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#11415 of 11421 Shifter console gets very hot. by juanedwardorui Nov 04, 2008 (2:21 pm)
I own a 1994 4runner and when I drive it for about an hour, it gets very hot in the cabin. I recently changed the transmission oil in it and the filter also. Is there by any chance some sort of protection between the transmission and the body of the truck? what can cause this heat?   Thanks.   Big John Houston Texas.
#11416 of 11421 2001 4Runner 4X4 won't disengage by reb66 Nov 13, 2008 (7:54 pm)
Yesterday my knee hit the 4WD button and I have not been able to get my 4Runner out of it since. I have stopped, shifted, reversed, done everything I can think of. The light is flashing.... four green wheels and the orange center circle. So I took it to the dealer. She was there for 4 hours and then they gave her back to me still in 4WD with the light flashing. They don't know what it is or why it is. They could not disengage the 4WD. Has this happened to anyone? The dealer can see me again on Tuesday (it is Thursday now) but I am not sure I trust them. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Replies to this message: rentschl (Oct 02, 2009 7:52 pm)
#11417 of 11421 4Runner Gets "De-Tuned" Version 4.7L V8? by rentschl Aug 23, 2009 (7:07 am)
Folks,   I noticed that Edmunds shows the 2009 4Runner 4.7L V8 as 260 HP. But the 2009 Sequia 4.7L V8 as 310 HP.   Does anyone know: -why the 4Runner didn't get teh 310 HP version also? -what is the actual difference (maybe just the control chip programming?)?   For me there's no such thing as too much power and I find it disappointing that they didn't give the 4Runner the 310 HP version also.   What do others think? Replies to this message: nedzel (Sep 22, 2009 6:40 am)
#11418 of 11421 Re: Cracked Windshields & Gas Milage [tangman] by toiyabe10 Aug 23, 2009 (6:01 pm)
Replying to: tangman (Dec 21, 2004 11:44 pm) Okay, so it's five years after the posting about the cracked windshield. I have an 03 Sport Ed. Your description of the crack in your windshield describes mine perfectly. I think I heard the initial pop, then a couple days later it came up, eventually took a left, went over horizontal about 10 inches, and has stayed that way for about a month.
#11419 of 11421 Re: 4Runner Gets "De-Tuned" Version 4.7L V8? [rentschl] by nedzel Sep 22, 2009 (6:40 am)
Replying to: rentschl (Aug 23, 2009 7:07 am) "I noticed that Edmunds shows the 2009 4Runner 4.7L V8 as 260 HP. But the 2009 Sequia 4.7L V8 as 310 HP. " That's a different (and newer) engine. The 2009 Sequoia has a 4.6l, not a 4.7l V8.   The 4Runner V8 was selling poorly and was in the last year of its run before the next generation, so I'm sure that Toyota felt it was not worth the money to spend on the engineering. The 2010, 5th generation 4Runner will not have a V8 option.
#11420 of 11421 Re: 2001 4Runner 4X4 won't disengage [reb66] by rentschl Oct 02, 2009 (7:52 pm)
Replying to: reb66 (Nov 13, 2008 7:54 pm) My 03 V8 4Runner has a similar problem except with getting in/out of locking the center differential. It's stuck unlocked, which is good since it's still OK to drive on pavement.   When I hit the differential lock button I get the flashing light indicating that it it didn't lock. Both shifting between low range and high range as well as locking/unlocking the center differential are both controlled from actuators (motors) that are in a sub-assembly that hangs off the back of the transfer case. There are also limit switches in the transfer case that provide feedback to the controller as to whether the shift actually happened. That's how the controller knows to display the flashing light.   The problem could be any of the following: -Failure in the controller -Failure in the wiring -Failure of the actuator motor   The dealer should be able to unplug the electrical connector to the transfer case and check the impedance of the actuator motor. If it's "open" then the motor is blown.   Checking continuity in the wires should be easy for the dealership as well.   Then there's the controller. On mine I verified that it wasn't the controller by probing the voltage of the motor terminals from the 4WD controller. That's located under the glove compartment.   In my case the problem appears to be that the motor is blown.   But that's unfortunate for me because the part is about $1100 and the transfer case has to be taken off and ripped apart to replace it, which is about $1000 in labor. So it's over $2000 for a little motor that failed!   But I can get an entire transfer case complete with the actuator assy for about $500 off my choice totaled 4Runner with ~15k miles (via the internet) so I might just get one and pay someone to swap it onto my 4Runner.   Your dealer sounds incompetent if they can't figure it out. But I'm pretty suspect of what you get for your money from most dealers now-a-days. From what you've told me my advice would be to take it somewhere else.   I hope you didn't get charged for anything though. Maybe that dealership has a better mechanic who could be more effective.
#11421 of 11421 heater blower by toyota57 Nov 10, 2009 (5:25 pm)
my blower on my 90 4 runner only works on the first 2 speeds. Is it the switch or the blower motor? If its the blower where is that located at?

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