whitt13

I just purchased a 2001 Sequoia Limited 4x4 with 70,000 miles. It's in excellent condition and looks like it's seen very little use.
I also ordered the maintenance manual so that I can do my own maintenance.
I haven't received it yet, but I believe I'm due for the scheduled 70,000 mile service.

I assume it has the original shocks on it. How would I know if they are worn out? I assume 70,000 miles is past the lifetime of any stock shock?

I plan on doing the maintenance myself, are there any online guides on things to look for that are not in the manual?

Thanks,
Mark

Paul H.

Welcome to Yotatech, congrats on your purchase. I don't believe that there is a 70K mile service, they usually come every 15k miles. If you bought it froma Toyota dealer then they should have the history on it. As for the shocks, yeah they are probably worn out by now. You can forcefully push down on the edge of the vehicle and see if it bounces any, once or twice is ok, more is bad. If you can't find any maintainance history on it then I would flush the tranny and coolant and change all of the other fluids and give it a tuneup.

Ben03

Good question on the shocks. If they are originals and you have the money to replace them, it might be a good idea to do it so you won't be wondering whether you should or not. I've a Tundra with almost 44,000 miles and as I have the TRD/Off-Road shocks, I believe that it won't be long before I'll be needing new ones as I can feel the truck bouncing a little more than it used to when it was younger.

There isn't really anything we need to do with these 4.7L motors besides changing the plugs, air filter, oil and lubing the drivetrain/hitting the grease fittings in all the u-joints underneath the truck as I don't think the timing belt needs to be done until 90,000 miles, it is a Toyota after all.

Does the truck bounce excessively after going over bumps/expansion joints?

I find that someone trying to push on the hood or rear end of a big truck doesn't really do anything to test the shock absorbers so that really doesn't work, but to take all the worry/guessing out of it, just replace them and you'll know that you have brand new shocks in there and the ride that it came with new. Enjoy!