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That looks great. How it it held in place? I'll still have to wash my engine bay. I'll just have to be gentle. I look at the pictures others have posted and I want my dusty engine to look like that again.

Let us know if you do the Ark liners!

Good idea. Mine does the same. I'll see if that's enough to spiff up the engine.

The spot-free rinse is a good idea. I may do what I did with the previous three 4Runners I've owned. I'll use my at home pressure washer but use it from a distance so nothing gets blasted. I want my engine to look clean again, like yours.

My thoughts too. I agree. it's fun to lift the hood and show people the amazing engineering of this hybrid engine. My only mod there are the hood struts instead of the support rod. But right now it's so dusty in there and that's the reason for my original question......can I wash off that dirt...

You can have both with a 4Runner though. I like to keep my stuff nice.

I agree. As long as a person uses common sense there shouldn't be a problem.

I took off the air dam chin and it does look better. I left the running boards on to help protect the sides from rocks and mud and snow. Plus, my wife uses the to hop up into my 4Runner.

Thanks! I still don't know about any water in the engine compartment with all the electric motor components. I'm gonna check first.

Maybe I was careful enough on my 5th gen. because I washed it pretty often. You have to use common sense and not over do but I never had an issue. I live in the dry, dry desert of Eastern Washington and maybe that helped. Sure was pretty when I raised to hood. ;-)

This is kind of related to the engine cover question. My 5th gen had the cover and I pressure washed the whole engine bay (after it cooled of course) to get rid of mud and dust and leaves, etc. I read somewhere that I can't do that with my '26 iForce Max Hybrid. Any ideas on how to keep that...

That's great advice. I did that when my daughter first started driving. She got very good at controlling her little Jeep Cherokee and is a capable drives now 15 years later.

Like many other comments here, my '26 is not my first 4Runner. I had a 2nd Gen, a third Gen and a fifth generation Runner before this. My 5th Gen had nearly 200,000 miles on it with no problems. But this 6th gen (I have the iForce Max Hybrid) has more hp, a bunch more torque and a 6000 lb towing...

My 2025 Hybrid Limited is my 4th 4Runner. I traded my 5th Gen and got this. My 5th Gen had 189k miles and had no problems but I figured once it got over 200k it might be a bit less desirable for someone. I wanted the roll down back window still and this hybrid has 326 hp and a lot more torque...

It seems to me that the number displayed on the screen is based on the MPG you got before fill up. For example, if I cross the Cascade Range, on the freeway with cars doing 75MPH+, I get only around 18 MPG in my Limited Hybrid. The little "miles to fill" screen will show fewer miles than if I'm...

The low headroom and low entry is a factor for me. I'm 6-4 200 lbs and if I don't do it just right, it's too small. I don't care for the black ceiling. My other three 4Runners had that "camel" color and looked much better. The black, especially with the terrible led interior lights makes it way...

That is an excellent comment! Tide Pods indeed!

Yes, I felt the same way at first. However, this is my fourth 4Runner and each one had it's own method and location for rolling down that back window. I found that (eventually) I was able to adjust to change and now it's not a big deal.

I do too. But it is frustrating if I forget I have left the window down a crack and try to open the hatch. It is heavy. I finally put two layers of black electrical tape over the switch on the driver's door to help prevent locking that back window.

Yeah, it was bit confusing at first. This is my 4th 4Runner and each one had a different method for rolling that lift gate glass up or down. I found that I was able to adjust and train myself on the latest method.