what can i do to cut down the otherwise enormous bill i will be looking at thte dealership? i was planning on changing the plugs, air filter, oil, diff fluid... what else gets covered at this interval?

 

y2k:

go to the 'maintenance' section and look at the first post (stickied). there is a 'maintenance engine' that you can plug your vehicle's year, model and mileage into. it will tell you exactly what you need to get done.

bob

 

I would change all the belts including the timing belt and also do a transmission and coolant flush. the timing belt should have been changed b/w 70-80K miles and if it hasn't change it for sure. It's not hard to change the timing belt...just time consuming.

If you need the directions, email me at jataga@att.net and I will take pictures of the pages in my service manual of how to change the belts. I have a 99 4Runner so you might want to double check the diagrams!