Fish_on_tacos’ high mileager

Bought my 96 v6 auto DLX xtracab 4wd a month ago. 270k on it. I love it. Plan on doing a lot of work, keeping it a long time, and using it for a lot of truck stuff adventures.

Day I bought it:
Suspension is shot/possibly original. p225 tires.

 

First moves:
New spark plugs
Air filter

Radiator, hoses, thermostat and gasket. New coolant. Radiator was cracked. Super leaky.

 

Before and after suspension, wheels and tires:

OME, 882 coils, dakars
265/75/16 duratracs
2016 Tacoma silver alloys

 

Put a lot of time (and $) into the truck since the suspension and tires. Got the tires from 4wheel parts, but the couldn’t do alignment due to several steering components being bad. Here is list of things since then:

Front diff drop
Steering rack
Inner and outer tie rods
Lower ball joints
Steering rack poly bushings
Sway bar poly bushings
Lower control arm white line bushings
Spent 4 million hours cleaning out old oil and mud caked on everything from years of neglect.

 

After I got alignment finally done. I moved on to obvious valve cover leak.

Did complete valve cover job with new cam seals, half moons, spark tube seals, and plenum gaskets.

Also, went ahead and change plug wires. Coil packs seem fine.

And had to buy new battery.

 

Nice! now can I drop my 2000 Tacoma off and have it back lets say ummmmm a couple weeks and have all that work done? ..... Same way please .....

 

It’s been a few months since valve cover job. No sign of any leaks. Or from radiator. As well as steering components and power steering fluid/pump all seem great.

Soon I have to do full timing belt job. It’s been 110k miles since last, according to sticker on cover. Also, I can hear one of the accessory belts whining at full stops.

After that. Just need to change all the fluids, since I have no idea when the last time any of them were done.

Other than that. Pretty happy with progress. Ready to have it fully ready for spring fishing.

 

Wsteven. After doing this. My hourly rate to lay under floorjack supported truck is more than you want to know. Lol.

 

Yea I know I been procrastinating on doing that work since it is the second truck it has not been high on the priority list yet but this summer it will be because I been buying the goodies for it as I go along.... darn having 2 Tacoma can certainly hurt the wallet....

 

Ha. Sounds like a tough life. Lol