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This only started after installing new rotors and pads. Title says it all: Left rear rotor rubs only when turning right. I can’t tell WHAT it’s rubbing on though. I’ve bent the dust shield way back, removed and inspected the caliper, gave the wheel bearing the wiggle check, torqued wheel to...

Don’t think I want that.

How harsh are we talking? My main complaint with the A650e behind a V8 is that it’s too soft...

Same vein: What about putting one from a GS430/SC430 into a GS400? I've heard the valve bodies are different even in those contexts. Did your swap work out OP?

Nailed it! I found an EWD and it revealed ground point “EC,” hidden on the back of the block, right side. The ECU grounds directly to this point. Hadn’t checked it before because I couldn’t see it. Bolt was finger loose and missing a lock washer. Replaced and tightened and we’re back to running...

This is on my parents' 1999 Land Cruiser, 4.7L 2UZ, A340F 4-speed auto box. When starting out, it shifts roughly into drive, and feels jerky and sluggish getting up to speed. It won't upshift past second, and won't engine brake when the gas is released. Then, when coming to a stop, it'll stall...

Well! Almost two years later, I think I finally found the issue! The fuel pump. I was reviewing the symptoms in my head: sudden surge in power at 3300rpm, like a NOS bottle. Not a gradual bump like a torque curve, but a sudden kick in the pants. It only happened at part throttle. Floored, no...

VVTi solenoid eventually failed. Replaced, and problem has not returned.

The fact that the timing jumps right to 35 degrees advance tells me the ECU thinks the throttle is open for some reason. When in neutral the normal behavior is to advance timing up to 45 degrees at 2500rpm and hold it there all the way to redline. Can you read live throttle position and...

My 1UZ did not convince me it was a V8 when I bought it. So I: Fixed all vacuum leaks. Fixed the ACIS solenoid. Cleaned the throttle body real good. Installed new fuel injectors. Cleaned the MAF. Turned up the pressure dial on the transmission to firm up the shifts. Put a Tundra...

1998 GS400, 206k miles. When I start my car first thing in the morning, it'll fire up right away, settle at 1200rpm for a second, then slowly dip to around 1000-900 and stay there for about five seconds before returning to 1200. Every so often, usually when it's colder, it'll start up and then...

There was definitely crap on the magnets, but nothing worse than the average transmission maintenance YouTube video. No big flakes or chunks or anything. I had it WOT at 100mph a few days ago and the 3-4 upshift was nice and firm. Got a good shift shock out of it, way stronger than 1-2 or 2-3...

1998 GS400, 205K miles, original drivetrain. No trouble codes. Trans fluid was pretty dark when I bought it, so I flushed it all out through the cooler lines. I also dropped the pan and turned the pressure dial to max. So I’m still trying to figure out why my 1-2 upshift and 2-1 downshift are...

1998 GS400. Even with the pressure dial all the way up, I can barely feel the gear changes at any level of throttle. I drove two other GS4s which likely didn’t have the pressure dial turned up, and they change gears much more solidly. My fluid is all fresh, but when I first had the car is...

PCV is Positive Crank Ventilation. It's easier to just leave it as is and make sure it's not leaking.

UPDATE!! Turns out the vacuum hose I used on the PCV when doing the swap was not rated for oil and it basically melted. So since this was installed I've had a decently fat vacuum leak that I didn't know about until just a few days ago when I hooked up my scan tool. So I replaced that hose and...

You will have to combine fuel rail pipes so keep both sets. The 3UZ injectors are shaped differently than the 2UZ injectors and won’t fit in the 2UZ manifold.

Thanks for the info

I've searched, and so far I've come up with the following conclusions: The A650e from the GS400 has a different valve body tune than the one in the 300 to manage the extra power. The 400 A650e will work fine in a 300, but the opposite may not be true. The shift position sensor is specific to...

It would be about the same process, just a little easier not having to mount a throttle cable.