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That sir is going in the amazing youtube videos folder. *drool*

Do you have furry little fiends (yes, fiends, not friends) trying to make a home in your engine bay or dash?

Sounds good. Stopped by the shop I got the work done at and mentioned what was going on and they figure it's more than likely that my dipstick seal is just worn out, which may very well be the case with how often I check it (I would say 3 - 5 times a week for the last 2 years on an already old...

Checked things out, welded part seems to be ok. Would plumbing an oil catch can in to the system with seperate lines from each valve cover and capping off the throttle body port potentially fix this? EDIT: After doing some research, looks like I'd need both valve cover lines and the throttle...

Actually, now that you mention it I had the car in the shop just a little while ago and one of the connectors on top of the valve cover for the PCV was loose and kept popping out, so the shop welded a small piece of pipe in place. I'll check and make sure that's not restricting it at all.

I can tell you that doesn't happen for sure. I check under the oil cap while the car is cooling off usually after a good hard run (BHG paranoid much...yes). No smoke or unusual smells. Doesn't noticeably burn any oil either. Haven't had to add any between oil changes before.

Just noticed the other day that my dipstick wasn't seated all the way down in to the holder (sitting about 1/4" up, but still in place). I know this is typically a sign of over pressurized crank case, so I figured I'd see if I can make it do it again. Took it for a good run and checked it...

I thought the fuel tank was a 60 litre, that's ONLY $85 :icon_razz. I know what you mean though, I remember filling up for ~$50, now most fill ups are ~$75

How are they up in Powell River, down in the lower mainland you can expect to pay $1.40 - $1.55 for 94 octane depending on if you're in the greater vancouver regional district or not.

Car that continues to move is faster than the one with a burnt out clutch/grenaded tranny/etc etc.

Just rolled over 320,000km (200,000 miles) this week.

I can tell you that I used Suprarx7nut's BHG tutorial when I went through my own job and it was super useful :)

^ The reason I had to replace my EGR cooler plate gasket. Toyota one is a composite or some sort, probably graphite or something. None the less, paper/cardboard burns up, whatever Toyota sells doesn't.

I'll second an exhaust leak. I had to do my EGR cooler plate gasket about 6 months ago and I just resurfaced my exhaust manifold and helicoiled the head last week, and I would describe the leak sound as a pretty distinct tick under throttle. If it ends up getting bad (I completely blew out...

If it hasn't been run hot or overheated, it should be fine. If you haven't owned the car for it's entire life though you really don't have any idea of how well it's been taken care of or how badly it's been abused in the past. This is to cover your back ;)

Did I make that obvious enough? Lol.... Too many people don't get the hardness checked and you end up with it cracking on you very quickly. Ask me how I know... :nono:

I guess you could take the intake manifold off without pulling the injectors/fuel rail off, but you'll need to disconnect the fuel feed/return lines and it 3 bolts to get the injectors & rail off beyond that. Heck you could soak the tips of the injectors in some injector cleaner while you're...

Correct me if I'm wrong (this is an honest I don't know question), but doesn't the fuel pump run 100% all the time anyways? I know there's a 9V/12V switch, but beyond that, it's either on or off I thought. That's what a pressure regulator is for, isn't it? As for the OP, fuel cut is affected...

Get rid of the oil and filter that you have in there right now too. If you've got oil getting in to your coolant then you've likely got coolant in your oil. If you're not going to be tearing in to it I'd be crossing fingers and praying that coolant hasn't etched your bearings, you'll be...

When you go through the trouble of replacing all your coolant hoses but you manage to forget about one. Low and behold that one blows within a week of doing the work. When you go to do an exhaust manifold gasket and end up helicoiling the head, resurfacing and welding the manifold, and...