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4 Cylinder Tacoma Spark Plug Info by mmullin
Aug 14, 2004 (7:32 am)
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I have a 2002 4 cylinder Tacoma and am looking for information on changing the spark plugs. I found a web site with detailed instructions including photos but it is for the 6 cylinder. Has anyone found anything for the 2RZ-FE? Other than the manual? Thanks in advance, Mike
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gasoline grade by pathy04
Sep 10, 2004 (5:34 pm)
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I picked up my Tundra SR5 4x2 V8 last week, Which gasoline ocatane rating is recommended?. I don't mind using Premium as long as it does not affect the engine performance
 
Thx
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Re: gasoline grade/repair costs by playswithmud
Sep 28, 2004 (5:12 pm)
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Replying to: pathy04 (Sep 10, 2004 5:34 pm)

Toyota sais 87 octane for your truck- there is no reason to assume it needs anything but. Because the fuel injection is not mapped to use midgrade or premium, your truck will runn no differet. So, even if you dont mind paying for premium, I suggest you dont. As for 525 for a timing belt, take a moment and point to your starter. In a landcruiser they get you for $600- same motor.
Note on my brakes- they were rock solid for the first 40k, about 6-7k of that pulling considerable unbraked trailers. Now at 47k, the brakes are due, the tires are toast, and Im looking for better shocks. Otherwise the truck's only been back to the dealer to replace a corroded trailer connector (from running w/ the lights on) and to get some touch up paint.
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'98 Tacoma X-Tra Cab Sway Problem by billybob1
Sep 30, 2004 (8:23 am)
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I just bought a 1998 Tacoma X-Tra Cab and it sways much more than I like. The local tire shop though it was the shocks so I had them replaced with the TRD Bilstein shocks. That helped a little, but it still sways a lot when cornering at high speeds.
 
I also replaced the front sway bar bushings with an "anti-sway kit" from Wheelers.com. That helped some, but it still sways a lot.
 
I'm considering replacing the springs or maybe installing a rear anti-sway bar. Does anyone have experience with this problem?
 
Thanks!
Tom
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TRD Supercharger on 4.7L V8 Tundra by prozacaddict
Oct 01, 2004 (7:54 am)
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I was wanting to know if anybody knows anyone who has installed a TRD Supercharger on a 4.7L V8 Tundra. Any/All feedback is greatly appreciated.
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Re: gasoline grade/repair costs [playswithmud] by pathy04
Oct 01, 2004 (1:56 pm)
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Replying to: playswithmud (Sep 28, 2004 5:12 pm)

Thanks
i will use 87 grade, i guess i avoided a costly mistake
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Service Manual by ucsc
Oct 02, 2004 (7:38 am)
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Hi everybody,
 
I bought a 2004 Tundra Regular 2D long bed 2WD, and would like to buy the factory service manual to do basic and some advanced-level maintainance and repair. I called Toyota, and was told there are several manuals. Which one should I get?
 
Thanks!
 
UCSC
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winter tires by drag
Oct 08, 2004 (6:06 am)
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I bought a 2004 Tundra D cab 4X4 this summer. B F Goodrich Rugged Trail T/A P265/70R16 tires came with the truck. I am looking for recommendations for winter/snow tires. Any suggestions.
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Re: '98 Tacoma X-Tra Cab Sway Problem [billybob1] by msibille
Oct 18, 2004 (9:55 am)
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Replying to: billybob1 (Sep 30, 2004 8:23 am)

Are you sure you're concerned about "sway" and not "roll"?
 
Sway is normally referred to when towing, and is affected by small turns, bumps, and the aerodynamics.
 
Roll is where the body tends to "roll out" toward the outside of a turn, particularly under hard turns/high speed. Some roll is unavoidable, unless you eliminate spring suspension and ride a vehicle like an old fashioned kid's Western Flyer red wagon. It's due to the acceleration of the mass toward the center of the turn radius by the force applied at the wheels, which is below the mass. The resulting moment will load the outboard springs more heavily than the inboard, resulting in roll, and at extremes, will lift the inboard wheels off the ground (also like that little red wagon...)
 
Sway is mostly a vibrational system phenomenon, which is affected by the tow vehicle mass, the towed vehicle mass, lengths of each, tow bar length, in addition to the roll stiffness of the vehicles, aerodynamics of the vehicles, and the damping between the two vehicles. Primary rotation of Sway is about a vertical axis, but the resulting turns induce roll, similar to an intentional turn. Anti-sway systems are generally an effort to dampen the system, to absorb the energy induced by a disturbance so that the natural frequencies of the system and disturbance(s) don't cause the cycle of sway to go out of control.
 
This is one reason why (true) trailer tires have stiffer sidewalls than passenger tires of the same load rating. The stiffer sidewalls raise the natural frequency and assist in damping the (secondary) roll induced by the sway.
 
If you're getting a lot of roll in a hard turn at high speed, you may just need to slow down in sharp turns.
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22RE Distributor gear problem by magtx
Dec 12, 2004 (7:18 am)
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I have a 1986 Toyota 2WD pickup which has run fine since I bought it new. However, it just quit firing last week.
 
The problem is that the drive gear on the shaft of the distributor has slipped down on the shaft and locked up on the floor of the compartment. It completely dis-engaged from the camshaft drive gear. The teeth of the distributor gear have been broken and will require the gear to be replaced or the distributor itself.
 
I'm an old coot who has worked on cars all my life but, I have never seen this before. Does anyone know if this is a usual or unusual thing?
 
Tia,
MagTx

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