Massive maintenance weekend!

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WArunner7710

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So I can get ahold of any maintenance records on my new rig, so I don't know what's worn out, shot, brand new, or about to go caput. So this weekend I'll be doing just about everything I can think of so I have a nice record of where everything stands. Please let me know if I'm missing anything I would benefit from!!! Any feedback is greatly appreciated!!
-fresh motor oil and filter
-fresh tranny fluid and filter
-fresh front and rear diff fluid
-replace fuel filter
-replace upstream O2 sensor
-fresh transfer case fluid
-flush coolant system
-fresh brake and power steering fluid.
-fresh air filter
-new spark plugs and wires
-lube chassis
-reset EFI
-clean MAF and throttle body
-sea foam
-install my new ScanGaugeII to monitor how my girl is running


Anything I'm missing!? Thanks ahead of time for the imput, you guys are great and this forum kicks @$$.:cheers:
 
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If you have the time, go for a timing belt component kit and water pump. that's always my biggest questionable item when buying a used car.
 
mikebontoft said:
If you have the time, go for a timing belt component kit and water pump. that's always my biggest questionable item when buying a used car.
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I'm going to try to find out when the timing belt was last done, I really don't want to minvest the money in a new one if it was just recently.

Mind sharing the benefits of installing a fresh waterpump?

Thanks a lot Mike,

Tyler
 
WArunner7710 said:
I'm going to try to find out when the timing belt was last done, I really don't want to minvest the money in a new one if it was just recently.

Mind sharing the benefits of installing a fresh waterpump?

Thanks a lot Mike,

Tyler
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1.) waterpump is usually what makes the TB go bad.
2.) it will keep you engine from over heating.
3.) you have to remove the TB to get to it so you might as well do them at the same time. That's why so many offer them as kits.
 
belt is pretty easy... just a little time consuming. OK I guess if you haven't done one it's a little difficult. I'm used to them.

Water pump you usually do just because the belt is off and it's worth it to not have to take down the timing if the pump fails not long after... sometimes they're just fine for a long time.

edit: whoops, left my screen up for a bit... had another post explaining the same before mine. Pump can seize and eat the belt. Just seen it on a honda recently. Fortunately it didn't hurt their valves. I don't believe it will the valves on this engine either, assuming it is a non-interference type.
 
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If it's never been replaced, he could be suffering a mileage loss so why not... not that it would pay for itself immediately.
 
+1 with the o2 sensor.

I'd skip changing out the tranny filter myself. Instead I would just drain some fluid out of the pan and then refill it. See what kind of shape the old fluid is in. If there are not metal shavings in the fluid, then I'd just think about a full ATF flush sometime down the road.

Also depending what year your 4runner is, you may want to adjust the slack in you throttle cable.
 
LittleCaesar said:
+1 with the o2 sensor.

I'd skip changing out the tranny filter myself. Instead I would just drain some fluid out of the pan and then refill it. See what kind of shape the old fluid is in. If there are not metal shavings in the fluid, then I'd just think about a full ATF flush sometime down the road.

littlecaesar, aside from filter and fluid what else does a "full ATF flush" include? I thought that's what I was doing???
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Drain and fill doesn't flush the system, just gives you a good majority of new fluid. Auto trannys are complicated and have many small maze like cavities, usually you have to take it to a shop and they hook it up to a machine that can push everything out.
 
My thread has a lot of maintenance links in it - see my signature.

I would flush the trains fluid and take a look at getting a new radiator.
 
thebrandon said:
Drain and fill doesn't flush the system, just gives you a good majority of new fluid. Auto trannys are complicated and have many small maze like cavities, usually you have to take it to a shop and they hook it up to a machine that can push everything out.
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I think the recommended method is by pulling the trans cooler hose. I think I got 12qts of brown out before it turned clean red.
 
Draining and replacing the fluids yields a 3 to 4qt change. A flush, as Brilliant describes, is best done with at least 12qts of new ATF, if not around 16qts.
 
Starting WAY later then I had hoped, but I here we go! Thanks for everyone's input so far! Special thanks to Ripcord and The$Pit for the one-on-one advice!

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