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"Wife will use it to do short 12 miles round trip work drives 5 days a week." My wife does a lot of short trips too. Therefore, I change oil every 5000 miles in her 4Runner instead of 10000 miles as recommended by the dealer. Refer to the definition of extreme operating conditions when you get...

74 and still doing all the vehicle maintenance. When I was 70, I designed and made a spring compressor to assemble and install front springs and shocks for a 2011 4Runner. Now, 4 years later, I'm not so sure I could remove and reinstall the front struts because KDSS makes the work harder. I also...

My wife selected Cox Communications which overall has been very good for us over the past 20+ years. She spends a few hours negotiating a package deal bi-annually and knows more about it than I do. I think it's expensive, but she wants it. I'm very happy with a recent upgrade to a Cox PW8 high...

This is a follow up to my previous post in this thread. I purchased two 8 TB WD Red Plus drives which spin at 5800 RPM. I wanted quiet over performance. I don't hear the drives spinning, but I do hear occasional actuation. Operating temperature ranges from 28-31 C with one rear case fan...

Have you carefully inspected the remaining wheels? I would check the outside and inside of all wheels as well as the lug holes. There are crack detection spray kits available for about $100.

Guardians of the Galaxy. All three movies offer consistent humor, emotional engagement, and variety exhibited by well-balanced characters.

According to Motor Service, there are 3 potential causes of cavitation... (1) High temperatures and low-boiling impurities may advance cavitation: • Impurities in the oil: water, fuel or deposits from abrasion and dirt • Oil pressure that is too low: unforeseen loss of pressure (for example...

I realize you are not building a PC and yet DIY builder websites have the best information about achieving various levels of performance for specific games. Google this - build a pc to play Farming Simulator 25. Look over the many websites that list components to play the game. For example, Game...

I'm buying WD to install in a spare PC running TrueNAS Scale. 15% discount for seniors (55+) when buying direct. Toms Hardware rates NAS drives here https://www.tomshardware.com/best-picks/best-hard-drives

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I'll be 74 next month. No plans to quit doing maintenance anytime soon as I bought a 3 ton Daytona Professional jack in candy apple metallic red to match my red 4Runners. I inspected brakes on the 2011 8 days ago and changed oil on the 2023 a couple months ago. 4 years ago, I made a spring...

I wanted a 1-inch lift in the front, so I installed new springs and shocks. Therefore, I needed an alignment. Now I feel a little better as there was evidence the cam bolts were loosened, and most likely adjustments were made. If the torques were still at factory assembly spec, I might have...

What about lower control arm cam bolts? Does anybody torque them properly? A 4Runner is 129 ft-lbs. I checked the torque after an alignment and values ranged from 65-100 according to my wrenches (Craftsman beam and Proto). It's unfortunate to pay for dealer pricing and then have to drive up on...

Torque spec on the four lower control arm cam bolts of my 4Runner is 129 ft-lbs. I told the service writer to put that on the work order, but evidently a torque wrench was not used. Torque values ranged from 65-100 according to my wrenches (Craftsman beam and Proto). It's unfortunate to pay for...

The range on my torque wrench isn't high enough. My 200 lbs body weight applied at 18 inches on a 3/4-inch breaker bar produces 300 ft-lbs of torque. I use a jack stand to support the swivel end of the breaker bar. The breaker bar could flex, or one could lose balance, so I've been very careful...

I'm still using an iPhone 8. I will not use a cellphone for sensitive transactions financial or otherwise.

In 2023, the population of Maricopa County was more than 4.5 million, and there were 87,197 evictions filed. That means there were approximately 1.9 evictions filed per 100 people.

I tagged along to see my mother-in-law's final buyer inspection before closing. Block wall around the yard had large gaps of missing mortar. When I brought it up, the contractor was highly indignant and insulting. MIL closed and during the first windstorm, 40+ feet of block wall fell flat. It...

Have you tried a hard shut down? Uninstall the last update? Google search "Windows 11 bsod after login forums <insert your model name>". Run a hardware check within the 5 minutes you have available?