Oahu Members Thread

Yeah I'd love to get a diagnostic on it at least. If it's something that's gonna be under warranty, might just need the help swapping the parts out to get it fixed at the dealership. I'll PM you.

I can turn wrenches too, just don't got all my stuff right now.

 

Depending on what it is, don't bother taking it to the dealer... Those crush seals are really only good for just one crush. If you swap the parts back to stock, just for them to change a gasket, you negate that new gasket by swapping the parts back on. You should be changing that gasket any time you separate the joint, but even I don't do that. If it's coming from one of the manifolds I would have that done at the dealer because your time would be better spent elsewhere. But then you're at their mercy for the scheduling and what not. If it's any 2 or 3 bolt joint, I would just do that on your own

 

If you got money to spend and you wanna do a GOOD change out... Buy double the amount of xmsn oil and 1 filter + 1 gasket... Drop the pan and change the filter, discard all drained oil. Top it off with fresh oil, drive 10 miles, come back and drop the fluid again but leave the pan and filter in place. The second oil change was to get most of the oil changed in the convertor as well. When you drop the pan and change just that way alone, you leave lots of oil in the convertor. With the double fluid single filter method you get 90-95% of all the old stuff out, I will have to look at the fluid capacities in the book to confirm... They have 2 specs, one for oil and filter change, the other to fill from rebuild or replacement

 

Well with newborn baby we aren't watching fireworks this year... Maybe we should make it a party... I can make my own fireworks burning some wire and argoshield on your truck... Send me photos of all the pieces to my phone and lemme have a peep-see

 

Its about 11.3 quarts

 

Jason...look at this post...shows a good pic of the welding portion. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tophers-build.303801/page-7#post-8834529

 

Best to remove the bed for that project.. if the bed comes off, we get much better access.. Thats a job for the shop unless I go to Mililani to get the cherry picker from my moms

 

Only did a complete flush.

 

No rush...we can figure out a shop day
Most peeps say pulling the bed isn't to bad of a task and can be lifted off with 2 people....but I'm always down for easy

 

6 bed bolts, couple bolts for the fender brackets, and bolts for the fuel neck....easy.

 

FYI:

Pelfreybilt has been nominated to be the TacomaWorld Vendor of the year for 2016. If you have been happy with the service and haven't already done so, click the link and vote using the poll at the top of the page.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ards-vendor-of-the-year.466539/#post-13982770

 

Was hoping @SDHQ OFFROAD would've made the cut.

 

One post is more than enough.

 

Looks like Headstrong Offroad going to win anyway

 

Yeah, Marie from HS is very responsive and they've had their inventory clearance sale for a long time. Tons of people ordered/ordering from HS. But, I didn't order from them since there was no group buy. LOL.

 

Thanks bro.....couldn't find a link to removal anywhere and figured it wasn't to bad....what about the weight, 2 people can lift it off no problem?

 

2 people can lift it off. This is the guide I used (scroll down to bedside installation) and it will give you an idea:

http://www.off-road.com/trucks-4x4/project536.html

 

You da man...Mahalo'z!

 

anyone know if a bobbed bed going pass recon?

 

Yea it is, I just meant that need the shop for the overhead crane...