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    New owner, need advice regarding rust and maintenance

    Excellent information in here, thank you. I haven't taken a hammer and screwdriver to it yet, no. I don't think the mechanic did, either. He just had a look with a flashlight, he wasn't very thorough... I guess I need to do this myself. Did you end up raising your truck or were you able to do...
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    New owner, need advice regarding rust and maintenance

    I just went out and took some photos, hopefully this helps... I went with a clear undercoat so that it wouldn't obscure the rust. Apologies about the poor angles, mud, etc. Here are the photos. Thanks for the help!
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    New owner, need advice regarding rust and maintenance

    I got this stuff: NH Oil Undercoating, it's some kind of mineral oil, definitely not a tar, but not sure exactly what's in it. They said it penetrates through the rust down to the metal, but who knows if that's just marketing. The reviews seemed good though. I guess to properly examine the...
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    New owner, need advice regarding rust and maintenance

    Hey everyone! I'm a new 4Runner owner. We just bought a 2006 with only 30k miles on it! My hope is to keep it until it dies, so to that end I was hoping for some advice because I think the frame is going to rust through long before the engine poops out on me. The original owner never...

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