3rd Gen DIY maintenance quick reference

Recently experienced high pitched squeaking going over some speed bumps? What could this be?

 

Can you pinpoint if it's in front or rear of truck, there is a known problem with rear suspension here:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/toyota-tacoma-squeak-solution.506251/

Be sure to read till the end, toyota has a fix.

 

Sounded like the the front passenger side. Would hear it when the front tire would go over the speed bumps.

 

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Sounded exactly like this from the same wheel.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JCarU9tt5WA

 

Just rotated tires my self and torque to 83 lb ft. The manual says to to recheck the torque after 1000 miles. Would that require me to reloosen them and retighten?

 

My best guess is it's the front radiator/body mount. There are a few threads about it on here but the short version is: either the bushing quality is crap (possible) or the holes don't really line up (more likely) and put the connection in constant sheer. The bolt and sleeve chew up the bushing over time and that's what we get.

OA

 

They don’t want you to loosen them and then retighten them.
Just retighten them.
If they have loosened a little because of the past 1000 miles if driving you’ll be tightening them back where they belong.
Make sense?

 

Thank you sir!

 

Totally differbet topic already discussed on tacomaworld but I came across it again. Doing my 5th oil change or so and I still have to guess, based on what I can make out on the dip stick and what I have put in the engine for oil quantity, whether I have enough oil in the engine or not. Come on Toyota!
I’ve roughed up the surface on the dip stick but it’s still not a straight forward read. The dipstick always shows way overfilled. Never had another vehicle like this with regards to reading oil level.

 

Warm the oil up then leave dip stick out for 5-10 minutes then recheck your oil level.

 

Sometimes, even with this, I end up pressing it to a piece of tissue because it is so hard to see.

 

I'll give it a try. What is the logic behind this method?

 

Sometimes oil sticks to the dipstick tube and coats the dipstick giving you an inaccurate reading. By waiting you allow the oil to drain out of the tube.

 

Ok thanks for the explanation , I'll give it a try.

 

From the OP:
1) Check w/ engine warm greater than 5 minutes after shutting off engine
2) Tip: leave dipstick out while waiting 5 minutes to allow oil in dipstick to drain back down, makes it easier to read
3) Per manual, it’s 1.6 qts from low mark to full mark, don’t overfill

 

sandblast or beadblast your dipstick if you can, I've had good luck with that.

 

Does anyone have any clue if 2nd gen cv axles are compatible with 3rd gens?

 

It states Camry/Avalon and in desc compatability does not list Tacoma 3rd Gen...are we sure it's the one we need?

 

My amigos have done research bc we were going to buy one for any of us to use in emerg...different part numbers unfortunately.