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Re: Low fuel warning light [white05taco] by jsand
Aug 02, 2005 (12:41 pm)
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Replying to: white05taco (Aug 02, 2005 12:15 pm)

According to the manual and I verified this on my 05 DC, there should be about three gallons left in the tank when the light comes on. When my light came on, I immediately went and filled up and it held almost 18 gallons in a 21 gallon tank.
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Glad I found This Site! by tacojohn
Aug 02, 2005 (1:03 pm)
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Greetings to all. I have just joined this forum today, and I have to say that I have already learned alot just by reading some of the posts.
I hope I can educate others at some point as I start adding accessories to my black 05 dbl cab!
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Hard Start Problem by gxb159
Aug 02, 2005 (2:33 pm)
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For the past 2000 miles my truck has been having intermitent hard starting problems. I run around the construction site all day, short trips in the extreme heat. There are times during the day when the engine will just crank, once I let off and try again it will start right up. Toyota said tryi premium fuel, did that and the problem strill occurred. Anyone else have this problem or similar? Trying to diagnose before I go back to TOyota, because they say they will need my truck for a few days. THANKS
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Re: automatic transmission locked in park [rlbtacoma] by msibille
Aug 02, 2005 (2:50 pm)
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Replying to: rlbtacoma (Aug 02, 2005 11:10 am)

Also can happen if you begin to move the shift lever even a very small amount (sideways) prior to depressing the brake. If you start move the lever before applying the brake, it ain't goin'.
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Re: Bed Mat Question [cmitchell] by tacomuncher
Aug 02, 2005 (5:28 pm)
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Replying to: cmitchell (Apr 06, 2005 3:12 pm)

I ordered my bed mat from valleytoyotaparts on EbayŽ at 1:00 pm on Monday, it was on my porch when I got home from work on Tuesday. Wow. Cost $55.00 plus $10.00 shipping. The OEM bed mat is great! Very heavy duty. Everyone on this forum that recommended it was right. A must have.
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Re: California Registration... [trdprerunnerdc] by zenmoto
Aug 03, 2005 (1:27 am)
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Replying to: trdprerunnerdc (Jul 30, 2005 8:22 pm)

I believe mine is the same, I assumed it was because I purchased my truck through the "fleet sales dept" at my local dealer (much better deal from them than the regular sales staff would give me $500 over invoice).
 
I wouldn't worry about it too much ...of course I plan on putting a couple hundred thousand miles on my truck!
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Re: oil changes [theguy] by msibille
Aug 03, 2005 (4:49 am)
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Replying to: theguy (Jul 19, 2005 4:51 pm)

"just did an oil change double cab 4by4 manual says 5.2 l i put in 5.2 but its very hard to read the dip stick anyone else have this problem it seeems very hard to see theres oil on it but not very visible hard to tell if the right amount is in it. "
 
I've had the same observation (difficulty reading the dipstick).
I took my (2005 DC V6) dipstick and sanded it with 400 grit wet/dry paper, sanding across the width of the stick, not along the length. I appears that the very smooth surface of the dipstick, along with the lighter wts of oil used these days, results in the difficulty reading the dipstick. After the light sanding, the dipstick is MUCH easier to read. The microscratches hold the oil in place on the dipstick face, instead of just along the edges (since the edges get oil on them just from sliding thru the tube, you can't tell what part is just trace oil from the tube and what part is where the oil level was). Now I get a much more distinct indication of oil level.
 
FWIW, I added only 5 full (US) qts following replacement of the filter (I also pre-fill the filter, but from the same 5 qts), and found the level is just below max. Another justification for remedying the dipstick issue and not just relying on the qty of oil installed.
 
cheers,
m
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tool box for 05 tacoma by flghtrn
Aug 03, 2005 (5:20 am)
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I have a 05 tacoma access cab looking for a recomndation of what kind of tool box i can put in the bed. Any sugestions would be great.
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Re: oil changes [msibille] by tacojohn
Aug 03, 2005 (5:43 am)
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Replying to: msibille (Aug 03, 2005 4:49 am)

EXCELLENT IDEA with the dipstick.... I will do that.
I have another question for everyone. I performed my first oil change last night in my 4.0 dbl cab Tacoma, and could not avoid spilling the oil from inside the filter all over when I backed the (overly tightened) oil filter off. Any ideas about how to avoid this?
Also, the NAPA oil filter (# 91348) is physically smaller in height than the OEM filter. Anyone see this yet?
 
Thanks, J
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Re: oil changes [tacojohn] by toyotaken
Aug 03, 2005 (6:22 am)
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Replying to: tacojohn (Aug 03, 2005 5:43 am)

What our tech's have found works well for the 4.0L engines is... the oil filter sits in a raised area with a flange to catch oil on the right side of the engine when you're facing it from the front. On the bottom edge of the lip is a rubber plug to open up a drain for the lip. Use a 20oz soda pop bottle under the drain when you loosen the oil filter to catch the overflow. Should solve your problem. The techs say they all love the way it's designed as they don't have to wipe up the whole front of the engine like on many designs.
 
Hope this helps.
 
Ken

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