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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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Replying to: rlbtacoma (Aug 02, 2005 11:10 am) |
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Replying to: cmitchell (Apr 06, 2005 3:12 pm)
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Replying to: trdprerunnerdc (Jul 30, 2005 8:22 pm)  $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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Replying to: theguy (Jul 19, 2005 4:51 pm) 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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| 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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Replying to: msibille (Aug 03, 2005 4:49 am) 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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Replying to: tacojohn (Aug 03, 2005 5:43 am) Hope this helps. Ken |
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Replying to: toyotaken (Aug 03, 2005 6:22 am) In fact, I used a plastic bottle that happened to wedge in really well btwn the coolant hose and the fan shroud. I didn't even have to hold it. Afterwards, wiped up only the drip catcher, put the rubber plug back on, and disposed of the oil in the bottle. Because of the convenience of the filter placement, I also marked the date & mileage on it w/ an indelible marker. (The Purolator filter is white, and is a virtual notepad.) Everytime I check my oil, I'm reminded of the date/mileage when last it was changed. (Important for me as I'm just at 4k miles after 6 months of ownership.) I know there are many who don't value it (but us mechanical engineers frett about lubrication). I ALWAYS prefill the oil filter. Yes, the filter goes in upside down, but you can fill the center hole, and you'll note most of it will flow slowly into the pleated filter area, filling the area btwn the screen and the cannister. It's not much, but it's that much less oil that has to be pumped into the new filter before pressure can build in the system. It's also not much effort req'd. |
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Replying to: toyotaken (Aug 03, 2005 6:22 am) John
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