Recent content by Yota94

Yup it was pretty bad but fortunately I was as able to get rid of all the rust. I’m just wondering that since I have a small section of bare metal exposed, do I need to use any sort of self etching primer?

I have some paint that flaked off on the inside of my door and want to touch it up with some doctor color chip touch up paint that I have. Since rust has formed, I abraded the area down to bare metal that measures about 1/4 inch by 1/2 inch. Do I need some sort of primer or am I good to just...

Thanks for the feedback. I haven’t noticed any issues with the transmission over the last 4K miles now so I’m hoping that means this is a non-issue and I didn’t actually get any water in the transmission via the breather vent. Once the weather warms up a little I’ll check the overflow plug...

I measured how much water my little contraption captured when I sprayed the breather with the garden hose and then divided that by the capacity of the transmission system. That’s what I’m hoping. I put about 3k miles on the odometer since then and I’m hoping if any issues were to come of it...

Hoping to calm my OCD here a little with some feedback from you all. Long story short, is .018% water content in ATF enough to cause damage or be of any concern? I have a 2022 4Runner with 15k miles on it. I went off-roading about 2 months ago and got mud all over the undercarriage. I spent an...

Appreciate the feedback. I think I’m going to go with the Mobil Delvac diff fluid since your thought process is what I had in mind. This 4Runner will see off-road usage and a fair amount of water and deep mud. Going with a cheaper fluid but changing more often would be preferable for me since I...

Wow that’s pretty cool. Yes, GL5 without LSD. I think I’ll switch over to M1 DelVac next time I change my diff fluid. Seems like a solid no frills diff fluid and I like that I can get a gallon jug for $40.

I have a 2022 4Runner and I’m trying to choose between Amsoil Severe Gear and Mobil Delvac for the front and rear differentials. On one hand I want to use a premium diff fluid since I plan to keep this vehicle for as long as possible but on the other hand I like the idea that I can get a gallon...

I was changing the differential fluid in my 2022 4Runner and it got me thinking about wet vs dry torque. The torque spec for the drain bolt is 36 ft-lb and I imagine they install the drain bolt on a new axle assembly dry. When service by the differential, the fluid coats the threads as it drains...

Thanks for the feedback! I didn’t have any metal shavings on the dipstick that was coming from the break in process but if your focus did and it never gave you and problems then I’ll probably be fine with the few small slivers that may have gotten into my oil pan from the dipstick tube.

I was surprised at how many metal flakes were in the filter. My 4Runner has a filter element inside a housing and the bottom of the housing had flakes in it and when I tore apart the filter, there were about a half dozen small flakes in each flap of the filter. I know that’s to be expected with...

Thanks for the feedback, I was mostly concerned about the oil pump but it seems like they can handle some debris. I imagine the engineers who designed the engine would have taken that into account and chose the pick up tube strainer size appropriately so that the oil pump wouldn’t be damaged if...

I have a new 2022 4Runner with 500 miles on it. I decided to change the oil at 500 miles to help get rid of any debris from the engine breaking in. When I went to check the level of the oil after refilling it, I noticed there were some metal shavings on the tip of the dip stick. After fooling...

Thanks for the sanity check! I do have a rev limiter but it happened so quick I didn’t register if it was hitting the limiter or not. I’m sure that would have prevented any damage from being over revved but my main concern was the bearings not getting enough oil during high rpm’s.

How long does the residual oil in the engine protect the internal surfaces and bearings on startup? I ask because I was cleaning my car out and when I installed the floor mats I must have gotten them wedged between the brake and gas pedal. When I pressed the brake to start the truck it must have...