My Son Made a Rookie Mistake on the Tacoma Build!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ค. 2024
- Well this didn’t go as planned! My son and I spend a few days beginning some of the easy changes to our new 2015 Toyota Tacoma Adventure build (GMRS radio install, removing the mudflaps and side steps, some paint repair and some other maintenance). We’ve got big plans for this truck, but we have to get past this first set of easy projects first.
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0:00 Introduction
1:43 Toyota Tacoma Mudflap Removal
2:29 Toyota Tacoma Sidestep Removal
4:02 Toyota Tacoma GMRS Radio Install
7:36 Toyota Tacoma Phone Mount
9:01 Toyota Tacoma Oil Change Goes Wrong
13:14 Toyota Tacoma Polish and Wax
14:56 Toyota Tacoma Badge Removal - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
You could have easily not shown that mixup, but you did, and that’s why people love this channel. It’s just honest and goodness shared from good people. Love this channel!
I make mistakes everyday, finding positive ways to overcome and learn from them is what makes us better. Thank you!
That was such a great moment, we have all done similar stuff.
I was thinking the same thing. This easily could have been edited out. Props to both of you for airing it. If anybody wants to give you a hard time, just think of how many people are too lazy to work on their own vehicles. At least you are out learning and doing. I loved Brad’s reaction too (honest mistake, I’ve never made it…😂). Classic father and son interaction = priceless!
Agreed! It’s real.
That is exactly why I love this channel.
Get your oil filters from the dealer. The factory filters (90915-YZZD3) have an anti drain back valve that many after market filters don’t have. Grease your U joints at every oil change. I’ve been a Gen 2 owner since’18.
Haha that's how you learn! Made plenty of dumb mistakes on my own Jeep when I was younger!
Teachable moments. Brad you nailed it as a Dad. Supportive, light hearted and encouraging. The Dad most of us aspire to be and wish we had growing up.
Life is all about attitude! Either in the garage or on the trail, gotta find positive ways to overcome obstacles. Thank you!
Man.... definitely digging the father and son combo. My son is turning a year old in 2 days and I can't wait for the day to have him beside me doing this type of hobby. Maybe I'll keep my 4runner and hand it down to him when the time comes. I'm amazed how this channel has grown. Kudos guys!
I hope you and your son have some great memories in the garage when he's old enough!
Hey buddy, I have owned Toyota trucks since 1978 and I made the EXACT same mistake on my 2011 Tacoma. I felt like a total idiot. But I have to point out that the transmission plug and the oil pan are like 6 inches apart and it SUPER easy to make that mistake. So don't feel bad!
I'll tell you what I did to make sure it never happened again. I put a Fumoto valve on the oil pan. Then I knew exactly which one was the oil pan! :)
The expression on his face was priceless. It was an honest mistake and thanks for sharing it with us.
Hey y’all I just wanted to quickly mention that the Tacoma uses special WS Toyota fluid. It’s probably going to be ok, but if you experience and shuddering or odd transmission patterns, I would definitely recommend getting the proper fluid! Great video, love the transparency!
The fact that he figured it out right away is very impressive. He’s obviously very bright and mechanically inclined. Just made a simple mistake.
That is definitely clearcoat failure, pretty common on toyotas and basically any car that sits outside in our socal sun, but I am sure the good paint areas look better!
Your laugh when you came out to the garage.......reminds me of my Dad some 30 years ago when I did something similar! What a great video!! Cheers
Good vid. The channel has transitioned a bit to more family oriented over the past couple of years, which has been great.
Wet sand the roof to remove the remaining clear coat. The cloudiness is from the sun burning through it. Get a can of 2k clear and spray the roof. It'll look new again.
Experience is the best teacher. Way to go and keep learning new things.
Ahhh, young Jordan - I got special enjoyment from this video....because I did the same thing just a few months ago during my last oil change! My excuse/distraction: I had been fighting with my skid plates, and after taking a ton of dirt/grime in the face, I was so happy to get them off....I just went after the 1st drain plug I saw! I can totally relate to series of events that led to the figuring it out! My 'rookie mistake' happened on a late Saturday afternoon, so I was stuck until Monday (wanted to use OEM trans fluid and Toyota dealer was already closed.).
I had never done a transmission fluid change on ANYTHING, so I had to hit TH-cam and figure it out. I ended up NOT using a pump, but instead went down thru the bay. It worked out pretty good.
Great timing on the video, because I'm due for my next oil change now, so some good fun and a reminder for me to just slow down a bit!
Glad to see that if he wants to, this channel will go for another generation.
Mistake is how you learn. Very humble to keep it in the video. Great channel. 👍
Yes! Thank you!
This is why you guys are my number one channel on TH-cam! You guys are humble and Family is first!! My dad did the same thing to my taco! All I did was laugh laugh laugh!! Happy Trails family
This is sooo relatable. The first oil change I did on my own was on my moms car. I did the exact same thing and pulled the Transmission drain plug🤣🤣🤣
More important than this channel, i do not know u personally , but you are a great father Sir!
The take home message for me and probably for a majority of your viewing audience was that this was a great father and son moment. Quality time well spent.
My nephew did ALMOST the same thing, except he DRAINED the oil but checked the trans dip stick. Drove it to work and back before his dad got home and checked it!. Love the fun you are having with it!!! The "I've never made it" classic Dad move!!!
Dad laughing when he came out was the absolute best! Go Brad!
I think an easy solution to the roof issue could be throwing a roof rack on there! The front of the roof rack can hide the paint, and it will add a lot more functionality and style points!
Love my roof racks! Even on a pickup 🤘
It’s a great view in your drive way and it’s great to share father and son time that is something I miss with my son just doing things together over all a great video and thank you for sharing this wonderful experience
Just a heads up from a longtime Toyota owner that transmission has a special check sequence for checked the fluid level. Also get get some Toyota factory ws fluid in there as soon as possible. Love your videos !
I’m so happy to you see guys back in the garage doing work on your vehicles. This is what put Trail Recon on the map. Showing us that a lot of these things that you do to your vehicles isn’t that hard. Helping motivate a lot of us to do it to our vehicles. I literally just bought a JL after watching this channel for years. Can’t wait to see what y’all do with the Tacoma. Hope to see the other Jeeps in the home garage too. Great video!
Thank you!
This is going to be a great series!!!
Brad, one more thing I might add along with the radio install, is a label on the dash, easily readable, that has your GMRS call sign. At least for me, I alway mess up that up when I'm broadcasting.
I can’t wait to mod my rigs with my son some day. Goals!
I hear your voice in Jordan’s voice so clearly haha! When I talk to my son I hear my voice too, so cool! Being a father is the best!
Did the same thing a couple of years ago: always had the oil changed at CTC but my father had over-filled the oil and I figured I'd drain out a quart (immediately knew something was wrong when I saw red!!). With all the armour underneath it was hard to get oriented!! Great channel!!
Awesome way to spend some father son time. Jordan the Tacoma is looking awesome man 👍
Love the Toyota stuff! Long time Toyota guy here that will be going to a Jeep for my next vehicle. It's just what I want for my off-road needs.
Watching changes you decide to make to this plus your brother with his Wrangler is going to be fun. Thanks for taking the time to make it available to us.
Love the fact that you show your mistakes. We all are human and make them. Great job on the video
No matter how it may have turned out you were spending time with your son! Great video
You got that right!
I really appreciate the pace in which the build is coming along. The lite trail runs, getting to know the truck, to the modifications, it's all coming together in a way that someone in the real world would do. When you see channels completely deck out a truck for overlanding from one day to the next, with expensive mods, it leaves you feeling doomed lol. I know eventually Jordan will get to those expensive mods but the journey getting there is priceless. Thanks for another great video.
Fully agree with Isaac's post! Trail Recon family - Please keep the gradual progression videos coming! Relatively new to the overlanding concept and I fully appreciate this build AND adventure PROGRESSION. I'm learning with ya on this build. It's also such an encouraging concept to see that you don't have to go "full tilt" right away.
Jordan’s gotten really good on camera!
Father and Son working together! Nice
I love my Midland radio. I have the same one but opted for the whip antenna. I keep it off unless I am on the trail and bought a Tram cap cover for the mount to keep it clean.
“It’s an honest mistake…I have never made it.” 😂😂😂Savage. J/k. Exceptional content as always and looking forward to your build as I have the exact same vehicle in Magnetic gray and manual.
This video was wholesome. Loving the Tacoma content!
Awesome Father and Son teamwork!!
Great seeing the father/son dynamic on your channel. And more trucks!
I think you were my first ever YT subscription.
And you inspired me to start my own, Bronco channel!
Thanks so much guys! Keep up the good work 👍👍
Thank you so much and your channel is going well!
@@TrailRecon first year has gone well beyond my expectations...
Thanks for taking a look 🤘
Also, I did the exact same things with those excessive badges... and I plasti-dipped the Tacoma badges black all around, and along with new black wheels and a lift, really made the truck look awesome!
Jordon is not the first to make this mistake. I have worked on Toyotas most of my life and have had many towed into the shop for the same problem at least you realized the mistake and corrected it. I love the father son bonding time.
Great father and son moment 😅 Dad laughing had me laughing too. You guys are great
mannnnn I made the same mistake when I was 16 on my XJ. My dad basically had the same reaction you did. Good lesson to learn.
Looks 100% better after just removing the plastic!
We complete agree!
Love seeing the bond that is made with your son's, wife and friends through not only the adventures but the life lessons that are taught along the way. Great content! Thank you for sharing your experiences with everyone.
My wife and I laughed hard, same with my boy - sometimes you just have to laugh and shake your head..... making great memories.......
Enjoying see the build of your sons truck
I actually did the same thing shortly after getting my 3rd gen Taco, the difference is I didn't realize until I drove it for a week with low transmission fluid and twice the engine oil, talked to my brother-in-law about it and he had a similar reaction to Brad, we got it fixed and she's still running like nothing ever happened, these trucks are beasts.
Great that I lasted for a week like that and its still running like a beast!
So many memories of working with my dad surface watching you guys together. Love the real life content!
Thank you for your service! Navy 87-95 ⚓️
love the honesty and the Tacoma! i'm sure you've checked it out but the transmission drain and fill requires using a tech computer or a dance with the shifter to indicate via dash lights to warm up the trans to the perfect drain and fill tamp.
Great video. Happy your son is doing some of the work himself. I love wrenching on my FJ as much as I can. My wife loves to crawl under the vehicle and she loves learning how to do some minor repairs. To be honest, I haven’t made that mistake before but I see how easy it can happen, especially for someone that hasn’t done it before.
Very astute of you to figure it out so quickly!!😉
Great channel! Appreciate your positive attitudes and Marco’s cooking! Amazing!
Nice job sharing a great learning experience and we can all relate in one memory or another for sure 👍🏼
Haha the mix up is funny and really adds to the video. thanks for leaving it in
I like how you are just a real guy who isn't paid by everyone to try and sell me something or get me into a sweepstakes! You just give honest advise and reviews with well done videos. I ran into Marco just walking around at the Overland Expo in Colorado and he is as nice in person as he is on your videos. His cookbook is great. Brad, you are lucky to have him as a friend and what a cook!
Nothing life family time (father & son). God bless!
🤣🤣🤣 "Honest mistake,...I've never made it but..." Oh Dad...that's too funny. Gotta learn some how.
LOL!
Awesome father son video. Thank you
Priceless! Wonderful to see the relationship between father and son strengthen. Brad, you are a great father, teacher and role model.
If you guys plan on adding more accessories that use up power, Auxbeam makes a pretty good 8 gang switch panel similar to the S Pod but way cheaper.
It's great to see this build. I have been following you for a while now. Even though I got rid of my jeeps. I have an Fj cruiser now and love the tacoma. Can't wait to see more of the build.
Great video! Reminds me back when my dad taught me how to work on McKane family cars in our various garages. Just like Jordan's father, my dad laughed at me. Semper Fidelis about faithfully serving your "military obligations." Andy McKane, Maunaloa, Molokai, Hawaii.
Fun vid Brad. Building memories with my eldest grandson doing lots of mods, engine and general vehicle maintenance. Love passing on the knowledge and experience to him as I'm sure you/re having with Jordan. Should be lots of mud out on the local trails. We've had our fill up here in T'Mec.
Such a nice video...
I remember dad and I chatting in the garage about our vehicles working on fixing issues etc... Brings back memories. Love that you removed all that silly plastic, It's one of the first things I do when I get a new vehicle in the garage. 🙂🇦🇺
One thing I love about your channel is the positivity you have. When things go wrong you stay calm and address the situation calmly very good lesson also when Jordan made the mistake you handled it well
I think you guys should wrap the roof black! That would look super sweet
I appreciate the humility when making mistakes and the fact that you can find humor in it. I also very much admire the relationship you have with your son. As my son grows I hope to have these kinds of experiences and the relationship you two have. Thanks for the father and son content!
I love this series of videos. I have a 2015 that I'm wanting to buildout this is giving me lots of ideas
I’ve seen multiple other new Tacoma owners make that same mistake. You’re good but make sure to do the proper heat cycles by using either a scan tool or tech stream or a paper clip to jump the obd into service mode. I wouldn’t drive without doing the cycles and checking level
Been loving the content with your son! After joining the military myself I’ve lived further and further from home over the years. You guys are truly blessed to still get some solid father-son time in the garage.
Absolutely love this video! We all make mistakes & we are all still learning new things everyday, even if that new thing is small. The most important thing is you got to spend some quality time with one of your boys!
LOL, I did the exact same thing, on my brand NEW 2015. I laughed at myself too. The transmission drain plug is right where you'd expect the oil pan plug to be. After a little humility (I've been changing my own oil for decades...) and some trans fluid pumped in, I was back to the races...
Little tip, my oil filter was on top of the engine. I tapped a nail into the oil filter so it could breathe and not dump the entire filter all over the manifold.
Awesome job and video , I would hook the negative of the radio to the battery as well so you don’t get any interference from grounding to the truck , or if your going to ground to the truck , ground it to the main ground
At first I thought, "No don't take the mud flaps off! They really help keeping the crud off." But Man! That truck does look sooo much better without them! Looking forward to seeing the truck evolve. Good Luck!
The ability to make and find the humor in the mistakes we make. Love it! We All make’m , laugh, correct and move on to the next one. 👍
Well said!
Found myself cooking with your video in the background
"It's an honest mistake, not one that I've made..." That cracked me up. I'd say the same thing to my son.
Life lessons. Gotta love ‘em. 👍😁
"It's an honest mistake and I've never made it." Quite the dad line Brad. Well at least you caught it and now Jordan knows where the the trans drain plug is!
I would look into RCI’s bolt on rock sliders, they are some of the most affordable bolt on options out there. I have them on my second generation 2015 Toyota Tacoma double cab short bed and I have been nothing but thrilled with them! They have take some really hard hits and held up!
Sounds awesome! Going to have to look into those
@@jordankowitz +1 on the RCI sliders. I'd change the transmission fluid again as well with Toyota WS ATF Fluid
@@jordankowitz You bet my friend! Pleasure watching you and your Dad on this channel! Also, consider the Ironman 4x4 Tacoma skid plates for underbody protection, I think they may be one of the most affordable yet strong options out there for bolt on skids right now for our trucks. Sub $500 for the complete set with the right sale or coupon. Plus, their USA storefront is right up here in Oregon and they are a great team.
what great upgrades! And oops on the oil, but seeing the positive side of it, it was preventative maintenance. Can't wait to see more adventures with the Tacoma.
You would be surprised how many taco owners make that same mistake when changing the oil. Good video...
It’s ok and funny. We don’t learn from doing everything the right way every time. Makes the video👍🏻🇺🇸
Great job you guys.
Exactly why leaving your son to do this on his own is important! Thats a life lesson that will never be forgotten. Awesome video you two! These tacoma videos are very fun to watch!
Try Maguires Hybrid paint coating next time. Ceramic type of protection for under $50. Won't bring back the clear coat but will give UV protection and last much longer than wax.
You could always color sand the paint ( wet sand with 600 or 800 grit sandpaper ).
Nice! I had a 2011 Tundra and the easiest cosmetic thing I did was plastidip the emblems and black out all the chrome. Especially with silver, it’s amazing how such a small detail can completely transform the look of the truck.
As a tip on the radio instals work out the ICNERP regs for power and distances to persons, also try where possible not to mount the antenna in a direct line of sight at glass level to any person within a 3 metre radius of the antenna, as that puts the person withing the magnetic focal area of the antenna's output. Yep, low wattage might not do a lot of harm over short time exposure, but it can over long term, there is no data on it, but better to be safe than be ill in years to come. Also a roof mount will get you further and protect you as it is a ground sheild too.
Re: Rookie error: Did you check the level of the transmission correctly after the refil? As different vehicles have different check criteria, you just don't want to over fill it or under fil it. The ones I work on have to be running and fill to the mark, when hot, not cold. Another version is fill till it runs out, start, select gears and then fill until you get a constant small stream of fluid out of the fill/level plug. It's also well worth replacing the trans filter at this time. :-) ps, I've not sone that before either, but can understand how the error happened, he won't be doing it again, that's for sure...
That moment "I might of messed up," 😆 .
You need a shop w/ storage for all your rigs, Brad!
With a lift!
Hearing Jordan do some of the narration is perfect since it is his truck. Nice "cover" for the transmission fiasco. LOL Everyone of us has pulled a "dummy" mistake. Until next time... Wrench safe.