What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

Yea, this sounds like BS to me too. I am no mechanic but no way am I buying this.

 

I mean, yes, fluid will be on the shaft but only a very light coating. That's why a lot of desert trucks wear boots. But it should not be so much as to accumulate and drip, or run on any other parts of the shock.

 

Did you call bullshit on them and if so, what was their response?

 

I was referred to this page on the Bilstein site. The shock pics toward the bottom. One shows film buildup.

https://www.bilstein.com/us/en/technology-and-knowledge/warranty/

 

I don't. But the whole lower part of the shock below the boot was covered in a greasy black dirty film.

The other three were all the same normal silver color.

 

I did and got the same response...normal.

 

As pissed as I am...the new OME Sport Nitrochargers are far superior IMO.

 

So seepage from 1 out of four is normal?

 

Evidently!

 

Might make sense if you had a PreRunner, one wheel drive, like me.

 

Call the manufacturer, the vendor is just trying the path of least resistance.

 

With pics of all you shocks...

 

I'm going to send the bad one right to Bilstein for a refund.

 

I already tossed the other rear shock.

 

Adding list of nvr ending parts!

 

Very nice pics!