What does it take to get to 400,000 miles?

[StreetCreeper]

With over 406,000 miles on my truck, I could have driven around the planet at the equator — 16.3 times.

My truck averages approximately 17 mpg between freeway and city driving. So according to the math, my truck has consumed about 23,882 gallons of fuel.

If the average fuel price per gallon over the past 20 years was approximately $2.75, my truck used $65,675.00 in fuel during its life so far.

If the average OCI was 7,000 miles, my truck has had 58 oil changes and 58 new oil filters.

If the average oil change required 1.25 gallons (5 qts) then it will have consumed 72.5 gallons of oil (290 qts) during the last 20 years.

If the average set of tires lasted 50,000 miles, then my truck will have gone through approximately 8 full sets of tires (32 tires).

With 406,000 miles on the clock, I could have driven to the moon, played a round of golf then taken the lunar rover for a spin. Afterwards, I could have driven my truck back to within 70,000 miles of earth.

As such, I have finally decided in a name for my truck:

Her name is Alice...

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[3rzrunner]

Her name is Alice...

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:lmao: Good stuff man. :thumb3:

 

[nc-grayson]

the real question is how many joints did you take down during all this math?

If only the roach clip had a "joint odometer"

 

[ZionXIX]

You running synthetic oil?
When I finish schooling, I definitely want a 4runner. I plan to switch to synthetic oil immediately. Bypass the radiator for trans cooling to avoid pink milkshake. I like [MENTION=120071]mtbtim[/MENTION] thread regarding maintenance. I will try to follow most of that. Basically I want to buy a 4runner one time and drive her until she dies. I feel that these steps are crucial to reaching super high mileage.

 

[StreetCreeper]

the real question is how many joints did you take down during all this math?

If only the roach clip had a "joint odometer"

I've killed more weed than Roundup...

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You running synthetic oil?
When I finish schooling, I definitely want a 4runner. I plan to switch to synthetic oil immediately. Bypass the radiator for trans cooling to avoid pink milkshake. I like [MENTION=120071]mtbtim[/MENTION] thread regarding maintenance. I will try to follow most of that. Basically I want to buy a 4runner one time and drive her until she dies. I feel that these steps are crucial to reaching super high mileage.

First 350,000 was conventional. Then I got the truck and have made the switch to synthetic blend first, then full synthetic.

 

[DK327]

Wow, 400K! That's awesome man, I'd be a happy camper with 300K and I'm currently at ~235K. I've replaced most of the things I've set out to since purchasing the vehicle 5K miles ago and will be doing the timing belt/water pump next summer; last time it was done was at 165K. It's been a joy to drive so far and my next vehicle will probably be another T4R!

 

[RS Dude]

First 350,000 was conventional. Then I got the truck and have made the switch to synthetic blend first, then full synthetic.

Dude! You are gonna PISS OFF all those Amzoil/Royal Purple cultists...nervous breakdowns will occur!!!:guitar2::guitar2::guitar2:

 

[ThorInc]

Dude! You are gonna PISS OFF all those Amzoil/Royal Purple cultists...nervous breakdowns will occur!!!:guitar2::guitar2::guitar2:

Yep, the Amsoil does keep the crud down !

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[nissanh]

CO2 emission:
A typical 4 cylidner 1.6 liter engine produces 450 g of CO2 for each mile (I couldn't find the CO2 emission for a 5vzfe).
For the 400K miles, you made 1.8X10^8 g of CO2
At 1 atmospheric pressure and 25 Celsius, that is 91,636,363.64 liters ofCO2!

 

[ThomasGS4]

Holy smokes (pun intended.) At what mileage did you purchase your T4R?

 

[cmtul]

I'm at 240k and the heads are already cracked. I've been pricing it out to see if its worth it to put rebuilt heads, or just get a rebuilt engine.

 

[amatuerfisher]

What will it take to get to 400k? About another 11k miles

 

[StreetCreeper]

Dude! You are gonna PISS OFF all those Amzoil/Royal Purple cultists...nervous breakdowns will occur!!!:guitar2::guitar2::guitar2:

Hahaha, my truck defies logic. The previous owner never took care of it. It recieved only the cheapest oil changes and only "whenever" it was convenient. All the suspension and literally everything else on the truck was original when I got it at 350k. It was nothing more than a mall crawler for 350k miles of heat and stop & go city traffic. Literally nothing worse for engines right?!? Yet here she sits, original engine and transmission @ 406 and I've got her running pretty and getting better everyday. I can only imagine how well this truck would be doing if it had recieved regular oil changes and high quality oil.

CO2 emission:
A typical 4 cylidner 1.6 liter engine produces 450 g of CO2 for each mile (I couldn't find the CO2 emission for a 5vzfe).
For the 400K miles, you made 1.8X10^8 g of CO2
At 1 atmospheric pressure and 25 Celsius, that is 91,636,363.64 liters ofCO2!

Nice! Now let's put that in perspective. 91,636,363 liters = 3,272,727 cubic feet ( I think ) and 3,272,727cubic feet is about half the gas volume of the Hindenburg.

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Holy smokes (pun intended.) At what mileage did you purchase your T4R?

I got her at 350k when the original passenger side LBJ failed and the owner decided the truck was junk. So they gave it to me. It was in really sad shape when I got her. I think the 4 mismatched tires were up to 9 years passed their expiration dates too.

I'm at 240k and the heads are already cracked. I've been pricing it out to see if its worth it to put rebuilt heads, or just get a rebuilt engine.

But why are the heads cracked? I'd want to know that before anything. Heads don't just crack for nothing...

 

[euser]

I live life on the edge. I just rolled over 200,000 and the only parts it has that didn't roll off the dealership lot are the front and rear yoke (the u-joints broke), the head unit, and the gas cap. However, shes still running strong.

 

[diverscale]

street creeper, how much oil does your truck consume for each, let's say 5k miles, running so long on ''cheap'' oil?

 

[gamefreakgc]

Hahaha, my truck defies logic. The previous owner never took care of it. It recieved only the cheapest oil changes and only "whenever" it was convenient.

These engines tolerate more neglect than any other engine I've owned or even heard of. You can change the oil, or not, and it still runs. They consume very little oil and don't care if it's thick as molasses.

Case in point, when I bought my 4Runner at 190k it was from a college kid that probably never changed the oil. Was as black as night and took a shop TWO engine flushes to get it all out. Runs like a top now. Go figure! I'm not surprised yours is running just fine at 400k.

 

[JayRolla]

These engines tolerate more neglect than any other engine I've owned or even heard of. You can change the oil, or not, and it still runs. They consume very little oil and don't care if it's thick as molasses.

Case in point, when I bought my 4Runner at 190k it was from a college kid that probably never changed the oil. Was as black as night and took a shop TWO engine flushes to get it all out. Runs like a top now. Go figure! I'm not surprised yours is running just fine at 400k.

I agree. I would also add honda motors into this. The old vtech series are beasts. You could rev limit no lift shift them over and over. Oil would get thick and vtech would pretty much stop working. That meant oil change time.

4g63T from Mitsubishi's are pretty strong. Ive laid over 400whp on stop block with over 300k miles and its still going to this day. First dyno I ever did when 16 years old the owner of shop said he loved this motor. Said you cant blow them up even with a hand grenade!

 

[fan of fanboys]

this thread makes me wonder: when I go to buy my 4runner after the VW diesel buyback is it worth spending the money on a low mileage 4runner (sub 150k for 99-02 model) or try to find a 200kish mile 4runner that was taken care of and use the $2k-$3k savings to do anything that needs to be done (like tb or wp) and pocket rest for future fixes/service?

 

[StreetCreeper]

street creeper, how much oil does your truck consume for each, let's say 5k miles, running so long on ''cheap'' oil?

When I first got the truck, I would use about 1/4 to 1/3 of a quart of conventional. When I switched to Valvoline synthetic blend Maxlife, I literally used hardly any oil at all. Maybe 1/8 of a quart and the oil looked good.

Eventually I made the switch to synthetic and was back up to a 1/2 quart. Last oil change I tried 5w-20 full synthetic and have gone through a full quart in the last 5k.

I like the current oil I'm using now, but I think it's just too thin for the miles on my engine. I may switch back to the Maxlife oil since the seal conditioners in it seem to make a difference on my engine and I've had good luck with it before.

I also think much of my oil loss is through the valve covers. I'll tighten the covers down again soon.

 

[gamefreakgc]

this thread makes me wonder: when I go to buy my 4runner after the VW diesel buyback is it worth spending the money on a low mileage 4runner (sub 150k for 99-02 model) or try to find a 200kish mile 4runner that was taken care of and use the $2k-$3k savings to do anything that needs to be done (like tb or wp) and pocket rest for future fixes/service?

Up to you. Engine mileage doesn't matter (I've got an engine with 264k miles in the back that runs as smooth as my 206k mileage one) but other things do degrade faster such as suspension, steering parts, seats, carpet, among other things. So a lower mileage does help in that regard. You'd be hard pressed to find a 200k+ 4Runner with stock suspension that rides comfortably.