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I'm about the same age and have owned numerous Toyotas. I've never had an engine failure. Ever since Toyota went to 10,000 mile oil changes I do the first change change the oil at 5,000 miles and then every 10k after that. Turbo engine or not, they all get the same treatment. I usually keep...

My last two daily drivers were Rav4s (2013 and 2016). Both of them acted the same way. With 30 to 20 miles left the fuel warning light would come one. When down to 0 miles left they say "refuel". Both of them had well over 160k on them. Once the words "refuel" appeared I figured i had 50...

I don't know if every sensor works this way but a number of them go into sleep mode to save the batteries. You have to drive a bit before a scanner can read them. A garage or dealer can easily check if they are working with a portable hand scanner but they have to be awake. Sounds like you...

There's no way they total it. The damage is just not that bad. I would talk to a lawyer about diminished value though. It's usually 10% to 15% hit when you come to sell it. Anything a dealer can do to pay you less they will do. If a deal will pay less than private sales are going to be the...

I haven't has a chance to sit in a 6th get 4Runner yet (trying to avoid it because I want to wait until after winter is over (one less salt season) but on my Celica that had a turbo the gauge just registers boost. Just revving the engine doesn't create boost. Taking off from a stop sign with...

I've used cable chains in the past and found they didn't work as well as real chains. If you are worried you could just use them on the rear. If you have the locking diff they will work very well (I assume that the locking diff only activates when in low range). I'm sure the warning not to...

I had an 84 Toyota PU with 35 Super Swampers on it. To get them to fit required lots of suspension work. It also required a 3" body lift. The stock 4.10 gears had to be swapped out. It amazes me how things have changed. The tires looked massive on it compared to the 225/75 15 tires. Now...

I had a 1990 Celica All-trac Turbo that had a hood scoop. Back then Toyota put the intercooler on top of the engine so the scoop was actually functional. I really hoped Toyota would have done the same for the 4Runner. It also made the engine look much nicer when you opened the hood. Of...

Sorry to tell you this but never trust Toyota when it comes to a service. My 2016 Rav4 Limited's radio has half the features not working because Toyota decided to go to Android/Apple on their newer vehicles. So they just stopped the service needed. Now when the gas light comes on and it asks...

You can thank the US government pushing fuel mileage standards. As long as companies need to meet an average mpg for all of their vehicles you can expect smaller engines in the future. I'm not really sure Toyota would want to give the 4Runner almost 450hp stock. My guess is a lot of people...

Back when I was younger I did serious off-roading. It taught me things, like how to set up a ring an pinion on a Toyota axle, that I probably will never use. I even put a super charger on a 22R engine. There's no way I would do any serious off-roading in a modern vehicle. So that's off the...

For most of the summer I hadn't seen a single 6th gen 4Runner on the road. There's lost of 5th and 4th gen ones around here. I actually have seen two 1st gen 4Runners this summer (rare around here as most everything over 20 years old has rusted away to nothing). Last month I've started seeing...

I'm not planning on buying until next spring but all the pros I've actually seen on a lot seem to have the roof rack. There's a few tings I will not pay for, that's one. XM is another one. I haven't actually talked to a dealer about removing a roof rack but with XM that should be easy to...

Last I knew Toyota doesn't make the transmissions. I assume they designed it but Aisin makes it. As far as checking the fluid at the dealer, I doubt they would. Since there's no dipstick checking the level is more involved. On my Tundra you have to get it up on a lift, run the engine, wait...

If you don't mind me asking how much did it cost for the wrap? How long will it last? I haven't looked into specifics yet but I was told that while the warranties are usually good for 5 year or so that if you leave it on longer than that the glue is hard to remove from the paint. I kind of...

Learned my lesson when it comes to Toyota and software. The number of the features on my wife's Rav4 don't work because Toyota stopped supporting their apps on the radio. Now when the fuel light comes on and the radio asks if it should list the best prices for gas near by it fails to work...

Decades ago I bought a Ski Doo snowmachine. The dealer told me that after about 500 IIRC the computer would change from break in mode to normal. It happened while I was crossing a frozen lake and it was like a turbo kicking in. It wouldn't surprise me if Toyota does the same thing for the...

I learned how to do it a dozen or so Toyotas ago. That being said you don't think of it until you are driving and see the buttons. Most people aren't going to pull over and break out the manual. BTW I'm old enough to remember the manual being a single book with about 50 pages in it. Now it's...

Over the years I have had well over 100 Toyotas. When you do work on them you find out things. For example Toyota doesn't use the same leaf springs on each side. The rate is slightly different based on the amount of time they think the driver will be driving alone and the location and average...

I had the same car in white. 1985 Celica GT-S.