350,000 Miles

On my home from Hollister Hills SVRA last night, my boy Blue clocked 350,000 miles on the odometer. So far, the Taco has been the best vehicle I have ever owned. I've had a lot road trips over the years and I've enjoyed exploring California, Arizona, and Nevada. I've used the truck for work with the bed full of equipment, drums, 275 gallon totes or scrap metal. I've towed air compressors and cargo trailers for work. For 6 years when my sons were in HS, I hauled a Uhaul trailer every summer for their XC team to either Mammoth or Flagstaff. Blue is no longer my daily driver, so the annual mileage has dropped. I currently drive a Rav4 Prime as my daily. My truck is now my off-road camping vehicle.

I routinely change the oil at around 7-9k miles with Mobil 1 and Toyota oil filter. Spark plugs every 35k miles(Denso stock plugs). Drain and fill approximately 3 qts of transmission oil every 100k miles. I was experiencing weird shifting from the transmission recently, so I changed replaced the transmission filter, cleaned the pan, and added lubeguard. Problem solved. I didn't track my battery replacements, but I'm on my 3rd battery. I replaced the diff fluid after returning from a long towing trip. Air filter has been sporadically replaced, I never tracked it, but I would inspect it during oil changes and clean it after off roading trips. The throttle body has been cleaned a few times.

Thanks to all the TW peeps who have posted maintenance tutorials, truck mods, organized group buys and trips, commented on maintenance issues to right the ship, and the creative TW members who either sold their products or services. My truck is still running like a top because of TW. It took 14 years to reach 350k. I can't wait for the 400k milestone.

5,146 – 4/29/2008 – Purchased as a used vehicle for 23k.
34,976 – 5/22/2009 - Leaf springs TSB completed.
36,100 – 6/1/2009 – Changed the differential oil.
??,??? – 3/25/2010 – Purchased Weathertech floor mats from Group Buy.
68,100 - 7/16/2010 – Purchased FJ SE Anthracite wheels for $150 each from dealer.
69,500 - 7/20/2010 – Purchased BFG T/A KO tires, size 265/75/16 for $170 each from a TW member.
70,150 – 7/23/2010 – Installed 2nd
set of tires, BFG tires and FJ SE Anthracite wheels. Original Dunlop
tires lasted 70,150 miles.
70,358 – 7/25/2010 – Installed Bilstein 5100 shocks.
??? – 7/21/2011 – Alignment completed at Pep Boys
133,285 – 7/23/2012 – Replaced rotors and pads, self-installed and alignment completed at dealer
161,311 – 4/2/2013 – Spiral cable replaced at dealer.
170,000 – 7/21/2013 – Replace water pump, thermostat, coolant hoses, coolant flush, serpentine belt,
idler pulleys, and tensioner pulley.
172,746 – 8/7/2013 – Installed 3rd
set of tires, Michelin LTX tires, size 265/75/16. Alignment completed at
dealer. BFG tires lasted 102,596 miles
260,663 – 9/18/2016 – Original Alternator died. The alternator was replaced with Napa part#213-9641
260,874 – 9/22/2016 – Roadside repair/replacement of serpentine belt because I decided against it when I replaced the alternator.
260,913 – 9/23/2016 – Replaced serpentine belt and front seal. Front seal was damaged and leaked oil onto the belt.
268,279 – 2/28/2017 – Passed California smog test.
280,000 – 3/17/2018 – Replaced lower control arms, stabilizer links, front wheel bearings, and outer tie rods. The differential fluid was changed too.
284,895 – 5/12/2018 – Installed 4th set of tires, BFG T/A KO2 tires, size 265/75/16. Michelins lasted 112,149 miles
284,903 – 5/13/2018 – Alignment completed at Just tires.
295,004 – 12/10/2018 – Hood, roof, and front bumper painted to fix clear coat damage. Headlights, steering rack, and windshield replaced.
300,000 – 3/22/2019 9:29am – 210 Freeway- Baseline exit, Claremont, CA
307,000 – 8/5/2019 – Installed VIPMOTOZ license plate LED lamp. Replaced the AC blower motor and
resistor.
310,000 – 10/26/2019 – Installed hood and bed lights. Also, installed a Blue Sea
fuse block. Brake pads replaced.
312,000 – 11/16/2019 – Installed USB chargers front and rear consoles
315,000 – 12/2019 – Purchased used ARE shell $480
318,000 – 2/25/2020 – Shell color matched for $414
326,000 - 7/24/2020 - Replaced water pump, pulleys, tensioner, alternator, serpentine belt, radiator
hoses, coolant flush, thermostat, radiator cap, and spark plugs. Replaced lower ball joints and valve cover gaskets.
326,485 - 8/3/2020 - Truetrac and 4.11 gears installed. Replaced Bilstein 5100's with the 6112/5160 combo. Replaced leaf springs with Icon RXT.
9/2020 - Installed @HomerTaco Satoshi grill.
10/2020 - Finally installed the MF-1050 as an OBA after owning it for 10 years. Also installed Aspenora fridge.
340,000 - 8/21/2021 - Installed 255/85/16 Cooper ST Maxx. Replaced TPMS sensors. @GHOST SHIP did the CMC a few weeks before the install. Alignment completed the next day.
10/2021 - Replaced 3rd brake light gasket.
350,000 -3/26/2022 - 101 and 152 in Gilroy, CA

I'm not sure if these folks still have their Tacos, but I still have some miles to go before I catch up to these guys. Also, if you want your truck to reach this milestone don't be a 2010 James or wreck your truck at 35 mph like the guys on Reddit.

@qnyla 400,000
@jarline 411,822
@oledragoon 372,640
@Vermonstah 372,583
@glk21c 436,000
@leftcoastgroovie 589,000
@Chiloquin_Car_Care 357,000

 

Congrats and very nice!!!!!

 

This is awesome. I love reading posts like this, my truck is just a baby but I hope to put as many miles on it as you have yours.

Still a beautiful rig, hopefully you get many more miles out of it!

 

Congrats...and that is ONE big rock!

 

Nice post!

 

Amazing the front wheel bearings made it to 280k. Mine went at 100k

Replaced them with “kind of expensive good” aftermarket ones. And of course, again at 134k.
I didn’t learn anything from the first time. I went with “cheaper” aftermarket this time.

We’ll see

 

Well done, keep going and long live the Taco.
Looking forward to future milestones

 

Many congrats - maybe your truck has deserved a wash n wax.

 

I second this. Then post pics!

 

You the Man!! I can only hope to get there in another 185K miles.

Thanks for your maintenance record as I will use it as crystal ball into my future.

 

Oh, they were howling at 200k. I just procrastinated installing them and I bought them from the banned TW member.

 

At 300k I had the carpet, roof liner, and seats cleaned. Exterior was waxed. Afterwards, family and friends were saying the truck was looking new again. A few friends were shocked at the mileage and how well the truck has held up.

 

Beautiful truck. 350k is amazing.

 

Thsnks. Giant Rock in Landers, CA. Not too far from Johnson Valley and the King of the Hammers event.

 

Thats Awesome. Im assuming its a pre-runner since you didn’t mention a front diff or the ECGS bearing/bushing swap.

 

I'm not surprised. I'm at 223,000 and hope for 400,000. But it will take a while to get there. For the 1st 9 years I owned her I averaged 20,000 miles/year. I've only put about 45,000 on it in the last 6 years.

 

Sheesh, and I thought I was bad milking mine for another ~20k after they started howling (ended up being replaced at around ~200k).

Anyway, great thread! Love reading these!

It's a Prerunner. In his photos you can see the Prerunner badge on the tailgate, plus the 4x4 logo omitted from the mud flaps (and it's also listed under his username).

 

Congrats man!!

 

Good stuff OP! Safe travels!

 

Lol, I looked at his user info. Im pretty sure it wasnt there.