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What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by SlimDigg, Feb 7, 2011.

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  1. Jul 31, 2011 at 4:04 PM
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    good thinking I'll have to give it a try
     
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  2. Jul 31, 2011 at 5:00 PM
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    what kind of spark plugs did you use?
     
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  3. Jul 31, 2011 at 5:57 PM
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    Of course not :cool:

    I'm not cranky :(

    NGK's

    Took a pic of hte old ones...I know that they were the originals. The passenger side was NGK's and the driver side was Denso's...still have no clue why Toyota installs 1/2 and 1/2 :notsure:

    0731111321a.jpg
     
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  4. Jul 31, 2011 at 6:02 PM
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    Yea I am confused with that part also. Dang those do look nasty. Did you get the regular copper plugs or go with the platinum?
     
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  5. Jul 31, 2011 at 6:28 PM
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    Platinum.

    And here was the source of my headache today....As you can see the washer is pretty much shredded. :mad:

    bolts1.jpg
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  6. Jul 31, 2011 at 6:48 PM
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    wow ya really did a job on those....
     
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  7. Jul 31, 2011 at 6:51 PM
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    Ive never taken the skid plate off when changing oil! A little oil doesnt hurt anything. Its a truck!!!
     
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  8. Jul 31, 2011 at 6:58 PM
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    The best Idea... EVER.
     
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  9. Jul 31, 2011 at 7:09 PM
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    Used a whole can of degreaser to clean out all the built up grease so I can figure out where my front end is leaking from...
    [​IMG]
     
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  10. Jul 31, 2011 at 7:13 PM
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  11. Jul 31, 2011 at 8:27 PM
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    I just got a set today same kind. How do you like them so far?
     
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  12. Jul 31, 2011 at 10:24 PM
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    Looks great, dude!!! :cool:
    :laugh: NICE!!!

    i jelly :eek:
    :( That sucks.....
    Nope. :rolleyes: It's just oil.... :D
     
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  13. Jul 31, 2011 at 10:27 PM
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    I was leaking out of the 'flange' joint on the front diff too. I see you washed it up pretty good. I tightened all the bolts up as much as i could be hand and seems to have helped.
     
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  14. Aug 1, 2011 at 6:08 AM
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    installed a set of bushwacker flares that I got used. no pics yet though.
     
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  15. Aug 1, 2011 at 7:22 AM
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    Looks good Ben!
     
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  16. Aug 1, 2011 at 7:33 AM
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    :eek:

    But if the underside of hte truck is messy and covered in oil its harder to figure out where something is leaking from when you do have a problem. I like to keep it clean.

    Exhibit A....

    Good luck finding the leak! Any idea what fluid is leaking? Color? Odor?

    I've only got about 80 miles on them and it may just be my imagination but the truck seems to idle smoother now and the acceleration is a little more responsive.
     
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  17. Aug 1, 2011 at 10:24 AM
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    UPS man dropped off my Herculiner kit :woot:
     
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  18. Aug 1, 2011 at 1:00 PM
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    so do ya mind if i ask what kinda of degreaser did you use i have a bad problem with my undercarriage being caked in road grime and old oil and such and i would like to clean it off.
     
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  19. Aug 1, 2011 at 1:59 PM
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    MTgirl I don't think it is your imagination unless we have the same one. I changed mine today same brand as you and it seems as if it fires up quicker and does seem to idle smooth and accelerate better. I also changed the air filter to and OEM and a few days ago cleaned the MAF sensor and changed the fuel filter. Next will be the wires and maybe change the vacuum lines also. My plugs were the originals the truck has 144,xxx miles on it so I think it might be time to do a lot of swapping out old parts.
     
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    That reminds me...I've got to clean out my K & N drop in filter its a little :eek: :eek: right now!
     
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