Check your Air Intake Hose Clamp

I don't know if there is a torque spec out there, but until we know for sure just use your best judgement. The first pic posted at the beginning of the thread is not my truck...I wish my engine bay was that clean. My hose clamp also sits differently, but as long as the notch is indexed correctly you're good.

I updated the thread to include checking torque on both clamps. Lift the plastic engine bay cover up and you'll see it.

 

My POS was loose too.

 

@OVTune don't go tuning any of these turd gens without making sure your test subjects are tight.

 

4/17 on tight.

 

My 2nd one was ok, I got a full turn on it to be safe but it was nothing like the first one which was finger loose.

 

Thanks for the info as I need to do a road trip soon and need to check.

 

Build date 04/17 Texas. The clamp closest to the filter box was very loose. It took many turns to get it tight.

Clamp under the engine cover only needed one turn to tighten.

 

I just check mine in the driveway and it is LOOSE! WTF toyota

 

Another recall or TSB coming?

 

Thanks for posting, will check this tomorrow. The list continues to get longer, why?

 

We are all beta testers of this design... thing is you normally get a break on pricing (or free) when you are willing to be a guinea pig... We paid $35k+ to buy an alpha model Our fault, apparently

 

7/2016 build from Baja. Both ends were tight.

 

No real pattern I can see with build dates. Mine was 8/16 Baja and the first one was loose as could be, will be checking the other when I return home tomorrow.

 

Thank God for Tacoma World. I feel sorry for the many Tacoma drivers that are unaware this site exists.

 

Yup, many won't know until their first air filter change and the upper box just plops off the intake hose when the tech or owner separates the halves. It should still seal if the clamp isn't super tight, but not as well as it should with the engine rocking side to side and possibly letting small amounts of dirt or fine grit in.

We'll know who may have been affected in a few years when we start seeing small plumes of bluish white smoke coming out the exhausts of fairly new looking tacos on the street. I wonder what Toyota will do then, for those who may get affected, and didn't know.

 

Thanks OP will check mine as well tomorrow!

 

mine wasnt even finger tight... took several turns

 

For those with clamps that loose, it probably loosened up more as the vibrations and movement from the engine working it's harmonic magic.
These things were likely too gently tightened to start with, or the hose material was compressed to a state and did not expand again, which allowed the the clamps to loosen up further, once the pressure was alleviated from the shrinking/ compression of the hose. Sad Toyota.....

Bigscary Recall #3 probably will be noted as, "Some Tacoma owners with 3.5L with V6's may require intake hose replacement due to possibility of faulty air seal allowing more grit than usual into engine causing accelerated wear on engine components"

 

I think it affected my overall performance and im interested to see how cleaning my MAF and getting those tight change the truck. Im betting not that much but your MAF is an important factor in how these feel day to day.

its just toyota being lazy...