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I recently installed a Weber conversion kit on my old Toyota pickup. The filters they come with are small and look similar to a K&N. I work in a pretty dusty area, so I'm not convinced that's the best type of filter for my use. Weber makes an adapter plate that you can install a standard...

This is the 5-speed transmission in the Tacoma/4Runner. WIX lists a transmission filter kit, but I've never really heard anyone changing out a transmission filter on these. Has anyone ever replaced one of these? I don't think even the dealers mention it, and my vehicle is in the shop today for...

I've had a heck of a time getting the right brake parts for my pickup. I ordered a bunch from Rock Auto, but somehow I got the wrong shoes, hardware kit and adjusters. One of the wheel cylinders looks "blown out" already (Raybestos), and I ordered a Beck/Arnley master cylinder. The master...

I recently installed a Weber conversion kit to replace the Aisin carb on my Toyota pickup. I have everything all installed and ready to start tuning, just have to get some other stuff done on the truck. I need to install an ignition-hot power source to the electric choke on the new Weber. The...

I've started to have a front wheel lock up hard on my pickup, so it looks like I have either a caliper or brake hose issue. In my quest for parts, I called Toyota. They state they still make front calipers for it, but they are remanufactured. They said I need to return a core that clearly shows...

Stopped by Auto Zone looking for some stuff to work on my truck, and found this stuff on the shelf for $5.99/qt. Says it is a full synthetic, meant for extended drains (500k miles on trucks). The price is pretty cheap for a full syn, and it seems Chevron makes some decent stuff in the lower...

I just bought a Toyota pickup from my dad. He was not sure when the last time the oil was changed. Has a receipt from 2010, but it had a Fram on it and I don't think they used it at the shop with the receipt, so it's probably been changed since. It has sat a lot. It also runs way too rich, and...

I just got a 1983 Toyota SR5 4x4 from my dad, it's been in the family since new. I'm using it to commute to a job I started several months ago to reduce the wear on our nicer vehicles--inside and out. The job is "sort of" remote, down a dirt road and as I understand the main paved road isn't...

We're working on relocating from CO to UT. The local WalMart in CO carries has a pretty good oil selection, but it seems like the local WalMart in UT has a much more limited selection in general, and the oil aisle seems smaller. I think I've noticed this at both the local UT WalMarts. It may...

I've been using Collinite with Rejex on the glass/headlights. My Collinite is pretty much dead, it's really old now. So, I had been just using the Rejex for a while and that is OK if you apply it very specifically. If you don't follow the directions to a T, it doesn't seem to last. The...

Not even necessarily here, but in general. My Toyota 4Runner uses a cartridge filter, and I have a terrible time finding filters that are built better than the Toyota filter. Fram's older Tough Guard models look pretty decent (Korean), but it's hard to find one in a box that hasn't been beat...

I have a 2012 4Runner Limited with just over 50k miles on it. Well maintained, much of it still looks like a new car. I've never had this problem before, but it's a head-scratcher. The vehicle has the RFID proximity key. I pulled into the garage tonight after work & running errands, and hit the...

I haven't updated my profile, but I recently moved to Utah. The vehicle is a 2012 4Runner Limited, the factory specs 0w20 on 10k/1 year intervals, but has the exception of oil weight for towing, high speed, etc. Since I am making a lot of trips back and forth over the Rockies for this...

I have a gallon of Toyota pink coolant that I've had for probably 4-5 years now. When I was unloading after a move about 3 years ago, noticed the container had what looked like a small knife stab and made the container leaky. It's been sitting since, and is currently very dusty because...

I'm looking for some recommendations for our two vehicles. I have a 2012 4Runner Limited with about 46k miles on it. It has the 1GR-FE V6 motor in it. Currently I have M1 0w20 AFE (Toyota filter), and just realized I have over 8k miles and 9 months on the oil. I actually wasn't planning on...

I am looking to do a brake fluid flush on my truck in the near future. I was at O'Reilly's tonight, and all they had was their house brand and Prestone Synthetic DOT 3. They had another brand of DOT 4 I didn't recognize. Are there any recommended DOT 3 brake fluid brands, or is any fluid...

I am torn between a couple of fuse blocks to upgrade the cheapie I have in my truck. I am going to probably use this Hella relay block, since I want to use nice normal Tyco or Hella relays: Relays I am looking at either using the complimentary Hella fuse block (here), or a Bussmann unit found...

I have a 2010 Mazda 3 with the 2.0L naturally aspirated 4 cylinder. The car has about 14k miles on it. The last oil change was done at Firestone with full synthetic Kendall motor oil and what looks like an Ecore filter (though they swore they used Purolator--nice!). Anyway, that change lasted...

So, as I understand it the only difference between the Denso First Time Fit filters and the Toyota filter is that the Denso-branded model has a silicon ADBV. I was thinking of picking up a case, and my local dealer said they would match (basically) the online dealers' price of $48/10 filters...

I have a spin-on filter kit I recently installed on my transmission line (which some of you may have seen, there are pics in the transmission section). What would be a good interval to changing the filter on there? I don't want the filter to fall apart internally from being on the truck too...