The all new redesigned 2022 Toyota Tundra. The redesigned 2022 Toyota Tundra is scheduled to hit the market December 2021. It is the most powerful, most capable and most advanced body on frame truck produced by Toyota. The new Tundra has moved form its standard 5.7L – V8 engine to the new i-FORCE 3.5L twin-turbo …
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2014 -2021 Toyota Tundra
The 2014 – 2021 Tundra are tried and true versions of the Tundra model. It debuted back in 2007 and have only had minor updates and changes since then. With two different engine option the standard features are: Tundra SR Tundra SR5 Tundra Limited Tundra TRD Pro Tundra Platinum Tundra 1794 Edition While the Tundra …
How to change your cabin air filter on a 2008 thru 2021 Toyota Tundra/Seqouia.
My wife was complaining that her fan wasn’t blowing very hard from the vents in her 2008 Sequoia. So I went to the auto parts store and picked up a new cabin air filter for around $12. I emptied our her glove box and squoze both sides inward to by-pass the little stop tabs that …
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Essential Tools for the Do-It-Yourself Mechanic
My brother (an ASE master technician who often has to clean up messes from projects done in home garages) would tell you that do-it-yourself is not a good idea when it comes to working on cars. But everyone has to start somewhere. If you’re going to work on a project car – or even your …
Replacing a Fuse on a 2004 Toyota Tundra
My wife and I were taking a long trip to visit my sister and her husband who live thirteen hours away. In preparation for our trip, my wife bought an electrical outlet that plugs into a vehicle’s cigarette lighter. After a few miles of being out of town, we opened the new portable outlet and …
Add Coolant to Fix Ford Expedition Heater Problem
Sometimes it pays to have family-level access to the Online Mechanic. I took a trip with my wife and two kids recently (middle of March) to the San Antonio, Texas area (Boerne, specifically) to visit my in-laws down there. We thought we were going to escape the Utah winter for a week, but our luck …
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Ford mis-fire
I have replaced all 8 coils and spark plugs 1 by 1 in a day, #4 piston continues to mis-fire, i replaced that 1 coil and plug again, still got the same mis-fire, now the truck starts and only stays running if i hold down the gas pedal to about .5 – 1.5 rpm, if …
Turbo to non-turbo Mazada to Probe
can i put a 2.2 turbo engine from a mazda 626 to a ford probe GL 2.2 NON TURBO I believe the motors are the same but the turbo will not work. You would have to use the non-turbo set up to make it work in the probe
Starter Motorizing
I have a 1992 Chev. k1500 silverado. Frequently when I go to start it up the starter just spins a time or two before finally catching. I had the starter tested & it checked out ok @ the parts store. What should I check next? Sounds like the bendix drive is not kicking in. You …