My driver front window does this occasionally... of course, it gets opened and closed the most. We had a particularly dusty springtime here, so I know the tracks have gotten quite a bit inside of them. It goes away for a while after a wash or rain, and even longer if I clean out the tracks with...
Agreed. I would not have gotten the skid plate if not for the mods on my previous vehicle. I had a set of BBS wheels and an aftermarket exhaust - selling those after I traded it on the Tacoma paid for my skid plate and tonneau cover haha
I snagged some OEM tow hooks for about $100 shipped over the holiday weekend. They arrived today, so I had to toss them on real quick. I was a little unsure of having some red accent on the otherwise white/black truck, but I'm digging it. :sunglasses:
Holy crap that sounds awful. I think I've opened doors of wrecked cars that sounded less bad ?
Yeah, I would bring that to the dealer's attention immediately. If I had to guess without seeing it, I'd assume something is really messed up with the door check strap (the plastic arm in the middle...
Back in my teenage days, I had a handful of back window stickers on my first truck for things like my exhaust, suspension, stereo, etc... but I'm not really into doing that anymore. I think it kinda clutters up an already small back window on these trucks and I feel like it just gives asshole...
Nice truck! I grew up in a "Ford family" - all of us had them. Multiple generations of F150s and such. I truly believe Ford made great trucks in the 80s/90s, but I couldn't be paid to own one now. I finally talked my dad into a Tundra about a year before I got my Tacoma and now we both love our...
NIce video, Ryan! Good to have you here.
Before I got my Tacoma, I was considering the CX-50 to replace a first gen CX-5 and your videos on those were helpful in selling me on them. Of course, I ended up going another direction once these trucks came out, but nonetheless I enjoy the content!
Seems to mirror my experience. I never thought my truck ran or shifted "bad" by any means, but just felt a little rough around the edges early on. I'm just under 7k now, but around the 4-5k mile mark, I feel like it "softened up" in a good way. Engine seems a little less spastic and gear shifts...
My first vehicle was a '92 F-150 Flareside that had a Leer cap on it from the previous owner. First thing I did with that truck was remove it because my super-cool 16 year old self thought they were dorky and intended for old grandpas.
Now I see them on these trucks and think "that's pretty...
Mine does the same and it concerned me as well early on. To my knowledge, these torque converters are computer controlled and can basically lock/unlock at will depending on when the ECU deems it necessary. I just chalk this up to the TC lockup occurring.
I think if it were actual transmission...
I hate the dipstick on this engine. It's the worst one I've ever tried to read, and that is counting my wife's Crosstrek with the stupid angled dipstick. But anyway...
I just dump a full 6qts in when I change the oil. You have to seriously overfill an engine to cause a problem and 0.1qts of oil...
(I am by no means an expert, so if anyone wants to add to this or correct me, then please do...)
In a general sense, the torque converter works for an automatic in the same way that a clutch does for a manual - it transmits power from the engine to the transmission.
Best way I've had it...
I notice this with mine as well at times and have always assumed its torque converter lockup occurring. Shouldn't be an issue if that's the case... it just seems to be more noticeable with the Tacoma than any other automatic vehicle I've owned in the past.