Recent content by bart

Never occurred to me to try to lower it and then press. I always slam it just like doors 😂

Maybe I am weird but I deliberately chose PP over OT and I love mine :). I know why I was getting it and for what - towing / camping / hiking / skiing / etc. PP is more than enough capable for my use case. I don’t need KDSS, AVS, etc and the maintenance cost that comes with them. I think PP...

And thereafter best to change it right after you change it - one can never be too carful :)

I don't actually do any offroading - don't have any practical knowledge. I only understand how the mechanics works. When it comes to "controlling" which wheel gets torque - you don't have such control in non-overtrail trims. In overtrail you'd lock the rear diff and both wheels would rotate at...

Likely nothing, that’s how open differentials work - torque “chooses” the path of the least resistance so it goes to wheels with less traction. Non-overtrail models only come with a central locking diff - when engaged power is split 50-50 between front and rear axles, not between left and right...

don't know about tolerances - ran on the same 0W-20 oil.

Both things - issues were fixed in 2024 and replacements / 2025 engines filing can be true at the same time. When something is mass manufactured there are always going to be some defects and issues. Engines fail all the time - bad oil pump can destroy the best engine. What matters is the ratio...

Since you’ve gone the rabbit hole already, did this Ryan Gregg ever explained why Toyota is issuing voluntary recall? And chooses to waste billions of dollar to replace bad engines with bad engines that they’ll need to replace again? If the “fix” is coming this spring, why not kick the can...

Maybe this can help

Why keep replace engines in 2025 and 2026 if the fix is coming in 2027? Just doesn't make any sense :)

When it comes to "developing the remedy" I was also confused. It has been pointed out to me, at this very forum that They will announce the remedy when all that is in place. Just like with the first recall. It's a standard practice as far as I understand.

I am genuinely curious what would be satisfactory from Toyota in terms of "coming forward"? Official documents submitted to NHTSA explain the nature of the failure, showcase investigation that led to that conclusion, and state the steps taken to rectify the problem - improved manufacturing...

No argument here. One thing though is that this is nothing new. I don't recall a manufacturer (for sure not Toyota) ever being very public about technical details of a problem, even less so about improvements made etc. I am afraid official NHTSA doc is best you ever gonna get. In that doc Toyota...

At the end of the day you have to decide what you believe in and what your expectations are. Is an AI generated video that explains how individual bearing caps are better than the cradle, and how Toyota is switching to that design in 2027 believable? Does FB posted photo showing a Tundra on a...

If by “ordering to exact specs” you mean configuring all options and packages as available online then, afaik, Lexus (Toyota in general really) doesn’t allow for that. Lexus builds what they think will sell / customers want and then they send that to dealerships. Dealerships try to match up cars...