Loving this truck and happy to find a sub for it!!
My boyfriend was recently handed down this truck from his stepdad dad whose dad bought it new in 04 and handed it down to him after several years. It’s an automatic V6 with 185,000 miles. We took it in for an oil change and got it back with a small list of things to address. Leaky radiator, O2 sensor, spark plug replacement and differential service. As someone who has never done anything past swapping out a battery at home and holding the flashlight as a kid I got a wild idea and took to the internet for all the issues. After a lot of convincing I got the ok to try with the radiator. Toyota wanted $600 I got the part for $150 and had all the tools minus a swivel socket and a drain pan. This was last week and it’s still going strong!! If I could go back in time and tell my younger self who would mumble and groan when having to hold the flashlight that I did that he would laugh at me. I plan on doing any work that’s within my capabilities on this truck and so freaking excited to keep it going. Gonna tackle the spark plugs and differential tonight. Decided to leave the O2 sensor to Toyota since I found online that the bolts are very easily broken and I’m not trying to mess with that. That would put a very abrupt and sad end to my mechanic career on this truck. Any advice is greatly appreciated and needed lol! Anything I should watch out for or do as far as preventative stuff?