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I've been changing my own oil on cars for years. This is the first truck I've owned. Can someone tell me where the oil pan is on the 2006 Tacoma so that I can drain the oil. I've searched the web and found nothing!! Thanks! > I've been changing my own oil on cars for years. This is the first > truck I've owned. Can someone tell me where the oil pan is on the 2006 > Tacoma so that I can drain the oil. I've searched the web and found > nothing!! > > Thanks! Above the skid plate. Some mechanics manage to drain the oil without removing the plate, but then the plate gets oily and drips for days. Remove the plate. Takes my mechanic 30 seconds. He says he replaces the bolts with a non-powered ratchet, but I don't recall the reason. Maybe they feel especially prone toward being stripped. > Above the skid plate. Some mechanics manage to drain the oil without > removing the plate, but then the plate gets oily and drips for days. Remove > the plate. Takes my mechanic 30 seconds. He says he replaces the bolts with > a non-powered ratchet, but I don't recall the reason. Maybe they feel > especially prone toward being stripped. I have an '05 TRD 4x4 V6 and change my own oil, thank you. There is NO reason to remove anything to get the drain plug. I simply drive the front wheels up on ramps and the opening in the skid plate, thoughtfully provided by Toyota, lets the oil drain nicely, leaving nothing on any plates or chassis members. Does your mechanic charge extra for skid plate removal? <G> >> Above the skid plate. Some mechanics manage to drain the oil without >> removing the plate, but then the plate gets oily and drips for days. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Does your mechanic charge extra for skid plate removal? <G> In a 2002 Tacoma, raised on a level lift, the plate gets oily. As we can see in any parking lot, a lot of car owners don't notice or don't care if their vehicles are dripping oil. I don't like it, not only because it makes a mess of the driveway, but because if I ignored it, I might not be alert to any oil drips that were actually indicative of a problem. > In a 2002 Tacoma, raised on a level lift, the plate gets oily. But that's not an '06. <G> The 05' pretty much is an early '06. Evidently, more thought was put into the newer vehicle. The 4.0L also has the _slick_ top mounted oil filter that earlier models didn't have. I didn't own a 3.4L, but I heard the oil filter was a PITA to access. >> In a 2002 Tacoma, raised on a level lift, the plate gets oily. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > I didn't own a 3.4L, but I heard the oil filter was a PITA to access. Better to give the guy a clue based on an earlier model. This is a slow newsgroup. Sometimes responses take a day or two. Maybe he wants to change his oil TODAY. Ausome! That's what I'm doing....changing it myself.... Thanks I'll work on it tonight! > > I've been changing my own oil on cars for years. This is the first > > truck I've owned. Can someone tell me where the oil pan is on the 2006 [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > a non-powered ratchet, but I don't recall the reason. Maybe they feel > especially prone toward being stripped. In the middle of the skid plate towards the rear you'll see an oval piece of plasic. . Use a flat head to pop that sucker off, and you'll be in business. qslim Wrote: > In the middle of the skid plate towards the rear you'll see an oval > piece > of plasic. . Use a flat head to pop that sucker off, and you'll be in > business. I can't see any hole in my skid plate ... V6 2006 :(  Signaturelifeisfun >qslim Wrote: >> In the middle of the skid plate towards the rear you'll see an oval [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >I can't see any hole in my skid plate ... V6 2006 :( Look again. It's not a round hole, but a stamped opening, with the edges turned up, right in front of the transmission, that makes the oil drain easily accessible. I don't know what qslim was referring to, as none of the (3) North American spec '05+ V6 Tacomas I'm familiar with had any sort of cover. While trucks in Oz may be built to slightly different standards, I can't see the oil drain landing in a different spot if you've got the same engine and chassis. You still need to service it, no matter where you live! <G> If you gotta ask ... > I've been changing my own oil on cars for years. This is the first > truck I've owned. Can someone tell me where the oil pan is on the 2006 > Tacoma so that I can drain the oil. I've searched the web and found > nothing!! > > Thanks! Really Dude? > If you gotta ask ... > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> >> Thanks! I just checked again ... NO holes in my skid plate :( Signaturelifeisfun If you gotta ask ... > I just checked again ... NO holes in my skid plate :( Are you sure that we are all talking about 2005 and up model year ? > If you gotta ask ... > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > View this thread: > > http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/showthread.php?t=131213 >Are you sure that we are all talking about 2005 and up model year ? I am. <G> > >Are you sure that we are all talking about 2005 and up model year ? > > I am. <G> You've gotta be kidding me!!! The freaken oil drain plug is right there!!! I'll have to agree with Jeff. If you gotta ask. Paul >>> Are you sure that we are all talking about 2005 and up model year ? >> I am. <G> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Paul >>> Are you sure that we are all talking about 2005 and up model year ? >> I am. <G> > > You've gotta be kidding me!!! The freaken oil drain plug is right > there!!! I'll have to agree with Jeff. If you gotta ask. And if you could follow a thread, you'd know that "Bonehenge" (me on a different Usenet installation) informed the OP of that fact. <G> So, if you gotta' reply... > >>> Are you sure that we are all talking about 2005 and up model year ? > >> I am. <G> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > So, if you gotta' reply... I'll reply as many times as I see fit......Now why are you replying bozo. > I'll reply as many times as I see fit......Now why are you replying > bozo. What you see above is known as quoting or attribution. I didn't appreciate being confused about the location of an oil drain plug. How about that! I can reply without calling you names. |
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