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Replying to: tmiller159 (Mar 06, 2007 5:14 pm) |
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| Toyota agreed to replace my frame for free, then after having the truck for over a month told me that there are no frames available and that I should pick up my truck. I have also filed a complaint with the NHTSA. | |
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Replying to: rstytacoframe (Mar 07, 2007 6:14 pm)
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Replying to: tmiller159 (Mar 08, 2007 7:21 pm) |
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Replying to: tmiller159 (Mar 08, 2007 7:21 pm) Jazzbeau!
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Replying to: chagasi (Jan 22, 2007 1:26 pm) Switched to Castrol Syntec, 100% synthetic oil, and that knocked the sound out a lot. In 06, I switched to Amsoil 100% synthetic oil, and that COMPLETELY silenced the cold start grumbles. Amsoil invented synthetic oil. Changing from Syntec to Amsoil, was as noticable as changing from dino-juice oil to Syntec. If you are using regular oil, and you switch to Syntec, you will likely notice a difference right away. Amsoil is pricey, but as long as you haven't let your engine get sludged out, you can easily run it 10,000 miles per change, so long as you are using an Amsoil oil filter. Yes, it, and the filter, are that good. A good many longtime Amsoil users, just change the filter after 10,000 miles, and change the oil when it's approaching 20,000. Please, before anyone decides to flame me, check the facts. Been workin on motors for 30+ years, and know the benefits of clean oil, in making a mill run for 200,000 mles. Clean oil, and regular maintenance, and 60 second (ideally 2 mins) warm-ups will garner 200k from damn near any motor. When I did my first Amsoil change, I didn't expect it to be noticable, since I was already running 100% synthetic. I was wrong. With 150k+ on it, this motor started up and ran quiter than it did when I bought the vehicle at 58k. The first 0ºF morning I started it up, there was ABSOLUTELY NO TICKS OR CHATTER. No, I am not a distributor. (Not yet anyway.) FYI, keep in mind, that a documented running of any oil over 7,500 miles may void your warranty. I tried synthetic shortly after I turned over 100k.
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Replying to: dasman12 (Mar 10, 2007 6:18 pm)
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Replying to: tmiller159 (Mar 11, 2007 6:02 am) I could tell by the way it performed, that Amsoil was the best I'd ever used, but your post is the best testimonial to Amsoil I've read. I'm curious, where do you buy your Amsoil stuff..... from the company?
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Replying to: tmiller159 (Jan 03, 2007 7:20 pm) Here is a statement out of the literature for a 95-1/2 Tacoma: "IT'S ALL IN THE ENGINEERING behind the metal. Tacoma's tough anti-corrosive steel frame resists rusting" I need to look at my 95-1/2 Tacoma to see how bad the frame looks. I live in WI, so we use alot of salt here on the roads. I did have the truck rust-proofed when I first bought it, but I don't know if they really coated the frame or not. Mrbill |
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Replying to: jazzbeau (Mar 10, 2007 11:42 am)  to report this info and feel bad for those unfortunate to have rusted frames. I believe Toyota should look into this..why is it only Toyota frames going bad? Or, are there other companies frame's rusting out as well?? 
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