3rd gen T4R dilemma

Mtnman009 · 2016-06-07T17:54:58+00:00

If I am posting out of line my apologies... I have a dilemma so I am reaching out to the 4runner community for a little sound advise... I am a proud owner of 3rd gen T4R 1998 to be exact...305k of pretty hard miles. I live in the SF Bay area so stop and go freeway traffic...Long highway drives to camp spots that often involved fire roads and off road driving. Recently it started overheating and sending off white smoke signals... Took it to my guy and he said it could be a few things. It is paid for so I went and bought a 4th gen 2004. My dilemma Is Do I repair the existing engine? Drop a new engine in? What should I expect from the transmission? 4 wheel drive? I can do a majority of the maintenance and repairs but engine and transmission repair are beyond my scope. Would it be worth it for me to have a Mechanic investigate the depth of the engine repair? Pay the Mechanic to just drop a new engine in the truck? Or sell the truck to someone who's interested in a project? Any advise would be much appreciated... Thank you!

Thread starter Mtnman009
Start date Jun 7, 2016

stir_fry_boy

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Jun 9, 2016

shahsmerdis said:
So is overheating the primary cause for blown headgaskets? Are there any major reasons on 3rd gens?

Overheating is usually a symptom of a bad head gasket. Overheating warps/cracks a head. Some times a blown HG is caused by wear and tear alone, sometimes it's caused by not using correct coolant.