oh wear, oh wear to begin (pun intended)

i was out on a turkey hunt with my son and the following started to happen. we were towing a trailer but still occurred when unhitched.

2005 trd 4x4 165k miles
2.5 ome/dakkar leaf (70k+ on this setup)

recent mod/maintenance = ride rite (love them), air filter, and plugs

symptoms occurring before and still occurring after plugs and filter

all started occurring at the same time
symptoms

1. rough idle in gear but fine in neutral/park = appx 500-600 rpms in gear. neutral/park=900-1k
2. not as bad if in gear but only parking brake engaged
3. fan shroud rubbing with fan blades - missing parts of the lower fan shroud (worn through)
4. possible fan noise but could be same as above
5. worse than normal mpg

thinking motor mounts,maf cleaning, fan clutch ...... looking for recommendations from past experiences.....

any and all help is greatly appreciated!!!!

 

Throttle body cleaning

 

Search for Tacoma Motor Mount Supports Collapsing. It is a known issue with the early second generation Tacoma's.

It is repairable with gussets welded in.

https://www.google.com/search?q=tacomaworld+Motor+mount+failing&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b

 

No bueno......

 

Well it can be repaired. Look for gussets and find a good metal fabrication shop.

 

V6 or 4 cylinder?

 

Yep - DMZ fab AND Sierra expeditions are my next steps

 

V6