30,000 mile Warranty Service

Our truck is going in for the 30,000 Warranty Service.
What does it involve and cost?

 

They're gonna try to sell you a whole bunch of shit. Stay strong, soldier.

 

I'll tell my wife, she's taking it in.

 

Take it to a good ( key-word=good ) independent shop that works on Toyota only.
I found one for mine and another for the wife's Subaru.

Typically better than the dealer and much cheaper.

Otherwise you're looking ( guessing here ) at $500 ~ $900 ...

Do let us know how it turned out.

 

Send your wife a screenshot of the owner’s manual.
Chances are; they’ll quote at least 4-6 nonsensical booshit to the tune of 4 figures.

 

Take a look at the Maintenance Map in post #1. Very nicely laid out.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-maintenance-maps-get-300k-miles.789809/

I can not help with the cost as I do all maintenance myself for the cost of parts.

 

Sure will!

 

Just Google the service schedule it's not complicated

 

This should explain everything...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqqcrf64UWg

 

Long story short, it came to 850$

 

Did you pay it?

 

These item need done. note that most of it is inspections. $850??? I'm glad I do my own or use an independent mechanic.

• Check installation of driver’s floor mat
• Inspect and adjust all fluid levels
• Inspect wiper blades
• Lubricate propeller shaft (4WD)
• Re-torque propeller shaft bolt
• Replace engine air filter
• Replace engine oil and oil filter2
• Rotate tires

Inspect the following:

• Automatic transmission fluid cooler hoses and connections
• Ball joints and dust covers
• Brake lines and hoses
• Brake linings/drums and brake pads/discs
• Cabin air filter
• Drive shaft boots (4WD)
• Engine coolant6
• Exhaust pipes and mountings
• Front differential oil (4WD)
• Fuel lines and connections, fuel tank band and fuel tank vapor vent system hoses
• Fuel tank cap gasket
• Radiator and condenser
• Rear differential oil
• Steering gear
• Steering linkage and boots
• Transfer case oil (4WD)
• Transmission for signs of leakage

 

Needed done for a trip, so we coughed up .

 

At the rate their service prices keep going up won't be long when you can't get out of there for under $1000. Just curious... for the rear, front differentials and transfer case gear oil how many quarts di they charge you for? I had mine done at the dealership years ago and they charged me for 11 quarts when it only takes around 7. Asked the service supervisor about it and his reply... well, sometimes they take more. Haven't been back since.

 

What did they do, aside from an oil change and tire rotation that required parts? Just curious.

 

The techs I know say they performed a wallet flush. That’s a jab at their service writers BTW.

 

What needed to be done ?

 

Other than the normal engine oil & filter and tire rotation, changing the fluid in the diffs is the only additional thing for a 30K service. 6 qts of gear oil is about $50-100 depending on brand and it takes about an hour to do both diffs. So even if they charged you $100 for the oil + $300 labor for about 2 hours (that’s how long everything should take in a 30K service - and that’s on the high end at $150/hr)… At $850, they got you for more than double what a semi-reasonable dealer would charge. Don’t go back there.

 

Im going to link you a sticky thread very useful, also check the zerks if your tacoma has them , mine doesnt..
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-maintenance-maps-get-300k-miles.789809/unread