NW WA Meet / BS Thread

What I read they are just replace as needed. Belts are schedule for 150k?? on the 1st gens.

 

Replace when needed. Its not on any sort of schedule. Don't remember on the serpentine belt for our engines but 100k is probably a good number They are only like 25 bucks anyways so every 100k isn't bad. I'm sure you could go longer if you inspected it

 

Toyota says the chain is good for the life of the motor, typically when the chain shits the bed, the motor is toast anyway as they're interference engines. I go by if it's making noise, time to replace. The chains are pretty durable, usually it's the guides or the tensioner that goes out. When the tensioner or guides go out the chain wears into the front cover where there's coolant passages and lead people to believe they have a bad head gasket.

 

Yeah, if the chain dropped it wouldn't start. So at worst it's the tensioner.

 

For you 4runner guys, any of you have issues with the third brake light spoiler thing getting water inside of it and leaking out when you open the rear hatch?

 

Your shovel has drainage tubes? Boss! I want some!
Hope u feel better soon

 

If it’s rod knock it will get worse under load like valve clatter does

 

Thank you!
Haha! I need more drainage in my system . Mines been overworked by oxalate crystals and kidney stones!

Anyone see any problem draining out the cubbies? I prefer not to drill the bed itself.

 

Which actually @Greddy there's an inspection cover for the timing tensioner just above the power steering pump, known to leak oil also, that you can remove and peak inside. It's a pita to get to.

Also, if the chain was stretched, from what I've read, the ECU detects the tensioner has reached it's limit and will throw a code.

It's next to the blue circle.

 

Nice being able to air up and monitor the levels from the comfort of your driver seat.

 

Thanks Bob! I do have some oil saturation on the area in red, possibly its the inspection cover causing it. It looks like around the AC pulley.

I don't have any codes going off right now. I'm nervous about driving it all the way to Bill's place in Echo Falls on Saturday. So I think I'm going to sign up for AAA plus for $95/yr, get it towed there, and start diving into it. Hopefully Jim and I can pinpoint it Friday and the parts are easy to get.

 

@Greddy funny y’all are talking about this. I just got a like on an ancient thread and it brought up some of my pictures.

 

That's a good thread for it too. Other guy did a pretty good job at showing how to do it step by step. Like you said its not hard...just a lot of disassembly/reassembly

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/updated-t-sb-0326-08-oil-leak.17846/

 

Yeah I used that thread to do mine. Idk about doing the chain though

 

haha. i have that bed cover, pretty sure that is the drain for the bed cover...

 

This is a big help, thanks dude!

 

np

 

Scheduled for next friday. Fantastic

 

That's just Tom being Tom! Lol
On a serious note, if I drill through the Cubbies am I going to hit anything? I discovered I can't take them off now that the tonneau covers on. I'm not sure how close the outer Corners are to the bedsides.

 

Packed up the little lady for a spontaneous trip to the mountains for dinner tonight