What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

How do I change the transmission oil in manual transmission? I think I might have dirty fluid.

 

Cool

 

Remove the fill plug first! Then the drain plug. Drain fluid, replace drain plug and fill until fluid comes out of the fill plug. Probably not a bad idea to get new crush washers and spray the plugs with penetrating fluid the day before just in case.

Probably need a pump or something to refill since you can't pour directly into the trans.

 

Without question, get new washers. They are like a $2 at the dealership. You may need to buy an extra up front, there were two different size plug for my 98. Of course I bought the wrong size and had to go back to get the right one.

 

Yes that is.

Check your belts too.

 

You can pour into the trans. Have to pull the shifter out.

 

That's worth a shot!

Will do! The belts don't squeal, its just a really whiney noise....I just thought of something, maybe I should pop the hood and have the wife move the steering wheel so I can locate the noise......Not sure why I havent thought of that...lol

If I am replacing the pulley I might as well do all the belts

 

I had just replaced the belts like a week before and then it started happening. So pissed wasted $25 on a belt for a week

 

Oh ok, that's easier than I thought lol. For some weird reason I was thinking I might have to drop the pan for the transmission. But I don't think I'll have to unless replacing a filter

 

Just took off my fender flares. i hate the rectangle holes but i never liked the fender flares.

 

Looks good, me personally I don't mind the fender flares. I don't like the looks of them either, but I like how they keep some mud or rocks being fringed around. Also I rather not see the holes in my fenders from them being mounted.

 

Yea the mount holes are annoying. I actually removed them because they got mud behind them this last weekend and i didnt want the paint behind them them get more scratched up, and eventually im gonna run 35s so they have to come off sooner or later.

 

I dig that soft bed cover. I wanna make something like that after I do a bed cage.

 

Love having a 2000 no holes so I can roll with or without flares

 

May not be crazy about the idea but a guy I work with has a 2000 4 runner and when he took his flares off he welded the holes and sanded it down then bedlined where they were and down the rocker panel it looks good

 

Woah woah woah, if you don't want them I'll take them! Mine are ugly and faded.

 

Scuff, prime and paint. That's what I did!

 

Thats what i need to do. I need to do something, I haven't done anything to the truck in a long time.

 

Super easy! I did it while I painted my sliders haha. In between coats

 

But i have to get all the clips also haha. I wish i just had to take off screws to get them off.