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

Now that I look at it, it looks like when R824 shorted, it Kamikazie'd R823 and R825. I'd replace all three of them to be safe. Make sure it's the correct resistance or you're going to have a bad time. I'd cross-check the FSM for R823, R824, and R825

Make sure you use the right what appears to be special ceramic resistors too. Don't just grab those everyday resistor packs off the shelf off your local electronics store, get the part # or manufacturer off those Resistors and order from them.

I would check for any swollen capacitors too (I think the one pictured is J800). They're electrolytic and don't like moisture. It also appears that the solid state capacitors C451 and C452 have failed by the looks of the discoloring on them. IIRC it should all be the same color.

 

Do you have a FSM that will show R823, R824 and R825? If so give it up. I want it.

 

I wish I did. I just read the values off the PCB in his picture, lol.

I'll check my Electrical FSM when I get home.

 

It's really not that difficult to do. Like @Speedytech7 mentioned, any mechanically inclined person can do this service. I learned to solder by taking apart and re-assembling a digital alarm clock when I was about 12. If you don't take up his offer to repair, I can do it for you. I used to do BGA/SMD and reflow soldering work on MacBook Pro's and graphics cards.

That being said, the ECU is a vital part of your truck and after sustaining this kind of damage I'd just replace it outright.

 

What?

 

He is gonna have a new ECU on hand in case he screws up the original.

 

That makes more sense.

Hope it all goes well.

 

Did it myself for the first time! Took far longer than it should have but buying the axle nut socket made easy work of that part and now I have two shiny well re-manufactured CV axles from https://www.cvjreman.com/

Need to send in the cores and get back the $180 tomorrow.

 

Do you tow a lot?

 

i finally took the bug guard off that the previous owner installed.Front end actually looks pretty good now.

 

i have a spare 95ecu. pm or kik me if interested.

 

This is how I did it https://youtu.be/kNWRDZ3l7Xw

 

Got my retro head lights up and running again. Had to replace the power cables and the relay.

 

Not with this truck

 

I ask because that’s a sturdy ass receiver you built.

 

I’ll us a hitch mounted d ring thing as a rear recovery point, I want it beef!

 

Stopped the “back to stock” process to get some good ole fashioned maintenance done.

(Ignore the atrociously rusted strut and steering components. That’s a nightmare for another day....)



New rotors and pads!

 

Stop tech rotors?

 

i'll just leave my monstrosity here lol

 

Centric painted rotors and centric pads. They send you everything you need to reassemble the pads and the pads are preshimmed. It’s pretty nice.

Rockauto.com is a dream.