The 3 Most Common Leaks on the 2nd Generation ('05-2015)Toyota Tacoma and what to do about them.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มิ.ย. 2024
- I made this video in response to a customer who had taken their Tacoma to a repair shop and had been given a laundry list of items, with a repair estimate exceeding $3,500. She was stressed out and considered selling the truck, but was afraid of getting herself into another "shitbox" - but after taking a look at her Tacoma, my only recommendation was an oil change, and to monitor some minor seeps. I made this video to share the advice that I gave to her with y'all. Take it or leave it!
After making this video, I almost didn't post it because of what I imagined people who "didn't get it" would say, BUT, after much thought, I decided that my desire to reach & educate the few people who need to hear this outweighs the potentially adverse affects from upsetting those few folks who might not understand the point of this video. So with that being said, I will once again leave you with this:
DISCLAIMER: I am not recommending that you neglect maintenance, I am recommending that you verify the issues that your vehicle has, and use your own best judgment when it comes to approving repairs.
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so glad to see you are a Toyota tech and suggesting people to just monitor leaks and not immediately replace it. kudos to you. I like to see people being truthful about stuff like this.
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Great video showing key points and reminding me to check things out on my Toyota awesome.Thank you for the video
Every oil change I suck the fluid out of the power steering reservoir and replace with fresh fluid. It's not a flush but keeps the fluid cleaner than most cars ever have. Our 2006 Tacoma with 179,000 miles has no power steering leaks yet.
Faye- I called Beck Arnley about the two different types of Toyota coolant a few years back. They produce a factory-approved Toyota coolant for both the LLC and SLLC applications. They told me the ONLY difference between the two is that the SLLC is premixed and has a pink dye instead of a concentrated solution with the red dye. The engineer told me Toyota moved to SLLC with the longer interval because they found that mixing the LLC with tap water or even some brands of distilled water resulted in impurities within the solution that caused it to go acidic faster. With the SLLC coolant, the water is mixed in at the factory and they can control the purity, hence the longer interval. The engineer from B/A said if you use a good brand of distilled water, you can keep the longer drain interval of the SLLC as the additives are the same.
As a fellow Toyota technician, I agree on the water pumps. I had one let go while on my lift just the other day. The timing cover thing is common across the whole lineup. We advise monitoring seepage and resealing when wet. On the rack thing, I find it funny Toyota gives us the instructions to rebuild them but will not supply stores with the tools because they want us to just replace them. It makes sense to replace vs rebuild for a repair facility because it moves the liability for parts failure to the parts supplier.
Love the suggestion to keep photos of areas to monitor. Great suggestion!
Really good video explaining the reality of car maintenance, the context of what is considered a leak will help a lot of people avoid being oversold for sure!
Great call on the hydraulic power steering rack, mine went on my Highlander. The seals went, then the power steering fluid ate through the boots and started leaking. I thought about just replacing the boots, but both sides were gone and had been leaking for a loooong time. Thanks for doing this video Faye !
Very good advice. Repair right away isn’t always needed but if you know of an issue saving for repair is a good idea and if it never fails you have done no harm and wind up having a bigger savings account
Thank you. Just got a used Tacoma--and I'm watching all your videos for good ideas.
Sweet! I was looking forward to this vid but i missed the premiere. Appreciate the insight girlfriend, you rock! 👍
I just love how u do your videos so full of spunk and fun very enjoyables.
I could kick myself for selling my 98 4Runner years ago. But, my 2006 Tacoma just arrived; so I'm stoked you have a 2nd gen too. The gasket sealant color is a priceless experiential tip. Thanks so much!
I'm going to take a bunch of "baseline" photos right now. I don't know why this didn't occur to me before.
Thankyou so much for this video!!!! As a woman I am constantly getting told after the fact that I was taken advantage of about things I actually check into but with the wrong people I guess
I'm so glad you found it helpful!!! 🤩
love your videos i have a mustang that has seeped for years and never had a problem also own a Toyota and love it keep up the good videos
Yeah the radiator on my 4runner had the common bow and started to have a tiny leak somewhere. Never left a drop anywhere but it was crusting on the common crack area. Kept my eye on it, even did a 800 or so miles almost none stop without an issue. Did finally replaced it with an OEM rad.
Thanks for this perspective! Very sensible.
Happy New Year, Faye and the fluffy Time Lord and Lady chickens!
REALLY helpful that y'all put the chapter names (device leaking) at the bottom!
also your spokesperson is a nice change!
Dude you’re the cutest! Those lil birds at the end made my day.
You are too kind, thank you!!! :))
@@FayeHadley I was wondering... I have long hair and work on diesel, dirty. But how do you keep you’re hair clean? I’m a guy, not that it matters.
Am glad I got a 2nd gen like yours. I am monitoring my minor leaks as well. Hey it’s a Toyota... it just goes forever.
Great advice! I was a Toyota technician back in the mid 90's when most of their vehicles were made in Japan. I haven't been keeping up with Toyota since I quit wrenching so it's kind of a bummer to see their quality has gone down hill a little. But I'm still a fan of Toyota! I still have a '99 Taco 4x4 I bought brand new and a '89 pickup rockcrawler.
I don't think a few leaks means much. These trucks will still go half a million miles with regular maintenance
Outstanding video for 2nd & 3gen owners with OCD
That was a great video, Faye. Good info.
thanks Faye will check these out on my 12 Double cab with 88000 kms keep up the great vids and stay safe
Great tips for possible leaks.
Faye, I owned a ‘93 Camry with a P/S leak. Came out after work, no P/S Fluid, Pump whining. Added just a single bottle of Lucas Power Steer stop leak. Rack stopped leaking from then on. Lucas makes a great product, from personal experience!
Cant wait to see this for a 3rd Gen. great vid ..
thanks for the recommendation on the power steering rack boots too. def need to get some of those ordered
ive driven an old jeep with the amc 258, 40 miles to a parts store, it never maxed out in the 65 or so spring day. i replaced the belt and put a higher end water pump, on it. it got new belts and i put an extra long and short belt in the console and a basic wrench and combo set and i could fix anything on it. the engine held up fine. changed to a ford type distributor cap, hot coil (amc was still using low output 6v coil until dodge bought them), a motorcraft 2100 2v carb and custom throttle cable holder. it felt like a small block . all of this non toyota talk is because i prefer things i can easily work on. the jeep is in new hands and the guy said he hasnt touched the engine parts only done the tune up and oil change and its been rock solid. 600k+ miles on the engine, replaced the 5 speed with a race ready version of the same. took a couple of hours, and i never had another issue.
Last comment! Great video
2007 FJ with same 4.0 original owner 250K original coolant and water pump with no issues. Tested coolant and is still good to -10 F. Time cover leak has been slightly seeping for 8 years or so with no sign of any real oil loss. No drips. My 2 cents on coolant is too many people think they are changing it but really are not getting all the coolant out. They then mix in some green with the pink and have a acidic PH which causes the leak or water pump fail
I could listen to you talk forever!
Thank you for this video, o have 2 of the leaks you talked about on my lively 2006. Thank you for helping realize it's gonna be okay❤
Great video! I love it when people talk about my second gen issues and what to look for! I am curious about the thoughts on what type of coolant to use. I was under the impression that Toyota recommends the pink super long life coolant and after the initial change at 100k miles to do it every 50k miles. Is there a chance to this?
I have a 1998 4Runner with 240,000 miles and no leaks. I also have a 2002 Sequoia with 300,000 miles and seeping steering rack that I have been monitoring for a year. Both drive like brand new still. Amazing vehicles.
Great advice about leaks all the way around lol there's seepage, a drip and a full on leak. Seepage and a drip isn't a huge concern but sometimes it's hard for a customer to understand this.
When we bought our new 2016 Tacoma we discovered a timing cover leak that was apparently there right from the get go. Same exact place as the 2nd gen, would have thought Toyota would have figured a change for the new engine. Took 9 days to get the truck back. The tech had to take pics of every step as there was no service info on the new engine.
This is the best mechanical type channel on TH-cam, Great Job Faye 👏 👍
Awwww That means so much to me Thank you so much!!!
@@FayeHadley you're welcome Faye!
Another great video Faye. Thanks!
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Great video faye ,I love your positive attitude and your passion too share information. Thanks Faye
Thank you!!!
Monitoring leaks, cool idea you clean them, document them and store the image to check progression. Chatty little birdies. How cool you have a place where you can be EYE LEVEL with them. Wooden boards placed on the ground created a lot of doodle bugs. I’m in charge of lifting the boards off so the flock gets them. They’ve put me to work. I’ve been outsmarted by cuties.
HAHA I too am often (I'll admit it!) outsmarted by my cuties as well😂😂😂 worth it though, I'll let them take advantage of me😅👍🏻
Another video well done....THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤
Thank you for watching!!
My tacoma with 265,000 miles on the clock had all of these leaks. I took care of everything except the steering rack. The leak hasn’t changed in a year so I’m gonna keep running it until it starts losing a substantial amount of fluid. I obtained a low mileage oem rack to replace it with when that time comes. I have heard nightmare stories about the cheap remanufactured racks that are on the market.
Thank you for this insightful video! I have a 2005 Tacoma with the 1gr-fe and have minor timing cover and steering rack boot leaks. I've wondered if these leaks are items I need to address right away, but as my fluids for both are not going down between oil changes I'm going to just continue to monitor them. Your amazing!
Had a ps leak on the passenger side rack and pinion on my 2nd gen 4 banger. Just flushed the ps fluid with the proper fluid till it came out nice and red. Drove a few thousand miles and it doesn’t leak anymore. Guess the seals expanded a bit and solved my issue. Cheaper than a new rack and pinion.
me being a used car tech, ive learned what leaks to recommend and what seeps to just disclose. exactly how you said, if its leaving drips fix, if its damp replace soon, if theres a residue just clean and move on lol
Good video; here the Toyotas in general, specialy the 4x4s are thought or perceived as rocks. When something breaks use to be the driver's fault. Take care and stay well!
Haha it is said in the forums that the #1 problem is the owner 🤣🤣🤣👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
However, if you have ocd and hate dripping, leaking, and oozing stuff and got a free weekend go ahead and enjoy. It would drive me crazy knowing there's a leak. Break out the tools, this weekend is booked.
First time I’ve ever seen your channel. Gotta say I think it is badass of you to be in this craft. Very cool. I have a daughter and decided a long time ago I don’t care if she goes to college or trade school. As long as she’s content.
Thanks and welcome!! I went to college, no trade school for me, but I wish I had. My parents pressure me to go to college. Just barely paid off my loans a could years ago and I graduated in 2010!! But I knew from a very young age what I wanted to do for work as an adult. They just wanted the best for me though :))
@@FayeHadleyIt seems they did quite well instilling good values. Seeing as you are helping out so many people with your channel here. And thank you by the way.. I have an 08 Tacoma Sport trd ext cab long bed w/149k on the clock. So this advice really helps me out. Maybe you could do a video on rust prone areas are a bigger concern or the most important to keep an eye on since that is a major issue with these trucks 😒
Faye what about timing cover gasket replacement because as u pointed out the racks leak n power steering fluid leaks out of pumps and covers both those areas sometimes.....out the pump itself......so monitor power reservoir is good for watching pump n rack but what if it covers timing cover? Wont know difference unless check fluid color and seepage over time.....i want a disassembly video of timing cover.....cmon show me what ya got, impress me more.....❤👊
I like how you steer everyone in the right direction 😅 keep up the good works Faye Hadley 🌹
Thank you!
Hey Faye, absolutely couldn’t agree more excellent advice. Always nice to get advice from someone who knows what they’re talking about what is extra special when you know they care as well. I thought the thumbnail really look good after watching the video that looked better than usual, not that any of your prior videos look bad they look just fine but this one really looks good, new camera or New lighting, maybe the anticipation of the worldwide premier🙂 whatever it is it looks great.🐔🐔🐔👍
New lens!!!! YES!!! I went from my old old phone to a newer phone, then a nice camera, and now a really nice lens on my camera!! YEEHAW!! Thanks for noticing!!
@@FayeHadley no problem Faye your responses are always so thoughtful, I think I first noted a change back around the portable spray booth video somewhere around there but this one really made me think she’s definitely change something i’m a bit of a audio/video file so I just noticed things like that as well as being a Toyota file🙂 looking forward to the next video especially the upcoming video on the A91 probably one of the most beautiful cars ever made Definitely in the top 10 stay safe🐔🐔🐔👍
Appreciate your advice
Great and informative video Faye ! keep it up!
Thank you! Will do!
It's kind of funny how the technician even tried to over sell you on stuff for your truck that you didn't really needed.
thanks for sharing love the videos.
Great video! Thanks for sharing the information, Faye. I just bought a used Tacoma 2014 and had it serviced at the Toyota dealership. Still it is good to know what issues it can have while I am learning about my new to me Tacoma.
Thanks. Logic and experience.
Sweet Vice and Great advice, thanks Faye
Thanks! It's from Capri tools and I love it!
You just saved me from replacing a power steering rack on 2000 tacoma
Thanks to this video, I’m now gonna pay better attention to my power steering rack on my 4Runner cause I’ve had to top it off a couple of times in the past year
No problem 👍!!!! Glad you liked it!
Mysterious steering problem! My 2006 toyota began to act erratically with hard steering. We suspected a bad rack and pinion, or possibly a bad steering pump. This continued for a week until I was able to take it in for a transmission fluid change. It hadn't been done and it was due. I disgussed the steering issue with the shop. The fellow doing the fluid change said he had another customer for a fluid change. The customer spoke of erratic steering also. After a few days he returned to the shop to say that his steering problem cleared up. After a week of driving, so did mine. It's been fine now for about a year.
Interestingly enough, i had the identical thing happen to my Honda Fit. 9-10 days of sketchy steering periodically, particularly on heavily curved stretches of road. Took it in after 5 days, and shop said they couldn't replicate it. They would replace the PS pump if I wanted, but they couldn't find anything wrong. Few days later, poof, resolved for the next 8 years of driving. I think some bit of sediment or rubber broke off in the system and was blocking a line; after some time it broke apart enough that it could pass through the lines and pump, thus resolving the problem.
I have all of these leaks, and I have not done crap about them yet. Still going strong 180k. Toyota FTW!!!
These apply to every car ever made not just Toyota.
I like the way my 05 Tacoma oil filter is on top, so easy to change oil. Why did they put it back under on the new ones, just to make it harder to get too. Toyota likes to make things hard to get to so you have to take it to the shop !!!
Super good info. Has anyone asked about doing something similar for 3rd gen 4runners?
I tried to replace my leaking water pump on my 2005 Tacoma PreRunner around April this year. However, as I was bolting the new water pump onto the engine case, I stripped a bolt. I tried to extract it out. That didn't work so I tried to drill through it. That didn't work either and the bolt shaft just filled in the hole because of all the drilling. I went ahead and replaced everything, but when I started my truck it squealed and white smoke came out from the engine bay. It sounded like it was struggling. I probably got coolant on the serpentine belt and maybe I didn't refill the coolant correctly (may have had air in the system). No independent shops wanted to touch it (thought it was a busted head gasket or I punctured the coolant/water bladder that surround the engine). I had it towed to the local Toyota service center here in Honolulu. They got it running smoother after adjusting the serpentine belt, but the coolant was down a gallon after running it. I eventually had multiple parts replaced including the gasket and thermostat. About $4000 later, but they also changed my brakes too.
Rear differential cover is very thin metal and can develop rust pin holes if you're from an area with road salt. I'm dealing with this now
Appreciate the honest comments. I probably have at least two of those leaks that I’ve been monitoring.
Also a fan of All Girls Garage! How about doing a supercharger install on my Tacoma for the show!? LOL
Hi Faye..i recently bumped into your channel and i think your the best and you tell it like it is. Thank you for existing!!!! I appreciate you and your proffession. I have a question regarding my 94 toyota 4runner 6 cyl 3.0 2wd. My AC turns off and on. Comes on cold then goes to humid air?????... I thank you in advance. Any suggestion as to where i should start troubleshooting?? Keep up your excellent channel..stay safe and healthy!! Peace.
Thanks Faye :)
You know Toyota’s are great when Toyota people consider a seep “a leak”
Love my 4 runner 4.0
😄👍🏻 nice!!!!
You need to train 99% of garage techs! Lova ya!
Ha!! I would love to but they probably wouldn't listen to me 🤣🤣🤣
You always make such awesome videos 👍😁
Keep em coming!
Thanks Justin!!!
I really like the idea of taking pictures and saving them to monitor situations like these, especially since my short term memory is shot and I CRS! Thanks Faye!!
Great video Faye 👍
Keep 2nd gen tacoma videos coming)
The energy in this video has won me over! Oh the solid information was a plus tooo
Hey Faye I have 95 series Prado similar to your Tacoma, your videos have helped me heaps thank you, I have an oil leak from the forward point of bell housing, do you have some advice on how to fix possible seal gone, cheers bill in Sydney australia 😊
Hi, I rebuilt a 1grfe. Before I fired it up I watched this video. Excellent video..I followed all service info and pulled vacuum on cooling system as I installed the antifreeze. (Just I thought why is it called a water pump if it pumps antifreeze? Should be called antifreeze pump. I did not come up with that my stall mate did) now I drove almost 100miles and a little seepage at the water pump..butviam not worried apparently there is a 100 mile break in on these water pumps ( unlike any vehicle I've worked on) and if your seeped for over 100,000 well that's good enough for me to just keep iam eye on it and not panic. Thank you
Well I have a 2010 Toyota Tacoma with a 2.7 L four-cylinder engine access cab 2 Wheel Dr. with about 161,000 miles on it I hope that it lasts for a while because I really can’t afford to buy anything else right now I paid cash for it about four years ago and it weren’t cheap I like it it’s a nice truck,,,I wish you lived in Ohio anytime I needed work done I”d bring it to you you really know what you’re doing,,,about a year or so back they recalled my truck and gave me a new camery to drive for about a month maybe a little bit less than that at no charge and they took my truck off its frame and scraped the frame down and actually replaced a couple parts on the frame I believe it was and then seal coated the frame and put it all back together something to do with rust control
I just hit 105,000 on my manual transmission 2014 Tacoma and want to keep it going another 300k. Thanks for the tips!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHH I have truck envy!!!! 😅
Thanks for being honest, I've been wrenching on greasy cars since I was nine. Took a Volvo with a leaking turbo oil return line to the local hero garage and they wanted $1200 for shit I replaced myself and $150 to clean the block to find the leak. Ha
Most are unscrupulous.
Wicked mechanic, with wicked eyes ;-)
Well, I have the 2.7L so I guess I have no leaks to worry about other than the steering rack, haha! Good video though Faye!
Thanks Faye knowledge is power 🙂🙃🙂🐓🐣🐤🐥🐥
Hey Faye...it's TH-cam!
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Great video
Great video! Care to speak a bit to your thoughts on power steering fluid to use on the tacomas? We know what the manual says but I've found a lot of dealers in my area are just using lucas power steering fluid. I recently flushed mine and replaced with valvoline synthetic Dex III compatible fluid but curious what the school's of thought are on this as to why the dealerships have transitioned to regular power steering fluid? I know technically there isn't much difference outside of the friction modifiers and viscocity but I'm super OCD and felt like I should stick to the manuals reccomendation. Thanks for your insight!
thanks! mine must be the timing cover leak. I'll see about doing it myself. Never see drips, only seeping but it's defiently getting worse.
would be intersecting to see )) eventho I dont own Toyota but Nissan Xterra my project car .. just yesterday I came back from a drive and notices a small puddle under truck.. so today I had to go and look for issue.. luckily it was just one of the transmission lines the clamp got loosen and it was leaking.. so I tighten it... and added missing fluid.. it wasn't alot missing.. but gosh.. this could have been worst if I didn't noticed in time and drove it a lot with low or no trans fluids
Appreciate the video. Just had a ac line replaced by my local mechanic that had a hole in it and he said I had some seeping from the oil pan gasket. Haven't seen any drips on the ground so I will continue to monitor. Is this common on 2nd gen's as well?
I agree ... and love your videos !!!
Man, my rack and pinion has been leaking like crazy these past couple weeks on my '06 Prerunner TRD with just under 242,000 miles on it. Lately I had to top off the reservoir like nearly every day and finally just bit the bullet and bought a new rack and pinion for about $354 bucks. Question though is should the power steering hoses and pressure line be replaced too? They have never been replaced either.
My rack leaks pretty good, I just mainly monitor the fluid levels every week because I’m too lazy to replace the rack 😂😂
Hey Faye Great video as always, I've been watching your videos from way back when you were in your pink garage (big ups to the pink garage!) Anywho we all know how much you love your chickens so I'm just wondering do you stay away from eatingzay chickenzay? Or do you included chickenzay in your dietzay?. Excuse my pig latin I'm a lil rusty.
🤣🤣🤣 nailed it! I definitely do not eatzay chickenzay 🤣🤣🤣
Also the heater bypass tube on the 2005 and on 2.7 until they stopped using that plastic one and replaced it with the updated metal one I did mine about 3 years ago
When monitoring vehicles that are not your personal, how do you organize the history of the pictures and notes? does using the VIN number seem to A-retentive?
Love it. 😊
Great common sense video, Faye. Sometimes in auto repair, common sense isn't all that common! Those leaks that you describe are all common stuff for lots of cars; not just Toyotas. But dealerships, in particular, like to sell repairs of things that are just sweating, or seeping at the worst. Keep up the great work.
I got about 400k miles on my truck and that timing cover leak has oil all over the lower part of my engine. After 5k miles I'm down about 2 quarts. Everything seems to run fine. Thinking about going ahead and fixing this leak and the timing chain at the same time. Do you recommend replacing just the chain or do I need a kit? Thanks. Love your vids. Huge help.
Great video Faye! That info on the water pump makes me think about the GM Quad 4 engine. They had a TSB about water pump seepage, what was considered "normal" and not. They went so far to make a sleeve to go around the shaft housing near the weep hole that would absorb the small amount of coolant that would seep out.
WHAAAAAATTTT?!! OMG 🤣🤣🤣
A water pump diaper!