What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

X2 but oil changes will never be the same once you put it on

 

Oh yeah, it's quite nice with skids in place.

 

Shocks relocated and frame plates on. Might be my imagination but it feels smoother...

 

Say whaaaaa?

 

What?

 

Oil filter relocation? Who what when where why how?

 

Have you changed the oil yet? I hate to be the resident oil filter bitch but I always end up spending more time getting that damn thing out than anything else in the process... Not to mention the fact that it spills everywhere regardless of technique...

 

Yep, I know it's easy to get off if you drop the skid plate. But I don't want to drop the skid every time. Someone in here will call me lazy (and I'm not denying it) but I just want to change my oil and be done. Plus, dropping the skid can reveal other broken things that I would then have to spend time/money to fix

 

Truth. But I don't recall skid plate off making the oil filter part of it easier maybe I'll do it next time. Need to knock some rust off of it and repaint anyways.

 

Nice, is that the all pro relocation kit?

 

You guys drop the skid to change the oil filter?? I just turn the wheel to the left and pop off the rubber fender liner. The filter looks you right in the face.....takes me no time at all for oil changes

 

Nope, I've never removed the skid plate before.

My issue is getting the filter wrench on it, then having to go back and forth between the engine bay and wheel well to get it loosened. Then of course all the oil in the filter pours out everywhere...

 

Dropping the skid is the only way I can get the filter wrench on it

 

which is why it is handy to have the skid off.

I drop mine for doing the oil change so it is off already.

 

I must have strong hands or something because I can always just grip it and loosen it by hand. I've even over tightened them by hand before.. The part I always have a hard time with is trying not to spill any oil, even with a plastic bag around it I always manage to get oil everywhere lmao..

 

So you use the filter wrench from under the motor? Haven't tried that because I figured I'd spill oil all over me haha

I don't have any skids now, so the removal part is easy

I can't ever get mine to budge. Hand tighten it every time too.

 

I always hand tighten and hand loosen from the side. Works every time for me

 

Same here. I'm just going to relocate mine up on top of the fender well and be done with it.

 

Negative this is a custom crossmember and some tabs from trail gear.

You can through the fender liner but it is still a pain. One hand from under and one hand over.

I hand tighten too and can't ever get the thing off. And I play guitar pretty well and rock heavy strings so pretty sure it isn't a strength or dexterity thing.

 

Got her all cleaned up