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Old 12-09-2006, 12:07 AM
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Question how many miles are too many for a 4runner?

my 4runner has 400,000 miles on it with a second engine.is that good?
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welcome to yotatech.... thats amazing
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Awesome. Yeah I just blew out some candles and wheeled my runner for it's 200,000th mile
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if thats on a 3.0L i would still me amazed .... most miles ive ever had on my last yotas was 173k and 167k on my last 4runner which was on its 2nd engine

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350,000 on te original block
(HG went at 250K tho)

22RE power!
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86-239,000
88-199,000
98-105,000
Old 12-10-2006, 05:03 AM
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'93 SR5 just turned 170k, all original under the hood, and the rest of the truck in great shape. I see no reason why this would not go well over 200k.

I used to have a '86 SR5 turbo - sold that to a neighbor at 276k and he had over 300k on it when he moved.
Old 12-10-2006, 05:18 AM
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I don't think you can ever have too many miles on a 4Runner...
Mine is a baby yet, she just pasted 101,500...
But I plan on having her till she dies...
At least 2 times...
LOL
Old 12-10-2006, 05:22 AM
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my '88 has 210,000 on the 3.0 still running fairly strong. This summer my dad and i are gonna put a fresh engine and transmission in it. Congrats on 400,000 thats incredible. If it were a jeep i think you would be on like your 5th engine by now. Anyways welcome to YT!
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Mine has 247K. Needs a tranny and a couple of small parts, but overall still runs good.
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some times you get lucky.

4runner blew headgasket at 323,000
truck is on motor #3 at 240k
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1988 - 257,000 I changed HG when I got the thing although it was fine.
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My first 4runner had 394,xxx miles on it when I sold it because the auto was going down. Original 3vz with only one headgasket change. It was a 90 model my dad bought off the show room floor that had plenty more miles in her.
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wow, my 86 pickup hasnt even turned 90thou yet.
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my '94 is still supposedly on its first engine (according to dealer records) and I'm somewhere between 250k and 260k
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my 94 3vze is nearing 116k (HG replaced by last owner), and the 87 4runner 22re is around 96k
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I'm at almost 270K with as far as I can tell original stuff.
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My 90 3.0 hit 190K last week with only routine stuff replaced
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my 98' taco 3.4 had 215k
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I got 190k
time for an oil change


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