i'm not sure of your knowledge of oil viscosity ratings. The W rating is the "winter" or cold weather viscosity rating. So, I assume you're asking about 0W vs. 5W.
I personally wouldn't have a...
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i'm not sure of your knowledge of oil viscosity ratings. The W rating is the "winter" or cold weather viscosity rating. So, I assume you're asking about 0W vs. 5W.
I personally wouldn't have a...
There is an ATF temp sensor on the valve body.
Brett
This is the method that worked for someone on another forum (not my response):
"You put a driveshaft bolt in from the front and use a long pry bar against the angle gear to pop it out. It will...
Search Amazon for "power probe." Hundreds of these on the market now with varying levels of functionality. Power Probe is a name brand, so you may find a lot of this one brand, but there are a lot...
Ah, the neglected cabin air filter. When I first changed mine right after acquiring my XC70 in 2017, there was so much junk in the compartment. It hadn't been changed in many, many years (if ever)....
Cool
Nice post. This is the kind of information that is really useful.
Brett
Is that actually corrosion or just deposition of crap on the calipers?
Brett
I just spent way too long looking over this flow diagram, pictures of the valve body and transmission that I could find online, and pictures and technical diagrams of the transmission and valve body...
Salvage yard.
Nice work!
Brett
It looks like you've already dropped the coin, but a wheel carrier is generally a good part to replace with a salvage part. Only concerns would be excessive corrosion or being bent in an accident,...
All wheels will be marked with the size and offset. Just check the backside of the salvage wheels and compare to yours to be sure. Below is the marking on my stock 16 in 2002 V70XC wheel. 16x7...
Read the fine print on returning that CEM. I'd be concerned that electronic parts become non-returnable if they've been installed.
Good luck. Electrical gremlins like this are the toughest to...
Sounds like it could be a CEM (Central Electronics Module) problem.
See this thread:
...
I guess I never posted a full thread on the light bar. Here are some more pics. It's completely made of scrap metal. The main body tube was scavenged from a mobile TV stand that I no longer...
I was just noticing the dearth of people pics, so here are a few.
And, I noticed I don't have any pics with me in it from this Death Valley trip, so I added a couple at the end from other outings....
This was the big one I've been prepping for for 4 years. The XC performed flawlessly, which I'm obviously happy about.
So far, the only issue I've had was on our last outing to Death Valley Natl....
My goal with the XC70 was to build a mild overlanding vehicle for desert or mountain forest off road trips and winter ski trips. I'm done with the major work I've wanted to do. I thought I'd post a...
My daughters and I went overlanding through Death Valley National Park for spring break. 3 nights. 230 miles off road with some pavement miles between off road sections. We took a general south to...
I put the piston of the jack on the edge of the bracket. There was just enough purchase to do the job. I think on the other side, I may have used one of the bolt heads. Yeah, a little sketchy like...
Put in the new filter, add 5 gal of gas, and try starting it. Stop messing around. :)
Brett
Well, I couldn't buy a 4Runner for $1500 5 years ago. Doubtful you could today. I didn't have plans for any of this when I bought the XC70. I wanted AWD for ski trips with better than the 14 mpg...
And, I think I've had it with this forum. Been a good run. Lot's of good information here especially all the pdf files uploaded to the resources section, but I can't live with the forum issues. I...
The bumper mounted
https://i.imgur.com/YfPKRpI.jpg
Detail of the bumper skin stitched together
https://i.imgur.com/XoIr8aa.jpg
The antenna relocated inside the right side bumper section...