3rd gen, 2002 to be specific.

It was my Grandfather's and now it's mine, and I want to keep for many more years.

I look forward to reading everyone else's posts and learning new information.

As well as getting helpful information and tips on improving my own vehicle. And if there's anything I can do to help somebody here somehow well I'm looking forward to it.

My 4Runner is a 2002, silver 3.4L V6. I had the engine rebuilt a while ago but I honestly don't remember when and the mechanic closed shop lol. I wish I remembered exactly when but oh well.

I also just this week bought new Michelin defender tires for it.

As well as getting new brakes, rotors and other things for it. Apparently rotors and brakes were shot.

All in all i spent about $1500 at the shop ;(

But it is my daily driver and I'd rather keep it and invest in it than buy a new car.

Not to mention cheaper since I don't have much extra money! lol

It has 210,098 miles. Hopefully, I can keep it going until it gets to 400-500,000!

Well, hope everyone is good and may you all have good luck with your 4Runners!

I've accumulated 3 first gens over the past couple of years and have used this site often to figure out things that the FSM wasn't clear about. I feel like I have enough 'practice' to contribute and help others and decided it was about time I joined.

I have a 1989 DLX 22RE (my first one) that I got burned on - the PO had 'redneck engineered' things that I wasn't educated enough to look for (most of which have been corrected by me now). I currently have a low compression issue on cylinder #1 (probably a valve seal) and have some redneck body work that needs to be corrected on it.

My 2nd one is a 1987 SR5 22RE with just under 400k on it (I've put the last 50k on it myself). It needs body/paint work (currently running 'urban camouflage'), some interior work and a new LSPV. It came with 31X10.5 mud terrains, heavy welded winch bumpers (both probably too heavy for a tired 22RE) and it's own share of redneck wiring. This one is my DD and 'woods truck', and has knocked down it's share of small trees and carried a few deer out of the woods to the processor.

My 3rd one (or, should I say, my wife's) is a 1986 22RTE with an aftermarket turbo (10 psi instead of 7 stock) that had new paint and most of a new interior when we got it. They had taken the door panels (turbos had a special edition panel) and seats to have them redone and the upholstery shop lost the door pulls and handle bezels (I've been looking for over a year for replacements, but they're rare as can be). The digital dash is nice but a bit of a PITA - the FSMs have NO info on diagnosing issues with it. The fuel gauge doesn't work, but I have a digital aftermarket one that will do the job until I can figure it out. Once we have it in the condition we want it in, this one will go to the USVI for our 'island car'.

The 87 and 86 both have SoftToppers - we really like them.

Sorry gang, I forgot to mention that I have paper copies of the 1988 4Runner/Truck FSMs (both 4 and 6 cylinder) as well as a 1984 Truck FSM.

I won't loan them out, but if you're in the Atlanta area, you're welcome to come here (or meet me for coffee) and look at them.

If you're further away and need any info from them, let me know and I'll get you the information you need if it's in any of the books I have.

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