Hi All,

Just joined this after buying a 2000 4Runner SR5 yesterday. Gorgeous but very bittersweet. On the drive home, about 2.5 hours into it the tranny gave in. So now i have a car sat in a car park 5 hours from my house. Came here looking for advice/tips from others who have had the same or similar.

1st mechanic who came to the side of the road said a tranny fluid flush should do the trick. Took it to a shop that could do it, explained the symptoms to them. Which are:

-Test driving and the 1st few hours driving along all good. No slip, nothing. 2 hours in the A/T oil temp light came on for about 30 seconds. Then i stopped for fuel and it went off. Carried on. Light stayed off.

-Me and my pal swapped after fueling up and he said it was having issues shifting out of 1st. We stopped, you could smell burning clutch kinda smell. I got in and we limped it to the next exit of the highway. It did shift out of 1st but you could tell it was slipping. By the time we stopped i had basically lost 1st and reverse. Turned it off for 10 mins, got in again and it was as if nothing was wrong. Called a mechanic to have a look. Said the oil needs a flush. It was super burnt.

- Limped it to a shop 5 mins away who could do it. Again slipping sometimes. Explained this to them and they said it seems like it's way past the flush stage. Basically a new tranny or a rebuild. Probably the only thing giving it friction to move is the thickness of the oil with the broken down fiber pates.

- So that's where I'm at. I'm weighing up fixing it up and getting it going or cutting my losses and selling it without a working tranny. I already knew i was going to do the timing belt, water pump, the other belts, struts and all fluids replaced, as there was no history for the car. Only 265,000 on it, but i feel like it was very neglected. Paid 3850 for it, and all that above will basically match the price of the car.

So any tips from someone who has been through this would be great. Current plan is to take it to a mechanic to give it a once over and see if there is anything else it needs. If they add much more to the list i'll probably just have to flog it as is, because I don't have the funds to plough 10K into this thing. This was my 'reliable' option, but i guess it's only as reliable as the previous owner(s).

Anyone had a refurbished tranny put in? How much should I be looking at, roughly? Flirted with getting a kit and doing it myself but it's a way bigger job than I want right now. I'll just start with the smaller stuff.

Thanks!
Dan

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Had to get a membership for couple of reasons:

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2. This forum has already helped me sort a few things before I take delivery, including a brief overview of the Cornfed 1" level. I talked with David on the phone and he was awesome - they'll be waiting for me when I hit town.

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