I'm a car geek and always looking to fix up my rides but on a budget. I could never find the info I needed so I decided to Blog then later do YouTube videos.
Being a father of 3 I have to be mindful with the toys I want and the toys my kids want.
Join me for information about my stuff and thoughts about making them nicer. I've introduced my kids when I can as my helpers.
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I've been busy so busy with the family that I've been behind on my product reviews so I've decided to do an almost daily blast of videos to get things out of the way.
It's been a big learning curve for me to get the good clean video for people. I have to say thanks so much for your support! I even put myself more in the vids because of that.
Here are just a weeks' work of videos and I still have more down the pipe! Haha!
Yes folks. After 10,000 miles my clutch pedal developed an annoying creak. It happens after some time driving and when it's warm indicating the lubricants could be failing at a certain viscosity.
It gets really stiff when it does this as well.
I took it to the dealer and they couldn't duplicate the issue and lubed up all the joints. Well I drove it the next day and boom! Creaking is back. Now it's not as loud as I documented in the video but it's there.
There isn't a TSB (Technical Service Bulletin) or recall on this year. There is one for the 2005-2015 second generations which they replace the entire pedal assembly. I'm curious which parts have been carried over to the third gen.
It's a good truck overall but this sure is annoying. Nobody can get everything perfect but they do need to strive just a tad more. I wanted to add too that I'm not the only person with this issue so it's not an 'bitter owner' syndrome.
Check out my videos and please post if you're a victim as well.
So I plan on taking it to service soon but I wanted to do a video to demo the noise and also see how many others are having this issue. I'm at 10k miles and it's bugging me.
I had a YouTube subscriber inquire on what caused my starting/driving/idling issues.
The symptoms were that the car would stall and buckle while driving. I'd lose power at times and it would come back. Sometimes I could start it again and drive off for a few miles without issue.
It came to a point that I couldn't start it. It would crank but that's it. Then sometimes it was nice and start but then die. This was totally frustrating.
I looked at the basic stuff first. The fuses! I didn't see anything wrong. I read about relays. Again I tracked them what I thought could be the culprit but no go. Maybe it was a fuel issue so I thought since the inline pump was really loud that was it. Or perhaps the fuel filter got clogged.
I changed both and thought it was the issue but nope! I did even did a video on it.
Well to say the least I was frustrated! I gave up and decided to take it to a specialist.
They spent several hours and figured it out! It was a fusible link! Basically it's a wafer that's inline with the wire that blows like a fuse but isn't replaceable.
It was located under the rear seat and it ran from the battery in the trunk all the way to the ECU by the glove compartment. I had no clue the car had one.
Well $350 later it's running without issue! I hope you guys can find your problem on the cheap.
I was excited to hear the great news that my Taco did so well on this safety test. I think it should have gotten top rating though and I've talked about it on my YouTube channel. I even put my face on it! haha!
I love to blog but Vlogging is fun as well.
Let me know if you would like me to do more write ups or vids up.
I appreciate all your likes and comments on my YouTube and Instagram accounts.
I ended up picking up a Pedal Commander for my Taco. It's a doohickey that adds more voltage to the drive-by-wire gas pedals that many newish cars (2000+) have versus the old fashion cable throttle.
I loved it in my Golf R and did a video on it. It's actually my highest viewing video ever by a landslide!
My theory...and I say mine is manufacturers wanted to get the highest EPA MPG ratings they can so if a driver can't make their car go fast or they feel it won't go, they'll put less efforts and accelerating which in turns saves gas. Little did they know drivers decided to punch it all the time at full WOT (Wide Open Throttle) or simply mashed the gas!
This has actually helped people get better mpg.
Check out my video on YouTube and see for yourself. Thanks for reading!
This time I went with friends but didn't take the easy way. In fact I went up partially what they call Jeep Hill and chickened out. I'm a noob and literally just figured out 4LO engaged properly. Yea I know..I should read the manual...or how about just the card on the visor?
Anyhow here's a few pics but the best highlights are on my video.
