Warning: As the V6 engine in your Tacoma is an interference engine it is mandatory that you have the timing belt replaced at 90,000 miles. Fail to replace the belt, and if it breaks you will have severe engine damage. The timing belt also drives the water pump. For this reason it is recommended you replace the water pump at the same time. This will save you labor costs later on when the pump fails, which it will before the 180,000 mile mark for another belt replacement.
90k miles.
Suggested at 60,000
No, it has a chain. Replacement is rare and not part of scheduled maint.
If it had a timing belt, you would replace it at 90,000 miles. But this engine has a timing chain and does not have a belt.
Change it at 90,000 miles.
There is no scheduled replacement on timing chains (only on timing belts). Therefore, it only needs to be replaced if it breaks.
Car makers do recommend replacing the timing belt according to mileage in order to help prevent it breaking, which will cause major problems with your vehicle. Honda recommends replacement somewhere between 60,000 and 105,000 miles depending on the size of the engine. You should have it checked regularly even before reaching the mileage.
There is no scheduled mileage or time mentioned in any manual for Timing Chain replacement.
Factory recommended replacement mileage is: 105,000 miles.
90,000 Should be the correct replacement mileage
timing CHAINAdded: Check the above answer out carefully - I have an '04 and my engine has a timing BELT. Recommended replacement mileage for the belt is 90,000 miles.
It appears that the 1996 Toyota Tacoma has a timing belt.