I never bought a used tacoma. I bought a new one 11 yrs ago. Still have it. Other than regular maintenance the only thing I did was u joints last August. Runs like when I drove it off the lot. It has been above the arctic circle

Rusty frames are a concern for any make of used vehicles. I looked at a really good looking 4Runner and crawled under it. It was Swiss cheese under there. I walked away from that one. A few months later, Offer Up notified me that it sold for the asking price. Not a car, but a boat. I bought a boat that was selling for a really good price and the trailer looked freshly painted. Towed it home over a hundred miles. The next day, I looked at it closer and noticed some bad rust on the hardware for the bunks. I did the hammer test and it went through the trailer rails in many spots. I had to replace the trailer with a brand new one.

Great video, some rally good points. Thanks.

I have a bunch of rotten frame photos from a dealership parking lot. My Gen2 Tacoma passed the first warranty inspection but I knew where it was rotting from the inside out I made sure it didn't pass the second inspection. It only had 130,000kms at the time. That spot across from the cab mount and next to the cat is 2 layers of steel the outside is solid, but the inner layer has a hole so its a starting point for the rust plus. Dont forget woolwax or fluid film before thes winter.

Thank you for this video!

On the 2nd gen tacomas you always wanna check your motor mounts there none fur braking off ....you'll hear your fan rubbing on the shroud Is a dead giveaway ....I've replaced doesens in New Brunswick lol anyway always awesome seeing your videos can't wait to see the blue truck done

Excellent video, back in the early '80 we used to do these checks on used vehicles. Many now don't do these checks but I learned a few things from this video. My 2021 Tacoma TRD 4X4 Premium is still going strong. Replaced all the shocks with Bilstein 6112 and 5100 in the back and Icon AAL. Going off-road in Ontario is like heaven on earth.

Fluid colors mean nothing as a dishonest person would top off/replace it.

Yeah, it’s taken me a few attempts to even get halfway through replacing the radio antenna mast on my 05. So much rust.

Good points!

Do you recommend fluid film to preemptively prevent frame rust? What do you recommend?

Rusty but trusty!

thank you

Buy one that’s stock and not modified.

Tip one: look for a cooched frame

Excellent video! I want to keep my Tacoma for a long time and I'm worried about rust. Who around here does rust proofing? Or can you guys do this? I want any oil or wax based material, not the rubberized demon coating.

Great thorough video for anybody buying or thinking about buying a truck. I just bought my first truck six months ago, a 2011 tundra low km168xxx. The fuel pump went on it about a month ago and my mechanic said when he dropped the tank there was zero rust behind it, leading him to believe the frame was already replaced. Being in Nova Scotia I recognized how good the frame looked in terms of rust before I bought it, which was a big reason I ended up buying the truck. Lucky me I guess ! Keep the vids coming Cheers from the other side 🇨🇦

Further to my last comment: My tacoma only ever towed one thing...a 2020 Z28 Colarado which broke down and needed to be moved so the flat bed tow truck could load it

When having a car inspected by a potential buyer's mechanic, are there any issues with liability that the seller needs to sign off on?

Curious…what’s clutch fluid? lol

I feel like you guys would do a great video about how to know how to tell just how far gone a Tacoma frame is. The delaminating layers piece seems catastrophic and hard to read. My 09 definitely has some rust between the layers, but no bloating or separating. It would be great to know when it's toast, or when it's about to be toast. Another video you guys should do is how to know if a frame is repairable or not -- and what the repair methods are. I'm baffled that Toyota botched this frame so badly. At what point do they go from 'rusty' to 'garbage', and how do you know?

2006 tacoma ,18700miles with normal maintenance and 3ooo to 4000mi oil change. NEW. FRAME courtesy of toyota a coupe of years ago.. People at the dealership want to buy it. 18year 9ld truck runs like new!

2014 sport 70,000 MI.

Take off the trim inside the driverside and passenger side doors. The panel that hides the plug connections is held in with a hand turn screw. Roll back the carpet as far as you can especially on the driverside. 80% of the time when buying a used 2nd gen there's rust. Even if they've been undercoated their whole life! Water gets in from the windsheild seal and from door trim that became dry rotted. There's also a known clogged ac line that can often drip and leak into the passenger side area. Oh, and the antanna can cause leaks into the passenger side as well. There's also a known faulty weld on both sides of the 05-12 tacomas. It's just a small pin hole that let's water in. It's very minor but over 15 years it can cause damage. Annnnnnd the wiring harnesses can also let in water if the drains aren't cleared. If the seat mounts on the driver side are rusted. You can be rest assured that there is likely a hole in the floor pan. Timing chain, ac compressor, manifolds. Watch out for all of that and enjoy your truck for the rest of your life.

where y’all out of? what’s it run a guy to have you do this to my truck? she’s been wheeled hard so i’m looking for damage to know if i shoukd be watching for another 2nd gen

Under 100,000 km is considered low miles and over 200,000 km is high miles? So weird because we use miles in the USA and have the same benchmarks. Which would equate to 161,000 km for low mileage and 322,000 km for high mileage.

Where is your shop located? Hopefully in the northwest so i can stop by!

Just bought a 2015 Sport with only 7k miles on it. Like New.

I quit Toyota they are way over priced, the owner for sale eat a stupid pill then ask almost new price