What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/post-your-265-75-16s.493583/page-106#post-30368517

 

People get stoned and drive really fast… in old ass, stupid expensive to maintain mercedes suvs. Or it’s some privileged kid in mom’s old car. Assumptions are fun.

 

Lol . Weed is involved in all motorist events here in NJ as well .. it's February, 15 degrees out, nobody is driving with their windows down, but all you can smell on the highway is weed. With how densely populated it is here, I'm not sure legalizing weed was the right move . There are already enough morons on the road who aren't stoned.

 

I speak from experience, if you’re stoned you think you’re driving fast, just to find out you’re 15 miles an hour under the limit in the fast lane. Alcohol on the other hand 10 feet tall and bulletproof, nobody better be in front of me, I’ll show you. Of course this information was determined at a much younger age.

 

Awesome! Looks like it would be a million times better than what I have now!

 

74,000 mi. Cost me $580.
Now I'm not the most mechanically inclined person. But I can wrench on stuff if I need to. Basics. I do my own oil changes, last one I did I also ended up accidentally doing a transmission drain and fill. Lol Youtube can teach you a lot these days.

The spark plugs seemed like quite the undertaking and Im ill equiped as far as equipment goes so I feel justified paying that price for the plug change, plus it's cold and wet outside this time of year. The techs seem to do a good job at my local Toyota in Medford. Better them than me. Maybe next time I'll give it a shot back home in Hawaii. Planning to move back next month, originally from Maui.

 

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I'm 100% with you. I do basics but changing plugs seems like a stretch for me. Seems like an excellent price from a dealership.

 

For decades I loved wrenching on my cars and many motorcycles. It was almost as much fun to tear down a motorcycle as it was to ride one. I'm an old guy now and I'm content to to hand my cars and trucks over to a place I trust for any work needed. I still work on my travel trailer, bicycles, kayaks and do lightweight upgrades on my Tacoma but engine and drive trains no longer hold any mystery for me.

 

Some of us can afford oem parts...

 

I had no idea that law passed in NJ. Imagine if I was driving out there, came across one of these stonies, on the road, and had an altercation. SMH...

 

I’m getting closer and closer to this. Just don’t have the time anymore with family obligations.

 

Need to look into this, had an odd combined click and squeak in the accessory drive area yesterday that has changed into just a squeaky noise today that gets louder when warmed up, and with RPMs. The click made me think idler pulley, odd that that stopped and I only have a squeak now. If I just had the squeak I'd be thinking belt due to the frigid temps and salt dust and grime in the roads. Only 33k miles, so hopefully just a belt/idler pulley issue. I'll break out the stethoscope and listen to the idlers and accessories this weekend, and try to get a good look at the belt, it's supposed to be a bit warmer out.

What mileage have you guys seen serpentine belt/idler pulley issues pop up on the 3.5? My past experience on other engines has been higher miles than 33k.

Any aftermarket brands to prefer for belt and idler pulleys if needed, or just go OEM?

 

Purchased the metal filter housing, w/ plug, ready for the next oil change.

 

I just changed my belt and most of the pulleys back in the fall on my 2017 TRD OR Access Cab. Odometer was around 154000 klms. I only notice 1x pulley that felt like as was wearing out and the belt was actually in quite good condition. I expect another 150000+ klms before I have to do it again.

 

Itty bitty mud flaps to match my wife's car! I think I need an itty bitty overland ladder now. In all seriousness, I love the look of the Ark product. Now I just need to watch the spray pattern and see if they are doing their job. Hardware had machined threads as opposed to the "self tapper" OEM hardware so I reused the OEM hardware. Not wanting to strip the plastic mounting inserts. I've found Toyota plastics to be less than robust compared to Subaru. Even the horn button has visible creases in it.

 

That what I need to do..

 

I just got mine delivered today! I'll probably put them on when I get home from work. Yours look good!

 

Gonna get their fender liners as well. Their material is the same as Rally Armor. And Rally Armor Mud Flaps rule.

 

Thanks! These are 267/75/16

 

So, funny story, they originally sent me the liners instead of what I ordered (the mud flaps), and they said I can just keep them because they made a mistake. I installed them over the weekend and they are really nice.