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Old 02-26-2018, 08:30 PM #1
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Headgasket gone ??
got a 2010 with 90k Km (56K miles )and I seem to be slowly losing oil and antifreeze , the amount in the overflow canister disappeared , the oil also seems to be slowly disappearing ,
The oil fill cap has white slime on the inside and I figure it looks a bit more than should be there for normal condensation in an engine , I will loose my mind if the head gasket is gone so soon , anyone have theirs go this soon , I can see so sign of oil in the antifreeze or vice versa .
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You would be the first that I know of. See any difference in exhaust smoke color?
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no , not that I can tell , and no strange smells , , this unit was babied , never off road , oil changes every 6k miles wit mobil 1 0W20 etc , and now I am starting to get a clunk in front end also that I can't pinpoint , this might brake by faith in Toyota after 30 years of owning them .
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A shop can test coolant for exhaust gas contamination, and pressure-test the cooling system. You may also be able to rent the equipment from a local auto parts store.
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no , not that I can tell , and no strange smells , , this unit was babied , never off road , oil changes every 6k miles wit mobil 1 0W20 etc , and now I am starting to get a clunk in front end also that I can't pinpoint , this might brake by faith in Toyota after 30 years of owning them .
In 30 years of ownership your only issue is POTENTIALLY a head gasket, and your faith is broken in Toyota?? Don’t get too worked up yet. Get it diagnosed and go from there.
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Sorry about your potential issue. Just curious how you have such low mileage. Did it sit for an extended amount of time?
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Go to a shop and have them do a compression leakdown test.
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Does the oil look milky?
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confirmed today my lower ball joints are shot one i got it on a lift , toyota wants $500 a side for ball joints and a arms , wont sell joints seperatly , can get napa spicer for 65 a side with lifetime warr. looks like im goin to napa for em.

never had to replace a front end part in a truck or 4Runner before 200 k km in my life before , not normal, this runner has never seen a dirt road before. km are not that low it is drivin daily for the most part about 12k km a year . I will take it to a friends shop for a pressure test and see wha the outcome is in the head gasket
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Does the oil look milky?

no cant see any white trace marks on dip stick but like i said the inside the fill cap had more milky goo on it than normal engine condensation should create
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Have you ever changed the antifreeze?
The general consensus on the 4th gen HG fails was due to the antifreeze turning acidic over time. The touted 'lifetime' SLL stuff.
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sounds like a head gasket (but I haven't worked on cars in a long time) Get a compression check done to at least see what side it's on.

Could also be a cracked head
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I will take it to a friends shop for a pressure test and see wha the outcome is in the head gasket
An exhaust gas test will be more accurate.
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Go to a shop and have them do a compression leakdown test.
A "compression leakdown test" is actually two different tests. A compression test determines the cylinder's overall compression by spinning the engine over and measuring the pressure produced. A leakdown test is where you introduce air into the cylinder and determine how much of that air is leaking from the combustion chamber (and where the hell it's going). Neither is gold standard for detecting a blown head gasket.

A block tester is the most common method of checking for exhaust gas inside the cooling system, which could mean many things. Blown head gasket, cracked head, cracked engine block, etc.
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never changed the antifreeze was going to wait till 100K km , anyone know of a write up for a 5th gen lower ball joint replacement , it looks way more involved and painfull than a 4th gen . Cant find any write ups on net .
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