Every time I see a Tacoma I cry. I had a 1998 Tacoma with a 2.7. It had 265,793 miles on it. I had to sell it because it had a failed lifter. I didn't have the money to fix it. That truck took me on my honeymoon and brought my daughter home from the hospital and several successful hunting trips. I miss my taco

@phantom0456

4 ай бұрын

You must be crying a lot, then 😢

@sterlingwilkey2124

4 ай бұрын

@@phantom0456 I really do miss mine

@phantom0456

4 ай бұрын

@@sterlingwilkey2124 oh I believe you, the first gen Tacos are great trucks. I said what I did because there are Tacos everywhere 🙂

@efil4kizum

4 ай бұрын

perhaps a failed lifter better than a ROTTED TO KRAP underbelly

@faithandfarmingtennessee872

4 ай бұрын

Those trucks did not have lifters.

I bought a 1995.5 Tacoma when they first came out. Black, V6, 5 speed, 4x4. Great truck. Sold it long, long ago.

Less than 180k means that Tacoma hasn't even been broken in yet.

@petterandersson7429

4 ай бұрын

It will be broken soon enough.😂😂😂

@ithomas152

4 ай бұрын

right? he said 179K like that's a lot. I remember my first Toyota.

Can’t believe you guys put E3 spark plugs 🙄. They must have sponsored the video…

I watched this as a kid. Bought an identical black 2000 at 17 and did the grey wire mod with in 1 hour of purchase. Still have it, blew the motor and have broken so many parts beating the hell out of it. Thanks for the inspiration

Guess what didn’t break on this Tacoma, the Front Differential! Is that right, Mr. Roman - #TFLoffroad

@phantom0456

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, this was back when Tacomas were indestructible, unless you count rust. Now they’re overpriced and far less reliable.

I would’ve replaced the lower ball joints

One of my buddies who goes out into the oilfields and natural gas lines (honestly I don’t know what he reads personally but he travels way out to places where you can’t hardly get to). He just recently gave his son his old TRD and he got a new one.

@hugolongjohnson5115

4 ай бұрын

You could have just said, got a buddy who got a new one and gave his son the old one, Jesus Christ man we didn’t need all that information. This is a comment section, not webmd talking bout your problems

@gregorymaupin6388

4 ай бұрын

@@hugolongjohnson5115 Ok I got long winded it happens, tell your therapist about it and get over it 🙄

@rancherodave

4 ай бұрын

People be internet asses lol.

I would’ve just replaced the seals just to be on the safe side

Ghost ride the whip!!! Am I the only one who remembers that. 😂

@justcallmesmokey

4 ай бұрын

I remember ghost ride the whip, I don't know what goat ride is lol

@brandonsmith3447

4 ай бұрын

@@justcallmesmokey 😂Thank you. I fixed it.

Love that engine, its unusual to see one with less than 300k on it an going strong.

Prerunner has 6 lugs too

This is my favorite combo of options from my favorite year of Tacoma. The 3.4 extra cab, with 4x4, and e locker. This model year also has my favorite facelift of 1st gen Tacoma. I prefer the small extra cab to the 4 door. Very sleek, nice bed, the perfect size for a truck and decent power too.

Thanks for those infos👍

prerunners are also 6-lug

Wow this Tacoma is incredible 😊 like your best friend 😊

Now this a reason to subscribe

Great job and test , can u do this with a 5.7 tundra !

Gotta love the Toyota Tacoma (aka the Taco) its a great reliable and Dependable little truck and it'll outlast any overpriced EcoBoost vehicle that Ford makes with ease.

I got a brand new frame just a few years ago for free. I made it by less than 2 weeks for the extended recall. Over 10,000 build sheet and 6 months of a Toyota minivan for free

@efil4kizum

4 ай бұрын

NiCE !!!

@001dman

4 ай бұрын

i actually bought toyotas last brand new extended cab frame 2 years ago and put it under my 98 supercharged tacoma. crazy i could even still get one. my 01 got a new frame in 2012 for free.

its a non-interference engine, even if the timing belt wasn't done...

I love Toyota back in 2021 I was gonna buy a 2003 Toyota tacoma but it was a 5 speed and I don't know how to drive a manual transmission

@efil4kizum

4 ай бұрын

they are fun to learn LOL... i have been driving a manual Toyota vehicle since 1990... 34 years of the good life!

Awesome! Ive had 4 tacoma's, a 97 gen 1, 03 , totaled an 06, have had my 07 trd for 12 years,its stock but the best truck ive ever owned, new frame in 18 and many new parts but I'll die with it, ive driven the 3rd gen as a rental for 2days, could sign the papers on one today, dont like em, 2nd gen is the best

@efil4kizum

4 ай бұрын

2nd gen 4cyl Automatic is not great, at just 80k miles it will NOT downshift with light feathering of the throttle from D to 3 on small hillies to maintain proper freeway speed (sounds like it just rumbles and does not want to do what the auto's are supposed to) is something wrong with it or just PURE Garbage transmission??? it is a 2o11 single cab 4WD if that matters at all

@user-ky8fd7wy6u

4 ай бұрын

@efil4kizum well #1, my 07 TRD is a 6 cylinder 4.0 with a manual 6speed, the best combo that was offered for the 2nd gen and has had zero issues, I wouldn't call it junk, but the automatic transmission on the other hand, even being a Toyota is a complicated unit and being coupled to a underpowered 4cyl does not help because it is constantly searching or what your saying not searching for the right gear , i would start with the basics, make sure the trans oil level is ok on the dipstick, do this with it idling in neutral, it should be a clean red fluid, check under the truck for any leaks that might cause low fluid, if all checks good, then i would not mess around with any small time shops and go right to the dealer and have them diagnose the problem, it might be pricey, but you'll only do it once and know the problem (hopefully), then you can decide what to do. This is why I specifically bought a manual transmission, shifting is a pain sometimes, but it's a box of gears that I control witch one to be in, no computer controlled any thing, and much cheaper to rebuild if needed, good luck with it

My Pre-runner is a 6 lug.

@devengudinas1649

4 ай бұрын

They all were 6 lug

@TheDeadMan3848

4 ай бұрын

@@devengudinas1649Nope, my 2004 is a five lug.

@Elvisnotpresley97

4 ай бұрын

@@devengudinas1649I believe the pre runner and 4WD were 6 lugs

@faithandfarmingtennessee872

4 ай бұрын

@@TheDeadMan3848 5 lug 2wd trucks are not the same a pre-runners. Different frame, suspension, engine, trans, and rear end.

5 first gen tacos in my fleet... nothing will be as good as them (although i like my tundra to... and my MR2s... but tacos are versatile and fun)

Simple the best tacomas, toyota #1

He’s wrong the pre runner is the same truck as the 4x4 minus the transfer case and front diff

@efil4kizum

4 ай бұрын

are there ANY PRErunners with MT? i have heard they are ALL automatics??

@keithmceuen8775

4 ай бұрын

@@efil4kizum just googled it and yes there was manuals

EXTENDED COMA?

Should have put a toyota pump in it, you'll be doing it again sooner than you think.

That's not a track it's a Toyota.

Prerunner is 6 lug

The whole parts table should’ve been OE Toyota parts. They lasted 180k - nothing else will.

7:29 I would adise against those e3 spark plugs you have on that table.. those plugs can release the tip and destroy your engine.

Wish my friend didn't ride out of my 97 Tacoma what's 101,000 mi on it. Sold it back to Toyota so they can crush it

Hey quit screwing around that’s an $80,000 dollar truck.

E3 spark plugs and a shitty air filter… nice. 😂

anything with a 1999 jeep xj??

Bring back the fn 93 caprice. Wtf are yall doin?!

@bandwagon240

3 ай бұрын

THEIR OUT THEYRE CRANKIN THEM HOGS. CHUCK

This has a 30 year old format, same with the monster garage narration.

How long did those shitty plugs last? I guarantee they fouled out quickly There’s only one name in spark plugs for Toyota you need to know and that’s ngk

U guys can have nice trucks, we dont have tacomas here in Brazil, mostly shitty american chevy garbage.

That style of Tacoma didn’t come with a TRD package I don’t think.

@zrivs

3 ай бұрын

yes it did i have one as well

those E3 plugs r junk... use OEM plugs always

@Ashoud_Anobetah

3 ай бұрын

Confirmed .. the tips can break over time and will destroy the engine

Horrendous driving.

These are a rare sight these days. 99% of them rusted away a long time ago. They werent great trucks anyways. Under powered turds.

Rotten frame

@platinumwearer20

4 ай бұрын

Where?

@Miamitalentg

4 ай бұрын

@@platinumwearer20 10 minutes after it gets wet

@CJColvin

4 ай бұрын

​@hotbucketofdiarrhea5546 At least it's more robust than any EcoBoost powered vehicle that Ford makes will ever be.

@Miamitalentg

4 ай бұрын

Ecoboost is garbage. The #1 cylinder is caked with carbon within 10k miles. Also they hydrolock due to thin cylinder walls . I had a 1998 expedition that spit out spark plugs. Ford is overpriced junk.

@random13627

4 ай бұрын

ur crazy if u think that’s rotten lol come to the north if u wanna see rust