I will add this to my list of good things to do. I used that fitting to extend the breathers on my Gen1 4Runner. The barb fitting is a Toyota part. I harvested mine from 22re engines. It's the barb fitting off the plenum to the brake booster (IIRC), 90404-51319, ~$13.
Fortunately, I have a...
Water is a product of combustion, along with CO2. When that water is hot it makes steam. That is what you are seeing until the engine warms up. It's normal.
Their filters are a problem, I agree. I just selected the year, and manual transmission. The rest fell into place. I seem to recall you can also enter your VIN to filter this down further.
BTW, as of last week this was not available at PartSouq. Also, be aware this is an international site. Not...
I've never seen it distributed. But, there have been sites that have it available online. I just checked PartSouq and they finally have the Gen4 Tacoma EPC available. I didn't study it, only observed it's available.
https://partsouq.com/en/catalog/genuine/locate?c=Toyota
Here is a screen shot of dealers. Many are discount, but the discount varies. Some offered free shipping on orders over $75. Open several carts and see who comes out the winner. I've done online business with Claremont. My local dealer is American.
Two different recovery tools. A kinetic rope is used when somebody is mired up. Sand, snow, mud. A recovery strap is good for moving somebody who is not mired up, but just needs a gentle tug to get them up, or over, an obstacle. Recovery straps are also good as winch line extensions.
Kinetic...
From JM Rigging:
"When choosing a recovery rope it is best to figure a rope that has 4 times the capacity of the weight of your vehicle. For example, if your vehicle weighs 5,000lbs a rope with at least 20,000lbs capacity or more would be required, our 3/4" line rated at 25,000lbs would be an...