What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

No problem!

 

I had a busy Friday night, AJT Designs vent rings, start/stop button and ring, 4x4 ring, and door handle covers. Only a few chrome pieces left!

 

After 19 years, YES 19 YEARS. One of my Piaa LED 168 bulb died on me. Well it didnt really die it started blinking, so not working properly. They discontinued that bulb but I got a replacement Sylvania LED 168 bulbs for now for my license plate. I need to see how bright they are are night. May try and fine the Piaa ones if these dont work

 

Just did the exact same thing lol

 

Installed C4 Front bumper.

Probably install the rear next week.

 

First oil change with the Fumoto valve. I knocked the tube off trying to open the valve luckily the oil wasn't flowing yet.

While under there, I checked my ECGS bushing and Oil Seal replacement and it's still dry! whoohoo. And there is no play in the halfshaft like there was with the OEM needle bearing.


NOT RannyHill'd here.


ECGS bushing and Oil Seal holding up as expected. Still has that clean sheen from the brake cleaner following install.

 

How do you know the bushing is holding up without pulling it and inspecting it?

 

Driver observation. There is no noise, there is no leaking, and halfshaft has no play like needle bearing allowed as previously mentioned. But maybe you are on to something, maybe the bushing has exploded and it is a pile of dust circulating with the 75w90. Nobody knows.

 

nice! I think that might be a little
project for me tomorrow. We still have front plates here but they just did away with renewal stickers so for the sake of me truck I feel I can remove it see if they can catch me lol

 

You might be onto something! You should travel the country visiting Tacoma owners, so they can pay you for staring at their front diffs…

 

I give you all the credit as the mastermind !! After I get my dealer to pull the shaft and inspect the bushing, I'll start on that list of Tacoma owners. Thank you.

 

My first truck! Picked up my Sport 4x4 last week and have been busy at it, today I did the grill, plate and tow points. Wheels and tires, rock sliders are next.

 

Nice. Welcome

 

Do you have a link for the wrap?

 

For the first 20 years of driving I always changed my own oil and did the routine maintenance. Then for the next 30 years I had the dealer do it for convenience. Five years ago I retired and started doing my own maintenance again but this is the first time I have ever changed my own transmission fluid. Since I bought it new over 6 years ago I decided to not only drain the transmission fluid but also drop the pan and filter. There was another 2 quarts of fluid in the pan and filter for a total of 4 quarts removed. It took 4.5 quarts to fill it according to specs so it was a half quart low from the factory. My dealer told me it was full when I asked to check it shortly after buying it since there was a long thread of many trucks coming from the factory low on fluid. You can't always trust the dealers. I did find some sludge and small metal shavings on the magnets so I was glad I dropped the pan. The first photo shows the filter assembly next to the pan and I chose not to replace it since it is not constantly getting contaminants in it like the oil filter. I was also going to change the rear differential fluid but after working over 3 hours in 96* F weather it took a toll on my old body so I decided to do that project next weekend. I also put in 10 ounces of Lubeguard at the advice of @gearcruncher from the following link post #11. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ransmission-replacement.754387/#post-26887607

The following link caused my initial concern 6 years ago. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...be-low-on-fluid-directly-from-factory.405642/

 

If it's six+ figures a year, let's go!

 

how does it feel? any noticeable difference from using amsoil.

 

I have not driven it more than a few blocks so far. It needs to be remembered that even with dropping the pan and removing the filter It is still only about half of the total amount of fluid that is actually changed. The normal drain and fill that the dealers do only changes less than a third of the fluid. The OEM Toyota WS fluid is not a full synthetic fluid but only a synthetic blend. Since this is something that is seldom done I wanted to go with a full synthetic fluid. There are some other good synthetic fluids but I chose to spend a few dollars more on Amsoil. It may or may not be worth it but I still have peace of mind knowing that I did the best I could. Hope this helps.

 

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