ok some more info on it, when i drove it today i got a recipet out of the glove box with the original owners # on it


so i gave them a call tonite, they live about 20mins for me and the guy was really nice.

the tranny went in it no tthat long ago, and they had it replaced with a used one with 35,000 on it...

so that could explain why the fluid was new and maybe why the pan was wet with fluid on the outside.


he said that the 4wd was having trouble engageing and disengaging... they had it "temporarily fixed" he wasnt exactly sure what that meant, but i'm going to go ask the shop that swapped the tranny what exactly is wrong with it.



so i am wondering if its a problem with the add? or the tranny it self


the owner said they were getting 25mpg with it and the tranny was the only problem they had ever had with it.

so i'll post what i find out any other ideas before then would be helpful...



the runner was traded into a toyota dealer on a matrix...then a used car guy bought it from the dealer and is now selling it, but he is not aware of the tranny problem so i am hopeing its a simple fix and i can talk him down even more below the $4000 he is asking.