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Various Toyota and Lexus 2001-2004 air conditioner light blinking

By |March 2nd, 2015|

Getting your air conditioning back up and running with a simple relay replacement

Toyota 4Runner cold start misfire, coolant consumption, P0306 diagnosis tips

By |February 16th, 2015|

Toyota 4Runner cold start misfire, coolant consumption, P0306 diagnosis tips - diagnosing a failed head gasket quickly and accurately
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Toyota and Lexus SUV bump, kick or jump after stopping – sticking rear driveshaft repair

By |February 9th, 2015|

Toyota and Lexus SUV bump, kick or jump after stopping - sticking rear driveshaft repair and maintaining your u-joint and slip yokes

Toyota 4Runner and Tundra, Lexus GX470 and LX470 seized front brake calipers

By |January 19th, 2015|

CARspec recently had an Eden Prairie guest's GX470 with just north of 100k miles, and the owner was concerned over a pull when he used the brakes. The technician test drove the vehicle and confirmed the condition, also noting that the vehicle didn't like to roll when in gear. In this post we demonstrate the repairing of the brakes on a GX470 and related models with a seized front brake caliper.
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Where the tire meets the wheel – 2007 Toyota 4Runner tire bead leak

By |January 13th, 2015|

If this blog has a theme, that theme is corrosion. Today is no different. A guest with a 2007 Toyota 4Runner came in concerned about an air leak from their right front tire. Here we demonstrate how to repair a tire leak on a 4Runner with corrosion of the aluminum wheel at the bead.

Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 front inner CV boot grease leak

By |January 13th, 2015|

The Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 are prone to grease leaks from the front CV axle boots - as a Toyota and Lexus repair specialist, we see it weekly. The inner boot's outer clamp loosens over time allowing a small amount of grease to seep out and be flung around as the axle spins.
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