What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

But it’s sealed, it’s good for a lifetime…
I would never flush my transmission that’s begging for problems to happen. if you do it the way you’re supposed to, you shouldn’t have any issues because of the leveler tube evens it out, but you’ve gotta make sure your transmission is level. I put my little magnetic level right across the drain plug. Made the mistake of changing it out in my Camry when it was 20° outside and that back-and-forth from drive to neutral took a lifetime, my advice is maybe do it on a warmer day. Diagnosis’ mode is like a Christmas tree on your dashboard display

 

How are you liking the ARK guards?

 

I like them a lot better than OEM. The seem to actually keep stuff out of my engine bay too.

 

waiting for a night picture....

 

Easy switch... but I'm not gonna lie thought i was about to break the cover on the passengers 1st side i did.. easy 10 minute jib.. I'll feel way better doing thee grill if that every shows up...

 

Took the family, and the truck, down to San Luis Obispo County. Monterey, Solvang, Pismo Beach, Morro Bay (pictured), Cambria, San Simeon... People hate on Cali but, dang we've got some super dope places to visit and the Spring weather had the wild flowers popping and all the hiking trails green. Oh, and the truck actually saw some dirt finally! Nothing requiring 4WD but, spots I would not have taken my slow car.

 

@Dfpftw

M8-1.25 x 25mm
Flange head with washer

I don’t know the Toyota part number.

2 years of PA salt and the Fluid Film and Krown spray are holding up.

 

Looks great.

 

I'm one of those people who hate -- but it isn't without a bit of jealousy. Truly beautiful country.

 

Agree i would never "flush" a trans either, normally does more harm then good unless you were having issues and its a last ditch effort. Changing the fluid too much is also not good once a year is extreme and likely too often, light clutch material in the fluid is not a bad thing. I thought i was on top of my maintenance but youre a step above, i change it 30-50k or every 3-5 years. Then again i know that tacoma will likely never see 50k in your hands lol.

 

I completely understand. I was born and raised here and, without getting into politics, the changes I've seen over the past 50 years make me sick.

 

it holds like 16 quarts. Draining and filling 3 1/2 quarts once a year doesn’t hurt because that’s about all that comes out. I’m not gonna get to 50 K on my truck until 25 years from now anyway I got a ways to go. Might get to 5000 this year if we have to move. Sitting at 4128 miles. Changed the oil five times though! my Camry has the same six speed transmission. I wish they were all like the Corolla though where you just refill through the dipstick it’s so freaking easy.

 

New plates: “Truck Norris”:

 

So I assume there is a "Total Gym" mounted in the truck bed?

 

His truck doesn't drive through obstacles, the obstacles move out of his way.

 

When he drives, the truck stays still and rotates the globe underneath it.

 

Oh man, I should hop on Craigslist and look…

 

But the truck will still get its ass kicked by a truck with plates "BROOSLY".

 

Forget ‘BROOSLY’, it’s Sue Baroo that you have to watch out for.