Oil filters and air filters are pretty competitively priced compared to the local parts store. That said, if you want a new, complete 22RE from the dealer, its going to set you back $17,000 (no, that's not a mistake).

What parts have you found are cheaper from the dealer?

Any idea whether ball joints or tie-rod ends are priced competitively? Headlights?

 

those prebent hard brakelines on the calipers are suprisingly cheap at the dealer..
my diesel oil filter is 30 bucks from the dealer

 

TPS was 110 at advance auto and only 80 at the dealer!

 

I bought a blower motor resistor from the dealer for $13. NAPA charged like $21 if I recall correctly

 

I wish I would have known that


my blower motor resister from the dealer cost me about $35 with a buddy's dicount for my 91

 

dealer wanted $85 for mine.. I got an aftermarket for $25, but it doesnt work as well..

 

is that what needs to be replaced if your lower 2 speeds on your fan switch dont work, mine only has high and higher

 

More than likely yes. When Mine went out, the only speed that worked was full blast. I suspected the resister, so I removed it, and sure enough that's what was clearly the problem; the coils on it had just fatigued and broke apart.

It's easy enough to remove out and give it a once-over look. One electrical plug and 2 screws under the dash on the passenger side. That's all it was on my 91 anyway; I'd imagine it should be the same before and after that year though, I don't see why they would have changed it or its location

 

Back to the original question: I've read that spark plugs are very cheap from the dealer. Also, coolant hoses and thermostats seem to be in the proper ball park.

 

I would think that all of the routine mantainence things would be pretty competitively priced (like filters, plugs, maybe even cap, rotor, and wires), but when it comes down to the wire on something that's absolutely critical for the vehicle and it's something that Toyota knows you'll have a hard time getting brand new anywhere else, they'll jack the prices up accordingly

I don't blame them though, the parts last a loooooong time; just ask my motor

 

Have you recently joined the 300k club ?

 

in a couple more months

 

Um, there are parts cheaper at the dealer?


I thought i lost a certain vacuum line that is part of the egr system i think, and cause it has a bend in the hose the dealer wanted like $140 or something ridiculous. Went to napa and got a generic hose for under $2.

 

key word there is "generic"

but mind you, that does not mean that the generic replacement is not as good as the part Toyota wanted $140; I bet the hose you bought works great, it's just that it doesn't have TOYOTA printed on the side of it

 

i actually found the hose pinched between like the power steering pump and something else. Iirc it popped off on the highway and i thought i lost it