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How far's a dealership? Contact them, explain where you're at, and if they're amenable, let them do these last steps? I know...
Should be near instant, at least that was my experience, doing brake fluid replacement.
Yeah, suggested retail $11 something USD apiece: Bolt #90910-A2011 | Autoparts.toyota.com and $8.38 USD through just across the border from me...
No. Repair Manual has an involved description of how you can check them. Still, I’ve been swayed by “replace ‘em” advocates: they are stressed...
Throw everything small in one can, put on the lid, and shake it up good. :)
With that many miles and EGR never cleaned, head gasket failure is inevitable.
When taking stuff off, it’s good to have trays, tubs, bags. Label them all. Array them in order removed. Take copious pics too. I know,...
DIY solid lumber ramps will spread the load well. that said, I almost exclusively use safety stands, which really stiletto-heel the concrete,...
There’s an oil change link in my signature, a few thoughts, tips and tricks. (On a phone turn it landscape to see signatures) also, gen 2 repair...
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The kit is a gasket kit. Head bolts are also listed in the TSB.
If you mark the (spin-on) oil filter when it first makes contact, say at 6 o’clock, then torque to 13 ft/lb, you’ll find the mark has rotated to...
He should do what, just expose his belly to the aggressor then? Bloody astounding stance, man.
There was a Gen 2 owner, and I believe PriusChat member (Hobbit), who posted alternative front-end jack stand placement locations. I found our Gen...
Might well find "bits" in there. I've never popped ours off either, but I believe that's what it's there for. With the engine off, if you rotate...
I've looked stuff up on Amayama, which has a decent interface, then plug the part no's in at Toyota USA's gong show.
Get your own load tester? My pref would be Solar BA9 (have an older version). Autel and TOPDON are popular.
Waitin' on the miles.
Maybe your oil filter socket? Thin material, and/or a little too loose? Or factory is getting sloppy. You can't go wrong with that Honda filter...
Maybe "shooting the messenger". Toyota makes a gasket kit, which includes the head gasket (and it's been revised), plus most every other gasket,...
