taco under the knife

took my truck into the dealer today they resufaced my brakes and fixed my alignment underwarenty. as for the engine tick there is a TSB like i found on all data for new exhaust manifolds but they had to order them so next week it goes back

 

update pulsation fixed, i now feel the vibration from 20 down not to bad i can deal with it after all it is a truck. alignment is still off im gonna check it my self at work this week and when it goes back next weekend for the exhaust manifolds ima have them redo the alignment

 

Thats the one nice thing about being a tech with access to an alignment machine. you can put the dealer in there place with just a little bit of your time. We have a new hunter machine at my dealer

 

What have you found regarding the engine tick?...my 07 tacoma does the same thing and the dealer tells me it is normal.
thanks,
dukestacoma

 

they have a TSB for updated exhaust manifolds i made a post here about it also

 

what is a TSB?

 

Technical Service Bulletin........technical advice for dealers about known repair issues that are not recall issues.

 

Is there a site that lists all the TSB's for the 2nd gen taco's? i'm sure it's on toyotas site but i'm busy as hell and dont have time to weed through random sites. If anyone has time a direct link would be much appreciated

 

I don't think they advertise TSBs. Most of them are done without customers even knowing or being charged.

Example: I had a Subaru that had a whirring sound when I brought it in for its 100,000 mile checkup. There was a TSB on the timing cover and they replaced it. I didn't even know. When I asked him why it sounded so much quieter (I thought a turbo-boxer engine sounded like that), he said, "There was a little known problem that we took care of for you. Don't worry, Subaru paid for it."

I looked it up later to find that it was a TSB...

 

as a tech yea there are a lot of tsb's out there

 

seems they canceled out alldata subscription or didnt renew it so i cant look up stuff any more =(

 

NOOOOO!!!!!!!

-That's okay. We know its not your fault. Oh well.

 

so what is the best way to find TSB's? google?

 

you may never find them, as they are not published for the public...but you never know....One thing to remember, TSB's are not necessarily warranty repairs. If your vehicle is within its warranty period, the TSB may be performed on your vehicle at no charge to you, if your vehicle is experiencing the problem described in the TSB, or may be performed regardless, depending on the instructions from the automaker (usually they are only done of the customer complains of said condition)......but good luck finding them!