Welcome back my friend. Hope you had a great time with your family in Czech Republic. Love your videos! I've learned a lot from you through all your videos. I have a 2003 Tacoma 4 cyl great truck for 20 years truck is mint condition. Keep those videos coming. Thank you!!
I have found FF fluidfilm to fail miserably to stay put on the high-wash areas such as in the wheelhouse area... comes right off just wheeling thru a hard Iowa rain
Kind of ridiculous to even have to do that so often in something that is supposed to be built for these types of road conditions/weather/water etc.. I’ve never had these rust issues with the several Hondas I’ve owned. Panel rust sure, but not this crazy frame/various metal parts rust.
@@MrRedHotChiliMan I hear you loud and clear! the classic Toyota parts coating... Toyota must've figured out the body panel rust issues because the Gen2 is almost 20 years on the road and I have yet to see panel rott, especially tailgate and rear wheelhouse fender area. I did see a Gen2 tailgate rotted out along the bottome in Wisconsin somewhat recently BUT! it may have resulted from other damages because the truck was a bit roughed up looking
Mind boggling that is a CA vehicle. Never in a million years would I have guessed that. Looks like the vehicles from the rust belt or east coast. Fluid film is the way to go, if you plan on keeping vehicles extended periods. Thanks for sharing !!
Thank you Peter. Just listening to some Paddy Riley Irish songs. He sings a song written by another song writer. The title of the song is "Spencil Hill" one line in the song has California where he woke one day. The dream coast
I've seen on the interWebs some Texas Toyota trucks T-100 and others that are completely roasted underneath but the trucks habit the beaches along the gulf
If you get the job what is your plan? Savage yard for frame parts etc, new when available and reasonable $, pre soak nuts/bolts how long and with what? How much shop labor time? It will make for many interesting videos.
would be better daily with just a spray down and water soak. the salt lives in the air. better to use oil based spray to protect as a barrier. fluid film, or krown make good options
@@LAactor salt in the air does that in that short amount of time? I don't live near salty ocean or the gulf so IDK and am curious as a cat it would seem they parked it in the seawater or drove through puddles of seawater routinely for that bad of corrosion
Yes it will. But the new “pickle juice” liquid that’s replaced solid salt in many areas, including mine, is FAR more corrosive. And it sticks to metal like glue. During winter I try not to drive in that stuff at all. But if I absolutely have to, I hose off the entire underside of the truck (‘13 Taco 2TR-FE) including front and rear suspensions as soon as I get home, if the temp is above 32. Also the wheel wells and kick panels. And the factory holes in the frame, too, because if salt or pickle juice gets in there, the frame will rust from the inside out, and then by the time you notice a problem it’ll be too late. If the temp is 32 or lower, I’ll wait until the next above 32 day. Believe me, it works. After 10 years, I have almost no frame rust. When I went in for my frame recall, all the techs had to do was hit a few rusty welds with that anti-rust goo they use.
This truck is either from somewhere else or this was driven frequently on the beach. There is a beach close to where this truck came from you can drive on the beach. I've seen tons of old Toyota trucks in CA coastal towns, and OR costal towns with clean frames. They are all over the place. A lot of people are saying fluid film but woolwax when properly applied stays on much better.
Woolwax is better than Fluid Film in that it is harder to wash off, however, it doesn't creep as well as Fluid Film. Surface Shield on the other hand creeps deep and lasts longer than both Fluid Film.
@@VainakhQuranites i want to try some of that surface shield and give it a go! i agree with WW not being very 'fluid creep' in the wintertime especially well below freezing it stiffens up quite a bit, especially the HV grade product
Is this truck in the years where Toyota replaced the frames? This looks like it’s more than just close to the beach. If it isn’t, it was drivin on the beach and left afterwards. This is mid west level rust if this isn’t a bad frame from Toyota.
@@KendrasEdge757 no it was later models too, I bought an 08 Tacoma 2+ years ago that had the frame replaced in 2019 under recall. Ridiculous for these trucks if you ask me. But I’m glad mine has a good frame now! I got burned on a 2002 4Runner the first round.. before I knew it was a huge issue with these frames.
@@MrRedHotChiliMan what’s more crazy is how they’ve been handling it. Some they replace the frames and others they won’t. I bought a 21 4Runner TRD ORP about 3.5 months ago and I get the frames coated on my trucks & im in southeast VA, but they still salt the roads in winter when we get some “snow”. Definitely worth it anywhere they do or if ya drive on the beach. Did you buy the 4Runner new and had that happen or get it used?
@@KendrasEdge757 I bought it used, and didn’t really do my homework the first time around. It was a dependable vehicle for several years but eventually the diff pumpkin developed pinhole leaks and the frame started rotting away. I was pretty pissed because I took great care of it otherwise and it still ran like a scalded dog.
Im still looking for all that serious rust. Come ro the northeast if you want to see rust. That truck is about as new as you will find for the age here in NH
@@triple6758 I know one thing is for sure, the metal or coating or whatever they used on these Toyota frames is junk. I’ve had a couple Hondas over the years, driving them on the same salty winter roads, and have never had rust issues like they have on these Yoders. I made damn sure the last Tacoma I bought had a brand new frame after getting burned the first time. Still having rust issues on other parts of the truck though 🤬
I have an issue. Could I possibly get you insight. I have a 95 4runner 3.0l and it keeps blowing the fuel damper. I’ve replaced it 2 times and it’s popped again. Not sure what needs to be replaced to fix the issue.
Needs control arms and front end suspension but if the rest of the frame looks like the glimpse I saw near the end, surface shield or fluid film yearly. Looks like the ocean is spraying water on the front of the truck.
Amen. My 2009 was one of those that might have gotten a replacement frame had I known about it when I bought it used. As it is I have an on-going project of dealing with the rust systematically. So far I have had a plate welded where the rust was the worst for the frame (see: front passenger quadrant), have coated the bed and bought a nice cover, changed the Rear bumper and support, and begun to hand-paint with anti-rust coating. At my age I plan for this to be the last vehicle I will ever buy so I am making it something of a "project car". (well....everybody needs a hobby, right?😂)
@MrRedHotChiliMan Absolutely! Thats why I sorta have to play games in the back of my head with thius stuff. For instance, I remember the headlight lenses going for years before they started to corrupt from sun exposure. Now, the lenses that I just replaced a couple of years back are in bad need of treatment or replacement. No sense bitching at TOYOTA and no sense bitching at the dealership since its just life being Life. All the same I spend a fraction of the time listening to salesmen and a whole lot more time taking care of business for myself. Just sayin.....
Peter run away from this one! Everything will fall apart on this truck and he will blame you lol. That truck is not really safe to drive that entire front end needs to be replaced. Wow thank you for sharing
