I have been looking for a while and finally found a nice 88 Xtra cab that I am going to go check out. It has 170,XXX and the 3.0 V6 as well as a solid axle swap. My main concern is what should I look for on the motor? From what I have read so far the 3.0 seems like a piece of junk and it seems to have a lot of issues. What should I look for to make sure I am buying a truck with a good motor that should last me at least a couple years for daily driver duty?

 

Oh and in addition I was wondering if there were any typical issues of the pickups from this era that I should look for when I check it out...

 

the 3.0L do have problems but if you take care of them and dont harp on them to bad it should last you awhile

 

The 3.0L in the smaller pickup isn't as much of an issue, IMHO. Yes, it's maybe a bit underpowered for a full size, but it isn't bad. Other than that, it's still a Toyota. It's still running after 21-22 years, after all.