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That just started happening today. And it happened a lot :icon-biggrin: I'd switch to neutral while driving and in a couple of seconds the engine is off. That happened like 4 or 5 times in a row. Then I pulled over and just let it idle. That worked just fine. Then I tried steering left and...

I have some play in both my driveshafts. Tried twisting them today and that's what I got. The play ends with an audible clunk noise. Now I know I have a bad CV joint on the left side since there is loud clicking when I turn right. But there's nothing like this when turning left so I assume the...

It looks like Toyota fitted two different kinds of MAF sensors on our trucks. 22250-20020 was fitted till 06/1999 and 22204-21010 was fitted after that. I have the former one installed on my 1998 truck. Now I have a reason to think that my MAF is going bad so I want to test it. I found a bunch...

I noticed my oxygen sensor signal remains constant at idle (it reads like 0.2V, i.e. lean mixture). If I rev up a bit the signal starts fluctuating as it should. Is the straight line at idle supposed to be that way, though?

It seems to be really, really hard to get one. I got a converter from 22-pin Toyota to OBD II. It did not work on my truck, though. So I am looking for the real thing now and it seems impossible to find. Any suggestions, guys?

I am planning to replace my stereo with an aftermarket unit. It looks like I might need an adapter for the antenna cable to ISO plug. However, I can't really figure out what type of plug is there now. Is it Motorolla plug? DIN? Something else?

I was testing my handbrake today and climbing up and down a steep hill when I heard the dreaded clicking sound coming from the front of the truck. It happens only when I climb the hill in reverse with the steering wheel on full lock to the right. Driving the same way on a flat surface results...

As it goes with these trucks the handbrake was virtually non-existent. So, I disassembled both sides. I changed the pads, the bellcranks and their pins and I made sure that all the pins are lose and greased. So nothing is stuck there now and everything looks pretty good. I also adjusted the...

It is the 3.4 gasoline (5vz-fe) engine. You can see the hose in the red circle. I inadvertently disconnected it while pulling out the throttle body and now I cannot find what its far side is supposed to connect to. Where does it end on your trucks, guys?

That suddenly started happening today. The idle got really rough and quite often the rough idle results in stall once I get my foot off the accelerator. The truck runs on LPG too and exhibits the same problem there. So it is not fuel system related. Now no dash lights are on. Does it make sense...

On a cold start, at idle, that would be 14.4V. The RPMs are around 1500 at that point. Later on when the engine warms up and the RPMs drop to 700ish the charging voltage drops to 13.9V. Is that drop normal?

There is a noticeable leak (I can see the stain) on top of the air conditioner receiver tank (88471-34010). It looks like the leak source is the crack between the receiver tank and one of the pipes that are bolted on top of it. I can see no gasket there or anything of that kind so I am really...

I started hearing loud thud coming from the front suspension recently. There is a sensible vibration in the steering wheel, too, at the time the thud occurs. So I got under the truck today to check out on the steering in general. I removed the steering rack boots and got a buddy of mine to...

That problem has been there for a couple of months now. Here's what I've done about it so far: - Brake test. Showed some problems that I fixed. No stuck pins or calipers now and all new pads. Did another brake test after that and everything was green, i.e. there was no significant difference...

Somebody had apparently done this on my truck before and when they reattached the column to the rack the rack was not in neutral position. As a result the steering wheel could make a fraction of a turn more to the left than to the right. So I had to do front wheel alignment anyways and I asked...

I installed this two weeks ago and I put 500km (all but a single trip on concrete roads) on it before that happened: I knew it was a cheap solution when I was buying it but I really expected it to last some longer than that. I also got new tie rod ends from them and now I really wonder...

I need something that will turn on my headlights once the engine gets started. Preferably there will be power control, too, i.e. it'll be able to operate the headlights in 30-40-50-60% of their peak power. Are you, guys, aware of a such a control unit that will fit a Prado out of the box? It...