Transmission word for 100 series

[OwnerCS]

Well, if he's willing to ship it to me, I'll do it, and for much less than that.

I have done that. Not that bad actually.

 

[offoradjunkie]

'03 here joining a little late, but I wanted to chime in and put out another reference point of my transmission going out at about 230k miles.
I took it to a shop near me (reputable LC shop) and they said it was the torque converter. My housing split in half and blew the U-joints back into the driveshaft. I always had a bit of a drone in my car before this, and I replaced all the obvious things, including changing trans fluid.

 

[chuckscap]

295k and I go solo regularly. (Of course now I’ve cursed myself

I think I’ve read on the forum transmissions go out on every model year, as well as motors, even though we have the million mile motor. Of course, conventional wisdom says all our brake masters, steering racks, etc are going to fail after 200k…

I saw a thread with posts from 2011 saying AHC wouldn’t last past 150k miles.

Is it more likely in a 2000? I’m not sure there is hard data to prove it out, but I think they sold 15k or so US spec 100s. A 1% failure rate would be 1500, and we would hear about half of them on this forum .

Same we're both cursed! I drove mine from Colorado Springs to S Padre Island and back recently 256,000 miles all good

 

[OwnerCS]

Well, if he's willing to ship it to me, I'll do it, and for much less than that.

It's good to know we have members who can rebuild the A343F. I've seen that with the A340F in the Tacoma World group.

I prefer to get things done by community members who understand our trucks' little nuances.

 

[a31gun]

Bad Karma, removing anti pollution device (CAT's).

Unless, vehicle, only used off-road and trailered to the off-road location. You're public creating a permanent record, announcing your a criminal under federal Law.

Even if your county doesn't specifically require a catalytic converter, federal law still applies. Under the Clean Air Act, it's illegal to remove or tamper with a catalytic converter because it's essential for controlling vehicle emissions. So, even if your local regulations are more lenient, you could still face federal penalties for removing it.

Under federal law, the fines and penalties for removing a catalytic converter can be quite severe. Here are some key points:

1. Fines: You could face fines up to $10,000 for removing a catalytic converter.
2. Criminal charges: Tampering with or removing a catalytic converter is considered a criminal offense under the Clean Air Act.
3. Environmental impact: Increased emissions contribute to air pollution, smog formation, and potential health risks.

Cats back on. You guys made an impression on me. Thanks for your input. I'm from the country and I don't know too many trucks that kept them. Ignorant choice to delete them in the 1st place.

 

[jLB]

Cats back on. You guys made an impression on me. Thanks for your input. I'm from the country and I don't know too many truck that kept them. Ignorant choice to delete them in the 1st place.

If you lived in a more urban area, there are plenty of people that do a free cat delete for you. I wonder if Toyota/Lexus even has new cats for these old vehicles anymore.

A former coworker in Houston, had the cats stolen from his 200 series. It took a month and a half to get them properly replaced. A few days later they were stolen again.

 

[a31gun]

Ouch. They are pricey. I didn't scrap mine due to the fact I may reinstall them one day.
Sounds like he needs some skid plates.

 

[nissanh]

'03 here joining a little late, but I wanted to chime in and put out another reference point of my transmission going out at about 230k miles.
I took it to a shop near me (reputable LC shop) and they said it was the torque converter. My housing split in half and blew the U-joints back into the driveshaft. I always had a bit of a drone in my car before this, and I replaced all the obvious things, including changing trans fluid. View attachment 3871570View attachment 3871571View attachment 3871572

How on Earth the bell-housing got cracked like that.. first time seeing such!

 

[OwnerCS]

'03 here joining a little late, but I wanted to chime in and put out another reference point of my transmission going out at about 230k miles.
I took it to a shop near me (reputable LC shop) and they said it was the torque converter. My housing split in half and blew the U-joints back into the driveshaft. I always had a bit of a drone in my car before this, and I replaced all the obvious things, including changing trans fluid. View attachment 3871570View attachment 3871571View attachment 3871572

Just a thought about the root cause.

I wonder if the flex plate had been separated from the torque converter at one point and improperly reinstalled. I've seen or heard of strange cases with Tacomas (out of millions sold) where the flex plate was not properly aligned on reinstallation. It appears when the black bolt is not used as the initial alignment bolt. A vibration occurs from misalignment, resulting in a cracked flex plate. If the LC uses a thicker flex plate compared to a Tacoma, moving up the line would be the torque converter. Again, just a thought.