2007 Toyota 4Runner
Mileage
307,117
Service Date
3/13/2026
Services Performed
- TECH BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO SHOP AND BEGAN DIAGNOSTIC. TECH PULLED CODES P1442 P1445 P2441 SECONDARY AIR SWITCHING VALVE BANK 1 AND 2 SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALVE STUCK CLOSED. TECH ACTIVATED VEHICLE INJECTION PUMP WITH SCANNER, PUMP SEEMS TO ATTEMPT AND OPERATE. TECH THEN CHECKED WIRES AND RELAYS FOR SWITCHING VALVES. TECH THEN INSPECTED VEHICLE USING BORE SCOPE AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF RATS UNDER INTAKE MANIFOLD, SEEING FIBERGLASS AND NESTING, IN ADDITION TO CHEWED WIRES. TECH REQUESTS TIME TO REMOVE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND INSPECT.
- AS PER INITIAL DIAGNOSTIC AND SCAN, AS WELL AS VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF RODENTS UNDER MANIFOLD, CUSTOMER HAS AUTHORIZED TIME TO TEAR DOWN AND REMOVE INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY AND INSPECT FOR ISSUES. TECH REMOVED INTAKE MANIFOLD AND BEGAN CLEANING FIBERGLASS AND NESTING OUT FROM VALLEY. TECH FOUND RAT CHEWED WIRES ON AIR PUMP PIG TAIL. TECH THEN BEGAN FURTHER INSPECTION AND FOUND COMPONENTS CLOGGED WITH RAT NEST DEBRIS AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE A WASP NEST CLOGGING AIR INJECTION PIPES. TECH REACHED OUT TO TOYOTA AND FOUND A TSB RELATED TO VEHICLE AIR PUMP SYSTEM, FAILURES IN SYSTEM AND OPENINGS ALLOWING EASIER NESTING. CUSTOMER WAS ADVISED, AND HAS AUTHORIZED FULL REPAIR OF SYSTEM AND TO PERFORM TOYOTA T.S.B
- TECH BEGAN REMOVAL OF ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS PER MANUFACTURER T.S.B TECH REMOVED THESE COMPONENTS, AND REPLACED WITH NEW OEM ASSEMBLIES. THIS CONSISTED OF HOSES, AIR PUMP, STARTER AND MANY OTHER LISTED COMPONENTS. TECH PERFORMED ALL REPAIRS AND COMPONENT REPLACEMENT, RE-ASSEMBLED WITH NEW GASKETS. TECH THEN TEST DROVE VEHICLE TO SET MONITORS, SET ALL MONITORS, AND VEHICLE WAS SMOGGED. THIS INDICATES ISSUE REPAIRED, AND TECH STATES VEHICLE SERVICE AND REPAIR COMPLETED.
- PASSED STATE TEST, CERT. # VC337953C
TED M. gave our service a 5 star review on 3/14/2026
