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03-07-2011, 07:26 AM
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300,000 miles
my '99 turned 300,000 today.......
Here's to all you guys who keep your high mileage Runner running.
next update: 1/2 million miles.
Here's to all you guys who keep your high mileage Runner running.
next update: 1/2 million miles.
03-07-2011, 07:59 AM
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Wow, my 99' 4Runner is only at 109k at the moment. It's nice to know i have tons of life remaining in her so long as i keep up a good maintenance schedule (and i do).
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03-07-2011, 04:20 PM
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03-07-2011, 09:58 PM
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Craziness! We see one that comes in to get serviced regularly, 305k on a 96 and he wheels the crap out of it! Stock heads and all, I don't understand how it runs so well. Oil is naturally puking from everywhere, but hey it runs!!
03-08-2011, 03:02 AM
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In my opinion it takes excellent routine maintenance with factory parts. Deferred maintenance is a killer.
- I change my oil every 5,000 miles, Mobil 1.
- Never miss a 30,000 mile service. Here's a great write up for the 30K service:
http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/mainte...a_4runner_30k/
I really can't stress enough how important the 30,000 miles service is. Do every single item and do it to the best of your ability.
Learn to do it yourself, that way it will get done. Doing this yourself does three things, (1) it saves you mega-bucks (2) it ensures the work was actually done (some dealership mechanics are liars, they don't do the work they tell you they did) and (3) it gets you into your engine and you see things that need to be fixed before catastrophic failure occurs.
Other than that here are some things I've done:
Timing belt, waterpump and idlers.
Starter contacts.
Replaced mass air sensor (wish I had done that sooner it cost me two catalytic converters to fail........my fault)
Struts
Replaced rear axle seals and while I was in there I replaced the rear wheel bearings and outer seals.
radiator
brakes
It's not that long a list. The routine maintenence with factory parts have kept this runner out of the shop and will keep it going to 500,000.
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03-08-2011, 03:41 AM
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Congrats on the milestone and it's refreshing to see somebody who has a realistic outlook on maintaining a vehicle.
It's not all about the lifts, tires, stereo, etc...
Nice work, cheers!
Fink
It's not all about the lifts, tires, stereo, etc...
Nice work, cheers!
Fink
03-08-2011, 08:03 AM
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In my opinion it takes excellent routine maintenance with factory parts. Deferred maintenance is a killer.
- I change my oil every 5,000 miles, Mobil 1.
- Never miss a 30,000 mile service. Here's a great write up for the 30K service:
http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/mainte...a_4runner_30k/
I really can't stress enough how important the 30,000 miles service is. Do every single item and do it to the best of your ability.
Learn to do it yourself, that way it will get done. Doing this yourself does three things, (1) it saves you mega-bucks (2) it ensures the work was actually done (some dealership mechanics are liars, they don't do the work they tell you they did) and (3) it gets you into your engine and you see things that need to be fixed before catastrophic failure occurs.
Other than that here are some things I've done:
Timing belt, waterpump and idlers.
Starter contacts.
Replaced mass air sensor (wish I had done that sooner it cost me two catalytic converters to fail........my fault)
Struts
Replaced rear axle seals and while I was in there I replaced the rear wheel bearings and outer seals.
radiator
brakes
It's not that long a list. The routine maintenence with factory parts have kept this runner out of the shop and will keep it going to 500,000.
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- I change my oil every 5,000 miles, Mobil 1.
- Never miss a 30,000 mile service. Here's a great write up for the 30K service:
http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/mainte...a_4runner_30k/
I really can't stress enough how important the 30,000 miles service is. Do every single item and do it to the best of your ability.
Learn to do it yourself, that way it will get done. Doing this yourself does three things, (1) it saves you mega-bucks (2) it ensures the work was actually done (some dealership mechanics are liars, they don't do the work they tell you they did) and (3) it gets you into your engine and you see things that need to be fixed before catastrophic failure occurs.
Other than that here are some things I've done:
Timing belt, waterpump and idlers.
Starter contacts.
Replaced mass air sensor (wish I had done that sooner it cost me two catalytic converters to fail........my fault)
Struts
Replaced rear axle seals and while I was in there I replaced the rear wheel bearings and outer seals.
radiator
brakes
It's not that long a list. The routine maintenence with factory parts have kept this runner out of the shop and will keep it going to 500,000.
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Do you change the transmission oil at every 30k service?
I've been debating whether I should change it or leave it, my truck has 120k miles.
My dads 1999 F-350 powerstroke diesel have over 500k kms, and hes never changed the transmission fluid. In my last car the new fluid caused the transmission to start slipping.
03-08-2011, 08:12 AM
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Each time I do an engine oil change I drain the ATF from the transmission pan. That drains 4-5 quarts of ATF. I just make it part of an oil change.
That way I never have to do a flush. I've only changed the filter once, maybe I should do it again.
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That way I never have to do a flush. I've only changed the filter once, maybe I should do it again.
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03-08-2011, 04:08 PM
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Nicely done with the 300k milestone. I think alot of us aspire for the same thing. Some are closer than others.
In my opinion, if you drain the ATF every 5K, you're getting almost all the contaminants out...at least all the stuff the factory screen would catch anyway. It can't hurt to drop the pan and clean or replace the filter.....but I'd wager you'll find it in pretty good shape. It's not like the ATF is exposed to air, dirt, fuel, etc....
03-08-2011, 04:46 PM
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Do you change the transmission oil at every 30k service?
I've been debating whether I should change it or leave it, my truck has 120k miles.
My dads 1999 F-350 powerstroke diesel have over 500k kms, and hes never changed the transmission fluid. In my last car the new fluid caused the transmission to start slipping.
I've been debating whether I should change it or leave it, my truck has 120k miles.
My dads 1999 F-350 powerstroke diesel have over 500k kms, and hes never changed the transmission fluid. In my last car the new fluid caused the transmission to start slipping.
Have you ever changed it?
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Wow, I wish my t100 could've seen great maintenance. I bought it from a guy who only changed the oil when he remembered (that'd be 15 to 20k). Other than that, all he really did was replace the belts. But the truck has 258,000 miles an she still runs strong...just leaves a trail of oil everywhere it goes.
