My wife's was driving her 4Runner (2002 SR5) . As she tried to
disengage 4WD (at about 25mph) the smoke started pouring from
underneath the hood and the truck sounded like it was revving too high,
although tachometer read normal, somewhere at 2000 rpms.

I own a 1995 Toyota Avalon, that has 171k miles on it. The problem I'm
having with it is that it started to idle rough and there's a misfiring
sound that's noticable from the exhaust tailpipe, consequently the check
engine light lit and remains lit. I figured that maybe the cause of ...

2004 Matrix 5 speed, approx 33K miles.  Recently have been getting a
rattling which appears to be coming from the engine.  Sounds somewhat
like bad gas, low octane.  Took it to the dealer and they said I had a
bad tank of gas.   After a couple of new tanks the noise is still

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Pangborn, Howe and Moore can suck my mammoth schlong

This is my first time needing to buy snow tires.  Do I simply buy the
same size as my current wheels?
I have the opportunity to buy 4 barely used tires for $150 bucks -
Bridgestone BLIZZAK WS-50 tires. (195/60QR14) - that were on a jetta.

A friend and I may be taking a cross-country
trip this summer from Missouri to Arizona and
California, and of course back to Missouri.
    This is another point for me to consider when

I have a 2000 Solara and the the button on the climate control unit
doesn't work. I turn the button but nothing happens so I'm stuck with
"cold". Great for those ski trips I have planned...If I press the
button the display still toggles between inside and outside

I posted almost 2 weeks ago about my Corolla and how we lost a
just-replaced timing belt due to a tensioner that had seized less than 2
weeks after the belt was replaced.
Well, I've placed 2 phone calls to the service manager since last

I have a 2000 Solara and the the button on the climate control unit
doesn't work. I turn the button but nothing happens so I'm stuck with
"cold". Great for those ski trips I have planned...If I press the
button the display still toggles between inside and outside

Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote:

Nope. It doesn't surprise me that you want to spank a grown mans a.s tho.

I plan on replacing my 6 1/2 factory speakers in the rear of my 96
corolla. But I can't get the protective grills that cover the actual
speakers off. Am I supposed to do it from inside the car or through the
trunk? And what sort of tools can pry these things off?

I bought a used 2000 Avalon XL last April (2005) with 70,022 miles on it.  
CarFax showed it has one previous owner (a private lease) in the Los
Angeles area.  Shortly after I had it, I noticed blue/grey smoke on
startup, but only occassionally.  The Toyota dealer could not repeat ...

Just something that's been bugging me for quite some time now. I've been on
edmunds and other such boards. And all I hear is car buyers whining about
this and whining about that. Now i'm not going to sit here and say that alot
of car salesmen aren't honest. What i'm trying to bring ...

Please no snide or off-color remarks, this is a serious medical
question. Thank you.

About 2 seconds or so (not precisely measured) after starting my '98
Avalon, there is a "ka-chunk" noise, like something locking into place
or starting up.  It's not terribly loud, but it is audible inside the
car.  It's not related to shifting into Reverse or Drive (it happens