I purchased this truck new in late 2016. To date, I’ve replaced the brakes and changed the oil. That is all as far as maintenance. I’ve pulled a camper several times, but no heavy hauling. I’m planning on keeping it for a few more years and think it’s time for some maintenance. Here is the estimate from the dealership. I’m a little concerned about the transmission fluid drain and fill. I don’t have any issues currently. 16 mpg if I stay off of the gas. I need the belt changed for sure, but is all of this necessary? I know it’s dealership pricing.
by Engchase
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I miss my 2016 platinum Tundra I have a 26 1794 now which I really enjoy. The only thing that that had happened to my 2016 at around 100 K was timing chain cover leak. I think I was quoted around two grand to fix it, but it wasn’t anything really necessary.
Belt is easy to change at home, spark plugs are definitely doable at home too, and the tire rotate.
I probably wouldn’t even do the brake fluid exchange personally.
I wouldn’t do the transmission until it goes out If u do it your transmission will slip and it won’t fill the same again. Plus Toyota says it’s a lifetime fluid
187 a year, still a lot cheaper than a new car payment
I would do everything they said I don’t know if you have the money to do it there but I would definitely do everything on that list
These prices are easily 25-30% lower than my local dealer here in Mississippi.
Isn’t Toyota transmission fluid “lifetime”?
Brake fluid change? I have a 2007 Toyota 4 runner with 177k on it and I’ve never touched the brake fluid or the power steering. Lol.
Belt is easy at home. Spark plugs I understand. Can be a bit intimidating at home if you haven’t done it before.
Of that list, I’d have the dealer do the spark plugs, transmission fluid, and coolant. You can DIY cheaper, but the hassle vs price (at least for me) leans toward dealer here. The rest I’d DIY.
Is the belt squealing? No? Leave it alone. It’s a $35 part you can do yourself when it starts making noise. Until then, leave it be.
Diffs, t-case, trans, do those.
Power steering and brake fluid, yes.
Spark plugs, check engine light on? No? leave them be.
Injector cleaner, use Top Tier fuel and you’re fine.
I have a 19 and had most of that stuff done at 100k. I haul a camper as well. Had toyota do all the services and it was just as much for a majority of it, trans, radiator, front and rear diff plus transfer. and lower control arms. No spark, belt or fuel cleaner. I had no issues prior and don’t have issues now. Might as well stay on top of maintenance. My buddy waited till he hit about 240k to do his trans and is having issues now. Not saying service caused it but it does make me think twice about waiting that long. Personally, I’d rather keep up with the maintenance than wait until something starts acting up.
Am I reading it right that you have 38k miles on it?
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Skip the fuel injection service or at least find out exactly what it is. Usually it’s just a can of the some BG additive they pour into your fuel tank.
What they charge for fluid is always questionable. In total, might be $100 worth of bulk fluids there and they won’t even put the correct transfer case fluid in
All of this is so simple to do on your own and will save you so much money
See if they will take $2200 flat out the door (after fees taxes etc). You might be surprised.
All that stuff is a good idea to do at 125K if you haven’t already. If you can afford that, it seems like good peace of mind. And good for the records when (if) you sell it someday. And maybe the belt is fine. But now it’s going to be new. And fine for another 100K miles if you want to look at it that way.
If you are trying to save money you can definitely do some, maybe all, of this stuff cheaper. But do you need to save some money on this maintenance? That’s a choice you’ll have to make.