Is this normal?

Was looking under the tuck and noticed this mark under the rear diff.

Can someone tell me is this should be addressed or if it’s normal.



thanks

 

^What year is your truck? https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RCRIT-17V285-0775.pdf

 

2023

 

^Go to the dealer with a printout of the PDF. Tell them you have the same defect cited in the 2016-2017 recall.

 

Ok thank you. Is the truck safe to drive?

 

^Going by your pic, I don't think it'll result in a harmful reduction in oil level, unless the leak gets worse.

 

Yup. If it really starts leaking then I'd be worried. Could check the diff fluid to be on the safe side

 

I’ll have it serviced asap. Thanks yall

 

absolutely. it's not loosing fluid, it's weeping.

you could drive it for another 200,000 miles and never have an issue from that.

older gm's did that automatically, for 'rust prevention'

 

Some brands of synthetic fluids are almost impossible to contain when it comes to weeping.

 

Gasket is paper iirc so that’s pretty normal, haven’t seen a tacoma that didn’t do this