Toyota Tundra Maintenance and Repair
I have a 2000 SR5 Ext cab 4wd with 83k miles. One o2 sensor changed under warranty and changed the front brakes to slotted rotors...other than that trouble free! Planning on the big 90k service and changing the timing belt (dealer says to also change the water pump??) and I see that a fuel filter change is not on the to-do list of the 90k. Where exactly is the fuel filter and should it be changed as pm? Thanks.
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I called the service dept. as I didn't see the mileage for the fuel filter . The teck said that their was not to be changed! The pump is in the tank and no filter in the lines.
Franko
Toyota Announces Safety Recall On Selected Tundra Pickup Trucks
12/14/2007 Torrance, CA
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., will launch a safety recall with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on certain 2007 model year Tundra four-wheel-drive pickup trucks. The campaign will involve approximately 15,600 units in the U.S. and does not involve any accidents or injures.
On certain 2007 model year Tundra vehicles, there is a possibility that a joint in the rear propeller shaft may have been improperly heat treated, resulting in insufficient hardness. In the worst case, a section of the rear propeller shaft may separate at the joint. There has been one case reported among all affected vehicles that may relate to this condition. The one case involved abnormal noise and did not involve an accident.
Dealers love to cut corners. Bulk oil in one grade only, is convenient and less expensive for the dealer. The customer suffers.
Our 2006 Tundra has had a serious issue with a squealing noise from the frontend--I believe it is coming from the fan. We've taken it to the dealer 3 times to have it fixed and each time they replace a "belt assembly", and it will fix the squeal noise for about 2 hours. This has basically been doing this since we have bought it, and I am getting frustrated with it--since each time we've taken it back to be fixed...NADA. This truck literally has 11,000 miles on it and we never tow with it at all. We do live in North Dakota, so it is extremely cold, but it makes this noise in the summer as well.
Is anyone else having a really LOUD squeal coming from the front end, perhaps around the fan? :confuse:
10W30 synthetic is considered a light oil and I see no difference between it and 0W20. When it comes to synthetic oils, the difference is viscosity is not very important. Use anything less than 10W40 and you will be fine. For conventional oils, any thing less than 10W30 is fine as long as the temperature is not too hot. In hot regions, 10W40 or 20W50 is recommended. Light oils leave the engine clean over time and therefore, I highly recommend using fully synthetic oil. Any brand synthetic oil should serve better than the best brand conventional oil. Wal-Mart sells a cheap synthetic oil but it is so good. I use it and also I use Mobile 1 10W30 for two different cars.
I've been an auto technician for 30 years.
I think that there is some sort of built in governor due to the heavy tow payload which prevents it from peeling off when you step on the gas. The clunk is sort of a delay when putting it into gear.
When is the first service due on a new truck? Mine are included but I can't find it in the literature.
I have exactly 1700 miles on it now.
initially i had a vibration at 15 and 25 mph and took it in said they replaced a transmission converter
the drive train in general seems to be very temper mental on my 07 5.7l auto with occasional jerks, bangs, clunks, and generally crappy transmission of power to the ground
I notice that sometimes I can't get it to accelerate. It either feels 'stuck' or it herky jerks forward.
Another time, it popped out of D into N after some slippage on the ice.
This is happening when I am messing with the 4hi-4lo stuff.
Please advise if I am doing it right:
My understanding is to go slowly ahead and turn to 4hi, but then to get to 4lo, I need to stop and put it on neutral.
It also needs to be in 4hi first, before you can take it to 4lo which was not the case with my 2000.
But this transmission thing is so weird.
I have not gone back yet for the 5,000 service, only have less than 3,000 on it and have a 7 year paid warranty.
PS - I need to keep it in 4hi at times just to get up and down my driveway... which never melts even if the street is dry. But I don't ever drive with it in 4W unless the roads are snowy.
Anyone else have this problem? :confuse:
it is within warranty? did you purchase with EL PASO, maybe you can list
name of dealership so that others can be forewarned if they are not seeking
corrective action. What do you Tow with your Truck
have you had third party transmission shop examine the situation?
what truck do you have? how many miles? I am considering purchasing
toyota and would like to know more about this to make educated decision.
whether or not to go ahead and complete sale. What other trucks would
you purchase if you had other choices? what do you see EL PASO doing
to make good on warranty?
provided plan A or plan B for resolution, what do you tow, how many miles what load? is yours 5.7L or smaller V8 4x4 or any other characteristics for identification,
I am looking at purchasing Tundra and would like to know all the things to stay away from in the event there is problem, before purchase.
what other trucks would suggest besides Toyota? If you were to purchase one today.
Who is your dealership and what are they doing about fixing this problem with Tundra?
who is your dealership ? what is being done to resolve situation?
would you recommend dealership? what other truck would you suggest besides
Toyota with this experience in mind?
What were you towing? how many miles? what was the Load towed?
what did Toyota do about it?
,dealership didnt fill transfer case with fluid,,
seized took transfer case and tranny out>tranny shop local said transfer case bone dry>should have been watching the man down below,,
asking for second check , how they do it,,process and all
how many miles do you have on it,,
what did they examine first time ,,,with results?
what is diagnostic that third party trans shop has recommended checking?
what is name of dealership,city location?
are they doing good job on standing behind warranty?
would you purchase toyota again? if not what other truck would you be looking at?
have you been towing load,,how much , how many miles?
what is progress tell ? time miles?
I often have to do this to get back up my driveway after the plow has been there.
So I head down the street and around 20 MPH I swap to 4HI as I should..
But when I go to turn around in the next street opening, just turning the wheel brings me to a halt!!!
I can't understand it.
This is a 2008 5.7 Tundra SR5 TRD with less than 3,000 miles on it.
It's going in for its first service next week and I'm going to talk about this to them at that time.
I also am not sure how you get yourself into 4LO which I need to get out of snowbanks when the plow leaves me there....
4HI doesn't cut it.
I've got 13k miles on the truck and it runs and shifts fine, so I am not terribly worried about it. If I find out something definite, I'll post it here.
If you are really worried about it in the long run, and you don't have very many miles on your truck yet, you might try buying an extended warranty from your insurance company. Geico charges me about $5 a month for a 7 year / 100,000 mi warranty with a $250 deductible. I'll probably never need it but ...
It's going in for its 5,000 even tho it's barely 3,000 but it's been 5 months now.
Do I need to reprogram a security key or something?
Is there some security immobilizer on this vehicle?
Help, I need the truck. Note, all I have is a plain key with no chip on it that I can see.
Thanks,
Norm...
Norm....
- Reed
keep that in mind next time I change my oil
Thanks for the info on the wipers.
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