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she's a "Brick.......House"
08 FJC, Brick, Auto, Nitto Terra Grapplers (295), ATrac, Locker, Budbuilt sliders, ToyTec 3" lift
84 FJ-60, blue, body lift, BFG AT on oem steelies, Warn Hubs, mostly original
I think you just found the tracking device the "Man" is using to track your every move. Did you notice any unusual aircraft activity in the area?...could be aliens too!
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I'm more interested in how a leaky front diff was leaking fluid onto your manifold.
Do you mean maybe somehow splashing onto your exhaust pipe or one of the cats?
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I said, "From inside the CD player in my FJ" (he knew which FJ, it only had about 2000 miles on it and I'd already been in at 1200 miles for a 'finger-tight' front diff bolts problem that was allowing diff fluid to leak out onto my exhaust manifold....I guess they have Monday morning's at the factory in Japan just like here in the states).
I'm more interested in how a leaky front diff was leaking fluid onto your manifold.
Do you mean maybe somehow splashing onto your exhaust pipe or one of the cats?
Boy, I'm a bit ignorant when it comes to terminology under the hood. All I know is that, after about a week or two with Sandi, I started smelling some odd odor.
I know about the under-coating and how it kinda has the odor of melted crayons, etc, but this was different....more like burnt plastic or such.
So, I took Sandi to Boulder Toyota. They said they'd check it out and I should wait in the sitting area.
The guy came in about 15 minutes later, sat down beside me and said, "This isn't good. The bolts on your front differential were finger-tight, and differential fluid was leaking out onto your exhaust manifold and what you were smelling was that fluid getting burnt there."
I said, "So, how did they get finger-tight?"
He said, "At the factory. I guess they just didn't tighten them properly at the factory"
I said, "Wow! That doesn't really sound like Toyota. What's up with that?"
He said, "Yah, I know, but it does happen."
Obviously...it just did happen to me.
Then he told me they'd need it for a day and a half to open it all up, check to make sure it's all OK, clean it, reseal it and fill it back up again.
So, I made an appointment for the next Monday (it was Thursday and he said I could still use it over the weekend like it was without any problems).
When I brought it back there on Monday for the appointment, I said, "Would you please check the whole freakin thing over for me. Don't make me be the one to notice stuff like this. Can you just check everything to make sure it's all there and properly in place, etc?"
He said, "We usually only check into things when someone notices a specific problem, but in your case, I understand your concern and I will have them look-over everything real good"
They got it done the same day and I picked it up after work.
No related problems since then as far as I can tell (~4000 miles now).
I will eventually take these comments and place them in a separate thread.
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