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So look at the tow ratings for the Highlander and it will tow, you'll just need to add a hitch and wire. A two packages for a truck frame vehicle is a different story.
Of course, SOP.....!!
Lots of info via Google
I removed the two bolts, pried off the plate, cleaned off the remaining rubber gasket (it was thin and had worn out), applied a new bead of high-temp silicone sealant, reattached the plate and that stopped the coolant leak.
Thinking about doing it myself next time but I'm concerned about access to the filter. It's under the exhaust manifold heat shield and there's not much room to reach in there. Would like to hear from anyone who's done an oil change on the 3L or 3.3L engine about how difficult it is to remove the oil filter.
Phil
Simple re-refining or re-refining with the "proper" additives...??
Or even the "coffee filter" method..??
Get an oil analysis done. :shades:
Filters are cheap, and even Frams seem to be getting better reviews these day. In bulk, they're probably only a couple of bucks for a quick lube place or dealer.
I still do my own, but I'd be hard pressed to get the oil and filter for $13 without searching out a sale.
Has anyone had this done and what was the result after the repair???
Probably cheaper to just buy Mobil 1.
I would appreciate any responses on these questions. Thank You.
https://www.toyotapartscenter.net/toyotahighlanderparts.html
put in this key word " Axle assy Back "
First, wheel bearing failure is quite rare and is often precipitated by a floating caliper not floating or a stuck caliper piston. Both failed at the same time, catastrophic odds against that.
A too tight e-brake cable, e-brake being slightly applied ALL the time, will often get you a lot of rear noise.
? I cannot understand replacing valve covers especially if it is not sludged !
Ask for just a PCV valve .......standard maintenance.
First, wheel bearing failure is quite rare
Maybe not !
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_a_bad_right_wheel_bearing_on_a_2004_Toyota_Highland- - er_common
Passenger side rear wheel bearing ONLY plus over 100,000 miles.
No correlation.
No more. Nowadays with all of the computers and various electronic control components on board it is now too probable that during the "beginning to fail", later period of battery life, the marginal voltage will/might result in component failure.
So, for me, any indication, even slight indication, of my battery entering its life's final phase and it get retired.
You think a Toyota dealer would use re-refined oil? I know they use NAPA filters instead of Toyota brand but I can't imagine they would use "used" oil since they have a warranty to protect.
The problem lies in the customer not being informed.
I too have an 04 4 cyl HL, and the owner's manual says nothing about changing the transmission oil, ever, quite surprising IMO.
Anyone know how easy this is to DIY?
Good Luck,
E.D. in Sunny Florida
I'll play devil's advocate here, why would I want or need to change the transmission fluid when the owner's manual does not say so. Tranny fluid does not break down like engine oil does, and I have never heard of Toyotas having transmission issues.
A bit of a long story...
At about 40,000 miles the ATF in my '01 F/awd RX300 appeared dirty, brownish, and smelled burned, the smell of a 1/4 watt resistor just after it "encounters" 10 watts.
I may or may not have contacted my dealer at that point but I have records indicating that I contacted Lexus via email. The response I got from corporate said that I should contact the dealer for further information/advice.
Yeah, sure, my dealer even composed and published their own scheduled maintainance document. You can guess, I'm sure, just how much more extension was the requirement in the dealer's document vs the factory owners manual.
My '01 RX300's owners manual made no mention of ATF scheduled maintainance one way or the other.
But I went ahead an asked the dealer, who said...
The ATF needed to be flushed and refilled at least every 15,000 miles.
What, WHAT..??!!
But then Lexus corporate confirmed the dealers statement.
Why..??
A design change was made in the process of upgrading the Camry transaxle to make it robust enough for the RX300 SUV. As it turned out there was an unforeseen design flaw in the new transaxle design.
Google for:
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Toyota and Lexus do not wish to acknowledge the design flaw. If the information to change the ATF as often as needed came from the corporate level that would be an implicit admission that the design is flawed. A form of the Japanese "heads-down" culture.
So, you should at least check the condition of your ATF at each and every oil/filter change.
The design flaw was introduced in about '98, had spread to the entire Toyota and Lexus FWD and F/awd fleet by 2003, and remains to be a significant problem even today. Not to say Toyota and Lexus have not tried several fixes in the interim. DBW adoption being the most successful of those, but then that "fix" brought with it yet another set of problems.
I double checked the owner's manual and it does say to inspect the tranny fluid every 30K miles/36 mos, and if towing, to replace it every 60K miles/72 mos.
I check all the fluids and tire pressure at least monthly so I should be good as long as I see the tranny fluid is bright pink.
noise may be the intermediate shaft- from column to rack