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2001 Toyota Tundra w/ 204,436mi. Out: Valvoline R&P 5W30, PIAA Twin Power + Magnet Oil filter Z2-M. 2,877mi/8 months on oil. In: Valvoline R&P 5W30, NAPA Gold 1348 Oil filter. Since this truck gets driven about 3,000mi/yr I might be doing once a year oil change intervals on this truck. Work...

BMW M54 fan clutch wrench/pulley holder. Tight area to fit an adjustable wrench, uncommon size in rent-a-tool kits. Makes majority of engine work way easier and so I can speedrun waterpumps in record time.

Carb cleaner in an aerosol can. If you don't mind waiting overnight Berryman makes this really nasty caustic parts cleaner called Chem-Dip carb parts cleaner. I don't like dealing with chemicals so I replace them with an OEM valve if available.

Some yota guys do a diode mod that replaces the 7.5A ALT-S to up the charging voltage. Installed a voltagebooster pro to my 01 Tundra that ups the charging voltage .5v higher. 14.8V cold 14.2V hot.

02 Silverado rear brake caliper inspection and lube. Lubed pins and contact points with Permatex Orange Silicone grease. One of the pads looked thinner than the rest so I used a gauge to find the pad thickness. Thinnest is 5mm thick. Tool used: NAPA SER 3962

Also have one in the garage too. One of the few Makita power tools made in Japan.

I scoff at social media influencer tool brands but found this at Costco with the asterisk of death. At least it takes 1/4” bits so I can use it with another brands bit set.

Checking the fluids on a U-Haul to help some relatives moving. Not touching my stash so used the 'bulk oil 4 junks' bulk oil I took from the bulk oil can at work. Ass-Haul. 6.8L V10 in all its glory in this 2013 Ford Econoline cutaway van-chassis, like the POS 1997 E-450 20' I rented 15 years...

But with spill-free funnel on a 2021 Tundra. Others posted that unscrewing the pass. side block plug and rad plug gets most of the coolant out. Got ~11qts out that way.

Rockin' the red in the wheelwells. Installed JBA Offroad upper control arms in the 01 Tundra. Did one side yesterday. These control arms have built-in 3 degrees of caster to help stay centered at freeway driving when lifting or leveling the front suspension. Doing the other side today...

Sealed wheel bearing pressed onto the axle shaft. Special service tools and a shop press needed to replace the bearings. Have an 01 Tundra with 204,000mi on the original rear axle bearings and starting to hear roaring noise at rear at high speeds. Will be bringing it to a shop to save my sanity lol.

GM truck analog cellular OnStar communications module. Pulled from 02 Silverado while doing a radio upgrade. Motorola Harness and antenna connector.

turdra gotta go fast no seatbelt and bad charging system yolo yo only live once disclaimer: shot on a undisclosed road in mexico scantool invoked gauge sweep in driveway how i warm up an engine on a hot day.

Kept burning horn fuses so I checked horn wiring. No shorts or breaks in the wiring after using a DMM to probe horn wiring harness and fusebox so need to physically check horns. Signs of water ingestion in the High Tone horn. The right-side horn opening was pointing up towards the rear of the...

Less than 5 years old and 60,000mi. Non-pilau single owner. Oh yeah I judge appearances. Not parked along the coast/beach vehicle Ongoing 'fuel crisis' if buying a truck. That's how we bought our 01 Tundra. Original owner can't stomach the $4 gas and needed a truck to replace a 30 y/o mini...

It's been decades since I've seen a car battery with an 'eye'. Kinda pointless on an 'maintenance-free' battery.

They also come under the Altrom name if you buy them at NAPA. Got 555 Sankei lower and upper ball joints on my 2001 Toyota Tundra with no issues.

If I have extremely nothing to do I assemble figure kits. Bought this 8 years ago, just never bothered to put it together until now. So many small bits and pieces since this is an articulating figure vs fixed pose figures with less parts. Tool used: Carlyle flush cut pliers.

My bad I was talking about the issues the 3rd Gen Tundra has that some owners rather spend money fixing up an older truck than buying a new one.

Sunk cost fallacy especially how bad the 3rd gens are. continues dumping money into my 1st gen by doing unnecessary preventative maintenance