Leaves in the tundra

Where's here?
we had a cold front move in and temps dropped like 30 degrees yesterday

 

Southeast Texas. Interesting you got a cold front. It will probably be 90 or more for a month more here. We had a very odd front about a month ago where highs for a couple of days were 80’s and lows were upper 60’s - record cool July temperatures I think.

 

People are NICE on this site: that's why I like it. It's called TUNDRAS.COM because people post stuff about Tundras. This thread qualifies, and I personally didn't even know about this area and am glad the dude posted about it.

Notice, I am not being rude to you because I am TYPING on a keyboard. There are no 'tough guy typists' that I am aware of, so I don't start slap fights over the internet.

Enjoy your Tundra.

 

Yeah it's kinda odd for August.
But to get on topic, parking in a carport helps keep leaves out.

 

Thank you x 1,000,000 for this informative & helpful post. I had no idea this was happening and just got a ton of junk out of there including some kind of plastic thing.

The first picture is after I cleared out a full to the top load, three more like this came out.

THANK YOU!

 

On Gen3's, the debris is probably getting into the fender through the top of the engine compartment near the hood hinge. There big hollows back there on both sides where the hinges are located.

Open the hood and place your hose to the outside of the hood hinge(s) near the inside fender surface, and turn the hose on full blast. There is a chute-like drain port molded into the bottom of the inner fender liner...all the trash should come out there. If you have a large accumulation of debris, it may be necessary to remove the inner liner in that area to inspect and clean manually. Once you've got it clean, you can hose it out regularly to keep it clean.

 

Thank you. I washed my truck yesterday before seeing this thread (when I saw pine needles in front of the door) so will try this next wash. I noticed, as I was washing, that stuff disappeared at the ends of the black plastic drain/barrier along the bottom of the windshield. I think now I know where it was going.

 

I have seen quite a few threads like this in the past. But I have been here a long time and those threads seem to get buried, and are hard to find without typing in just the right phrase or word. So it is an informative thread, especially for someone who missed it or is newer to the site.

While something like this may seem obvious to some, it is hidden and doesn’t jump right out at you to check this area. Better to learn now than when it’s all rusted out from wet debris.

Personally I’m fairly OCD, I found this little gold mine early on during a wash. Plus my last two vehicles had the same vulnerable area. So I knew to check areas like this.