Service & Warranty
Service & Warranty related issues.
Brake Upgrade with Frozen Rotors – Front
As part of my re-gear and tire size upgrade I wanted to improve brake performance on My Toyota FJ Cruiser. To this end I chose to upgrade the rotors and pads on the FJ to slotted rotors and better pads. I chose to go with cryogenically treated slotted rotors from Frozen Rotors combined with... more
Maintenance Day for the FJ
This Sunday is maintenance day for my Toyota FJ Cruiser. The projects include replacing the joints in the upper a-arms and upgrading and brake pads and rotors. First on the agenda was to tackle the a-arms The joints in the All Pro Off Road upper a-arms are lined with Teflon and wear out after... more
VCS and Wheel Bearings – Crash Potential
I just got My Toyota FJ Cruiser back from the shop for some warranty work. There were 2 specific issues that I took the FJ in for; the first was idler pulley noise, and the second was an issue with VCS kicking in while driving a straight line. The idler pulley problem is a... more
All Pro A-Arm Joint Replacement
With many replacement upper A-Arms the joints are advanced racing type hardware and are good for about 15,000 miles. On my FJ Cruiser the joints had worn and the Teflon material had actually started to come out of the joint. I discussed this issue with All Pro and they sent out replacement joints. I... more
FJ Still in the Shop
Well, my FJ Cruiser is still in the shop. This is the start of week two. It was hauled by tow truck up the body shop this morning. The body shop is expecting to have the FJ for more than a week to complete the replacement of the fender aprons. I will be checking... more
Throwout Bearing Noise
I got a call from the dealer today about my throw out bearing noise. It sounds like Toyota they had a batch of bell housing where the sleeve that the t-o bearing runs on was milled a little off. The aluminum sleeve is shown in the photo and you can see how it has... more
Fender Cracks
DaToy goes into the shop next Monday to get the fenders replaced due to structural cracks. This problem has show up in many FJ Cruiser through what appears to be mid year 2008. Toyota has re-engineered the fenders and I will try to get into the body shop and get pictures as the fix... more
