The T4R V8 Limited is the most reliable vehicle I ever owned, however, had I known a few things ahead, I could have avoided some troubles. Now, with 200k approaching, let me share some experiences:
1) brake calipers: first thing I had to change were brake calipers, due to stuck brake cylinders. I had just purchased the T4R and did not expect that the calipers would be an issue on the 4th gen. Otherwise I would have just serviced the brake cylinders instead of running them down and then having to replace calipers, disk and pads.
2) A specific problem of my T4R is the transfer chain in the transfer case (were the low-high gear switch is). I am on my third transfer chain! Curiously, the electric mechanism for shifting btw low and high is fine - apparently many others have problems with that. Mine needs a bit of care, cleaning and fresh gear oil from time to time. But the chain got stretched twice and started to jump sprockets. Replacing the chain is straight forward but you need a mechanic who knows what to look for.
3) A real freak incident was when a spark plug got loose in the V8 engine while I was on a 800m trip! I had never experienced this or had read about this before, but these little buggers DO get loose and need to be tightened every now and then! I was on a long distance trip and ruined the thread of one of the spark plugs. Could have ruined the entire engine if metallic debris had been spread around, but I was lucky. Just a few hours of work to cut a new thread and put in a part for the ruined thread, then cleaning out the old engine oil and filling fresh one. That did the trick.
4) My rear window exploded into a thousand pieces on one cold winter morning in 2016. I had the window heating on and lowered the glass in the back at the same time! DON'T DO IT! The stress on the glass can get too high. Got it replaced.
If someone had told me ahead about these issues, I could have saved a penny or two, but mostly a lot of nerves and time! So be advised!
1) brake calipers: first thing I had to change were brake calipers, due to stuck brake cylinders. I had just purchased the T4R and did not expect that the calipers would be an issue on the 4th gen. Otherwise I would have just serviced the brake cylinders instead of running them down and then having to replace calipers, disk and pads.
2) A specific problem of my T4R is the transfer chain in the transfer case (were the low-high gear switch is). I am on my third transfer chain! Curiously, the electric mechanism for shifting btw low and high is fine - apparently many others have problems with that. Mine needs a bit of care, cleaning and fresh gear oil from time to time. But the chain got stretched twice and started to jump sprockets. Replacing the chain is straight forward but you need a mechanic who knows what to look for.
3) A real freak incident was when a spark plug got loose in the V8 engine while I was on a 800m trip! I had never experienced this or had read about this before, but these little buggers DO get loose and need to be tightened every now and then! I was on a long distance trip and ruined the thread of one of the spark plugs. Could have ruined the entire engine if metallic debris had been spread around, but I was lucky. Just a few hours of work to cut a new thread and put in a part for the ruined thread, then cleaning out the old engine oil and filling fresh one. That did the trick.
4) My rear window exploded into a thousand pieces on one cold winter morning in 2016. I had the window heating on and lowered the glass in the back at the same time! DON'T DO IT! The stress on the glass can get too high. Got it replaced.
If someone had told me ahead about these issues, I could have saved a penny or two, but mostly a lot of nerves and time! So be advised!
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