How much frame rust is normal on the Tacos?

I have an 03 runner the has quite a bit of rust, but it is also 13 yrs old and has seen snow/salt every winter.

I just bought a 2014 taco with 30k on it. Frame already has rust on the wild lines and the exhaust has quite a bit or runt too. Would the exhaust possibly be covered under warranty?

How much rust of any are the others seeing on there similarly aged trucks?

 

Mines a 13 with about 55k miles and has very little rust. Some on welds. Some of the u jojnts because rhey are bare metal. All exhaust will rust unless they are stainless steel. I live in Pa where there is lots of salt used on the roads.

 

Pretty similar to first gens in the snow and salt belts. Keep ahead of it.

 

What's ever one doing to keep up on it? I have very little luck with searching the forum. Google seems to be better lol. I am sure I am about to receive 19 comments about how I should have used the search tool

 

Fluid Film seems to be the favorite. Krown is another common one, I think. Something with a K.

 

Fluid film.

 

Have a 13'.

Leave springs are a bit rusty, just surface rust.

Had some rust on the welds, but used an inhibitor which neutralized it.

That being said, Im rust free. Guys on here swear by fluid film, I have yet to apply a single drop and my truck looks great (and I do live in an area that uses salt during the winters)

 

Thanks guys, Ill look into the fluid film tonight!

 

On my '11, virtually none. Welds have some rust, that's about it.

 

Same with my 2007... no rust at all. Like you the welds showed some but I touched them up around 7 years ago with flat black rustoleum.

 

Remember Circle K? Do they still have those? That place was the sh*t back in high school, no fake ID turned away

 

They always sold to me.. but I remember their chili cheese nachos at drunk o'clock.

 

Krown is what is used in Canada.U.S. A few years ago.Had Krown done in buffalo NY.Fluid Film has been used by the U.S. For Army,Navy,etc...Good stuff grab a can and go!

 

Other than spraying the frame off a few times through winter months, I dont do anything to it. Most of the frame failures havent been due to surface rust, its been faulty frames that have rotted from the inside out around the catalytic converter. If thats gonna happen, theres not much I can do about it. As I said, I dont have much rust at all on the surface of mine.

 

For all things rust and views of other Tacos see:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/rust-prevention-treatment-consolidation-thread.355928/