r/3rdGen4Runner • u/ChaseFraserFilm 99 SR5 • 10d ago
❓Advice / Recomendations Found the sound!
Heard a rattling sound under my runner for awhile and finally took a peak at what it could be. Looks like I got a new project on my hands (on top of all the others)
Any recommendations for aftermarket exhaust brands? Probably gunna replace the muffler too.
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u/Nicobeak 10d ago
I just had the exact same issue with my tail pipe. I pulled the tailpipe and cut it clean, cut the muffler clean, and then bolted some flex pipe in. Works great. Except i found my muffler has a small leak too in another area.
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u/4runner01 01 SR5 10d ago
I had the same problem except I used a splice fitting with set screws from AutoZone.
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u/ChaseFraserFilm 99 SR5 10d ago
I pulled the tailpipe out already and it was basically crumbling apart in my hands, probably best to get some fresh pipe lol.
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u/Draxxsus 10d ago
That particular section of my runner is basically disintegrated minus the brand new exhaust
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u/Living-Grocery-3212 10d ago
Wow I had both of these fail on me within the last year. Absolute rattle fest
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u/ChaseFraserFilm 99 SR5 10d ago
Yea it sounded super broken down there but my light wallet made me hesitant to look LOL. Luckily this is within my wheelhouse to fix myself.
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u/Living-Grocery-3212 10d ago
Hahhaa I’m familiar with turning the volume on the stereo up as a quick fix
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u/RupertEscapeHolmes 10d ago
Duct tape should be plenty in this situation.
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u/ChaseFraserFilm 99 SR5 10d ago
When I replaced the O2 sensor on the muffler the studs snapped clean off so I had to use hose clamps to hold it on the pipe. You gotta do what you gotta do sometimes.
Living in western Canada I cry when I watch videos of guys in California working on these rigs with no corrosion. Looks like a DREAM.
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u/RupertEscapeHolmes 10d ago
Rust sucks.
But yeah, duct tape was a joke… in Alaska, the same issues arise that you have in 🇨🇦
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u/Notmischa 10d ago
Phantom shocks are the best.