Good Buy?
04-11-2008, 11:23 PM
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The verdict is in from teh Toyota specialists...
Timing chain has maybe 5k miles left on it
water pump is gone
tie rod ends need replacing
new clutch hose
Rear main seal
Sway bar links replaced
and some more but why list them cause this thing needs an easy $2k to bring it back mechanically...
They said it hasn't seen much service at all. Still has OEM plug cables!! which is impressive i guess.. but hell... This thing has never seen a tune up other than fluids.
Well the idea was fun while it lasted...
Back to the drawing board
-Jason
Timing chain has maybe 5k miles left on it
water pump is gone
tie rod ends need replacing
new clutch hose
Rear main seal
Sway bar links replaced
and some more but why list them cause this thing needs an easy $2k to bring it back mechanically...
They said it hasn't seen much service at all. Still has OEM plug cables!! which is impressive i guess.. but hell... This thing has never seen a tune up other than fluids.
Well the idea was fun while it lasted...
Back to the drawing board
-Jason
04-12-2008, 12:51 AM
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For 240,000 miles - that list almost seems to be normal maintenance. Also, if it is a 3.4 - it has a timing belt, not a chain. Not that it matters, the belt would be at the end of its useful lifespan. And considering the water pump is gone - good thing to replace. Still sounds like a good deal to me though.
04-16-2008, 09:46 AM
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belt... chain... you know what i meant 
So, to keep you all up to date on my 4runner search, I pulled the trigger on a '99 this Monday... FOLLOW THIS LINK
-Jason
So, to keep you all up to date on my 4runner search, I pulled the trigger on a '99 this Monday... FOLLOW THIS LINK
-Jason
04-16-2008, 09:55 AM
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my only thing is to me 240 seems to low of mileage for all of that to happen at one time per se' ... someone must have looked over a few maintenance deals over the mileage....
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