What routine maintenance needs to be done to make my taco last over 300K?

Hi all, I am new to this forum. I have a 2021 SR and use it for work and personal use. I put about 30K miles on it a year, and can say that 95% of my milege is highway.

I am very good about changing the oil, and I am going to be changing my transmission fluid every 50k miles, but what else can I do to make sure that this lasts me at least until 300k miles?

Odometer is currently at 48k and I bought it at 18k

Thank you.

 

Bookmark the Maintenance Map. Welcome to TW.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-maintenance-maps-get-300k-miles.789809/

 

It’s like all the planning work is already done

 

maybe only difference is change oil every 5k instead of 10k

 

All.

 

Lots and lots of luck.

 

Yes it is. And a big shout out to Team Oil Drop!

 

Change oil every 10K and turn and look at your truck lovingly every time you are walking into the Walmart.

300K is a tall order for any machine but very doable if you take reasonable care of your Tacoma. Just follow the manufacturer's recommended maintenance schedule. Best of luck to you!

 

debatable.

 

gonna need to wax on wax off quite a few times thanks to the awesome clearcoat and it's longevity or lack thereof.

 

A happy wife

 

did you read the manual?

 

^^true

 

You can make any automobile last forever if you never stop replacing worn/broken parts.

 

I suspect that if you’re doing 95% highway driving, you won’t have many issues taking the truck to 300K as long as you take care of it.

Here is bigoldbeef’s most recent update on his hyper-miling 3rd gen (400k miles):

https://youtu.be/ao2lMu_Y5Ow?si=uBQDnYVmuDMnqBvN

You might also find this thread useful:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/who-has-the-highest-mileage-3rd-gen.694646/

 

Hwy miles are easy miles. Steady state operating temps, less braking, less shifting. Makes the 10k OCIs quite doable, contrary to some folks thinking who've never done a lab sample test.

The big Q is where you live. If you're running salted roads, frame/undercarrige preventative care should be pretty high on the priority list!

We've seen many rot out way before they wear out

 

One thing to keep in mind is that age also wears on an automobile. Automobiles driven a lot of miles per year will tend to gain large total miles compared to those not drive as often. It’s different things that break though

For example, if you park your automobile in the desert sun and rarely drive it, things like your paint and interior are likely to wear out, but the internal drivetrain parts might be like new.

 

God you gotta love those quick oil change guys they never give up.