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Did they say this to you in writing or just face 2 face? If it's not in writing idk. Customer facing communication if it's not in writing doesn't mean much. Service writers be saying anything tbh

Are you using S mode and downshifting uphill or leaving the truck in D? Gotta downshift going uphill to force the converter to lockup and the closer you are to the engines peak power, the less work the torque converter has to do. These are small engines, you're gonna hear it when going uphill...

:cwl: If the base TRD OR got more actual offroad bits that set it aside from the SR 4x4 I probably would have gone that direction. (I am not paying $8000 for the OR Premium for a mediocre OEM skidplate, the screen or cameras I could care less about). But yeah, it's kinda the same shit top to...

Top Tier does work, especially with port injectors.

I would try out 28psi and see how it feels. How is the 8AT with the 33s? First feel any longer?

I would deny that service, who knows what additives they're gonna dump in there. Also there's no documented cases of carbon buildup on the T24A FTS anyways (which is unlikely due to the port injectors).

Rear diff fluid was fking nasty on my truck at 15,000 miles. Front was not as bad, some 4x4 use. The non-severe schedule intervals seem too long.

The funny part is that I didn't notice an appreciable difference in MPG using 7th gear. Which is not surprising because MPG is mostly based on load and not RPM (which is compounded when you have a turbo). But yeah I think overdrive is super long in these trucks, which I guess is fine but the...

Something you guys could also try is doing your freeway drives in S7. I tried that out as an MPG experiment and as a side effect of higher cruising RPMs the oil temp (as per Scan Gauge) sat around 220F the entire drive home instead of usial 200-208. MPG was not affected by using S7 instead of...

I'm of the opinion you or a professional etc should be under your vehicle looking at shit every 6mo anyways just because that's a good interval for inspection. Oil change is like $80 truck was like $40k just do it :like:

I have realtime MPG from my Scan Gauge and under load the T24A is getting sub 10mpg anyways, so it's all kinda moot if you are in it 24/7. The injectors are going ham wild in open loop. They could have gone port injection only, twin scroll still, 2.7L and just made everything as stout as...

Yeah of course, I'm just criticizing the brain-dead march towards impossible to maintain, unreliable, and overly complex gas cars in an attempt to scavenge minimal MPG gain while also providing race-car like performance. Low tension rings is part of that. Also needing DI is part of that...

I did them at 1k, 5k and then 9k, 12k and 15k. I didn't mean to shorten my interval to 3k but I didn't want to miss the 10k due to a road trip, but I also didn't want to go over 5k OCI to get to 15k. After 3k miles the engine sounds more tippy-tappy for sure. I'm considering doing a change at...

My speedometer was reading fast on 245/70/17s and now it's spot on with 265/70/17s. Seems like it's calibrated for that size.

Bro I wasn't trying to attack your rig, all these trucks have low tension rings that allow for some blowby, loosey goosey rings is a fact for modern gas engines.

True there are solutions for the under-operating temp issue. Mishimoto model though which has been paraded around this forum and touted as the best solution is just not it. https://www.mishimoto.com/transmission-cooler-toyota-tacoma-2024.html? It's too big, doesn't have a bypass or thermostat...

Using S mode like the manual recommends? Pretty sure it says to keep it in 6th or below.

Thick cardboard with removable zipties holding it to the grille? Maybe even black cardboard if you wanna get fancy with it. These run very cool, glad to see that is confirmed by Toyota to some degree. Guys wanting to bolt on trans coolers need to be careful because their transmission will...

Looks like fun, I took one look at truck hill and said nah :cwl: video definitely doesn't do it justice. It's crazy steep Were you monitoring your trans temps while offroad? Mine did climb some by the time we got to the peak, topped out around 235F. Truck hill is probably too short to put...

the paint where my hood meets the cowl weather strip wore off :cwl: 15,800 miles lol