I got scammed 2004 SR5

I guess I didn’t mention it but I paid $6400 for it.

 

It's a very common practice rolling the mileage back on vehicles that goes to auction, I know that's not the case here..but I read several years ago that it's very easy now compared to days of old to do this, before everything being electronic to roll back the mileage you had to do it mechanically by attaching a drill to the odometer cable down at the transmission and run the drill in reverse until you reach the desired rolled back mileage which can take hours, with modern vehicles it can easily be done in just a few minutes with a computer and even a smartphone app which is what most people who buy used and flip vehicles via an auction do!!

 

Sounds like it’s a lot better then a lot of the 4Runners others have bought and that mileage is nothing price seems good after you get the needed items fixed you have a great truck.

 

Sorry you got scammed like that but it is a great car and looks super clean.

 

Thanks guys. I fixed the brakes and it’s super smooth and runs great

 

$6500 is a steal. Dude didn’t know what he was defrauding you with. Talk about instant karma.

 

Haha im not as mad now lol

 

Ever seen how many 200 to 500k mile examples are for sale out there? Tundras, Sequoia, LCs, and 4Runners, yes some have mechanical issues, but most are still running fine. Some not even maintained well and never have had their true mileage documented. Its a million mile engine because in a proper circumstance, a properly cared for engine has a much higher percentage of these engines can go 500k+. Not many can claim this. Period. Sorry the little things annoy you and especially on your Sunday.

 

plenty of videos show how to do it, what tools to use, and on newer vs older.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_yP9rOKgxU

 

I bought my 2004 Limited v8 with 237k from my parents for $6k and got the 'family discount'. I think you walked away just fine even with the scam. I wouldn't sweat it or be worrying about it.

 

500k is not a million miles lol the 2uz is a great engine I never refuted it but to infer all 2uz will reach a million miles is just stupid

 

OK glad it annoys you then. Have million dollar day.

 

Just curious, did you do a bill of sale? I create one any time money changes hands with a private seller, even for stuff like my $200 Sequoia takeoff wheels. I tell the seller that they'll need to sign it. Nobody has refused. May seem persnickety but if there's ever a question over something's origin, you may be very glad to have a paper trail.

 

Its apparently got some womans name on it, he claimed was his wife.
Or at least thats what i understand.

 

Its actually easy with an Android cell phone, pull the cluster, probe two points with a make-shift wire setup from a phone charger, with some specific app they can change the mileage to anything they want.
OR
They can swap the cluster but i am banking on this guy does this for a living and has an app on his phone and a wire harness and does it in the cluster.

 

The GM, Dodge, Jeep, Fords, can be done with an OBD2 scanner plugged into an Android phone in less than 3 minutes
The Toyota and Nissan are the hardest and have to have the cluster pulled and split apart.

 

Going in for TB and WP tomorrows I redid the rear brakes but messed it up somehow. It makes a clicking on the drivers side that changes with speed. Took the tire off and checked everything, nothing rubbing or bent. Pads are secure everything’s tight.
I
think what happened was when I was taking that rotor off, I forgot I still had the parking brake on and was yanking like crazy to get the rotor off and it pulled the parking brake assembly out. I released the brake and got the rotor off and put everything back together but something with the parking brake might be messed up? Any thoughts?

 

When you force the rotor to come off you usually mess up/bend the mounting hardware, i.e. the pins that hold the shoes in place, those pins are not straight to begin with and you most likely straighten them out a little bit and they are now longer than they should be and possibly rubbing on the back of the rotor, if so you should see the rub marks.

You can buy new aftermarket hardware kits but beware that some come with pins that aren't the correct size/shape and you may end up with the same problem.

 

dang. I’m going to have the guy doing the tb tomorrow take a look I don’t have the patience to mess with that tonight. Plus it’s 92 degrees and humid. I have a video but don’t want to make a YouTube account just to post it