Toyota Tacoma

[giant_mtb]

Gods I hate camo.

Even worse than camo...pink camo.

[Rupert]

Almost, but the sun is in the wrong place.

Well, consider who probably made it.

[Raza]

Yeah, you haven't seen those before?  It's pretty damn hillbilly.  giant is right, I think they come out around hunting season.

There's no hunting season in Philadelphia. Unless people count.

[Raza]

Oh yeah, it's real.

What happens if you put your beer down at your camp and can't find it anymore?

[MrH]

Only Midwesterners can see camo cans.  That's why we bought them for parties.  Keeps the out of towners from stealing our beer.

[giant_mtb]

Only Midwesterners can see camo cans.  That's why we bought them for parties.  Keeps the out of towners from stealing our beer.

😂😂

[giant_mtb]

Alright, power steering pump is in the cart.  I also know I may have a dead cat or O2 sensor or something but I haven't quite deciphered the readings yet.  O2 sensors are cheaper than cats, but still not exactly cheap enough to just throw at it.

Code P0430, bank 2 cat efficiency low. 
O2 Bank1 Sensor2 reading 0v.
SHRTFT B1S2 % N/A
SHRTFT B2S2 % 99.2
O2B1S2, 3.2v
O2B2S1, 3.1v



Is it worth the extra ~$20 to get a new P/S pump vs. a remanufactured?  $97 reman + $35 core vs. $117 all new.

[Rupert]

At least you don't have to keep feeding O2 sensors, amirite?

[CaminoRacer]

A reman pump should be just as good as new

[giant_mtb]

A reman pump should be just as good as new

But what about the hassle of shipping the old one back to get my $35 back?  Assuming I'll pay about $10 to ship it to them, they're essentially the same price.  Unless they pay the return shipping, which I doubt.

[giant_mtb]

Fuckit, reman.  It's always nice to get money back for things down the road.

[CaminoRacer]

But what about the hassle of shipping the old one back to get my $35 back?  Assuming I'll pay about $10 to ship it to them, they're essentially the same price.  Unless they pay the return shipping, which I doubt.

Oh, didn't realize it wasnt a local auto store thing. I might be too lazy to bother with shipping.

[giant_mtb]

Oh, didn't realize it wasnt a local auto store thing. I might be too lazy to bother with shipping.

Yeah I guess I could've gone the local route.  Dammit, why didn't I.  Probably could've had one sooner.  Sigh.  But ordering from the couch is just so eeeeeez.

[AutobahnSHO]

But ordering from the couch is just so eeeeeez.

And devoid of human griefs.

[CJ]

I would seriously recommend getting Toyota parts. We see aftermarket bullshit day in and day out.

[giant_mtb]

$300+ for a power steering pump?  No thanks. 

[CJ]

$300+ for a power steering pump?  No thanks. 

Have fun doing it again in a few months.

[giant_mtb]

Have fun doing it again in a few months.

If that happens, I will personally mail you $5 to say "you were right." 

[BimmerM3]

Have fun doing it again in a few months.

If that happens, I will personally mail you $5 to say "you were right." 

Quoted, just so you can't go back and delete the post if he was right....

[giant_mtb]

If that happens, I will personally mail you $5 to say "you were right." 


Quoted, just so you can't go back and delete the post if he was right....

[giant_mtb]

Well, new pump doesn't seem to have changed much.  Now I'm worried I'm gonna kill this new pump before I figure out what's really wrong.  Gahhhhhh y it no werk.

[Rich]

Have fun doing it again in a few months.

[giant_mtb]

Yeah yeah. Not the pump's fault, though. Driving with no p/s sucks.

[MX793]

Bad replacement pump?
Something wrong with the hydraulics in the steering rack?

[giant_mtb]

Bad replacement pump?
Something wrong with the hydraulics in the steering rack?

I'm thinking something along the latter, unfortunately.  Unless there's some sort of bubble or clog in the system elsewhere. I flushed it pretty good when I put the new pump on, so IDFK.  It's now beyond my skillset.  Might just hafta call this one in. 

[giant_mtb]

U joint on the steering intermediate shaft was rusted out and basically non-functional.  $358 with labor. 

[MrH]

Toyota man.  Things don't break.  It just slowly blows away as dust in the wind before anything actually "breaks"

[giant_mtb]

Would've been a scary day if it had decided to (actually) break going down the highway or something.

I'll have it back tomorrow afternoon.  Currently rocking the parents' Explorer since they still haven't sold it and keep it plated for who knows what reason. 

[giant_mtb]

I'd read on some forums about the intermediate shaft joint failing, but I couldn't readily access it.  I'm glad it was that and not a part of the actual ps system like the rack. 

[AutobahnSHO]

Would've been a scary day if it had decided to (actually) break going down the highway or something.

Buddy's ranger dropped the driveshaft on the highway. Probably just as much fun.