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What if that accelerates failure, but only almost fast enough to fail it within warranty coverage?
Head gasket and cooler are likely fine, for now. Clean the intake manifold EGR passages when convenient.
Yes, that's interesting. Does anyone know whether Toyota lowered the thermostat opening temperature since 2011? My coolant temperature runs...
My guess is that you do not have a head gasket issue yet. Suggestions to minimize the risk and effort: When time and weather permit, check and...
I loosened those balky screws successfully using a Harbor Freight ratcheting right-angle screwdriver, which lets you apply a lot more torque than...
EGR status?
You can delete it by unplugging the electrical connector on the EGR valve, or by physically blocking EGR with a barrier. The effects will NOT be...
'Tis best to check the cylinder walls for scoring or excessive wear, and replace the pistons with updated ones, especially if it has been...
I ordered the PBT 71117, which appears very similar to that one, and has similar user reviews. Of course Amazon dropped the price by $2.70...
Yes, the EWK design is one of the models vulnerable to cracking around the ½" square drive opening, for the reason I mentioned in post #89....
That's correct. More plausible explanation: When the cap is overtightened, compressive stress is high on cap surfaces in too-intimate contact...
That's what I'm worried about, breaking the pipe-&-bracket hardware that connects the filter housing to the block and timing cover. Since I have...
Thanks, that particular one hadn't yet shown up when I looked on Amazon. I'm trying to choose between 3 or 4 other similar heavy-duty steel ones...
Yes, I asked Mark Monroe whether the "resistance" he felt was that issue, or something else.
That's possible, but I can't prove it. Very annoying! Now I'm in search of a very strong cap wrench, and hoping it can loosen the filter cap...
To update ... The aforementioned tool functioned well every time, until I recently decided to remove (or at least loosen as a test) the filter...
I interpret that as not-so-subtle Apple advertising.
Yes, the 12-v sockets are off then the the car is shut down. The most common cause of such battery "drainage" is a door or hatch not fully...
That's good! Have the EGR components (cooler, valve, manifold passages) been cleared yet, or have you checked the EGR restriction level via OBD-II...
