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

No, it would be safe to assume that you have a leak near those locations though.
Looks like the rear diff fill plug washer is failing, I would replace it and make sure the fill plug is torqued correctly (39 ft-lbs)
The residue on your transmission bell housing is probably from the oil pan, either the gasket or the drain plug. Check the 15 bolts around the perimeter of the oil pan to make sure they are torqued correctly (67 in-lbs)

 

Thanks... good info

 

Anyone want these? Free. Middle TN. Don't want to ship.

 

The box arrived today. Now waiting for some nice weather to apply.

 

Thanks! so these vinyl mats are custom to fit our exact trucks?

 

*Molded. You have to cut all the holes for the shifters, and make new holes for seatbelt mounts, seat mounts etc.

 

2000 SR5 4x Trd, cleaned the MAF sensor and the throttle body, then cleaned up the engine bay.



Took some wet/dry sandpaper from 400 grit to 1000 and polished the Toyota emblem on the intake manifold... (guess I have too much spare time =)

 

Thanks 49er. That is the plan. I will post pics of the progress. Stay tuned.

 

Nice job on that weld bead. I am looking for a welder. I was gonna do a rattle can self etching primer and a spray on bed liner with extra non skid on the top and black hammer paint so I can also touch up when needed. Then re-under coat every thing under the truck.

 

Anybody happen to know the torque specs for the drain and fill plugs for front and rear diffs off the top of their head?

Been searching TW and all I can find is 2nd Gen info.

 

Not very high. I wanna say its like 35-45ft/lbs..can't remember.

 

I read earlier today that the rear diff was 39ft/lbs. I'm assuming the same is for the front?

 

The German way:

Goodentight

 

Just in time , someone need this info, youre kidding me right..., he just wrote it on previous page

 

1999 FSM says 39 ft-lbs for both rear diff plugs and for the front (29 for the fill, 48 for the drain)

 

Put on some summer shoes (285/75-16) and performed a runningboardectomy. Saving the trimming for this weekend.

 

Changed out the spark plugs. Old spark plugs below. How does it look like my truck is running?

 

I Raptor lined my front TG bumper but left the sliders & rear TG bumper w/ self etching primer and matte black primer on top of that so I can always touch them up. So far the bed liner on the front bumper has help up fine

 

Changed engine,transmission and rear diff oils... and threw a can of Sea Foam into a full tank of gas

 

Preventative maintenance is not as much fun as bolting (or welding) stuff on, but it is so necessary. This is on my to-do list.

I watched a video of a guy that ran Sea Foam through his engine then put an endoscope through the spark plug hole to see how much carbon build up it removed. The results were respectable.