MARYLAND TACOMAS

I have sliders, I just stay out of DC lol

 

Awesome! Hope you enjoy your time out here

 

Sup peeps?

 

I like to tell my wife every time that a box shows up and she asks what did I order now… I just ordered a sticker, but they keep sending free parts with it. Just very expensive stickers! Ha ha ha!!

…more Rob bait!

 

Does anyone have any suggestions on things to add to my to-do list? This is what I'm currently working on. Rig is at 318K right now.

Coolant drain & fill
Front differential fill/drain plugs, fluid
Replace lower hose on trans cooler
Oil cooler gasket P/N: 90301-67004 and 90210-22001
Fuel filter
Front brake system refresh
Front sway bar end links with bushings
Steering rack bushings
Rear shocks
Front struts
Lower ball joints

 

Transmission fluid, brake fluid, power steering fluid, blinker fluid, throttle body, MAF. Feeling rich, replace vacuum hoses, PVC valve.

 

Trans fluid is done annually, usually within the first three months of the new year. I did it in March of this year I think. Brake fluid will be done when pads and rotors get done. Power steering fluid could use a good flush. Blinker fluid is running a bit low, thanks for the reminder!

PCV valve and hoses were done last summer. Throttle body and MAF could probably use a good cleaning though.

 

I think I got rid off the front end squeaking. Not sure 100% what it was but think it was the SPC UCA ball joint area. Not that it’s bad, just maybe the boot spring or something rubbing. I disconnected the joint from the arm moved everything around spray lubed with rubber safe lube and as of now no squeaks. She will need another alignment since even though I had the nut marked the paint came off and I doubt it’s back in the same place.

 

Serpentine/accessory belt & pulleys.

 

Ah yes, A/C and power steering belt need replacing. Alternator belt was replaced last year. What kinds of pulleys should I be aware of?

 

‘At 300k, all of them and tensioners. Pull the belts and give them the rattle test or buy a kit. The kits usually have all the usual suspects.

 

Good to know. I knocked out a lot when my timing belt and water pump job got done. We did all the belts and tensioners then. Which was August of 2016. I'll look into a kit though.

 

Pictures

 

I’m a fan of the Bigfoot walking the unicorn. Love that lol

 

If you have never replaced the engine oil cooler lines, do them. Mine were so brittle when I did the t-belt 2 years ago, they literally shattered like glass when I tried to move them. They're a bit challenging to get at, but worth the effort.

My manual belt tensioners were crusted into orange balls of fuzzy metal that once identified as a bolt. When was the last time the radiator was replaced? They're always suspect after 100K to cause the dreaded and nearly always fatal "pink milkshake".

 

Never have replaced the engine oil cooler lines. Don't even know where they're at! Lol. But I assume they're near the engine Oil cooler. Which I'd like to do the cooler gaskets at some point. Radiator was replaced in 2018 with a new Denso unit from Toyota and filled with Toyota red. My trans cooler bypasses my radiator so no chance of the strawberry milkshake, thankfully.

 

The one that's twisted like a pretzel on the left of the cooler was a real treat, from what I remember. Don't forget the new tension clamps.

 

Does anyone know where to buy Hilti or Simpson adhesive style anchors for hollow masonry blocks? I tried calling Delta Lumber and Schmucks in Hanover, PA. No luck. I was plugging the old anchor holes with hydraulic cement yesterday and realized that the top course wasn't a solid course like it was supposed to be, so the old lead wedge anchors were just literally trying to bite into the thin webbing of the cinder blocks. I really want to get the ledger board on tomorrow, if nothing else.

 

Some Home Depot have Hilti displays. Fastenal might be an option also.

 

Morning Maryland