Recent content by notanyoldjoe

Thanks for your input AuSeeker, That's my gut feeling as well. I'll start with oil changes ;). Gonna try to find a good Toyota guy around the Montebello, CA area. If anyone out there knows of someone let me know. - Joe

Hey Rdruss, Thanks for this. Great to hear that these babies can last so long. Makes me feel like it's worth putting in the work. I'll get on these fixes this week, although I think I need to take it to a guy, because I am honestly very much a beginner. Unless I can get some help on here but...

Thanks so much Surfer. My skill level is definitely beginner. But I will take your advice on getting great quality tools. Any recommendations on tool brands you like?

I don't think it's been changed too often actually. But I want to try to fix this guy up. Unfortunately I'm not getting too much traction on this post. Any ideas on where to start looking for advice. What do you recommend I attack first?

Hey Surfer, It has been maintained fairly well. Oil change every 5000 miles and no corrosion that I can see. I'm in California so it's pretty temperate weather. And it's the Valve cover Gaskets. I'll clarify that on the OP if possible. And yes, I'm thinking that just fixing it up is the...

Hey everyone, I have a 2005 4Runner Sport V8 with 285,000+ miles. The truck has been great to me and my family, but it is having its list of issues now that are beginning to stack up. Wasn't able to address a lot because of finances, but I am now in a good place to start seriously addressing...

Hey everyone, I have a 2005 4Runner Sport V8 with 285,000+ miles. The truck has been great to me and my family, but it is having its list of issues now that are beginning to stack up. Wasn't able to address a lot because of finances, but I am now in a good place to start seriously addressing...

Thanks for the feedback. And no offense taken at all. Sounds like these trucks are solid from what I'm reading. And I'd much rather keep. Just looking for peoples opinions and recommendations and appreciate yours.

Hi everyone, I have been a very happy owner of a 2005 Toyota 4 Runner Sport V8 since 2007. I bought it used and although it has some issues, they were all easy to resolve and it has been trustworthy ever since. As you can tell from the title of the post, the SUV now has 250,000 miles on the...