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Spring cleaning

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by tpole, Mar 19, 2018.

  1. Mar 19, 2018 at 4:55 AM
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    At 585,000 miles I thought it was about time to replace my valve cover gaskets. Yep, 1st time.

    While I was at it I painted the vcs and the plenum. Many thanks to those of you who have posted step-by-step tutorials.

    Now to get serious about turkey season....

    odo.jpg
    engine bay.jpg
    interior.jpg
     
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  2. Mar 19, 2018 at 5:12 AM
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    Did you use aluma-blast on the valve covers and intake? I did mine last year and they came out nice and have held up well
     
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  3. Mar 19, 2018 at 5:20 AM
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    I used engine enamel, aluminum color. I suppose it's quite similar.
     
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  4. Mar 19, 2018 at 10:20 AM
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    Good luck turkey huntin:thumbsup:
     
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  5. Mar 19, 2018 at 10:21 AM
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    Dang I just bought a 4runner with the 3.4 and 285k miles. You're making me feel good about my purchase!!
     
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  6. Mar 19, 2018 at 4:40 PM
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    Man I remember having one of those XM radios when they first came out, Must have been 13 years ago. I'm amazed it still works.
     
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  7. Mar 20, 2018 at 12:19 AM
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    585,000 miles? :eek: Still on the original engine and transmission?
     
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  8. Mar 20, 2018 at 12:22 AM
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    I envy you guys with no road salt... That engine bay is cleaner than a 1 year old car up in Indiana. lol Looks good
     
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  9. Mar 20, 2018 at 4:19 AM
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    Yes.
     
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  10. Mar 20, 2018 at 5:11 AM
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    At 585,000 miles your engine bay looks immaculate... very nice. :thumbsup:
     
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  11. Mar 20, 2018 at 5:59 PM
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    Any major repairs to the transmission?

    Your engine bay looks better than mine and I've only got 56k miles on my 01.
     
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  12. Mar 21, 2018 at 4:31 AM
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    No repairs at all, I just change the atf every year.
     
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