I have little over 170k on my 08’ V6, mostly been traveling miles. Have had the evaporator core replaced last year, which was a dash removal to do the work. Been in one accident non insured driver but got parts replaced with OEM. Plus a cigarette burn in the seat, a reminder why I quit smoking years ago.
Highest Mileage 4th Gen?
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alaskaman
Senior Member
175K on my 07. North American continent from Arctic to Mexico. THE BEAST.
replaced xreas with Bilstein
rear window motor replace
minor window issues
3 batteries
hoses
front brakes x 3
rear brakes x 2
Best vehicle ever. Pulled my ass out of a ditch on 4lo, went toe to toe with the Arctic winter at -75 below, made it through deep snow with the locking differential and it has a burger tray!
replaced xreas with Bilstein
rear window motor replace
minor window issues
3 batteries
hoses
front brakes x 3
rear brakes x 2
Best vehicle ever. Pulled my ass out of a ditch on 4lo, went toe to toe with the Arctic winter at -75 below, made it through deep snow with the locking differential and it has a burger tray!
firefight1981
New member
Just purchased 07 Limited V8 Shadow Mica with 175k miles.
Had about $4K worth of repairs and maintenance, including TB, water pump, radiator, etc...
Drives great!
Had about $4K worth of repairs and maintenance, including TB, water pump, radiator, etc...
Drives great!
400k4runner
New member
Just over 400k 03 v8 awd 4x4
I do all the repairs, servicing and maintenance on my T4. I've lost trust with any mechanic here in this city. Youtube has made me my own mechanic.
Engine and transmission have never had problems. Major (expensive) repairs done on it, besides regular maintenance and replacing basic parts, are the water pump/timing belt 3 times, exhuast manifold/catalytic converters, ac compressor, master brake cylinder/abs. Stearing pump system is the only thing untouched in the engine compartment. Timely oil changes and OEM parts are top prioity.
I floor it every time I drive it and gone 4wheeling and it doesn't flinch. Last year, without hesitating, was the first time I've towed an RV with it. From NM to the beach in S Carolina with no problems. Gona go somewhere far again this year pulling my Jayco 20 footer. It has paid for itself many times even with all those parts replaced throughout it's life. Not sure if I will keep it if and when the engine or trany break.
If you want to fix your own car, or anything, youtube it first. That's my advice.
I do all the repairs, servicing and maintenance on my T4. I've lost trust with any mechanic here in this city. Youtube has made me my own mechanic.
Engine and transmission have never had problems. Major (expensive) repairs done on it, besides regular maintenance and replacing basic parts, are the water pump/timing belt 3 times, exhuast manifold/catalytic converters, ac compressor, master brake cylinder/abs. Stearing pump system is the only thing untouched in the engine compartment. Timely oil changes and OEM parts are top prioity.
I floor it every time I drive it and gone 4wheeling and it doesn't flinch. Last year, without hesitating, was the first time I've towed an RV with it. From NM to the beach in S Carolina with no problems. Gona go somewhere far again this year pulling my Jayco 20 footer. It has paid for itself many times even with all those parts replaced throughout it's life. Not sure if I will keep it if and when the engine or trany break.
If you want to fix your own car, or anything, youtube it first. That's my advice.
smokey7722
New member
Be careful using this as a tow vehicle as the payloads are usually quite low - to the point of being unsafe. I had a Rockwood 2109s and after loading it up, I would have been about 300lb over the payload despite being well below the actual GCVW limits.
2003 V8 4X4 Sport
I just bought my son a 2003 V8 4X4 Sport Edition with 201,900 miles. Runs great, just a slight leak from that center transfer case. Previous owner took care of it. Last time the timing belt was replaced was in 2012 with 110k miles, so I'm good for a little while.
I just bought my son a 2003 V8 4X4 Sport Edition with 201,900 miles. Runs great, just a slight leak from that center transfer case. Previous owner took care of it. Last time the timing belt was replaced was in 2012 with 110k miles, so I'm good for a little while.
AuSeeker
Elite Member
Not sure how you came up with you're good on the timing belt :noidea:, the timing belt is recommended to be replaced every 90,000 miles, do the math 201,900 miles - 110,000 miles = 91,900 miles so it's due for the timing belt to be replaced now!! :attention:
Yeah, i know. I said that based off my buddy who has a 2006 4.7L Tundra who just changed his for the first time with 225,000 miles on it.
Mine was changed at a Toyota dealership, so i know they used a Toyota timing belt. I plan on taking off the timing belt cover just enough to inspect the belt soon.
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AuSeeker
Elite Member
You can do what you want based on your buddy not doing what he should of done and being lucky his belt didn't break, I hope your belt doesn't break, if it does the engine is toast!
It's hard to really inspect a rubber belt from just a look at one little section of it, as sorta mentioned rubber degrades over time and I'd say 10 years is pushing the lifespan of any belt even if it has Toyota stamped on it.
MinnesotaKingpin07
New member
2007 4Runner SR5 with 213k and still starts and runs like a top! Hoping to get another 100k out of it.
randy88fj62
Member
08 v8 SE, up to 526,000 miles with original drivetrain.
I think that's the highest V8 I've seen.
In other news, my 2003 SR5 V6 4WD is at 538,537. It hasn't seen many miles in the era of COVID, so only up about 25k in the last 2 years.
Updates since my last post:
- Alternator (3rd). Had the time to get a quality Denso reman this time
- Rear window seal replaced
- Engine Cooling Fan Clutch replaced. This was causing the coolant loss (from overheating), not an engine gasket leak
- Radiator replaced (ruptured from overheating)
- I used Blue Devil Stop Leak to slow the head gasket oil leak and that helped for about 10k miles before it suddenly started leaking non-stop (dripping while resting and losing about 1 pint/hour (!!) while driving). I used Bar's High Mileage Engine Repair 2 Action Formula and that basically resolved the leak (it's been about 12mo/15k miles). There is still a minor head gasket leak that dirties the engine under the gasket but the total loss isn't measurable. I'll keep driving it like this indefinitely if it holds.
- The missus drove the 4Runner when working for the Census in 2019/2020 and really needed a backup cam to get out of stranger's "driveways." Replaced the factory head unit (which had a broken volume knob) with a Jensen CAR70V and it was an amazing upgrade. Getting Bluetooth audio to link with my phone was a real creature comfort upgrade.
Bundutrailer
Member
Any 1million miles 4th gens recorded, I sawa Toyota advert with its sister the Prado 120 with 1m on a V6 engine.
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HIMILESV8SPORT
Member
Timing belt info 312,000 v8
Saw some people freaking out so I have to add my experience on here. Have 04 v8 4wd sport with 312,000. Timing belt was done when I bought it at 270k and the Toyota master tech said it looked original still. I worked at that dealer just over a decade and actually couldn't stand the 4th gen 4R at first. Over the years selling parts there was 1 model I rarely sold parts for. Guess what it was? Maybe filters and wipers and the hvac bulbs, but other that than I rarely saw a part fail. I made my decision to get one after having a customer tell me at 307K on his v8 2003 that he hadn't replaced the timing belt yet. I thought he was crazy and said it must have be done before you bought it and he replied he had owned it since new. Fast forward a few years and he had passed it to his daughter with over 340K on it when it finally failed, not the timing belt, she had a leaking radiator that caused engine failure finally. He then put a salvage yard engine in for right at $1,000 that had 120K on it. I'm not saying you should go 200-300K plus on a timing belt, just saying you're more likely to see the water pump or something else fail first. Good luck to all. I wish I drove more than 8K a year so I could see 500K someday, but that's 20+years or so off at this point. Working at that dealer taught me if you keep your coolant and oil full and changed most toyota's can last forever.
Saw some people freaking out so I have to add my experience on here. Have 04 v8 4wd sport with 312,000. Timing belt was done when I bought it at 270k and the Toyota master tech said it looked original still. I worked at that dealer just over a decade and actually couldn't stand the 4th gen 4R at first. Over the years selling parts there was 1 model I rarely sold parts for. Guess what it was? Maybe filters and wipers and the hvac bulbs, but other that than I rarely saw a part fail. I made my decision to get one after having a customer tell me at 307K on his v8 2003 that he hadn't replaced the timing belt yet. I thought he was crazy and said it must have be done before you bought it and he replied he had owned it since new. Fast forward a few years and he had passed it to his daughter with over 340K on it when it finally failed, not the timing belt, she had a leaking radiator that caused engine failure finally. He then put a salvage yard engine in for right at $1,000 that had 120K on it. I'm not saying you should go 200-300K plus on a timing belt, just saying you're more likely to see the water pump or something else fail first. Good luck to all. I wish I drove more than 8K a year so I could see 500K someday, but that's 20+years or so off at this point. Working at that dealer taught me if you keep your coolant and oil full and changed most toyota's can last forever.
Loose Axles
New member
07 with 260Km. Still purring like a baby.
keavyrunner
Junior Member
2007 V8 318K miles.
