Toyota Service guys! What's up with my Taco?

Sounds like the cat????

 

I know right why won't my video load?

 

I don't know why it won't load but it loads fine in photopbucket

 

Here is the link directly to it

 

purrrr.

 

You can't hear that crazy rattle coming from it?

 

Yeah, sounds like a big lion through the phone mic.
Definitely something loose. Did you take it to them for "a fix",
this is what ya got?

Oh, I see you are asking for a tech to analyze what the sound is.
Got it. A little slow....sorry.

 

Thanks Anders

 

No just started this morning?

 

That's your cat. It's bad.

Mine did the EXACT same thing, also a 2013 FWIW.

Dealer replaced under warranty and it took a week to get the new catalytic converter in to be installed.

 

You'll need to replace your cat with one from a local cat lady. Just remember put the rear pipe on first then jam the front one on and then secure the cat and you'll be good to go.

 

Another FWIW, mine is also a 2.7 I4. My cat failed at 23,000 miles I think, sounded identical to your video. Fine, until all of a sudden it sounded like a baby rattle whenever I had the engine running.

 

Wow. Issues with them in '13s?

 

Service guy wouldn't say divulge that, but being how we've both had premature catalytic converter failures in our '13 2.7 I4s, I'd say it's possible. I haven't read too many threads like this (or the one I posted when mine failed, or maybe just posted in another thread about it) so I doubt it's a widespread thing, but makes one wonder.

The worst part was waiting a week for a new one to come in, the rattle is really fucking annoying and it's not exactly quiet.

 

Could also be a loose heat shield. Had that happen to me and sounded the same.

 

Looks like you got some help from some TW members.Just wanted to compliment you Greg(NmBeefTaco)on how sweet your SC Tacoma looks!

 

Been there, done that, cat failure. Guaranteed.

 

Thanks guys I had a feeling the cat failed.

And thanks for the compliments I really love this little truck. Had a 2012 wrangler before this "Understood it" and now I have a Tacoma