Author - Christain Parker

What’s with the 3rd gen Tacoma V6 needing spark plug replacement at 60k?

Christain Parker2026-09-22T18:56:03+00:00Just wondering, my 2020 babe Tacoma who is named Rosalita has just about 60 k on her now. Toyota recommends plug replacement at this time on the V6 which is her powerplant Has anyone followed through with this or had issues from not following through?...

old guy, new member

Christain Parker2026-09-21T18:54:51+00:00Recently retired school teacher. Moving to small cabin in Maine from Florida. Found a 2022 access cab 4x4 3.5 40k miles. clean carfax, good enough price. Question/Concern: is the seeming inevitability of a timing chain cover leak and/or a plastic pipe coolant leak reason enough...

Help! My POS Tacoma is breaking before my eyes

Christain Parker2026-09-21T18:54:49+00:00i bought this 1995 tacoma about 6 months ago for $8500 and 15lbs of sockeye salmon, and it's treated me like absolute filth since i purchased it. Being my 4th tacoma i thought this one would finally be the one that lasted, the guy i...

1st gen Transfer Case Identifcation for Replacement / Swap

Christain Parker2026-09-21T18:54:24+00:00So, a month ago, I was looking for a transfer case and got a ton of help from a lot of people with information, leads to cases, etc. One of the things that was tough for everyone was identification of cases - as in, what...

PSA: Lazy retracting Seat Belt.

Christain Parker2026-09-21T18:54:13+00:00The other day I noticed my front passenger seat belt wasn't retracting like normal. Pulled the rear door panel on my Access Cab, and removed the belt to get a better idea of what my issue was. The mechanism on the left is where the retracting spring...

Thoughts on Tundra to Tacoma switch…

Christain Parker2026-09-20T18:46:54+00:00New here to this forum but jumped on to get better insight into the 4th gen Tacoma. I’m a many decades exclusive Toyota owner since 1986 and have bought nothing but Toyotas because of peace of mind, long term reliability and first hand owner experience....

Weird or cool stuff you found in the woods.

Christain Parker2026-09-20T18:46:24+00:00What kind of neat, cool, weird stuff have you found while out in the woods, desert, BFE? When I was stationed in South Korea me and some friends found an old rock quary type of mountain that we set a top rope on for rock climbing....

H4 Headlight Harness Wait List

Christain Parker2026-09-20T18:45:34+00:00This is where I'm going to track people who want H4 Headlight Harnesses. Refer to this post by Mike, recently retired. Also refer to his website for his power switched harness. I will keep the 2nd post updated as an...

Clutch problem

Christain Parker2026-09-19T18:46:28+00:00Help!.. I have the weirdest problem ever. Had bad clutch master cylinder (dark fluid, small bits of rubber, etc.), so put in new one and bled. Clutch still no worky so replaced slave cylinder (twice). (1st cheap one NFG). And bled profusely. Clutch...

When does overheating cause damage?

Christain Parker2026-09-19T18:46:22+00:00I hit 230 - 240 degrees on my 2rz. When I noticed, I drove it maybe 3 minutes to get it off the road. Shut it down, opened the hood, ran the heater till it got down to 185. There was some coolant bubbling out...