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How would I go about selling my runner with a dead engine? I love this baby but I just can't get her fixed for a good cost! Ugh it's sickening! Everything's great on her- are there places where people go specifically looking to buy certain runners? It's an 02 in awesome condition- just has a...

Cost: I've been to a couple shops now and the cheapest has been over 3000 but they can't find me a motor I guess they've been looking nearly3 full weeks do I was sick of waiting. They said its too expensive what they've found so they can't do it for that cheap. So in the meantime I went two...

My engine blew- I posted about it a few weeks ago. It's just downright going to cost too much to fix! 5000-5200! That's with a used engine at 85000 miles and everything attached to it being new plus all labor in that quote. I think I have to sell the frame. Where would I go to do that...

Okay.... This is the deal. The new mechanic will put in a new motor, timing belt, water pump, all new gaskets, etc... For between $5000-5200. The engine e found is used with 85000 miles on it, this is a lot of stinkin money! I think I am just going to have to do it and sell it? I don't...

Update Hello friends :) I just wanted to post an update. So... the place I had taken my runner to was not doing much. They've been looking for motors but they haven't called me back or done anything to get the ball moving. So... I decided I wanted to get a second opinion before I did...

2RZ 3RZ Toyota Remanufactured Engine Tacoma 4Runner T100 Above is a rebuilt engine which looks great... but below says it is brand new! Anyone have any advice on these? Thoughts? I am thinking I will take them into my mechanic and show him what I have found through the help of my 4runner...

It is an awesome truck!! I put it through so much too... a massive commute 5 days a week for the past 6 years climbing mountains. A few road trips crossing states... it just needs a little love to be back up and running I hope. I am going to shop around and share what i find with you guys! :)...

Thank you so much for sharing the source. I appreciate you sending this site!! There is so much here to look at so it makes me feel so much hope! I was so lost yesterday and scared to lose my runner. Thanks for giving me help :)

Thank you! This is a great site too!! This particular one doesn't fit my truck exactly, but I am able to look around and find one that does. I appreciate the source! Thank you!!! And I agree... I definitely don't want to sell her :)

Thank you so much for your help. I am wondering... why would it be starving for oil? I was actually due for an oil change this month and was going to go in either this week or next. But I hadn't overlooked oil and my oil that came out was really clean. But... It wan't leaking when I parked...

Thanks! He said he would have to pull apart the engine to tell me exactly what was wrong and that it would be a big process which could be pricey. So he said he wanted to first find me a used engine he could offer me and go from there. The liquid was oil. It was so sudden! I had no idea...

Hi everyone!!! I have on '02 4runner which i LOVE!!! I bought it in '07 and i commute to work in it. About 80 miles a day and have gone through phases of carpooling so overall I've put on over 100,000 miles for a total of 176,000 miles. Friday i was driving home from work and i heard a click...

So.... It does have a very rough idle when I first start it up. It lasts for no more than 2 minutes but it is very rough. Besides that I don't notice anything wrong really just the lights on. But I have read from other posts that the trac lights can be triggered on when the check engine light...

Hello! I am new to the forum but have read it often. I've just never posted :) I have a 2002 4runner sr5 2wd. Last weekend the check engine light, trac off light, and vsc trac light went on. I took it to the family mechanic. He said it looks as though I need new spark plugs and wires but he...