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Hey guys. I bought my yota about a month ago. It's an 88 pickup with the 22re in it. 4x4 5 speed.

Anyways 2 different times now within about 2 weeks apart I noticed something weird. While going through gears right when it's time to shift both the battery and parking brake light come on until either I shift gears or let the rpm die down. I'm guessing it comes on around 2-3,000 rpm. I was just wondering if this is anything bad or just some wiring issues. It doesn't do it all the time. Only 2 times now since I've got it.

Also is Castrol GTX High mileage synthetic blend good to run in this truck. 10-30.
Truck has 223 thousand miles and runs like a champ. Sounds like it has a bad lifter though. Just a small ticking noise when idle. can't hear it unless your right by the engine.

James Woods

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The lights coming on is your alternator not charging at higher RPM's, replace the brushes in it and you should be good.

BMcEL

x2 on brushes. About $15 for the brush/holder assy. at the dealership and pretty easy to swap out. Or you can spend $3-5 for just the brushes and solder them into your existing holder. Either way, avoid remanufactured alternators like the plague.

Probably not hurting anything but high mileage motors like a little thicker oil. I run Rotella T6 5w-40 year round in my 20R & my 3VZ. Awesome stuff. The ticking you described sounds perfectly normal and might even disappear with 5w-40.