Tundra
2nd gen 5.7 V8 and 2022+ i-FORCE Tundra: fluids, maintenance and fitment.
Maintenance & Problems
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The Toyota Truck Home Garage Tool List: What You Need for Every Job
To do your own oil, tire, brake and fluid work on a Toyota truck you need six things: a 3-ton floor jack, a pair of jack stands, a 1/2-inch click torque wrench that reaches at least 100 ft-lb (154 ft-lb for steel wheels on a 2024+ Tacoma or 2022+ Tundra), a metric socket set, an OBD2 scanner, and a drain pan. That kit costs roughly $300–400. Add a fluid pump for differential and transmission fills, a vacuum coolant filler, and a smoke machine for EVAP codes and you can handle almost every job on our maintenance schedules. Toyota's lug nut torque is 83 ft-lb on 2nd and 3rd gen Tacomas and 97 ft-lb on aluminum wheels for the 4th gen Tacoma, Tundra, Sequoia and Land Cruiser 250, per the owner's manuals.
Toyota Towing Capacity Chart: Every Truck and SUV (2026)
Tundra up to 12,000 lb (2022+ gas, 2WD Double Cab, no SR Package; 11,450 lb hybrid). Sequoia up to 9,520 lb (2023+). Tacoma up to 6,500 lb (2024+; 6,800 lb on a 2016 to 2023 2WD V6 Access Cab). 4Runner 6,000 lb (2025+; 5,000 lb for 2010 to 2024). Land Cruiser 250 6,000 lb (2025+, GCWR 12,725 to 12,945 lb). These are maximums: many configurations are rated lower, so use the door-jamb label for your truck.
Toyota Tundra Towing Capacity by Year and Cab (2007–2026)
2022+ Tundra (i-FORCE twin-turbo V6): up to 12,000 lb, but only on the Double Cab 2WD standard bed without the SR Package. Trucks with the SR Package are rated 8,300 lb. Most other gas trucks without it are rated 10,870 to 11,400 lb. i-FORCE MAX hybrid (2025 manual): 10,290 to 11,450 lb. 2014 to 2021 5.7L V8: 7,800 to 10,500 lb depending on cab, drive and tow package (the 2016 truck tops out at 10,500 lb), and 6,400 to 6,800 lb with the 4.6L V8. 2007 to 2013: up to 10,400 lb with the 5.7L, 4,500 to 4,900 lb with the 4.0L V6. Every Tundra manual sets the unbraked limit at 1,000 lb. Your exact rating follows your model code on the door-jamb label.
Toyota Tundra V35A Engine Recall Explained (2022–2024 Tundra, LX, GX)
Toyota has recalled about 272,000 gas-engine trucks across three NHTSA campaigns for the same problem: machining debris left in the 3.4L twin-turbo V35A engine can damage the main bearings, which can lead to engine knock, a stall and loss of power. 24V381 (2022–2023 Tundra and LX600, 102,092 vehicles) replaces the engine. 25V767 (2022–2024 Tundra, LX, and the 2024 GX550, 126,691 vehicles) and 26V320 (2024 Tundra, 43,566 vehicles) inspect the #1 main bearing with software and drive data, and replace the engine if needed. Toyota's codes: 24TA07/24TB07 and 25TA14/25TB14 (Toyota), 24LA04/24LB04 and 25LA07/25LB07 (Lexus). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. All figures from NHTSA recall reports.
Toyota Tundra Maintenance Schedule: 5k to 120k Mile Checklist (2007–2025)
Both generations: rotate tires every 5,000 miles, change 0W-20 oil and filter every 10,000 miles or 12 months, replace the cabin and engine air filters every 30,000, re-torque the propeller shaft bolts every 15,000, and replace engine coolant at 100,000 then every 50,000. 2nd gen 5.7L V8 (2007–2021): spark plugs at 120,000. 3rd gen i-FORCE (2022+): spark plugs every 40,000 miles, plus the intercooler coolant at 100,000 and a brake booster vacuum pump inspection at 120,000. Tow or drive dirt roads? Oil every 5,000, transfer case oil every 30,000, ATF at 60,000 and 120,000. From Toyota's 2013, 2020 and 2024 Tundra maintenance guides.
Toyota Tundra Fluid Capacities & Types (2014–2025)
2014–2021 Tundra 5.7L V8 (3UR-FE): engine oil 8.5 qt 0W-20 with filter (2020 manual; the 2016 manual lists 7.9 qt), coolant 11.4 qt (12.4 qt with tow package) Toyota SLLC, Toyota ATF WS about 11.7 qt, transfer case 1.6 qt Toyota Transfer Gear Oil LF 75W, front diff 2.2 qt and rear diff 3.8–4.0 qt of LT 75W-85 GL-5. 2022+ Tundra i-FORCE 3.4L twin-turbo V6 (V35A): 7.7 qt 0W-20, ATF WS 11.7 qt, transfer case 2.17 qt of ATF WS (not gear oil), front diff 1.4 qt, rear diff 5.7 qt (5.6 with the rear locker). All from Toyota's owner's manuals.
