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#8 Oakland. The entire San Francisco Bay Area is completely crazy.

That engine gets real sluggish on anything thicker than 10W30.

@AdmiralYoda beware of a plastic timing chain sprocket and possible burned valves from a warped exhaust manifold.

What a machine. Well worth preserving. I put 450k miles on a 1988 Toyota truck 22RE (Fuel Injection). Then the head gasket went and I bought a new vehicle. An old girlfriend had a 1987 4Runner 22RE like yours with a MT. She takes good care of it, last I heard. Convertible Hard Top. I told her...

I LOVED the Bilstein 5100's I put on my 18 base model.

I have been operating under the presumption that using only exactly one oil...brand, formula, grade, has cumulative positive benefits.

The phd's throw their arms up in the air. Fuel dilution can only be monitored and mitigated. Shorter OCIs, higher grades, beefier add packs...that's it. Don't buy a vehicle known to be a fuel diluter, and consider your very own anticipated driving conditions prior to purchase. "There is no...

Good oil selection for your sled. '02 Dakota engine says he loves the ~1300 ppm zinc.

Power Control Unit (formerly "Inverter") coolant. In n out a little less than 2 quarts of Toyota Genuine SLLC (Pink). ~65k miles/14 months, vehicle and coolant. Overdoing it to ensure it doesn't become acidic and cause corrosive wear.

Out: Toyota Genuine eTransaxle Fluid TE. In: High Performance Lubricants Teal ~1.5 quarts. ~65k vehicle miles. Replacing newly installed Group III spec'd Toyota fluid KV100 3.3 1b copper corrosion rated. Using slightly thicker KV100 4.6 1a & 1b copper corrosion Group IV & Group V HPL Teal.

Out: Toyota Genuine eTransaxle Fluid TE (Factory Fill). In: High Performance Lubricants Teal ~4 quarts. Drain n fill. ~65k miles FCI. Note: Toyota Group III KV100 3.3 1b copper corrosion rated was replaced with slightly thicker HPL Teal Group IV and Group V KV100 4.6 1a and 1b copper corrosion...

Awareness of and respect for BITOG culture.

Toyota I purchased 8 Toyota Genuine gaskets for the fill plugs and drain plugs @ eCVT and Rear Differential. The part number is 90430-A0003. Thank you.

Do your driving conditions suggest any concerns over fuel dilution ? Otherwise, Forte vs Civic are quite different. Go very beefy with every Kia, and trend towards thin with VTEC Honda.

Knee jerk reaction.

Thank you for the link @RDY4WAR. I am especially keen on the new details regarding the relationship between ZDDP and DLC with specific engine parts. Chemistry wins again !

Foolproof plan.

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Great thread. It's a two pager so far. There once was a poster who proudly declared his gasket part number in his signature.