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Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by manofsteele2003, Apr 12, 2016.

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  1. Apr 12, 2016 at 5:16 PM
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    Lawfarin

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    My thought was oil. Filters are on the bottom though right?
     
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  2. Apr 12, 2016 at 5:17 PM
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    Can anyone confirm that a '16 Taco has brown PS fluid?.... besides the OP?
     
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  3. Apr 12, 2016 at 5:25 PM
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    Pretty sure it uses dextron III ATF which is red
     
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  4. Apr 12, 2016 at 5:29 PM
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    Page 458 in the owners manual. It uses ATF DEXRON II or III.
     
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  5. Apr 12, 2016 at 5:35 PM
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    smitty99 I also bought a 4Runner

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    Dammit who filled the P/S reservoir with Mrs. Butterworths? Don't they know that shit is loaded with High Fructose Corn Syrup?!
     
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  6. Apr 12, 2016 at 5:41 PM
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    Is it cosmelan or another type of preservative that Toyota uses?
     
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  7. Apr 12, 2016 at 5:51 PM
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    Thats the spec it calls for when adding or replacing. Toyota, unless they changed in 2016, from the factory uses an almost clear fluid. Its similar to the brake fluid in color, as it ages it get darker. Thats how my 08 Tundra, 10 4Runner and 14 Tacoma have all been.
     
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  8. Apr 12, 2016 at 5:55 PM
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    Yeah they are. Not a screw on filter though its a housing with a replaceable element. When changing my 08 Tundra's oil it would look similar to that when things got messy..... I hated that oil filter housing.
     
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  9. Apr 12, 2016 at 6:05 PM
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    It's clearly not red more like clean oil.

    image.jpg image.jpg
     
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  10. Apr 12, 2016 at 6:11 PM
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    Dam u joints again
     
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  11. Apr 12, 2016 at 6:58 PM
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    Ok then it probably is powering steering fluid then
     
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  12. Apr 12, 2016 at 8:35 PM
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  13. Apr 13, 2016 at 6:16 AM
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    I like syrup idea better...maybe we can cook pancakes on the top of the engine and just spoon out a little fluid from the PS reservoir...
     
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  14. Apr 13, 2016 at 9:25 AM
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    Did you lube your PS pump... ? wait.....what?
     
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  15. Apr 13, 2016 at 9:26 AM
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    No, you tighten it to 52 ft-lb.
     
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  16. Apr 13, 2016 at 9:28 AM
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    Covered in stickers and chrome stick-ons for extra horse torques and foot powers. Icon sticker gets me tons of travel, dozens of milimeters.
    @Krazie Sj probably...

    Yeah that's oil, unless they put 5 year old power steering fluid in your new Tacoma. @Krazie Sj were you at that as well??
     
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  17. Apr 13, 2016 at 11:12 AM
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    So far it's been at the dealer 5 hours and I just got off the phone with the service writer and so far they wiped it down to see were it is coming from. Looks like it'll be another day I'm guessing.
     
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  18. Apr 13, 2016 at 6:35 PM
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    Mine is same color

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  19. Apr 13, 2016 at 7:01 PM
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  20. Apr 13, 2016 at 10:11 PM
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    Why is your rim brown and crusty?
     
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