MARYLAND TACOMAS

Well, the real reason I mentioned them is because ever since Eric @hyrule_trd started talking about his roof rack build, I've been interested in making one for the cap, and seeing your build set me off.

This a Prinsu cabrack I was delivering via Tacoma Express. But I liked it even though it was too long. I could work with it with some center support.

 

I spray generic “Roundup” around all my trees and anything that would require weed whacking. I now just mow around trees etc. No trimming.

 

Great info, thanks for posting it! I'm glad that I run the OE Toyoda filters now.

I have a chain link fence around part of my back yard, so I'm always fighting the grass at the bottom that the mower can't get.

 

Hmmmm.......oh......nevermind, dogs......

I was going to try watering them really well and then hitting them with one of the flame thrower propane torch things at like 80k degrees and boil them at the roots.

 

Welcome!

 

SOOOOO…

With the nice lighting this evening, and with the help of my handy dandy work issued flashlight, I was able to crawl beneath my rig and do some much needed investigating. Cleaned up my oil pan a bunch, looked alllllll around it as much as I possibly could and didn’t see anything that looked out of the ordinary, with the exception of some Toyota FIPG from where I had my oil pan replaced in 2015. It seemed to be protruding from the driver side, like directly beneath my oil filter, and when I pressed on it, it felt super spongy and seeped a wee bit of oil. But I can’t possibly imagine that’s the source of my seep. I also went ahead and cleaned up that area the best I could (after the pics were taken). I also checked out the external oil cooler, and while it is definitely covered in gunk, I observed no noticeable or visible leaks coming from it.

So my plan is this. Continue monitoring this thing, and if it continues to seep, I may try tightening the Fumoto valve. Now when I installed the Fumoto valve I actually swapped the supplied fiber gasket for an OEM Toyota gasket, thinking I had this master plan all worked out. I’m wondering if that’s where I went wrong. If tightening the valve doesn’t resolve the seep, I may either ditch the Fumoto altogether, which I don’t particularly want to do, or I may just swap the gasket for the supplied fiber one at my next oil change. I’ll attach some pics here for reference.

 

That could be fun lol. I doubt I’d be any good at that type of thing though…

Are you going to do any paint corrections before you ceramic coat it? The only reason I didn’t go with the high concentration stuff is lots of swirls from my attempts at keeping the truck clean lol. If I get the right tools to buff everything, I will… I’m hoping by the time I need to reapply what I have on there now I’ll have a orbital rotary buffer and the hood shit.

 

Morning MD (and PA,VA)

 

Morning from NOVA!

 

Morning Maryland

 

Morning from South Carolina!

 

Morning all!

 

Morning MD

 

mornin' Y'all.

 

Hay Rob, I found another guide to help with the ceramic coating!

 

That last pic looks like some kind of art you'd see in a fancy garage.

 

With all these great tips on how to do it I really believe you are crying out to come up here and see for yourself how easy it is.

Paint correction? I guess ceramic coating is out if I can't just wash it first. Dude, it's been a year or more since that happened. I did get Deb to help me clean the inside though this past Friday.

If I could get the dogs to clean up their mess life would be good.

 

Yeah, definitely not the best angle. I tried to take the picture from a few different angles and that was the best I could do. I'd like to knock out the oil cooler gaskets, but it's not currently leaking so it's not necessarily at the forefront of what needs to be done.

 

I have a borescope that I bet we could poke into any holes you wanted to.

 

Thank you, Doctor.