This is a how-to for the 2008-2020 (Gen 2) Toyota Sequoia’s automatic transmission fluid (ATF) change. Really standard drain and fill here. A few notes – Toyota WS has been proven not to be a great ATF. You can search on BITOG, but most people switch to Valvoline’s ATF with zero issue. I chose to…
This is a how-to for the 2008-2020 (Gen 2) Toyota Sequoia’s engine oil change. Pretty standard job, aside from having to remove the undertray. Items/Tools Required:
This is a how-to for the 2008-2020 (Gen 2) Toyota Sequoia standard rear brakes. This post will go over replacing the rear pads and rotors. Do all work at your own risk. Items/Tools Required: 3T + jack & stands 10, 12, 17, and 22mm socket Breaker bar Panel popping tool (or flat head) Punch or…
This is a how-to for the 2008-2020 (Gen 2) Toyota Sequoia standard front brakes. This post will go over replacing the front pads and front rotors. Rear pads & rotors, as well as bleeding the brakes, will be reviewed in a separate post. Do all work at your own risk. Items/Tools Required: 3T + jack…
First alignment for the Evo since the accident – I’m happy to report that everything came out normal. The car has no weirdness in any of it’s alignment specs, though part of that may be due to how flexible the suspension is to adjust for both camber and caster. Regardless, the car felt great after…
Direct injection cars, and Audis/VWs in particular, seem to have issues with carbon build-up on the intake valves. As fuel is directly injected into the cylinder, the fuel does not get a chance to clean the valve & port. Below is a good image of the difference between the two: This means that no matter…
Big few days for the Golf – with the M3 gone and the garage spot opened up, the first thing I did was get the Golf on the lift for a brake flush. Since the brake flush annoyingly requires the battery and intake to be removed, there were a few things to get done while…
In keeping with stock aero rules, there’s not a ton to do on the Evo. As the clubs I plan on competing with (smartly) allow any stock aero/body, as in JDM or EDM, an obvious one is the JDM rear bumper for the Evo, which, for the Evo 9, looks much better than the chunky…
Purchased some coilover covers for the Evo from ECS Tuning. These were about a perfect fit on the Ohlins, stretching from the top of the coil to the bottom of the spring perch. I’ll likely remove them for racing, but keep them on during other times I’m driving the car. Doing my best to keep…
Initial alignment setup: Corner weights (2/5 tank): Happened to find a picture of the car’s previous alignment. Car clearly shows an increase in camber of about 1.7 degrees, coming from the new control arm bushing, and about a degree or so of added camber.
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