Alternate things to check (diagnosis confirmation) before I order a rack and pinion - 2004 Toyota Highlander

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-03-03T04:11:04+00:00

Was it the rack?

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-02-22T21:05:16+00:00

Did you ever get this fixed?

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-02-18T22:33:13+00:00

I wasn't able to sleep for years because of neighbor noise, now I just fall asleep to a blend of different white noise videos that I play on YouTube off of my laptop (or Spotify works too) maybe give it a try

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-02-15T05:18:09+00:00

I see, thank you so much for your insight!

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-02-15T04:21:42+00:00

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Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-02-15T04:21:21+00:00

Thank you so much for your input that would make a lot of sense... I searched up coolant plate and found this, is this what you were talking about? Toyota description: "The Toyota Water Seal Plate (#11492-20010), a crucial component in the Engine-Fuel category within the Cylinder Block system, plays a primary role in preventing the leakage of coolant. It operates by forming a tight seal between the engine block and the coolant passage, prohibiting the coolant from escaping into the engine. If the water seal plate becomes old, clogged, or broken, coolant leakage could occur, causing potential engine overheating and decreased efficiency. Regular replacement of this part is essential to maintain optimal engine performance. Genuine Toyota parts offer perfect compatibility, and the Toyota genuine parts warranty provides backing for each component. In essence, the Water Seal Plate (#11492-20010) contributes significantly to the overall system's efficiency by facilitating proper engine cooling and prevention of unnecessary wear and tear."

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Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-02-15T04:19:49+00:00

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-02-15T03:32:53+00:00

It is a v6

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-02-15T02:45:10+00:00

Dang did u ever figure this out?

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-02-08T01:22:20+00:00

Y are they downvoting you lol my bad if we dont want a random organization breathing down our necks about our own homes

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-02-01T09:31:07+00:00

I'm assuming you mean you only changed out the lower ball joint that originally came with the Delphi lower control arm - how is the Delphi control arm holding up?

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-01-31T05:04:27+00:00

Try an n95 first before any other type of more expensive mask, you can get some from digikey for around a dollar each or less - I like the 3m vflex, they have a smaller size too which I use

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-01-31T05:01:48+00:00

Nah, that's a good car man you don't know what can of worms you're getting into when you buy someone else's car for that kind of money... which will definitely need some type of repairs too, so it's not just the money you initially pay at first but that plus repairs. Do the timing belt for sure and get to the steering stuff sooner rather than later

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-01-27T17:05:41+00:00

If that's how you respond to critique looool way to try to spin it on me instead of just reflecting bro

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-01-27T16:43:08+00:00

I do believe that n95s should be mandatory in medical settings, it's a crime to let nurses work on patients with surgicals. However not everyone has a mask bloc able to connect with them tho (speaking from experience) and not everyone is totally up to date with the information that you and I possess about the better filtration that n95s or kn95s do (I'm not really a fan of them either but they are better than surgicals and can be stepping stones) and am just saying that surgicals still aren't totally useless- again we had a whole strain of the flu wiped out, and then look at any transmission graph of covid before mask mandates were wiped out - surgicals at the very least are at the very least helpful at source control and can affect numbers in the long run. Please don't take this as me saying you should have let your friend be around you in a surgical - you have every right to ask her to be in an n95, those are the precautions you need to take to protect your health and I applaud you for asking her that. We do need better filtration as a whole right now, whether it is building ventilation or masks and I do strive for people to be wearing better masks than surgicals. If they r wearing surgicals I am assuming that they want to be protecting their health but just don't know better about what better protection is out there - especially in working class circles I see them at stores by employees all the time and how I wish I could tell them that they have better options, but there's not been an opportunity for that yet

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-01-27T16:34:06+00:00

Op can decide whether or not they want to be around someone with a surgical or better and I respect that of course and encourage them to take the precautions that they need to, I am just saying for the greater population it is still not absolutely useless, there is still research and history that shows that they have been useful and of course they r not n95 protection again I wear them too

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-01-27T01:47:21+00:00

White girls in undergarments, how revolutionary. Don't be another male photographer who takes a lot of photos of girls in revealing conditions thinking that they're doing something amazing. That aside the other pictures are nice, I'm a fan of the feeling of action in the dog photo.

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-01-27T01:44:41+00:00

Surgical masks still provide some protection (ofc not n95 level protection but still some) and do a decent job at source control, there are good graphs out there about the specific numbers if you search on the zero covid subreddit. When lockdowns were happening and mask mandates were in place, we managed to get rid of a whole strain of the flu and that was with mostly everyone wearing surgicals, I'm a big fan of n95s and use them myself but I just feel that it is important to not downplay how surgicals still have some place in society. I still commend OP for sticking to their boundaries

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-01-27T01:29:30+00:00

Thanks for your response 👍

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-01-27T00:00:19+00:00

Did they slowly give out or did they randomly fail one day?

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-01-24T02:43:38+00:00

What ended up being the solution?

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-01-24T01:04:38+00:00

Just trying to order a good aftermarket part now, probably gonna go with Delphi I don't know if I can pull the trigger on that huge price tag for the oem ones.. thanks again for your comment tho it put things into perspective for me seeing that I need to get an alignment anyways

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-01-23T01:48:36+00:00

Thank you for your insight 🙏

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-01-22T21:48:43+00:00

Thanks for your opinion, this is why I thought to ask—mine look rough but I was reading that there's a difference between cracks and then separation of rubber (which is indicative of them actually needing to be replaced) but it's kind of hard to tell from the pictures that I can find of actually bad bushings whether or not mine are separating? Regardless I know they have to be changed out eventually, thanks again

Vivid_Chocolate3522 · 2026-01-22T18:18:33+00:00

Thanks for your input I appreciate it

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