Postby venum » December 8th, 2015, 4:19 pm
waaay
I now see I get called out for this
apologies for the > 1 month late reply, I was very busy
these guys pretty much covered it.
that is a good model, same as I have, mine is the 2007 3.2 DiD.
Pretty good truck. Fuel economy isn't as great as the Hilux models of same age.
DiD handles our crappy diesel well. if you feed it crap diesel, well look out for the expected issues. change fuel and oil filters on time. if going OEM, great, but there are good aftermarket options out there. my choice are sakura for oil, air and fuel. they are much cheaper than oem and can be changed every oil change interval
AMSOIL everything for me - engine oil, power steering fluid, diff oil, tc oil, fuel treatment
the clock spring, a/c, fuel gauge, egr, drivers seat and headlight\wiper switch are the usual issues for that year as mentioned by the guys
I buy only OEM parts for brakes and suspension and they are available by ROC for cheaper prices than the dealership. DM does have some stuff reasonable for this model.
aftermarket brakes are available in Bosch (works ok) and OHK (avoid as these damage rotors)
you don't have to go to dealership for the mechanic as we have a very competent mechanic available, but that is your call. PM me if you want to know his contact.
3.2 is chain drive where 2.5 is belt drive.
leather seats on both are hard and uncomfortable