What have you done to your 4th Gen 4Runner today?

Only other things I’ve done recently to her is make a basic ‘tool kit’ to keep in the vehicle, and purchased a SDSU Alumni license plate frame. Oh speaking of license plates, ordered and received new ones since the existing ones were all damaged and dirty. As much as I tried cleaning them they stayed dirty. So now I have fresh plates.

 

Replaced the drivers side hvac servo, hoping it fixes my weird noises behind the dash on the drivers side.

 

Squeaking type noises while ac is running? That’s what I’ve got going on currently. Goes away when fan is turned off

 

Not a squeak, I posted something a while back that originally sounded like ‘gurgling’/clicking. It does it randomly, and I had no clue what it was, but a few weeks ago what I think sealed the deal was I was driving with the heater on and all of a sudden the drivers side started blowing out room temp air but the passenger side was still blowing out hot air. I think that’s what that Servo controls.

 

Did my airbag recall and my gas pedal recall got some new floor mats out of the deal

 

Replaced my driver’s side wheel bearing hub assembly. NAPA part lasted 5 years & 84K miles, respectable if unremarkable.

 

Drove her from San Diego to Paso Robles for a night, then Paso to the Sacramento area with the fam. Rolled over 247k on the way up. Coming back down mid week. She takes road trips like a champ!

 

Made it back to San Diego without any issues. I do notice when my AC compressor kicks on it makes a somewhat noticeable difference in power and right when it kicks on it makes almost a shudder with the engine but otherwise runs fine. Could my compressor clutch be seizing up or anything or is that normal?

 

Busy week. Drove from my house in north Georgia to Savannah on business; checked out a couple of trails on the way there; got home today and changed the oil, rotated the tires, and cleaned the cabin & engine air filters.

 

I’m going to say this definitely fixed my issue. Haven’t heard the ‘noise’ behind/under my dash since I did this replacement and no issues with heater/ac separation between driver/passenger sides.

 

The servo you replaced was it on the driver's side or the passenger's side?

 

Back from Sedona, AZ today. Ran great! Got 24 mpg on the last tank on the way home. All 2 lane 65 MPH speed limits. Did Broken Arrow & a couple of lesser known trails. The RCI skid plates work. Hit them a few times. I can't for the life of me figure out how they did this to their Jeep.

 

This one was on my drivers side, which I believe is there to control the dual climate zone in my vehicle. Do 4Runners without dual climate zone even have a drivers side servo?

 

To the best of my knowledge they don't but I could be wrong.
I saw you have a Limited so that's why I asked.

 

Texting and driving. Or drinking.

 

Possible I guess' They had just come down a short series of rock ledges known as "the steps" that have way more potential for problems. Oh well.

 

My guess is they were gong too fast and ran up that high side bank/shoulder on the left/passenger's side and the momentum carried them onto their side.

 

Jeep Owner's My step son has a Rubicon, I don't think he's ever gone out in the snow & I know he's never, ever gone off road. But He's a great man, father/husband & son!!! But still he's a Jeep owner/Blood Penguins fan!! But hey, they're golfing while the Bruins are up 2-1 vs Maple Loafs, eh!He owes me $25 for Bruins finishing higher in Reg. season pts too, he can afford it! Double

 

Covered up that damn blind spot monitoring light, find them so annoying. All vehicles IMO should come with these dome mirrors. I don't rely on electronics for safety.

 

I had a rhythmic ticking/clicking or light knocking in my driver wheel and I found that it is coming from the new brake pads. I found the hole on the brake pad where the pins go through are to big. Why are the holes oval and why is there to much play. I changed the position of the hardware that spreads the brakes apart from the bottom to the top, this has helped quiet the noise, but I still know that the pads are not secured enough. are there thicker pins that I can buy? what can I do.