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Hey Digger, How are you? What an ugly dilemma you are in with your Tacoma's spark plug hole. Unfortunately, I don't have any insight to help you which direction to go. How are you going to cement the inserts to the head? I am sure you already know this. The heads on the 5VZ-FE 3.4 are...

Digger, Sorry the project was more work than you bargained for. I am glad you finally completed the project, though. Take it easy

Hey BigMau, I change the PCV valve in our Tacoma every other year that is the interval I think the manual recommends. Believe me, BigMau, you are not consuming enough oil to worry about anything. No matter how good the tolerances are even on a new engine, some oil is going to bypass the valve...

If you are burning a 1/2 quart of motor oil every 5000 miles, that is just normal wear for any age engine. Remember some of the engine motor oil always bypasses the cylinder rings as the pistons go through their cycle no matter how tight the tolerances are, and therefore, some oil is burned in...

Hey Paul, How is it going? My name is also Paul. Unfortunately, I don't have any ideas on what is causing the clicking sound. I can tell you this, though. Changing the fuel filter had absolutely nothing to do with causing your engine to click when you first start it. Absolutely positively...

Frame replacement is extremely expensive. I don't know how much, but I have seen things on the Internet where it can cost as much as $15,000.00. Good Luck Paul

Hey Ruttinsquirrell, How are you? Unfortunately, I don't have any ideas on how to fix your steering issue. Are you sure your rig is a 1997? The nose looks pretty 1998-2000.

Hello Tacoma899, The job is pretty easy. It is just a little time consuming. 1. Make sure you have all of the parts, and yes, use the Toyota coolant. If you have not done the hoses, make sure you have the hoses to replace the old ones. 2. Make sure you have about three gallons of...

Hey Shebon, I would be interested if my bench seat on our 1999 was in poor condition, but it is in great condition. I have often thought about putting in bucket seats into our 1999, but I have way more important projects to take care of. Best of luck in selling them. Paul

Hey Shebon, Good Luck in selling your seats. It might help if you include the color of them, and tell us if they have been smoked in. Good Luck Paul

Hey BigMau, How is it going on this Sunday morning? I can not for the life of me figure out why lying down or sitting down in a cold garage in a Pennsylvania winter working on an old Tacoma is not fun. Yes, it sounds like you need to do your brakes with what you just described. Good Luck...

Hey Randall, Before putting the leveling kit or 2 inch lift, you need to ask yourself if you do enough serious off-roading to make it worthwhile. Any kind of suspension modification is going to affect the handling of your rig. Good Luck. Paul

Hello Fellow Tacoma Junkies and Nuts, How is everybody doing on this lovely Tuesday morning? I am very curious if anybody knows the weight of a completely assembled Toyota 5vz-fe 3.4 Liter V6 engine. From the research I have done, it gets labeled as being right around 500 Pounds. Any input to...

No, I did not pay attention to that. Sorry

Larry, Did you see the four bolts?

It looks like there are four bolts, and two bolts for the muffler brace, and then it would come out.

Okay Larry, I have a 1999. I am going to go check for you. Paul

Hey Jacobby, I am glad to hear your rig is running fine. Okay, so you have quite a bit of miles on your 1998 from what you told the forum. How long have you had the rig? My family's Tacoma does not have as many miles on it as your rig. It has 165,000 miles showing on the odometer. The...

Hey Jacobbryant, How the hell are you? So, I am listening to your video of your 1998 Tacoma with the 3.4. You did not say if your engine is functioning properly or not. The tick sounds a little loud and annoying to me, and I have the exact same rig without any tick. Whippersnapper suggested...