Change all the fluids if you are going to keep the truck past 100K miles. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> On the other hand, if you aren't going to keep the truck more than a year or two, change the trans fluid and coolant at most. Sucks for the next owner if you do nothing, though.

I will be doing my coolant next. So far, after getting my 2002 with 52K miles a month ago (2nd car purchased off Ebay), I have done the trans fluid, swithed to Mobil 1 motor oil, spark plugs, air filter, and lubed the drive train with Mobil 1 grease (same grease throughout, despite the toyota suggestion of 2 types). I gotta say that getting to the spark plugs and oil filter is a total PITA on this vehicle. Plugs were ugly though - glad I did it. The 2005 tacoma oil filter is right on top of the engine - duh. I'll wait on the differential and transfer case oils till summer.


2006 Tacoma Crew Cab 4x4 Auto TRD Off Road
2002 4runner SR5 4x4 79K miles (Sold)
1993 Pickup Ext. Cab 22RE 4x4 82K miles (Sold)
Park City, Utah