Just bought my first truck

I'm 31 y/o and just got married. Felt right to buy a truck - imagining I'll have plenty of things to haul around for home improvement.

I bought an automatic 2000 pre-runner v6 - 164,000 miles. Just changed the rear diff oil and the engine oil. Planning on changing spark plugs/ boots/ wires next.

I'm not sure if it's a LSD, and it's giving me anxiety driving it around without an LSD additive in the rear diff - do I need to put the additive in there?


Happy to be here! I've also never been in a forum before so forgive me for lacking etiquette

 

Welcome to the forum

Congratulations on the nice looking ride

 

Welcome to TW…congratulations
It depends on what kind of oil is needed vs what you put in it.
Some gear oils have the additive .

 

Thank you! Good to be here.

I used STP 80W-90. Don't see anything on the bottle that says it has additives, other than oxidation and corrosion/ rust protection additive. Thank you for the quick reply

 

The additives allow the plates to slip a little, preventing too much lockup

Does it feel like you are binding in sharp turns?

 

I think I'm just going to jack her up and try the wheel spin test - will update once I do that. I've been avoiding trying that because I haven't bought a jack yet but gonna go to HF and get one right now

 

Welcome to TW!

 

Welcome truck looks good keep it moving