Intro---3rd Time Toyota Truck Owner

[ColoradoBoo]

My first post here. My first Toyota Truck was a new 2005 Taco Access Cab TRD 4x4 (my Silver Bullet). We used her to pull our small 24-foot camper around Colorado about 10-years....put 100,000 miles on her....no major issues. Traded her in for a one-year old 2014 Toyota Tundra 5.7L V-8 in 2015 because we bought a larger, 32-foot camper. She's been great but we down-sized our big camper for a smaller 23-footer a few years ago and have been mulling around, also, downsizing from the Tundra (13 mpg) to the Taco (24 mpg).
Visited our Toyota dealer this week and ordered this:
2026 Toyota Tacoma Limited iForce Max Hybrid (Bronze Oxide) with Towing Tech Package and hard tri-fold tonneau cover.

I've done all maintenance on our vehicles for years, now, and also some other things. (CV axle replacement, swapping out other parts, etc.)

While not my first truck or my first hybrid, I do have questions for current owners about the turbo. (Have to admit, not happy Toyota no longer sells trucks without a turbo.)

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[franx]

Welcome and congrats.

I am on my 5th Toyota truck in the past 35yrs. Most recent truck is my 2025 Tacoma Limited Hybrid

 

[ColoradoBoo]

Thanks, Franx!!

I'm glad to see the truck using 0W-20 and not 0W-16 or 0W-08 with that hot turbo.

-Have you noticed the need to replace the air filter more often?
-Have you noticed the oil getting dirty much faster?

I've been reading over the maintenance and owner's manuals and noticed it says to replace the spark plugs every 40,000 miles. It, also, doesn't say anything about lubing the zerk fittings so I assume this truck doesn't have them? (My Tundra has 5 i have to keep lubed up.)

 

[franx]

I only have about 8K miles now so only 1 oil change at 5K. Next is up at 10.

 

[ColoradoBoo]

You have the limited, Frank! I have questions....

-Did you remove that ridiculous air dam underneath the front bumper?

-The Limited has the heated and ventilated seats....just how cool do they get when using ventilated?

-How do you like the AVS? (Adaptive Variable Suspension) Since I tow our camper trailer, I'm wondering if the AVS can auto-level the truck when I 'm hooked up. (If not, I can add Firestone air bags in the rear like I did my old Tundra.)

-At 8,000 miles, have you already replaced the engine air filter? Does it get pretty dirty quick??

 

[GSPHerder]

Welcome, and congrats!

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