I received a private message today from someone on the ToyotaNation.com forums. Apparently, this individual was looking for a Toyota Sienna Factory Service Manual and the moderators had deleted my link, to make it more difficult for people to work on their Siennas. I frown upon this kind of behavior, so here are links to the first and second gen sienna factory service manuals.
1st gen FSM
2nd gen FSM
Enjoy!
and here is the original thread on ToyotaNation: link
As you can see, the thread has been closed to prevent any further posting of service manuals - well they can go eat it!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
DIY Video (partial): 1994 Toyota 4runner v6 4WD Companion Flange Seal Replacement
The underbelly of my 4runner was starting to get coated with gear oil around where the rear companion flange hooked up to the rear propeller shaft. I decided to go ahead and replace the seal in there. This was my first time replacing the seal and I actually ripped the first one I bought from Toyota of Palo Alto. I ended up having to drive the G35 over to Piercy Toyota in Milpitas to pick up another seal ($5). I didn't have anyone around to help me film, so the video footage is partial, but it's better than nothing and gives a general idea of what's required to get to the companion flange to replace the seal.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Denso Engine Air Filter 143-2057
A few days ago, my good friends at Independence Acura let me get my greasy palms one one of these Denso engine air filters for the VQ35DE Motor. This motor is used in a wide variety of cars from Nissan, including the Maxima, 350z, and the G35 from Infiniti.
I've been searching for a lower cost, higher quality replacement air filter for quite some time now, and finally I am satisfied to say that I have found a replacement that makes the OEM filter look cheap.
For starters, let's just note a few things about the OEM engine air filter. The oem filter has oiled paper media. This is superior to dry paper in that it is better able to catch debris, however, because it is paper, it does not flow quite as well as cotton gauze media. The trade-off here is that paper simply filters better, and that is why Nissan has chosen to go with the oiled paper style media in their filters.
Now if you take a look at the OEM filter, you will notice the rubber molding process surrounding the filter, is not quite as clean as the Denso filter. Additionally, I can't say this for sure but, I believe the rubber gasket on the denso filter, is actually silicon or nitrile. Then again, I can't say the oem filter isn't using a similar gasket either.
In general, I my vote goes to the Denso hands down for better quality at lower cost while retaining the "OEM vision."
I've been searching for a lower cost, higher quality replacement air filter for quite some time now, and finally I am satisfied to say that I have found a replacement that makes the OEM filter look cheap.
For starters, let's just note a few things about the OEM engine air filter. The oem filter has oiled paper media. This is superior to dry paper in that it is better able to catch debris, however, because it is paper, it does not flow quite as well as cotton gauze media. The trade-off here is that paper simply filters better, and that is why Nissan has chosen to go with the oiled paper style media in their filters.
Now if you take a look at the OEM filter, you will notice the rubber molding process surrounding the filter, is not quite as clean as the Denso filter. Additionally, I can't say this for sure but, I believe the rubber gasket on the denso filter, is actually silicon or nitrile. Then again, I can't say the oem filter isn't using a similar gasket either.
In general, I my vote goes to the Denso hands down for better quality at lower cost while retaining the "OEM vision."
Friday, November 20, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
DIY Video: Infiniti G20 trunk damper replacement
In this video I demonstrate how to replace a faulty trunk damper on an Infiniti G20.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Monday, November 10, 2008
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