200,000 Mile Club (1st Gen Tacomas)

201k miles. Bought it at 180k. Exhaust valves in cyl#2 were burnt out so I'm swapping the cylinder head this Thursday. Cant wait to get it runnin' like a champ again

 

2001 w/248k. Just did timing belt/water pump and other associated bits. Would like to build a bed rack/canopy soon for some light camping trips in the future. Also want to replace chrome trim (bumpers, grill) with black, as they are pitting and chrome isn't really my thing.

IMG_2147 by Dean W, on Flickr

With my old toy.

IMG_1507 by Dean W, on Flickr

 

Mine is 325k+ and still going strong. Even though the first odometer died and had to be replaced... Now it reads 101k short.....

 

2004 TRD Cab, bought it new in March 2004, put 120k on it & sold it to my brother - he put 110k on it and got the hots for an F150 - bought it back from him with 230k on the clock. Still doesn't use any oil. Mobil 1 oil with Toyota filter. Its had mostly just routine maintenance since new. I did have to have a new rack & pinion, tie rod ends & lower ball joints at about 232k. I loved it the 1st time I had it and I love it now

 

I have an 02. Bought it 2006 with, I believe, 71,000. I currently have 280,000. No major problems, (although, I've had to replace the radiator, twice in the last 6 yrs.) I absolutely, LOVE my truck. Gas mileage is disappointing, when you work 50 miles from home. I can live with that!

 

252k on my 2000 Taco, all of it done as a company truck before I got my hands on it. To the best of my knowledge, the only way for it to rack-up that many miles in under 20 years would involve it being a service truck and driving out to customers sites across the country.

This was taken before I bought it and cleaned it up.

 

259,850 on an 04

Nothing wrong except a small tear in the side of the driver seat and rear passenger window latch broke. Hopefully goes another 259,850 more.

 

2003 4x4 that I bought new and about to turn 200k.
But it will be awhile as I have it garaged.
This thread is a motivator!!!!

 

i had a 2001 tacoma 4wd ext cab trd sr5 whatever stuff with it, had that same shifter that has button on side

 

Mine has 378,000 miles 3.4 automatic ,regular oil changes ,ton of new parts but now its Time to give her a new home.dont have enough post on here to put in the F/S thread ..if anyone is interested PM me

 

247000 on my 2004
223000 on my 2003

 

Still looks and drives good for a 16 year old truck. Due for timing belt and water pump, have new factory ball joints sitting in the garage waiting to go on. Could use some new bushings on the rack and the little actuator from heat to AC broke. 247,000 miles and counting.

 

I bought my 2003 TT with 281,000 miles + on it. The V6 purrs like a kitten. I have no idea how many times it's been in a ditch. (from the last owners) The rt side from front to the back looks it was raced at Taladagea. The ONLY problem is the rear diff. lock does not work. I'm sure it is something simple. Nothing that wd-40 could not fix. Right? Ted

 

I bought mine with a little over 250,000 miles, and she had been absused. It actually ran great until 257,000 miles. It blew a head gasket on a mile long bridge on the interstate, by the time I was off the other side she was severely overheated, blew out the radiator and was dead. Once it cooled down I was able to start it, but it had almost no power. It was enough to drive it up the slight incline into my garage (which made my life much easier). I swapped the engine with a JDM replacement which has been running great.


My overloaded Highlander Hybrid. It pulled it no problem, but I couldn’t go much over 30 without getting wicked swaying. Needless to say we took the backroads home.


Probably the only good pic I have of the engine swap, I should’ve done a time lapse.


New to me JDM engine. I was a little skeptical, but it’s been a good engine. We had to swap the oil pan because it was out of a 2wd truck.

 

When you said you blew the radiator, what exactly happened? My daughters 02 4 runner sprang a leak in the radiator today and she had the radiator replaced and then the radiator hose blew off. The mechanic tried better clamps but the hoses would not stay on. I haven't got to see the vehicle yet but suspect a blown head gasket causing the radiator to over pressure. Does this sound about right?

 

Just bought a 99 v6 TRD with 224k on it. Highest mileage truck I’ve ever bought but feel totally comfortable with it.

 

The plastic part around the top hose melted some and blew the hose off. I think the head gasket had a small leak, because it would occasionally leak a little coolant around the top hose to the intake. I think the head gasket completely let loose, pushing compression into the coolant system, causing it to completely fail.

I would bet you have a blown head gasket, yours might still be salvageable at this point. When mine cut loose there was nothing left to salvage.

 

Closings in. Im right around 175k.

 

I have a 2003 Prerunner with the 2.7l and auto that just turned 200,000. It gets 21mpg. I bought it in 05 and it was stock except for the guy drilled a zillion holes in the air box. He lived in Baton Rouge where it is always hot. Any ideas on that mod(or murder)!?! I taped them up with Gorilla tape. i give it a new timing belt every 100,000 miles and in return I have a ball driving that regular cab like a go kart(not the one with the Hayabusa engine). One day I am going to have time to post some pics. I just moved so it's all about emptying boxes, and setting up the tools from the old 2 car garage. Yes. i would rather take a good beating but I don"t have that option. This is a great website with tons of info! I am glad my neighbor told me about ya"ll!!