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Originally Posted by ATX4Yota
Breathing life into an old thread. I bought my Runner with 236k miles from a used car lot. Having done some pre-purchase research on 3rd gen 4Runners, I knew the TB/WP needed replacement every 90k miles. I asked if they knew when the service had last been done, since I didn't see a sticker in the engine bay, and was told the car lot's mechanic had done it a couple weeks prior. I asked for a copy of the receipts and they handed me an O'Reilly's receipt for: Import Direct Water Pump, Gates PowerGrip Timing Belt, Murray Plus Straight Thermostat, some outlet seal and a copper seal. The date on the receipt was about a month before I bought the Runner and the part#'s on the receipt are listed for an '02 Runner.
Currently sitting at 268k miles, should I just do the service when normally scheduled at 270k (with OEM kit listed in previous posts) or trust that the currently installed parts will last another 70k miles??
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Gates is okay for a timing belt, but they definitely cheaped out with the other parts. Doesn't sound like they replaced the timing belt tensioner or idler pulley either. I would do the timing belt/water pump/thermostat again, but after the rest of the maintenance is done.
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