What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Add a leaf for my Ironman nitro stage 2, it’s sagging after 13 months on 22,600 miles.

 

It is a hell of a truck. I’ve underestimated it a few times off-road but it seems to get through pretty much anything I’ve come across. Yeah, the aftermarket for these trucks is phenomenal to say the least. Welcome to the family!

 

Nice! double the price in Canada.

 

30K mile service

Took the truck in today for an oil change and tire rotation. I knew I had to pay for this one so I changed the Air Filter myself to save some bucks. Was hit up for up-sale to clean fuel injectors for only $349 and you need your brake fluid flushed for only $149. NO, I do not. Your cabin filter needs replacing too for only $59.95. NO, I can order one from Amazon for $15. But I looked and it was my understanding that was supposed to be replaced at 20K miles. It was filthy as it did not look to have been changed at all since I bought the truck. And this was after being in the shop for a month for an AC condensation leak on the passenger side inside the cab. I would have thought the AC drip guy needs to have his cabin filter replaced so just do it. Didn't happen. The total came to $98 for an oil change and tire rotation. The next tire rotation will be on Discount Tire.

 

Lol yup, you don't even need to drink the Kool-Aid to be affected. Mine started in 1992 for 14 years. Had to sell it to start a family. Could not afford another one for 15 years while we had our kids. Was finally able to afford one last year.

 

Yep. My passenger side seems to be a little quicker too. Not really enough to bother me though.

 

What was the final verdict with the A/C condensation leak?

 

Mine was totally covered in Frost this morning had to turn the mirror heat on to see to back up to plow the snow from under it!

 

Now @Willy-N you keep saying "Mine" I thought this was your wife's truck? Are really you being honest with us?

 

Probably my situation. I'm always parked outside in the same direction every morning. The sun peeks on the passenger side first.

 

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nothing wrong with selling stuff to keep the family happy! Did it all the time in the past. This is my 1st brand new vehicle ever I bought. Swapped a army truck for the Challenger and restored the 48 Power wagon to buy the New John Deere tractor. I hate payments the rest of the TRD's $20K will be paid off this year I have a side job coming up!

 

I took everything out of my glove box so they could change the cabin filter. I noticed they hadn’t done it when I was doing the 2low mod. I would think they would’ve taken your glove box out during that ac nonsense you went through.

 

Sweet! I'd have kept the 48 Power wagon and pit a bucket on it! Love them old Power wagons.

 

I was told by a Toyota Corporate mechanic that ALL 2015 to present Tacoma's do it but it is us rubber mat guys that notice it, the carpet mat guys just get drenched and are not aware of the issue. Supposedly if you run the AC with outside air input and crack a window or the sunroof the AC will drip condensation onto the passenger side. The dash was redesigned from the 2nd Gen version and something must have happened with airflow to keep that condensation from forming in the first place. I had a 2008 model for 14 1/2 years and never had that issue as I had Weathertech's so I would have seen it.

The Corporate mechanic suggested to the dealer mechanic to tweak the expansion valve. I and the Dealer mechanic came to the conclusion that would mess up the cooling. We decided to place some extra insulation where it drips from to help. It did help, I went from 100 drops to maybe a few now. To catch those few drops from the carpet I purchased some black sponges to cram up under the inside AC unit so the water will evaporate in the sponge and not the carpet. It is not a safety type issue so no recall on Tacoma's for it. Plus they really have no idea what to do to completely stop it. I suggested a strategically mounted fan to keep that area dry but it is pretty tight under there.

 

probably a good idea to do the brakes and PS fluid at 30k. But not for that price. Fuel injector cleaning for a bottle of seafoam and a heat soak. very easy to do. $10. They aren't wrong. But their prices are typical, judging by the cost of the oil change.

 

If you are married, do you really own anything? It's all hers. Even the tools in the garage... hers. She just never touches em!

 

This is a crude photoshop attempt at trying to visualize what my current investment will look like when it arrives. Truck is fully built otherwise. “This is it, this is the last mod” :supercharger has entered the chat:

 

Wait... isn't that the entire point of the drain line strategically placed to rust out the frame rail?

 

I'm glad I don't have a marriage like that. Ours is admittedly weird. She has her money and her stuff. I have my money and my stuff. Neither of us has any say about what the other does with their money/stuff. We set up an allowance based on relative income into our account for our stuff and as long as the bills are paid and the rainy day fund grows we call it good. I'm not sure how I got this lucky.

 

More of a weekend project but got it done!
Added the SSO Hybrid bumper with BD S8 light bar and Warn winch. Went ahead and did a viper cut as well.
Overall I’m pretty happy with my end result.
I had Raptor lined my bumper a month prior.