I spoke to a Toyota technician and recommended this for maintenance. TACOMA MAINTENANCE Transmission fluid - every 60k miles or 6yrs Coolant flush - every 50k miles Differential and transfer case - every 30k mi Brake fluid- every 3-5 years Power steering fluid - 50-70k miles Spark plugs - 60k miles (oem plugs strongly recommend)

@jaypikachu6660

Жыл бұрын

You must spoke to a rookie, transmission fluid is lifetime but doesn’t hurt to service, coolant 100k miles, brake fluid 2 years or 30k miles.

@be891

Жыл бұрын

@@jaypikachu6660 and you must enjoy changing transmissions.

@JP1050x

Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget to lubricate your propeller shaft every 1-2 years. Or around 15-30K miles. And more often if you tow. Most dealers miss that important piece of maintenance, and a lot of service advisors don’t even know what a propellor shaft is.

@user-tb7rn1il3q

Жыл бұрын

I just change the oil. The rest is a rip off.

@Matt0205ram

Жыл бұрын

@@JP1050x i mean if you called it a driveshaft like a normal person a lot more people would know what you meant

im a honda tech and this is a great video! with the transfer case and diff oil always overfill a little bit and let the excess drain till a small stream!

I’m about to do my rear and front differential oils. And the transfer case. Mine is a 2011. It looks like it’s brand new. My father in law purchased it new and gave it to me when he was diagnosed. 70 K on it. Great video Chloe. Thanks so much

I like your videos. Already know how to change the rear and front diff, but always good to see how other people do it. And your other videos are helpful to see a person attempt/complete DIY mods. Thanks.

If you have 4WD don’t forget to change your transfer case gear oil too,also THE DRAIN/FILL PLUGS ARE SO TIGHT definitely recommend a breaker bar

@UltraGamma25

Жыл бұрын

Impact Wrench

@agfa663

Жыл бұрын

On regular maitenance schedule it say to check gear oil level. Doing so will prevent the fill plug to seize.

@garnetkelln553

Жыл бұрын

Tap them with a hammer first. They can be removed easy.

@JuanManuel-fm9jt

Жыл бұрын

I WILL DO THAT FOR HER

@garrettspivey

Жыл бұрын

​@@agfa663also not tightening them with your impact. Took mine to the shop one time ever for fluid change and they tightened it so fucking tight that i had to weld a wrench onto it to get it off

Simple and to the point,Thanks I forgot all about the crush washer,good looking Tacoma. I just had my Tacoma Inspected at the dealership, they wanted $299 for a new serpentine belt,$350 for new plugs, $299 for rear and front diff change and heres the the topper, I tried to get my spare tire down but its locked up,rusted so i asked if they could take a look at it and give me a price well they charge 1 hour at $150 ,so all this work would be over 1 grand, to do it yourself maybe $150. These videos have saved me so much money, thanks Chloe

I was quoted today 440 for both. My truck is a 2011. 75k. I’m doing it myself Today they changed my transmission fluid. Took 3 gallons and $440. They have the machine to suck out all the old fluid. It’s already shifting better. Great video. Thank you for posting

you do a great job making these videos Chloe. I look forward to them

Great job, amazing videos! You can also drill a hole into the cap of the diff fluid that is the same size as your pump hose. Then slide pump hose through hole in cap, it'll help it stay in the bottom of the bottle a bit easier. Adapt and Overcome!!

This is the exact video I was looking for. I'm due for this maintenance :)

Always great videos. Love it when one pops up from you. Thanks

Super cool. Thanks for the video. I have a 21 that will need the same work done soon.

You are the best part of Tacoma ownership, Chloe. Your videos are both informative and fun to watch. Very well done. 👍

Good job I never thought to mark the fill plug to get it back tight good idea 👍

Great video! Thank you. Not sure if you have one mentioning to check the rear diff vent valve before? Good to make sure it's not full of dirt or seized while your underneath. It causes the axel seals to leak from to much pressure built up and the full plug will be really hard to get out. It's around $20.00 CND very easy to change and could save alot in the long run.

Excellent as always, Chloe 👍

That was great information. Thanks for mentioning torque specs and fluid amounts! :))

Super easy and you saved a ton of money!! Good job.......

Great video Chloe. Thanks for sharing 👍

@thomasoverton7131

Жыл бұрын

Don't have telegram

Your father has to be the proudest man ever. Not only do you learn how to do this stuff, but you do the physical work and then video it and post it to teach others. What could be better. Your dad should give you a card for Father’s Day!

Multi tasking, sweeping the floor with your hair and changing the oil, Nice.

You do an excellent job at taking care of your Tacoma.

Good job on the maintenance video. Looking forward to the spark plug replacement video. Have a wonderful weekend 😀

wow $150.00 each at my Toyota in Riverside SoCal was I was quoted, good job nice video thanks stay safe 👍🏼

Good job. You don't need to remove the transmission Pan to change it it's very easy.

Just did my front/rear diffs, transfer case, and transmission. Saved a bunch and was fun.

@bigsteppa5417

Ай бұрын

Man plz guide me, im nervous to do it lol

Pretty good. No clickbait, no bs. ⬆️

Your doing good in maintaining your Tacoma more power and God bless

Great content!

Great video!

Thank you Chloe!!!!

They make these little fluid pumps that you can use with a drill that work great for transferring the diff oil. Cheers!

@tylerbell4137

Жыл бұрын

those things are great

I went and got the gaskets from the dealer. They use mobil 1 75 90. I got the valvoline synthetic 75 90 meets the same specs. Next time ill get mobil 1 since that is my favorite. And i do it at 30 K intervals. Just hit 30 k on my 2018 had it since it was 11 miles

@emiliohuerta2658

11 ай бұрын

what do you use for transfer case?

great video!

Thanks for sharing/posting, your transmission will also be serviced soon, maybe you can do a video on that too. I took it to the stealership for that and was ripped off $350. I knew forehand of the cost, didn’t want to do it and mess up with not doing it correctly, additionally I wanted to build up carfax history as all other services I have performed.

@motorcyclemichael2182

8 ай бұрын

I don’t need a carfax history. I keep mine until they are junk, just how Mom and Dad taught me. ✌🏻

Nice shirt Chloe!! And video!😉

Love the taco love and the sheepdog!!

You are Awesome great job done!!

I got quoted $360 for both front end and rear differential fluid and transfer case change. But like you mentioned I don’t tow heavy material that often and at 91,000 miles I’ve already changed it twice

@alexthenacho2848

6 ай бұрын

I got quoted 350 from my local Toyota not bad at all for both

Funny how dealers vary on basically everything.. My current dealer charges 92 dollars per diff and that's Canadian. My previous dealer charges 150 per diff. Regardless I still plan to do myself. Form the rear, if you remove your spare tire, no only can you sit under the truck without jacking it up, you don't need a fluid pump for, just fyi. As usual, great video 🤙

Just picked up a 2014 TRD Offroad 4x4 the other month. Even though it only has 18k miles, 9 year old fluids don’t sound good to me 😐 Thanks for the great tutorial!

@aaronjuan4835

3 ай бұрын

Wow luckkyyyy

You’re awesome 👏🏻

Might I suggest wearing gloves when breaking any bolt, and removing your watch, ask me how I know lol.

@StormRoxas

2 ай бұрын

Broke my last watch for similar reasons...

Did you change the oil in the transfer case as well? Nice video.

this is helpful, for some reason my 2018 rear only need about 3 and about 1/4 QT . i did let if drain for about 15min.

@Garuda1415

9 ай бұрын

I noticed something similar. I just refilled 'til it came out the filler opening. I'm thinking the factory may have under-filled.

Yes!!!! Good Stuff

Great video! I noticed that you have 3ea of one type and 1ea of another crush washer listed in your parts used section. Which plug gets the off washer? It might be obvious to tell when looking at it, but haven’t got to the task just yet. Thanks!

I never see a reply from you so I don't know if you read the comments, but the sealed tranny is no big deal. Check out the Car Care Nut channel, he's a pro Toyota mechanic. He has two videos on how to do the transmission fluid. If you can change oil, you can do it.

I still don’t know much about when it comes tacomas but all the videos that you made so far, are they tied to just a specific version of a Tacoma, like just your 2019 TRD off road, or can anything you’ve shown so far be done across all other (gen3 I think?) tacomas? Also I hope this doesn’t sound rude but I never really know which Tacoma you’re working since you have a 2019 and a 2020 so I’m always confused which ones gets worked on so if you can say which one it is, that would be great 🥲😅

Good to know. Thanks.

I would HIGHLY recommend a plastic measuring cup from Home Depot. Pour ALL of whatever capacity in the container, clip the suction tube to the side. This avoids your individual bottles from falling over, plus the drip when you change bottles.

Hi...make a hole in the cap of the diff oil bottle big enough for your hose to fit through. Then you won't have to hold both ends of the hose.

Great video Chloe, couple of tips for you and your viewers... the crush washers you get comes in a kit, steel crush washers go on the rear dif. Drain & fill plugs. The front dif. Takes a steel crush washer on the fill plug and a copper crush washer goes on the drain plug. If your also changing the transfer case oil, it will use aluminum crush washers on the drain & fill plugs. Also I use a pump up style fluid transfer pump made by "Motive products power fill transfer fluids" I bought off Amazon with a ball valve shut off I added. Pour the recommended amount of oil in the tank, pump it up and turn on the ball valve, no mess no fuse. Keep up the great videos! 👍

@dawg7750

Жыл бұрын

Any chance you have that part number?

@keithg3102

Жыл бұрын

@@dawg7750 I bought the crush washers and the tank pump from Amazon - Differential and transmission drain plug crush washers, and the pump style tank - Motive Products 1735 fluid transfer pump. If that helps.....

Gracias por tu ayuda buen video 👍👍👍

What kind of torque wrenches do you have? I’m looking to buy my first one and would appreciate any advice 😊

Thank Clhoe you tha best

How about the transfer case? Does it need oil change too? 🙂

Dang about time 🤣 I remember commenting when you first starting posting videos. We can tell your diff never touch any river crossing, that oil is still good. Ours were already dark at 9K miles, it was like “Putik”. Definitely a DIY, save money 💰,

What mileage did you change the differentials????

Where do you get the torque specs for your vehicles?

Right now (July 2024) gen-u-wine Toyota fluid is $50 per liter, so that's a big chunk of the dealer charge. Of course, dealers use cheaper brand, bulk fluids, and still charge the same price.

Yeah dealerships charge way too much for that. Thanks but, no thanks I’ll change it myself

When I did my rear diff for my first time man it took me an hour its easy but it was my first time doing it.

Do you use crush washer for drain plug as well?it looks like a flat one that may be for fill plug?

Cool... try the amsoil bladder packs, they are really nice to fill with.... wait as typing this you just said that ;) 5:45

I had to get my fronts drain bolt replaced (used GX HEX replacement) since it was seized to high heaven and ended up welding a bolt to it since it stripped out the hex socket.

Nice video. Do you have a link to the hand pump?

I know that you said that you like the pouches instead of the pump and bottle but do you have the clearance to pour the bag into a funnel?

What compass do you have on your watch? I have a suunto but it's uncomfortable

excellent!

how about the transfer case did you use Toyota fluid love your videos

Did you had a problem doing the transmission flush ? Many Toyota locations won’t do because it’s supposedly seal for life

What gear oil for a 19 with a manual transmission. I heard don’t use GL-5 but GL-4 only? most brands say they are good for both. Another KZread tech Chanel said do not use GL-5.

Great video! Do you have a link for the small pump you used?

@Elvisnotpresley97

Жыл бұрын

I got one from Autozone, the only bad thing is it didn’t pump EVERY single thing from the bottle, so what we did was just pump in a new bottle and eventually it the differential filled up thank god

@chloekuo Make sure to change your transfer case fluid as well. There is a specific Toyota 75W transfer case fluid you can get from sparks parts the detergents in regular gear oil can be harmful to the seals in the transfer case. 🤙🏻

@agfa663

Жыл бұрын

The Toyota oil is 75W80. They put that one so it had a little less resistance so fuel economy has a slight advantage at the governmement fuel economy restriction benchmark. It has nothing to do with the detergents. Full Synthetic 75W90 is what you need.

@esaigarcia6741

Жыл бұрын

The oem fluids had specific detergent for the special bushing the t case has. The bushing will deteriorate if the right fluid isn’t used

@agfa663

Жыл бұрын

@@esaigarcia6741 in that cade, please explain why event Toyota dealers don't use the OEM fluid and why it is ONLY used at the car manufacture.

@Garuda1415

9 ай бұрын

I use Royal Purple Synchromax Manual Transmission Fluid for the transfer case. Mobil 1 Full Synthetic 75W/90 for the rear and front differential.

Is the single copper gasket for the front/rear drain or fill?

$ 400.00 in Pittsburgh, Pa. I will be doing it myself

Appreciate the videos... DIY is a necessity in my area for my Tacoma unfortunately... First service at 5k miles went to my local Toyota dealer for an oil change (Pauly Toyota in Crystal Lake IL in case you're in the area), came back with a leaky oil filter housing since they didn't seem to seat the o-ring properly, scratched 2 of my wheels by apparently laying them face down, soaked my alternator with oil that they apparently splashed somehow when filling, and didn't properly torque my lug nuts! Both passenger side wheels had a couple nuts that were free spinning when I got home! All for a simple oil change and tire rotation. So yeah, I certainly won't be letting them touch my diff, who knows what they'll jack up.

@sinajetta1746

Жыл бұрын

i took my 4runner for a maintenance oil change, they too messed up my oil change.... oil leaked all over the garage, they came and filled it up... nd made it right.

Where did you get your pump to change your differential fluid?

Good morning young lady, I'm John Chan the fisherman. Just a tad older than you. Now 54 years old and getting a lot wiser. Highly educated but a car mechanic. I watch KZread and change my own fluids. Such as engine oil, transmission fluid, differiental oil, steering fluid, last but not least the brake fluid. This fluid is very important on cars older than 5 years old. At this moment I own 7 batteries, yes I conduct batteries mantainace on them adding distilled water every few months. Try to save money on batteries. The boat has two batteries, you can fill in the blank. Like your video, oh yeah I've been doing my own fluid for 3 years since all my kids moved out to college. Thanks

$500!! Those stealerships will always try to get you! Great video!

you started modifying your tacoma a while ago and it still looks stock. is it another one or?

What kind of gear oil are you using?

And thank you for your dyi

What if there is some shavings? Mine done early (16000 miles) had shavings....😢

how many miles will you need to change this

Do you know if you need to remove the cat shield to change the front diff oil? Or is it just the skid plate?

@Garuda1415

9 ай бұрын

Cat Shield will need to come off for the transmission service only. Front diff and Transfer Case fluids can be changed with the shield in place.

Question for the diferencial i need to change the rear diferencial? , the tranfer diferencial?, and the front diferecial? how much oil i need? My truck is 2020 toyota tacoma trd of road. Thank you

@Garuda1415

9 ай бұрын

I got the best price on Mobil 1 75W/90 by purchasing a case of twelve quarts. I used this for the rear and front diff: almost six quarts between the two diffs. For the transfer case I used Royal Purple Synchromax Manual Transmission Fluid, a little more than two quarts.

HI.. anyone have squeaky leaf springs? My tacoma has the ironman nitro lift kit (purchased it with it) and when i get out of the vehicle i here squeaks,, nothing while i drive though.

awesome

Does anyone know if you have to do a “break in period” for just doing the fluid change?

Gotta change all the crush washers and front diff copper washer. I hope she stays leak free.

FYI, buy a Walmart garden sprayer for under $10. You will fill up the gear oil quicker without effort. BTW, I have the same Makita blower on you wall. I use it fo car detailing.

@christianpien

Ай бұрын

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Changed mines when I switched to 4:88 gears had only 27,397 miles on it

@UKnowBo

Жыл бұрын

Tell me more about those 4.88’s- Better? Fuel mileage? Etc.

@PHILLIPS8822

Жыл бұрын

@@UKnowBo better acceleration and maybe around 2 mpg more

Did you change the oil in the transfer case?

@larryzapotocky1363

Жыл бұрын

I was going to ask but you beat me to it 😊

I don't drive a Toyota I drive a Ford I love watching your videos I'm thinking about trading in my Ford for a Toyota one question I have for you since you did at slightly bigger tires did you use a recalibration tool to correct tire size doing this will also correct shift points

@jaypikachu6660

Жыл бұрын

Toyota dealers can’t calibrate bigger tires, performance shop may able to do but it may also void the factory warranty and may fail smog check.

@edwardkareem6446

Жыл бұрын

@@jaypikachu6660 you could buy super chips they sell a flash cal which stands for calibration and it is carb legal it does everything from changing tire size to axles and gear ratios

Cool 😎

How often do you change the oil on the transmission?

@231mac

Жыл бұрын

Under normal operation I would suggest every 60K.

Her diff fluid came out still fresh looking

@AntilleanConfederation

8 ай бұрын

Yeah seems 60k miles is probably the best interval if you don’t off-road the truck much. If you got plenty of miles on dirt water and snow then yeah I would change it at 30k miles.

Thanks for the torque specs I usually go h.a.m. 😂

@useryggfdcc

Жыл бұрын

36ft-lb torque