200,000 Mile Club (1st Gen Tacomas)

My sons 05 just turned 100,000. I owed it used from 18,000 till I got my new 17 in October.

 

I just went through my entire front end and replaced almost everything. If you have any questions lemme know. I ended up buying quite a few tools in the process and it took a lot of evenings after work to do it. If I had second car or devoted an entire weekend it would have gone quicker but I spent a lot of time waiting and ordering parts and replacing thing after thing

 

I love you.

Seriously, I'll hit you up with questions at some point. My little buggy is rolling on original suspension parts at 243k. It's definitely given me good service, but I'm beginning to notice some fatigue. Thanks, man!

 

What engine maintenance did you guys do when you hit 200k?

 

Changed oil and the spark plugs twice

 

Here is my 02 with 255k. Love this truck. Just paid it off a couple weeks ago. Excited to do some more mods! See ya later pay checks!!

 

Bought with 275k from original owner . Extensive service records and clean CARFAX . Happy camper indeed

 

Im getting closer...at 199103

 

One of my sway bar end links is bad/loose. Gives me a nice thunk every so often - should I just replace it with the factory one? On Toyota parts it shows its about an 80$ part (with dealer markup i imagine). My friend is a mechanic - and can most likely swap this for me. Should i have them look at anything else while Im down there? I have about 179k miles on my 2001. Should I do both at once or nah? Any suggestions would be great, thanks all!

 

everyone says theyre nice and helps handling. I dont have a sway bar so i dont really know...but if it sees a lot of pavement id probably get it

 

~245000 here, 3 trips across the US coast to coast, plenty of time in the snow and dirt. Only normal maintenance items, clutch master/slave cylinders but still on the original clutch, an axle oil seal, entire suspension (for a ~2" lift at ~175k mi), brake rotors (OEMs kept getting runnout, EBC slotted/dimpled at ~60k and never had to bother them since), and about to do the front-diff needle bearing->bushing swap.

 

317,000 kms over here(196,000 miles), swapped out the front diff for a used one. Learned I have 4.10gear ratio in the process. Also replaced the driver's side axel shaft...all that in the last week. Other than that we are running like a dream

 

nice truck and view

 

My 2002 just rolled 200k

 

Whats up guys .so i had these velcro patches made a while ago i am currently sold out of the 100k but i will have some by next week.

 

280K .... 01 DC 4WD .... routine maint. only .... can't kill 'em

 

this is an old thread, but it appears some are still posting... I've got a '98 with 240k, it runs great just needs a slave cylinder, and front wheel bearing. other than that i runs fantastic. Around thanksgiving i drove it to Michigan from Southern Virginia which is about 800 miles. Since i bought it i've had several people tell me they'd love to buy it (NOPE!). I intend to keep it and keep fixing it until there's nothing left to fix anymore.

 

01 Prerunner 215K. Besides normal maintenance, I recently put on upper and lower ball joints and new tie rod ends. Absolutely NO problems from the engine or trans! Like a fine wine these trucks get better with time

 

03 prerunner 270k.. Normal maintenance. Its been a great truck. Drive it every day!

 

2000 sr5 4x4 2.7 246,000 and purrs like a kitten! Had to put in a bit of stuff when purchased from my buddy (the original owner) as it sat for 2 years. Still only about 2800 total investment, including the purchase price!!!