I Just Bought a 300k Mile Toyota Tacoma!

Giving you a walkthrough off a 2004 Toyota Tacoma Pre-Runner that I just bought that has 300k miles!

[@JB-he1jt]

2000 4Runner previous owner here with the same engine! I did pretty much everything before I sold it and prices went crazy! Heads, timing belt, water pump kit, hoses, radiator, knock sensor harness, fuel injectors, OEM ICV, replaced all of the small coolant bypass hoses, oil cooler oring, OEM ball joints, new drive shaft, had Bilstein shocks in the rear with new coil springs, front old school SWAYAWAY coilovers with no leaks or rust. Interior was like new, I replaced the entire carpet minus the cargo area. The new owner took it to the Toyota dealer for an oil change and the techs wanted to buy it from him because it didn't need anything and ran perfect!

[@gusm2752]

Looks just like the 2001 I had for 13 years. 350,000 miles also black TRD NEVER an issue. Then traded for 2015 TRD SPORT Long bed. 160,000 miles now. They just run forever.

[@SuperSnakePlissken]

Nice! I had a 2000 Tacoma TRD Off-Road access cab with the 3.4L V6 paired to a 5-speed manual until 2021. I had 326,491 miles on the odometer when the engine finally failed. I babied the hell out of my truck and always did the maintenance . She simply gave up the ghost. I upgraded to a 2021 Tundra TRD Pro and love this truck a ton. I wish you well and hope you can get more mileage than I did. Oh, I am a Florida boy so it had been in Florida its entire life.

[@Jaspreets-Garage]

That is awesome! What caused the engine to fail? Thanks for sharing!

[@SuperSnakePlissken]

@@Jaspreets-Garage The head gasket failed causing the engine to throw a rod. The engine was unrepairable at that point. I was ready for a bigger truck anyway by that point, and with the 2.5 gen Tundra on its last year I figured I better snag a 5.7L V8 before I could never buy one again. I have no regrets and absolutely love my 2021 Tundra. The only thing I wish it had was a six-speed manual transmission. Ironically, I sold the truck to a cousin of mine who put a rebuilt 3.4L V6 into it and is driving the truck now. If I remember correctly he got the engine out of a 4Runner of the same year that had been totaled out due to a rear-end accident.

[@warhorse1943]

I just bought a 1997 TRD 4x4. To have fun with and work on. Good luck.

[@darylhill9400]

Man, some people are really rough on interiors, you have some work ahead of you, but it will be well worth it

[@silversleuth007]

I think you did well. Especially with your mechanical knowledge. I'd like to see a follow up. Thanks for sharing.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

Very nice 👌

[@JohanAguilar-kk9sp]

how she holding up? bought an 03 taco extra cab like yours but 2wd 250k no leaks and she running strong. hoping to hit 400k with her

[@Jaspreets-Garage]

She’s doing great! Running strong. I just redid the entire suspension

[@Animation-my8ug]

Nice babytaco ❤

[@Miles-wy1zr]

What color is the coolant? Nice truck considering its abuse.

[@Jaspreets-Garage]

The color is an orangish red, possibly rust in it. Needs a good flush which I’ll do soon

[@windowsbythebay]

Toyota coolant in these was red so that’s normal, make sure you use Toyota coolant which is the one I just mentioned , do not flush and replace with the green.

[@Miles-wy1zr]

@@windowsbythebay my had green but it’s a 95

[@Jaspreets-Garage]

Yup will be using the Toyota red coolant during replacement