Recent content by noshacal

As of Feb. 2021 350,000 in great shape. Very little rust. Many more to come.

344,000 to date. Not the daily driver it was but use it to pull boat and surf fishing. A spare for my wife's daughters to drive to college and work. Pinion bearing started to roar a year or so ago so I had all differential bearings replaced. Very reliable ride. Shooting for 500k.

Rear end repair What I did today. Dropped it off at a buddy's shop to take care of rear end noise. Pinion bearing at 342,000 miles. Been roaring for a while. Ring and pinion look good. Getting off light.

Congrats on your purchase. Your timing belt should have been done. Have someone check your drive belts. If they look newish, see if someone will pull off the timing belt cover to inspect timing belt. Timing belt, idler pulley, water pump, are a package deal. Replace drive belts and thermostat...

Also pulled a bank2 sensor2 code on my 4runner today. Tired of pulling the P136 code, went to carquest and the guy went out to his car and used his personal obdII meter and found fluctuating voltage overall but then no voltage from the 2/2 sensor. 4 years of code problems and I get a solid lead...