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Hannah Barron would just kill the alligator! ...enjoy the research...your welcome.

For anyone researching this in the future. I found that the driveshaft sometimes is in a position where there is a bolt that blocks the fill hole and sometimes is not. Moving the vehicle can allow access.

I have a 2007 Sienna AWD, my first all wheel drive vehicle so I'm not familiar with the layout. I've changed the tranny fluid and the rear differential fluid but I don't see the fill and drain holes for the front transfer case. Can anyone orient me please?

My '07 Sienna is AWD. It appears the fill hole for the rear differential is partially blocked by the driveshaft. Is there a tool that can reach back there? I think it would need to be a really flat allen bit on a really flat breaker bar. Like the entire setup looks to be about an inch of space...

Awesome. Update the board on what Sears eventually does. I'm curious on how they will replace an obsolescent (not obsolete!) product. We still have our 1998 32" Phillips/Magnavox, which of course everyone in the house wants replaced except me, now that's entertainment!

There's a spring and a plate in the bottom of the cannister that lets the oil into the pickup tube when the pressure builds.

I've been holding onto a $20 off coupon I have that expires this spring waiting for them to upgrade to SN/GF-5. Hope it hits shelves before my coupon bites the dust! The advanced synthetic NOACK is listed at 6.2%, that is amazingly low! On a side note: 5qt. containers are not listed as an...

What? No Ashland products? You need to get half a quart of NextGen or Maxlife to be inclusive!

Advance auto parts - $17.99/gal. If you buy it in gallon containers.

So, is this the new Bluesmobile or what?...... ..."Fix the lighter"

Been there. I bought a 2001 Sienna 4.5 years ago with 87,000 mi. Was concerned about sludge but had no real reason to believe I had it. DONT SCRAPE THE BAFFLE UNDER THE CAP. It isn't sludge you feel, the baffle has a scratchy coating on it put there by Toyota for who knows what reason. Here's...

Another thing with the rotors. Sometimes they come packed slathered in machine oil. It's faster to just wash them with dish soap and warm water before spraying them with brake cleaner. I've had rotors so greasy they would kill a whole can of brake cleaner if I hadn't pre-washed them.

Thanks. It's the 3mz-fe.

I noticed on the GM Dexos site that Pennzoil synth blend and QS synth blend are dexos1 approved. Is this a new development?

I noticed that Rockauto, AdvanceAutoparts and Autozone do not have a pcv valve listed for the 2007 Toyota Sienna. Is there no valve, only a straight tube? Is there any part to replace or monitor to help the engine run cleaner like the pcv valve in previous generation Siennas?