The amount saved would be massive and that knowledge makes us very happy. Dealerships and independent shops charge very expensive labor rates so there's no doubt investing in tools and doing your own wrenching is worth it. Thanks for the comment. We appreciate it! Happy Wrenching!
@@subtegral Well, you make a good point with the space to do the work, like if you lived in an apartment or condo with no garage. I don't agree with "affording it" because the investment in tools pays for itself very quickly because you didn't have to drop all that money on shop labor. Tools are pretty much always a smart investment if you have a use for them.
@@TimmyTheToolman I completed your entire front end suspension rebuild with UCA,LCA, inner/outer tie rods, ball joints in my driveway. For joints I used Moog parts along with a tubular ball/socket style UCA. All of this was under $1k. I spent $$ on speciality tools which I then get to keep. No way in hell Toyota dealership would be under $1k, the labor alone would be that much. Where your DIY money savings really stacks up is when you fix your own diesel truck. Diesel mechanics are mega expensive per hour.
Good stuff thanks! Cheers from Vacaville neighbor. I'm in the middle of a 1fz full refresh that started as a head gasket job, why not right, just do it all. This video helped me decide on going ahead and doing the master and booster thanks again
@@TimmyTheToolman #1 but it was strange, I made a video and posted it on UA-cam for other 80 series folks. Had great compression all over, till I did a leak down and hear air on #1 coming into the cooling system. Got the new wire harness in, head torqued, cams set, and timing chain connected today
@@BillyGoatsAdventures A buddies 80 series overheated and his #1 cylinder had low compression and the leak down test showed the compression was leaking past a bad head gasket into an oil gallery or maybe it's getting past bad piston rings. We could hear the air escaping into the crankcase. It's more likely bad blown head gasket from what I've been told.
@@TimmyTheToolman that was a good video, I watch most of your content. I'm a Toyota nut, 1997 80 series, 1998 3rz Tacoma, 2007 Tundra, just sold the 2005 Sequoia.
Hey Timmy, great video, I have had a similar encounter replacing my brake booster. What a job laying on my back fixing those nuts under the dashboard. I however like the happy socks bru. Keep up the good work.
Hey Leslie, glad you like the video. Yep, under dash work can be very uncomfortable. Been there too many times. Those were one of my many pairs of cycling socks. I've been an avid cyclist for around 35 years and I raced a bunch. My racing days are over though. Too many body problems and lack of motivation to do the necessary training. Thanks for the comment and Happy Wrenching!
Seems like Timmy likes the hose sucking on his fingers. I jest though, good stuff once again. It's why you're the king of Toyota maintenance on UA-cam bro👍👍🍺
so, i did this today on my 96. The best advice I have is when you do a head gasket, do it then. It was a major pain. I had to saw off the studs on the okd one to get it out and pry the engine over to get the new one in. Still not as ridiculous as a fuel filter change, but close
Hey Sam, we already have all that covered. We have a 30,000 mile service video that covers the engine oil change and a whole lot more. We also have videos for the front and rear brakes. The rear brake job was done on a 3rd Gen 4runner and the front brake job was done on a 1st Gen Tacoma. The 1st Gen Tacoma has the same brakes as the 3rd Gen so it translates. Just search our channel and you'll find all those videos.
@panjualede It doesn't go through the intake manifold. It passes by the side of it. Sometimes, we miss a difficult part because we were in the middle of a battle, but I described how we got it past the manifold. I think anyone using our video can do this job if they possess the patience to complete it.
@@TimmyTheToolman I know i know, is not criticism, sorry if you took it that way, I'm just telling the people who watches the video about that, you don't have to defend yourself, you guys did an amazing job and the jokes were funny, thank you for making the video
@panjualede Well, your last comment was much better. Thanks. Single sentence comments that are negative in nature for a video we know is very well done doesn't go over very well.
Next time your in Petaluma , let’s hit Lagunitas for a beer!! Least I can do for all these great videos I’ve used to keep my 1st gen Tacoma Running right!
Yeah, hopefully it is the check valve. If it ends up being the brake booster, check with this guy Joe Joe who sells OEM parts for usually more affordable than other Toyota online sellers. You can message him via Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100028915082377
@@TimmyTheToolman Hi Tim, I checked the 4Runner’s vacuum with a Harbor Freight vacuum tester and it seems fine, giving 53 cm Hg vac, way in the upper normal range. The Brake Booster check valve was ok too, not allowing air towards the booster, only out. My rig has 131K miles.. someone else suggested intermittent stuck brake calipers as the reason for the hard brake pedal. I will check that next, before replacing the expensive booster, but it all indicates yes, it might be the booster.
Great video. Still hopeful that's someone who needs a abs motor replacement reaches out to you for a 01-02 4runner. Mines making some serious screeching noises.
I have an 03 4Runner ltd 2x4 and when I got up this morning I have an ABS light and high pitched alarm. My breaks are also hard like your friends truck is. My system looks way different than this one does though. Is my system vacuum operated too?
You're 4th Gen 4runner has one of those fancier hydraulic brake boosters. Sounds like you might have to replace it. An OEM replacement is probably very expensive. Maybe you can find a company that rebuilds them for an affordable price.
Glad you like it. Interesting choice of words though. What made the video "emotional" for you? I think you're the first person to tell us you had that type of reaction to one of our videos.
i just test drove and it appears the brake pedal adjustment is off. I shoukd have measured from the face of the booster instead of eyeballing the threads above the nut.
Good question. I don't know exactly how the internals of the brake booster work. Maybe someone has done a video on it. I would guess they aren't rebuildable because you would have to cut it apart to get at the internals. But, who knows, where there is a will, there's a way. Aaron didn't say they charge a core charge, so because of that, I don't think companies want them back to rebuild them.
Would a bad brake booster cause a soft pedal? I replaced a line bled it (abs and LSPV deleted) brakes worked perfectly fine before the line replacement. Bleed all air from calipers and even went as far as replacing the master and rebleeding and the pedal is still soft
@@TimmyTheToolman I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, I struggled two years ago and installed a new master and deleted ABS and LSPV, brakes worked great til the line to the rear corroded. I replaced the line have bled it like 10 times, replaced the master (bench bled it) and bled it a couple more with no signs of air coming out and the pedal is still soft.
I need help, I have a Toyota truck runs smoothly, However I have a small issue with the transmission. It shifts smoothly, but when I move down down the shift from park to drive it feels like something is holding the truck from moving forward but if I go from park to reverse and let the tires move a bit and then go to drive it’s all good. The truck has only 86k miles and is well maintained. Thanks for the help. Again, the transmission otherwise operates perfectly fine. What could it be?
Maybe your rear brakes shoes are sticking. It might not be a transmission issue at all. Maybe pull your rear drums and inspect them. If an axle seal fails, the gear oil can get into the brakes and cause the shoes to swell.
@@TimmyTheToolman that’s what I thought first but I tested it and the brake works fine. If I have my transmission in neutral and shift it to drive I don’t have any issues, it only happens when I put it in park then I have to reverse for a hair before I go in drive. It’s so weird
@@nick-3388 Maybe it's a shiting linkage issue. Put your transmission in park, get under the truck and loosen the nut that attaches the shifter arm to the transmission shifting linkage. Maybe it's a little off and doing this will reset the linkage to a neutral position. If you loosen the nut and you see movement in the linkage, it wasn't in a happy neutral position.
@@TimmyTheToolman I’ll do that. It’s weird because it shifts down to drive fine but the truck just feels heavy and doesn’t want to move forward but again if I go in reverse first and let the tires rotate a bit it’s all good (tires have to spin backward while in reverse) or if I just keep it neutral and go to drive it’s all good too, as long as I don’t put it park.
@@nick-3388 It's definitely weird and maybe a transmission expert might know the answer. It doesn't make sense that if you go from Neutral to Drive, it works no problem, but Park to Drive is an issue. It can go into Drive so I doubt it's a shifting solenoid issue.
Hello Timmy I need your help but with some explenation with VIN number in toyota 4runner 2001 3gen the same like yours. In my toyota Vin I can find on the windshiled or doorjamb but on the chassis is diffrent number. Probobly in yor toyota is the same. Why I am asking. usuallly you should have the same vin number with the chassis (when the cars have the chassis of cours. In our case we have). In my 4runner the number on chassis is diffrent, then on wildshield or doorjamb on the sticker. On the chassis is mix of the number from vin. Is this normal ??? I need this to explain to register my car in eureope. I sent my car from usa to urope to Poland. Please answer me asap. I know that you have some explanation
They might have replaced the door or the windshield at some point with a used one and that's why the VIN doesn't match the chassis VIN. Why would they care about this and why would they check? Are they concerned the vehicle might be stolen?
Timmy. I explain you again. I know that all parts like doors when are original they should have sticker and have the original vin number. But this is No problem. Problem is because vin number that you have on the windshield (you use also the word chassis number) is diffrent then the number on the frame that is in the front on the right side (passenger side). On the windshield is the original vin number (with 17 diffrent letters or numbers) and on the frame is only number with 13 letters and numbers. Toyota 4runner is the car build on the frame and usually the number vin from windshield should be the same on the frame. Thats is by another cars. And here is the problem because in my country to register my car I have to make inspection but to do this The vin number and the number on the frame have to be the same. But in our case we know that is impossible because is diffrent. I founded on forum any info, that this short number on the frame was used in Japan. I could make the inspection but I would need some explanation from toyota on the toyota paper with stamp that my version of Toyota is original and they were produced like that. Even in manual operating book from Toyota there is information that the vin number on the windshield is legal and prime identification vin number.
@@amerycapl5447 I see what you're saying. I don't know the explanation for the different number on the chassis. Maybe ask this question on a Facebook page like 3rd Gen Mafia or a forum like T4R.org in the 3rd Gen section.
@@TimmyTheToolman Once you go 80 series...the 4runner better watch out! Or it's off to carsandbids like my ol' bae. Also, Ryan/OTRAMM is one of the Land Cruiser/Toyota guru's here in VA, ya'll would definitely get along! Good feedback for him with the camera angles!
@@TimmyTheToolman I know but I’ve never had the first comment. Who knows when I would ever have the chance again? Carpe diem! At least I didn’t post a link to who knows what like the other guy 😂😂😂 looking at you Ivie Quintilla
@@Bad_Luck1 Yeah, maybe some good luck is coming your way. That dude posted a porn link. I reported the post to UA-cam. We get spammed with quite a bit of crap like that unfortunately. It's part of being a UA-camr I guess.
@@TimmyTheToolman spam is everywhere. The UA-cam equivalent on extended car warranty calls. Thanks for all the 3rd gen content and see you around on the forum
Hello Timmy, I don't usually comment on videos but I think that your videos are very instructional and informative. I really wish that you would hold off on the sexual comments though. If there are kids watching this that are interested in mechanics, that should not be a part of what they need to hear, IMO. Other than that, I really think your content is good.
You make a valid point but I doubt I'm saying anything that a teenager hasn't already heard and I doubt elementary school kids are turning wrenched on vehicles. My politically incorrect commentary is pretty tame and harmless in my opinion. We like to laugh and have some fun when filming and we share a little bit of our humor with our viewers. Glad you overall like the content we are creating.
@@subtegral I think it would be very difficult to be a parent in this day and age. When I was growing up, there was no internet. We played outside with our friends. Now with internet access, kids can be exposed to anything and everything at a very young age. That's why my tame sexual innuendos in this video is nothing compared to what kids can find on the internet. I guess parents need to carefully limit their online use but then these kids have friends and could easily be exposed to a whole bunch of stuff at somebody else's house or somebody else's kid's smart phone.
I just ordered my Seiken. You guys videos are always very helpful. I get to learn something new and save money all at the same time!
Our favorite fabricator! Mr. Vidal! Can’t wait to showcase your bumpers on our channel soon! Sicmods for life!
- Sean
another broken part on my 80 means another video I get to watch 🤣 thanks as always TTTM FYI its a little cheaper on PartSouq even after shipping.
You're welcome. Partsouq is a good parts resource.
Glad to see you posting vids on the 80 series Tim!
Yeah we've done a few now for FJ80s.
Thanks tim, I think my 2002 4 runner has the same problem. With your video I can do this job by myself. Thanks again,and live long and prosper!
You welcome Tim and good luck with the job. I guess you are a Star Trek Fan.
I wish you had a running total on all your vids so people can enter the repair costs you save them. Your vids have saved me thousands.
The amount saved would be massive and that knowledge makes us very happy. Dealerships and independent shops charge very expensive labor rates so there's no doubt investing in tools and doing your own wrenching is worth it. Thanks for the comment. We appreciate it! Happy Wrenching!
@@TimmyTheToolman Yes, I've ordered a shit ton of tools to accomplish your videos.
@@ocoutdoors2355 Good to hear. Definitely money well-spent.
@@subtegral Well, you make a good point with the space to do the work, like if you lived in an apartment or condo with no garage. I don't agree with "affording it" because the investment in tools pays for itself very quickly because you didn't have to drop all that money on shop labor. Tools are pretty much always a smart investment if you have a use for them.
@@TimmyTheToolman I completed your entire front end suspension rebuild with UCA,LCA, inner/outer tie rods, ball joints in my driveway. For joints I used Moog parts along with a tubular ball/socket style UCA. All of this was under $1k. I spent $$ on speciality tools which I then get to keep.
No way in hell Toyota dealership would be under $1k, the labor alone would be that much. Where your DIY money savings really stacks up is when you fix your own diesel truck. Diesel mechanics are mega expensive per hour.
Good stuff thanks! Cheers from Vacaville neighbor.
I'm in the middle of a 1fz full refresh that started as a head gasket job, why not right, just do it all.
This video helped me decide on going ahead and doing the master and booster thanks again
Sounds like you got your hands full all that work. Hope the head gasket job turns out well. Which cylinder had bad compression?
@@TimmyTheToolman #1 but it was strange, I made a video and posted it on UA-cam for other 80 series folks.
Had great compression all over, till I did a leak down and hear air on #1 coming into the cooling system.
Got the new wire harness in, head torqued, cams set, and timing chain connected today
@@BillyGoatsAdventures A buddies 80 series overheated and his #1 cylinder had low compression and the leak down test showed the compression was leaking past a bad head gasket into an oil gallery or maybe it's getting past bad piston rings. We could hear the air escaping into the crankcase. It's more likely bad blown head gasket from what I've been told.
@@TimmyTheToolman that was a good video, I watch most of your content. I'm a Toyota nut, 1997 80 series, 1998 3rz Tacoma, 2007 Tundra, just sold the 2005 Sequoia.
@@BillyGoatsAdventures Thanks for being a fan and glad you like this video. Yeah, I"m a Toyota Nut as well.
Best videos ever, I’m so glad I found you 😆, you are the best.
Thanks Daniel. We really appreciate your nice compliment of our channel. Happy Wrenching!
Hey Timmy, great video, I have had a similar encounter replacing my brake booster. What a job laying on my back fixing those nuts under the dashboard. I however like the happy socks bru. Keep up the good work.
Hey Leslie, glad you like the video. Yep, under dash work can be very uncomfortable. Been there too many times. Those were one of my many pairs of cycling socks. I've been an avid cyclist for around 35 years and I raced a bunch. My racing days are over though. Too many body problems and lack of motivation to do the necessary training. Thanks for the comment and Happy Wrenching!
Great video guys. Really learned a lot from your work. That check valve has a big nipple.
Yep, double pencil eraser size for sure. Glad you like the video and you learned a lot from it.
Seems like Timmy likes the hose sucking on his fingers. I jest though, good stuff once again. It's why you're the king of Toyota maintenance on UA-cam bro👍👍🍺
It did feel kind of good. LOL. Thanks for the nice compliment. We appreciate it!
@@TimmyTheToolman I knew it, you're all about the hose 😂😂😂
God bless you, I replaced brake booster himself!
Great job! Glad our video helped you get the job done.
Great video as always Timmy. 👌
Thanks! We appreciate it!
so, i did this today on my 96. The best advice I have is when you do a head gasket, do it then. It was a major pain. I had to saw off the studs on the okd one to get it out and pry the engine over to get the new one in. Still not as ridiculous as a fuel filter change, but close
@@midgainc Hmmm, we didn't have the difficulty you did.
Timmy-great vid. I used it for my 98 limited and it worked great.
Good to hear.
Timmy the toolman! I would love to see a next video on a oil change and brake job done for a 3rd gen 4Runner 3.4 liter engine. That’ll be great!
Hey Sam, we already have all that covered. We have a 30,000 mile service video that covers the engine oil change and a whole lot more. We also have videos for the front and rear brakes. The rear brake job was done on a 3rd Gen 4runner and the front brake job was done on a 1st Gen Tacoma. The 1st Gen Tacoma has the same brakes as the 3rd Gen so it translates. Just search our channel and you'll find all those videos.
This was a great video, thanks you guys !
We showed everything involved with the job. What part are you referring to that we didn't show?
@@TimmyTheToolman pulling the booster through the manifold
@panjualede It doesn't go through the intake manifold. It passes by the side of it. Sometimes, we miss a difficult part because we were in the middle of a battle, but I described how we got it past the manifold. I think anyone using our video can do this job if they possess the patience to complete it.
@@TimmyTheToolman I know i know, is not criticism, sorry if you took it that way, I'm just telling the people who watches the video about that, you don't have to defend yourself, you guys did an amazing job and the jokes were funny, thank you for making the video
@panjualede Well, your last comment was much better. Thanks. Single sentence comments that are negative in nature for a video we know is very well done doesn't go over very well.
Next time your in Petaluma , let’s hit Lagunitas for a beer!! Least I can do for all these great videos I’ve used to keep my 1st gen Tacoma Running right!
Sounds good Dennis. Don't miss out on our August 7th party. We did a video invite. Hope you can make it.
Definitely going to try to make it! Looks like a blast for sure!
Hi Tim. I’m having the same issue on my 4Runner, hard brake pedal issue randomly. Hoping it’s the check valve and not a $700 booster.. 🤞🏻
Yeah, hopefully it is the check valve. If it ends up being the brake booster, check with this guy Joe Joe who sells OEM parts for usually more affordable than other Toyota online sellers. You can message him via Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=100028915082377
@@TimmyTheToolman Ok. Thanks Tim.
@@Mike_44 You're welcome.
@@TimmyTheToolman Hi Tim, I checked the 4Runner’s vacuum with a Harbor Freight vacuum tester and it seems fine, giving 53 cm Hg vac, way in the upper normal range. The Brake Booster check valve was ok too, not allowing air towards the booster, only out. My rig has 131K miles.. someone else suggested intermittent stuck brake calipers as the reason for the hard brake pedal. I will check that next, before replacing the expensive booster, but it all indicates yes, it might be the booster.
@@Mike_44 Ok, thanks for the update.
This is what i subscribed for, thank you boss, 80 series or bust
Thanks for the sub!
I miss seeing you putting on the throttle cable back onto the bracket.. did you do it?
@Sherry85615 We sort of had to so Aaron could drive the truck. If we missed filming it, I apologize, but it's the reverse of us removing it .
Yet another great video!
Thanks Dennis.
Great video. Still hopeful that's someone who needs a abs motor replacement reaches out to you for a 01-02 4runner. Mines making some serious screeching noises.
It will probably happen at some point. Too bad you don't live closer and we could help you out.
I have an 03 4Runner ltd 2x4 and when I got up this morning I have an ABS light and high pitched alarm. My breaks are also hard like your friends truck is. My system looks way different than this one does though. Is my system vacuum operated too?
You're 4th Gen 4runner has one of those fancier hydraulic brake boosters. Sounds like you might have to replace it. An OEM replacement is probably very expensive. Maybe you can find a company that rebuilds them for an affordable price.
Cool video, this was an emotional one for me
Glad you like it. Interesting choice of words though. What made the video "emotional" for you? I think you're the first person to tell us you had that type of reaction to one of our videos.
Idk, brake boosters usually get me in the feels.
@@FK-we1dp Ok, I reckon you're pretty easy to please.
@@TimmyTheToolman not at all. Only the finest automotive content has this effect on me.
@@FK-we1dp OK, I'll take that as a compliment. Thanks!
Great job guys.
Thanks Tom.
great video!!
Thanks!
Love your vids man! Bosh makes these for Toyota???? Are you sure? I am having doubts!
I shot this video a while ago. I said Bosch made OEM parts for Toyota? Do you have a time stamp I can reference to understand what you're saying.
Keep em Comin brotherrrrrrr
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i just test drove and it appears the brake pedal adjustment is off. I shoukd have measured from the face of the booster instead of eyeballing the threads above the nut.
so is that brake booster rebuildable on the FJ80? what part in it actually fails?
Good question. I don't know exactly how the internals of the brake booster work. Maybe someone has done a video on it. I would guess they aren't rebuildable because you would have to cut it apart to get at the internals. But, who knows, where there is a will, there's a way. Aaron didn't say they charge a core charge, so because of that, I don't think companies want them back to rebuild them.
Would a bad brake booster cause a soft pedal? I replaced a line bled it (abs and LSPV deleted) brakes worked perfectly fine before the line replacement. Bleed all air from calipers and even went as far as replacing the master and rebleeding and the pedal is still soft
A bad brake booster wouldn't make the pedal soft, it would make it hard. You must still have air in the system.
@@TimmyTheToolman I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, I struggled two years ago and installed a new master and deleted ABS and LSPV, brakes worked great til the line to the rear corroded. I replaced the line have bled it like 10 times, replaced the master (bench bled it) and bled it a couple more with no signs of air coming out and the pedal is still soft.
@@jaimereyes7480 How long is the line that you replaced?
@@TimmyTheToolman I put a union about halfway point of the truck, going to the a 90 that replaced the LSPV. About 2ft of line
@@jaimereyes7480 While deleting the LSPV and adding the new line, did you cap off the line or was it able to free flow for a while?
Buen video tengo que aser ese projecto gracias
De nada.
You guys rock 🤘
Thanks Bro!
I need help, I have a Toyota truck runs smoothly, However I have a small issue with the transmission. It shifts smoothly, but when I move down down the shift from park to drive it feels like something is holding the truck from moving forward but if I go from park to reverse and let the tires move a bit and then go to drive it’s all good. The truck has only 86k miles and is well maintained. Thanks for the help. Again, the transmission otherwise operates perfectly fine. What could it be?
Maybe your rear brakes shoes are sticking. It might not be a transmission issue at all. Maybe pull your rear drums and inspect them. If an axle seal fails, the gear oil can get into the brakes and cause the shoes to swell.
@@TimmyTheToolman that’s what I thought first but I tested it and the brake works fine. If I have my transmission in neutral and shift it to drive I don’t have any issues, it only happens when I put it in park then I have to reverse for a hair before I go in drive. It’s so weird
@@nick-3388 Maybe it's a shiting linkage issue. Put your transmission in park, get under the truck and loosen the nut that attaches the shifter arm to the transmission shifting linkage. Maybe it's a little off and doing this will reset the linkage to a neutral position. If you loosen the nut and you see movement in the linkage, it wasn't in a happy neutral position.
@@TimmyTheToolman I’ll do that. It’s weird because it shifts down to drive fine but the truck just feels heavy and doesn’t want to move forward but again if I go in reverse first and let the tires rotate a bit it’s all good (tires have to spin backward while in reverse) or if I just keep it neutral and go to drive it’s all good too, as long as I don’t put it park.
@@nick-3388 It's definitely weird and maybe a transmission expert might know the answer. It doesn't make sense that if you go from Neutral to Drive, it works no problem, but Park to Drive is an issue. It can go into Drive so I doubt it's a shifting solenoid issue.
Good job 👍 guy’s
Thanks!
Thanks!
You're Welcome! Thanks for the super thanks.
Came for the info, stayed for the innuendo.
Glad you appreciate my sense of humor;
Hello Timmy
I need your help but with some explenation with VIN number in toyota 4runner 2001 3gen the same like yours. In my toyota Vin I can find on the windshiled or doorjamb but on the chassis is diffrent number. Probobly in yor toyota is the same. Why I am asking. usuallly you should have the same vin number with the chassis (when the cars have the chassis of cours. In our case we have). In my 4runner the number on chassis is diffrent, then on wildshield or doorjamb on the sticker. On the chassis is mix of the number from vin. Is this normal ??? I need this to explain to register my car in eureope. I sent my car from usa to urope to Poland. Please answer me asap. I know that you have some explanation
They might have replaced the door or the windshield at some point with a used one and that's why the VIN doesn't match the chassis VIN. Why would they care about this and why would they check? Are they concerned the vehicle might be stolen?
Timmy. I explain you again. I know that all parts like doors when are original they should have sticker and have the original vin number. But this is No problem.
Problem is because vin number that you have on the windshield (you use also the word chassis number) is diffrent then the number on the frame that is in the front on the right side (passenger side). On the windshield is the original vin number (with 17 diffrent letters or numbers) and on the frame is only number with 13 letters and numbers. Toyota 4runner is the car build on the frame and usually the number vin from windshield should be the same on the frame. Thats is by another cars. And here is the problem because in my country to register my car I have to make inspection but to do this The vin number and the number on the frame have to be the same. But in our case we know that is impossible because is diffrent. I founded on forum any info, that this short number on the frame was used in Japan. I could make the inspection but I would need some explanation from toyota on the toyota paper with stamp that my version of Toyota is original and they were produced like that. Even in manual operating book from Toyota there is information that the vin number on the windshield is legal and prime identification vin number.
@@amerycapl5447 I see what you're saying. I don't know the explanation for the different number on the chassis. Maybe ask this question on a Facebook page like 3rd Gen Mafia or a forum like T4R.org in the 3rd Gen section.
Anyway Thanks for info. Today I will speak with any toyota dealer but for sure I ask also on the forum and FB.
Thanks :)
I'm with you on your estimate for 12 inches. LOL
Thanks for acknowledging the humor.
Great stuff as always Tim! You are starting to convince me to move towards selling the 4runner for an fj80
Owning an FJ80 would be nice. The asking prices are pretty crazy though. 3rd Gen 4runner priced are nutty too.
@@TimmyTheToolman Once you go 80 series...the 4runner better watch out! Or it's off to carsandbids like my ol' bae. Also, Ryan/OTRAMM is one of the Land Cruiser/Toyota guru's here in VA, ya'll would definitely get along! Good feedback for him with the camera angles!
@@danmac247 I might get my hands on one.
@@TimmyTheToolman Yes. I support this decision.
@@danmac247 I thought you would.
First comment for once in my life...
Good job Patrick but we don't have a prize for you.
@@TimmyTheToolman I know but I’ve never had the first comment. Who knows when I would ever have the chance again? Carpe diem!
At least I didn’t post a link to who knows what like the other guy 😂😂😂 looking at you Ivie Quintilla
@@Bad_Luck1 Yeah, maybe some good luck is coming your way. That dude posted a porn link. I reported the post to UA-cam. We get spammed with quite a bit of crap like that unfortunately. It's part of being a UA-camr I guess.
@@TimmyTheToolman spam is everywhere. The UA-cam equivalent on extended car warranty calls. Thanks for all the 3rd gen content and see you around on the forum
Whatever you do… don’t put it in the wrong hole.
Hey, another person who likes our humor. Though for some people, there is no wrong hole.
Hello Timmy, I don't usually comment on videos but I think that your videos are very instructional and informative. I really wish that you would hold off on the sexual comments though. If there are kids watching this that are interested in mechanics, that should not be a part of what they need to hear, IMO. Other than that, I really think your content is good.
You make a valid point but I doubt I'm saying anything that a teenager hasn't already heard and I doubt elementary school kids are turning wrenched on vehicles. My politically incorrect commentary is pretty tame and harmless in my opinion. We like to laugh and have some fun when filming and we share a little bit of our humor with our viewers. Glad you overall like the content we are creating.
@@subtegral I think it would be very difficult to be a parent in this day and age. When I was growing up, there was no internet. We played outside with our friends. Now with internet access, kids can be exposed to anything and everything at a very young age. That's why my tame sexual innuendos in this video is nothing compared to what kids can find on the internet. I guess parents need to carefully limit their online use but then these kids have friends and could easily be exposed to a whole bunch of stuff at somebody else's house or somebody else's kid's smart phone.
@@subtegral Yeah, kids aren't for everyone. They weren't for me.
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You lost me Tim. I shot this video a while ago so I don't get the reference.