Re: Timing belt replacement
Your 2002 truck is pretty new to need cam and crank seals. I'd wait until the 2nd timing belt change because prying them out is tough and you could scratch the crankshaft or camshaft and ruin them. I havn't worked on Tundra V8, but on other Toyotas the crank seal can be removed without prying by first removing the oil pump (complicated) and the cam seal can be removed without prying by removing the cam pulley and camshaft (complicated).
There are two types of FIPG. One for oil contact surfaces like the oil pan and one for coolant contact surfaces. Use the Toyota FIPG for oil contact surfaces and Permatex Grey for coolant contact surfaces. There is a Toyota FIPG for coolant surfaces but it comes only in big cartriges for $60 whereas the Permatex Grey comes in $6 tubes and Permatex claims it is a suitable replacement for the Toyota FIPG for coolant surfaces.
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