Picked up my 4Runner yesterday!

Picked up my 3rd gen 4Runner yesterday!

200k miles on the clock, she drove like a dream from San Diego back to Los Angeles

Started a log book, and preparing to do my first oil change...

First 1,000+ mile round trip coming up on April 4th

 

Congrats!

 

You gotta update the other thread man, we all want to see the results.

This is the manual one? Very cool, take good care of it

 

Alright! Thanks

Yes this is the manual one! 5 speed

 

200k on the clock, if you keep up the preventative stuff, 300k to go before major overhaul with no auto gearbox and torque converter to go out on you

 

Are there any guides on preventative maintenance to 4Runners?

 

3rd gens were simple enough that just keep on top of fluid changes, and take care of any vibrations early on. Toyotas of that era are old enough now that rubber parts and gaskets are going to get old and starting cracking just due to age and exposure to the element. Work the 4wd parts often, and keep close eye on parts like motor mounts that tend to go around that 200k mark. I don't know what but every Toyota I have had over 200k started vibrating at that mark but a simple replacement had them running like new again.

Does it have the 5VZ v6 or the 2.7L I-4 motor?

 

It has the 3.4L V6

 

make sure you keep an eye on the coolant and any leaks from from the valve cover when the gasket starts going, otherwise that motor got plenty of life left in it.

 

Does the 3.4 have a timing belt or chain?

 

It has a timing belt - last done at 180k mi

 

Congrats! Great looking truck.