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wallyuwl

Thanks. I was looking to replace mine (again) at the next oil change, and this helps me not have to dig for the part number. It is also cheaper than getting it from the Toyota dealer. And I have Amazon Prime, so free shipping.

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Be sure to get your intake manifold gasket changed, too, or you might be replacing that cat again sooner than later. The bad gasket has been suggested to be linked to the cats going bad. Make sure you get the newer reddish/rust colored one from a Toyota dealer. Several threads on here about the inta...

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I never said anything about engine flushes. If an engine is gunked, then it should be cleaned slowly using synthetic oil and more frequent oil and especially filter changes. A little Marvel Mystery Oil in there also helps do some gentle cleaning.For the transmission, I probably should have used the ...

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Yup, pretty much, $100. But you can get it done cheaper than that. I noticed you are in Beloit, WI. If you have a Fleet Farm or Farm and Fleet near by, they often have coupons and you should be able to get an alignment for $50 or less. Other places (places like Tires Plus or Midas, and even dealers ...

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Where are you buying it? I noticed you are in WI, so if you are buying it in WI (you said you are traveling a ways to get it), know that they have the toughest used car sales laws in the nation (if you are buying it from a used or new car dealer). You get three days to bring the car back if you don'...

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My impression is the required amount of oil is 4.4 quarts. I don't know what the manual says, as I haven't looked recently. When I first got the vehicle and got the oil changed at the dealer the first time, they put 4.2 on the air box to symblify it needed 4.2 quarts. That still is a bit low apparen...

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Thanks for that. I have been filling with 4.5 quarts, which is above the "full" line on the dipstick. It looks like the engine is supposed to take 4.4 quarts, so I'm glad I've been "overfilling" by .3 quarts (the "full" mark is 4.2 quarts).

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If you look behind the engine (between the engine and firewall) in the middle of the vehicle you'll see the exhaust manifold heat shield. It is a trapezoidal piece of sheet metal. In the middle of it you'll see the pre catalytic converter oxygen sensor protruding outward with a wire running from it ...

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You will have to ask your dealer what they use/used. Not all dealers are the same. I would get the transmission flushed at a Toyota dealer. That is what I do (I'd rather pay them $200 than do three drain and fills myself, which costs close to $100 in fluid anyway). I know my local Pontiac dealer tol...

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The blower resistor is where the floor and the firewall connect on the passenger side. There is a wire harness you'll need to disconnect from it. From the factory they use some sort of goo (for heat dissipation) that gets hard over time, so you'll have to probably use a flat head screw driver to get...

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You should also replace the intake manifold gasket. If not, you'll have the 0420 code again in a year or at most two. Almost always in these vehicles it is the intake gasket issue that causes the cat to go bad.

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+1 on it possibly being the belt tensioner.

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My VVTi filter was in pretty good shape and not gunked up, but I've seen some that were not like this. It is a $6 part and takes about twenty minutes to change (took me five min. to get the bolt loose, 14mm, and ten to get the old one out using a tweezers - it doesn't just fall out). Not a bad idea ...

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Good luck. You will probably notice an improvement with doing it taking the whole thing apart vs. what you've done so far. Have you changed the VVTi "oil filter"? It is a little (like inche and a half long) screen secured by a 14mm bolt by the alternator sort of, just to the left of the in...

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I don't remember exactly where the o ring is needed. I'd have to go out and look. There is only one. I think it was for right by the IAC valve itself, that connects a circular metal piece with another part of the IAC assembly (note: this is all after you remove the IAC assembly from the main part of...

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Here are the gaskets for the throttle body. The first two are what you need (both the Felpro ones). The first one is for between the throttle body and the intake. The second one is very small, and is for the IAC. http://shop.advanceautoparts.c...asketcptnsolo - The gaskets are above. I just got an o...

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No I wasn't having idle issues before, per se. But I did notice a difference after cleaning it. I got my o ring gasket from Car Quest. It isnt OEM size, but they have a whole bunch of them in a kit and we found one that fits in diameter. The one I got is thicker than the OEM, which I actually prefer...

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Besides the things already mentioned by you and others:1) throttle body cleaning2) VVTi "oil filter"3) idle control valve (attached to throttle body, need to remove TB)4) O2 sensors? Often they lose their responsiveness a bit without throwing a code.5) power steering fluid6) brake fluid if...

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You might just need to clean it. I cleaned mine when I replaced the intake manifold gasket since I had the throttle body off anyway. It is supposed to spin freely, and mine did not spin freely at all before cleaning it (just sprayed it good with some throttle body cleaner once it was all apart). Pre...

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Chances are good you screwed up your MAF by how you cleaned it. You aren't supposed to touch it with anything or use harsh solvents. You did both. A can of MAF sensor cleaner is $7 at most auto parts stores.

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Check the fuse. Do you have the ability to apply a current to the blower to see if it spins with current applied to it? Often auto parts stores will do this for you if you go in with the blower. With no speeds, though, chances are it is a fuse.

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I've done drain and fills, but you need to do three of them to get an estimated 88% of the old fluid out, doing them a week apart of so. This is because with each drain you only get about half the fluid out. So by the time you do that, you are at about $75 in fluid alone. My time and not having the ...

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Assuming you changed the oil and not transmission (the oil drain bolt screws into an angled part of the oil pain and is on the passenger side, the transmission bolt pulls down directly perpendicular to the ground and is on the drivers side), you are probably fine.I read a month ago or so that some M...

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I don't know how cold KS gets, but if it has regularly cold winters then you may have a bit extra engine wear on start-ups from using 10W30. Otherwise, there shouldn't be any other issues.The only issue with switching to 5W30 would be oil seeping through the engine seals more easily than the 10W30 i...

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Looks like an intake manifold gasket and bad 02 sensor. I just replaced my gasket and put in a new pre-cat O2 sensor (and some other things, but irrelevant to this). Check Amazon for the Denso O2 sensor. I think it was like $63 or something for me.

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No, I didn't take a picture of it. The metal looked fine, no melting. It was all that glue-like gunk. I cleaned it a bit more, and got three of the four speeds working. then I took it out again and tried to clean it more, now only the high speed is working again. So I ordered a new harness and resis...

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Long story short: I've been having blower motors go bad between every six months to every year since we got the car in 2005 (2003 model). I'm thinking it isn't the blower motors, but the voltage that gets sent to it.So today I replaced the blower motor relay, the blower motor resistor, and the blowe...

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Thanks for the reply.Last weekend after I changed the oil I jacked up the back end of the car (front end was on jacks). It was pretty tight for me (I'm not small), and in general I just didn't "like" being under the car when it was totally in the air. So I found a local exhaust place that ...

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I felt around a bit and looked using a flashlight. Is the hose I likely missed just to the left (as looking at the engine) of the coolant hoses for the throttle body? It is hard to see and faces the firewall, and seems to go into the inake (best I can tell).If so, I never even took that one off, but...

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Joatmon,I sent you an IM. i don't know how it works if the other person is offline. I can't seem to figure out if this forum has a PM feature. I started to replace the cat, but decided to quit while I was behind. It is raining, and cramped in my garage. So I decided to wait for another day.But, to m...

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I gave up and brought it to the Toyota dealer. turns out it was a tube going into the manifold that I forgot to put back on. I have no idea what tube it would be, I still can't find a tube connected to it that is not one I took off, and put back on, for the repair. But $49 later it works fine. Then ...

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Ok, so yesterday I did the repair for the intake manifold gasket. I also ceaned the IACV and put in a new valve oil filter. It was getting dark, so I didn't start it up.Today when I started it up it idled very rough, and then wanted to die, so I shut it off. I've started it a couple times and it is ...

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Thanks joatmon that was very helpful.The only thing I'm unsure of is the "seal packing" in step 16. Did you do that part? Is it necessary? Is it something that needs to be gotten from the dealer, or will some type of Permatex sealant work (and if so, what type)? Also, any idea what torque ...

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Do the scheduled maintenance as recommended in the manual. In addition, check/clean/replace the VVTi valve every 50k miles. It is a $8 part from the Toyota dealer and a 15 minute change. Use the search function on this site for directions.If it has an unknown service history, you should get a full f...

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We all know the 1ZZ engine makes a ticking noise. It seems to have gotten worse as the car has gotten more miles on it. Does anyone know if replacing the timing chain tensioner (not the serp belt tensioner) might help with this? Or is changing the VVTi filter the main thing to do to help this? I do ...

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I've used the search function on this site (and toyotanation) and didn't find anything. So, sort of a stupid question...How do you take off the valve cover? Is it as simple as removing the five or so (I haven't counted) bolts holding it on? And while it is off, should I replace the gasket right away...

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I got an intake manifold gaskeet from my Toyota dealer a few days ago and it is part number: 17171-22060. Made in Japan. It is sort of a rust orange color. They said it is the only part number available to them for an intake manifold gasket for the 1zz engine.

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I think I am going to change the throttle body gasket as well. It is a $3 part. Plus clean the IACV and replace that gasket since I'll have the throttle body off anyway. It does involve taking off two coolant lines, but I'm not too worried about that since a lot of people have taken off the coolant ...

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Yeah, I looked at Advance. They were about $50 more expensive all together than Amazon. And that is after using coupon codes. But I go to Advance for things when it makes sense to, like when I got a new MAF sensor for $50 after coupon code, which was $20 cheaper than anywhere else (including Rock Au...

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Mine needs about $500 in parts alone (doing the work myself) in the next few weeks. '03 with 121k miles and it has been maintained well throughout its life (we've had it since 21k).

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Not sure what bolts correspond with those numbers 1-5? Do the nuts get tightened last?

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http://www.autopartswarehouse.....htmlTry that link.

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What should I use to clean where the gasket goes before I put the new one on? Brake cleaner and a rag? Something else?The TSB for the fix says torque all the bolts and nuts for the intake to 22 ft lbs. I've heard someone else say the nuts 22, and the bolts 37. Anyone know for sure?Should I put a bit...

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I ended up getting the Denso from Amazon.

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Found this on how to replace the intake gasket. Seems like pretty good instructions, though it suggests changing the coolant at the same time. From what those on here have said this is not necessary.http://www.toyotapart.com/M.I....7.pdf

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Bosch suggests replacing O2 sensors at 100k, but they manufacturer them so it is sort of like when air filter companies tell you to change air filters every 12k or oil companies tell you 3k. I think I have an intake manifold problem even though it isn't throwing the p0133 code. I was getting the p01...

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Sounds like a blower motor resistor problem. Here is a link to how to do the repair. About an hour job at the most (I've done the blower motor several times, but not the resistor), the hardest part is contorting yourself to get into position to do the repair.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=3...

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I'm trying to decide what oxygen sensors to purchase. I'm going to purchase them with a new catalytic converter.I'm looking at either Denso or Bosch. The Denso don't say anything about being heated, so presumably they won't "work right" as soon as the Bosch. Unless they are in fact heated ...

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Quote, originally posted by lovemyraffe Â»It really isn't very difficult. You need to remove the throttle body and then 4-6 bolts that hold the intake manifold in place. Just be sure to torque the bolts back on correctly. The intake manifold is plastic and could be cracked if you torque it too much....

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Yeah, all the blowers I've installed have had the cage attached as part of the assembly.

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