About 8 months ago I replaced the trans gear oil in an 86 4/4 pickup
with synthetic. Stopped all that hard shifting in cold weather without
any noticable negative aspects. And it's the same viscosity.
I'm wondering your thoughts on synthetic fluids and grease before I

Crazy question.  I just started a job that requires me to drive a lot
at night, but also read at the same time.  Is it possible to replace
the 88 Toyota Pickup dome light bulb A12V5W with a red one?  You know,
like the bridge of a naval vessel red-lit at night?

98 dark green tacoma......garage kept but hey, I use it as a truck! It has
been well kept, but has 8 years worth of scratches, chips, worn areas where
the cap's rear window rubbed, stuff like that. What have any of you done to
spruce up your trucks? There must be a fairly ...

How many of you with the 3VZE V-6 (from the problem years between 88
and 95) have replaced the head gasket more than once?  I just found
that my head gasket has blown for a THIRD time. I have a lot of miles
on my truck (231k) so I can't complain too loudly about poor value, but

I'm looking at the 4X4 now, how much should I be looking at for the
2006 Tacoma, 4X4 with the TRD Sports package (Silver)?
The sticker around here is right at $30,000 for this model, that seems
a little steep to me for a mid-sized truck...I can get a Nissan Titan

Before I devote the weekend to major surgery just want to check my
diagnosis.
Symptoms:
Very low compression in hole #3 and ONLY hole #3 (1,2,4 showed 150ish)

My 89 pickup starts up ok but wont idle. I need to keep the rpm's up to
keep it running.  After about 10 min. of driving then only for a split
second the engine acts like all the air is completly cut off.  After that
it runs and idles perfectly.  Any ideas for a cure are welcome.

i have 4cly 4x4 auto toyota truck 1994 it will not start or turn over
the batter is fine as of this time it will not come out of park with out
hitting the park over ride but then it will  not do anything in neu. eather
i just put this starter in 2 weeks ago it will not even click ...

Hey all.  I'm new here.  I'm replacing my starter and need some help.  I
was able to get to the mounting bolts and have removed the old one, but
getting it out of the engine bay is another story.  What mounts, lines,
etc. can I easily remove that will allow me to get the starter out ...

I am wondering about the CRUISE light on the dash.  Someone mentioned
that if this light is turned OFF (Cruise OFF) this could make changes
to the computer learning how the vehicle is driven, effecting mileage
and response.  The owner's manual cautions to turn off the cruise

Well after 16 years and 160,000 miles my always reliable 4 cylinder, 2WD
extended cab Toyota pick up has blown the head gasket.  I can't complain
since until this point I haven't had the first problem.
But now it's time for a new truck as I don't want to put money into the

Well girls,   do you think that Toyota will put a V8 in a Tacoma anytime
soon?  I don't think they will for 07, hopefully for 08.
T

Hello, I'm ready to sell my 98 Tacoma (124k) and get another one except with
a double cab which gives much more room in the back seat. I popped in on a
dealer in my area and the sticker on one of the Tacomas had 2 prices on it,
$28,000 and then $25,000 'suggested retail price'. ...

When my '05 Tundra needs new tires in another couple of months, I have been
looking at some nice wheels from American Racing to replace the steel ones.
I have been trying to find out if there is a way to either swap the sensors
or overdisable the TPMS.

I just replaced the head gaskets and everything went well. But I lost
track of the valve buckets/shims. Normaly, I would adjust the valves
myself (never done it, but it does not look too hard), but I lack the
time and the shims. Since my truck was due for the Relay Rod recall, I