I want to change the engine oil in our 05 Sequoia prior to a long road
trip. I don't know if the engine has synthetic or petroleum oil in it
now, and I've heard you're not supposed to switch back and forth.
Any ideas for how do I determine this?

Can somone please provide information on what to rewire or jumper or
whatever needs to be modified to have the 12V auxiliary power points
(cigarette lighter jacks) have power when the ignition key is either off or
out of the ignition. The car is a 2004 toyota corolla.

After 4 years, I've finally came to wonder if a light should come on
when I open the trunk of my 1991 Tercel... Is there a light or not? If
so, where should be the bulb???

    I was helping a friend replace his O2 sensor in a 99 RX 300. I
had a very difficult time all the way through getting the sensor out
with the little room to move a wrench but I did finally get it out.
When I tried putting in the new one, it would catch on the threads,

I find a interesting auto site: aoto.us, It's a automotive focused
news site where the stories are chosen by community members rather
than editors. it's a site like digg.com with Industry News, Racing,
Shows & Events, Financing, Insurance, Auto Repair, Car Rumors,

Toyota Motor Corp. has extended a special offer to its dealers
nationwide, offering them $2,000 to purchase base-model "B-cab"
editions of the Tundra pickup, which was redesigned for the 2007 model
year to better compete in the full-size truck war, The Associated

The incompetence of everyone in this administration from Shrub on down
is phenomenal.  This could be the dumbest administration ever.
Report Faults Interior Appointee
Landowner Issues Trumped Animal Protections, IG Says

I have a question about water heaters.  I apologize for posting to the
Toyota NG but there is no water softener group.  I know a lot of the good
folks here are do-it-yourselfers so maybe one of you will know the answer.
As you know, water softeners get mineral deposits that ...

I'm saving a lot on gas...but my loan payments are a lot higher than they
would be for a normal economy car; non hybrid. Prius?
What's the moral of this story?   Pay the oil boys or pay Toyota.  But
you're gonna pay!

My horn does not work and we checked all of the obvious, fuses, etc.
All good.  A mechanic said that because we have air bags the repair
would be costly and it needed to be done with at an electrical
repairshop.  Can I buy some kind of replacement horn and by-pass the

Apparently, insurance company repairs as well as 'total loss' claims are lowballed as a general practice.  I just read an article at www.claimsreporter.com that says that you can get on average, the ~$2K difference needed to get a replacement ride (vs. trade-in)... for sure, if ...

My1994 toyota landcruiser have problem (VIBRATE WHILE BRAKING) before
it happens i changed all four rotors first i thought it was air in the
system i bleed so many times and still the same.Now i don't know what
to do i don't know what cause it. any help will be greatly

My 02 Corolla gives a jerk when shifting from reverse to front gear. This is
much more noticable in colder climate. I came across a random article on
internet which mentioned that the automatic transmission could be bad? My
car has 53000 miles and I had once changed the ...

Recently one of the keyless entry fob's for my 03 sienna stopped working. I
checked the battery in the fob and it is OK. The numbers at the back of the
fob are:
FCC ID GQ43VT14T