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Seafire - That has to be some kind of a record for a 4Runner!! WOW!

Eric

I've acually seem one with about 750K on it...think it was an 85...

and a Truck with 600 plus on it...4WD drive 83 or 84 with a Turbo Diesel, when they were bringing those into the US for a few years...

Seafire, how many engines, trannies and clutches have you gone through in that rig?

Hey Fella's, just a quick update on my 98 Taco 4x4 - maroon color (pics attached in an earlier thread about 5 pages back 275K). Now roughly about 360K give or take a couple and still a full time service courier truck daily from Pa. to North Jersey (175 miles one way). The truck is absolutely great!!!! The downside is that these 2700 series motors really lack power. Of course, I'm comparing it to my past 5.7L chevys which I no longer drive. Too many problems, bad quality, and most of all not trustworthy. Anyway, on the mods. The best and most bang for my money came from the exhaust mod. I salvaged a SS Magnaflow system from a 3400 series truck, hacked about 12"s off the front end of the can to fit my reg. cab., welded the flange back on, put a thick gasket back in and it runs great!! You can feel an intant difference. Of course it is mated up to my NWOF header and high flow cat. The other great mod. comes from the brembo brakes and ceramic pads. The truck stops much quicker with a much more firm feel to it.
If you fella's have done some moderate bolt on mods, please let me know what you did to your truck and what worked the best. I'd like to try it out. thanks kimbo..

overhauled the engine at 430K...it was just getting a little tired...if I had lived somewhere flat like Fla, I wouldn't have really overhauled it..

I redid the trans at that time, just because it was apart at the time...

I had the original clutch replaced at 375K, just due to thought it was time...

when the engine was overhauled, I replaced the clutch again, once again, just because it was apart..

The transfer case was overhauled at 375K, due to developing a leak.. same with rear end developed a leak, so overhauled that at 475K....

overhauls were just pulling and replacing ALL the Gaskets.. except trans, which has a 5th gear finally going out at that period...

front brakes pad have been replaced 4 times, and the rear brakes 3 times... last time replace from calipers and the rear slave cylinders on the back brakes.....

first alternator was overhauled at 250K and then again at 500K...along with started at 500K, just because it was also getting tired..

At some point it becomes a mission to see how long it will last. At least it would for me.

Just take those TPMS sensors out and stick them in a piece of 3" PVC tube, cap the ends and stick it under the seat. Keeps the on board brain happy and you'll never have to worry about them again.
They are nothing more than another "conspiracy" from the dealership. LOL!!!!

The boy just turned 100K in our 2002 Tacoma.

My brother's 2002 Tacoma had 212,000k when he decided it was time for a new one. He just bought a 2012 a few months back.

My next door neighbor has a 2005 or 2006 DC with a 4.0L with 210,000 and it runs like it did when it was new!