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Great idea on a exterior magnet and x2 on the magnafine filter. I'll be doing on of those in the spring or sooner. Thanks gents...

Dropped my trans pan several weeks ago and cleaned it out, replaced the filter and put fresh fluid back in. Upon cleaning the pan I only remember seeing 2 magnets, but I could have inadvertently wiped one out as there was some sludge in there. All in all, no sheared pieces but the really...

This evening when replacing my pcv valve, I put my Tekton ½ torque wrench on top of the engine (rookie mistake), closed the driver door and blamo...it fell and hit the ground. So, I wound it up and down and it felt like it was struggling a little, but got better. Even when wrenching a little, it...

Cujet - I never considered that perspective of "holding the torque" and stretching the bolt. My father rebuilt a SeaDoo engine using one of those dial torque wrenches.

andyd - that is really good advice. I'm a DIY'er and I've done intermediate stuff and valve cover gaskets would be in that range of skill. Agreed on the "feel" and I've had my share of skinned knuckles and grimy hands. No sheared bolts yet . I'm on the threshold of replacing my pcv value as I...

I picked up one today from Harbor Freight. Made sure my fasteners were torqued down to the 52 inch lbs. Thanks again for the quick feedback. Really is a great forum.

Bingo - ¼ is the way to go. Thanks guys.

I wonder if something like this would do the trick? Amazon - Digital Torque Wrench

I have a ½ Tekton wrench that will give me 10 - 150 ft pounds of torque, but I need something for the more "delicate" torquing that my vehicle asks for. Specifically, the valve cover gasket bolts that call for 53 inch lbs (or 4.41 ft lbs). Can't really find anything out there, but feel I'm not...

Jacked up the front end, supported with jack stands Oil Extractor (good for sucking anything out of a vehicle) 4Runner - M1 ATF

UPDATE: Called Autozone to see if they had any Delo and they did not. Walmart was out of SuperTech 75W90 and so I found a good deal on M1 on Amazon. Just under $8 per bottle for 75W90. Arriving Saturday for a chilly diff change . Will also bleed my brakes as well. Thanks for all the...

My owners manual is missing a few pages. Everything I've read about dealer recommendation is 80W 90. Most DIY'ers I've read vary but a popular weight is 75W 90. Now the dealer recommends 75W 85. This is not a common weight (in my small scope of knowledge) and is not easily found (Probably by...

Thanks 4WD.

Stopped by the dealership and overpaid for 2 crush gaskets, $4.23 or so. Then, I asked them (out of curiosity) what they recommended for diff oil and they indicated initially that it was 80W 90. Then, another guy pulled up a TSB from 11/8/2007 to show that Toyota now recommends 75W 85. I...

Lubener, yes...the oil, should have clarified. Thanks for the suggestion!

Big time. Thanks SatinSilver and thanks to all for chiming in. Great forum! Will follow up and let you know what I did.

Really good stuff. Should I flush the differential if I decide to make the change to Synthetic?

I'm going through a season of maintenance on my 2004 4runner V6, SR5. I have 165k on the odometer, never changed my rear differential. Feel like I need to . I've read that 75W 90 is a popular weight for daily drivers. I don't do any towing as a practice, but may do so once every few years. I...

Originally Posted By: fdcg27 100K is not much, and you've been keeping up on oil chnages, although I wouldn't run just any oil labeled "synthetic" for 10K, if I understood your original post correctly. Others do so every day, however, and report clean engines and long engine life. Why do you...

Originally Posted By: beast3300 You would notice more from other maintenance that is due than an engine flush. However for extra credit you can remove valve covers and snap some pictures for us. Probably won't break open the valve covers for a while, but when I do...pics will be forthcoming.