on 4,000mi 20.0 mpg / 335mi overall range 33" E-Rated A/T tires 91 octane fuel @ 6,000ft elev

Are the 12v battery terminals secure?

0w-20 is filled in everything from Toyotas, to BMW, etc. as it gives 1-2% better fuel economy. The US EPA then doesn't have to levy as severe a CAFE penalty on the manufacturer. I will switch to 0w-30 ESP personally once my powertrain warranty is up. That being said, you can find used oil...