I'm wondering how much mileage a person can expect out of a 1996 4runner before a rebuild may become necessary. I'm looking at one that has over 240K miles on it, but there's another one with about 190K for $1000 more.

8/1/2009 6:31:49 PM

as long as the head gaskets last usually.

or until the timing belt breaks bc somebody didnt do change it soon enough

8/1/2009 6:34:24 PM

240k, iKnow they can go for along time but damn. is it a 4wd? you might want to see how the drivetrain is first too.

8/1/2009 6:37:20 PM

It is a 4WD but looks like the kind that's never been used except maybe for snow & ice.

8/2/2009 9:05:43 AM

this is such an abstract question. it almost entirely depends on how the vehicle has been maintained and treated. even if those things are known, it's still a stab in the dark at best. it could go another 5k or another 150k...

8/2/2009 3:18:46 PM

fo runnah's ftw. compression test that shit.

is the 240k one white and really cleanly kept? if so it's my buddies

i hear 4runners are non interference engines. so if the belt breaks.. no biggie. lol my dad isn't changing his till it breaks.

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8/3/2009 8:22:09 PM

^They're really not hard, at least for the 3.4L v6. Just a little time consuming for an amateur, but unless you make $texas or don't have time it's very worth it in the savings.

8/3/2009 9:33:27 PM

They go exactly 387,549 miles between rebuilds.

8/3/2009 10:15:28 PM

i got 387,551

8/5/2009 12:03:14 PM

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"i hear 4runners are non interference engines."

rly?

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8/5/2009 1:00:37 PM

The fucking 3.4L 5VZFE engine sure as hell IS an interference engine.

Dad just ditched his '95 T100 with 420k miles. Head gasket blew a couple of years ago, and I block sealed that bitch. Gave way a year later, and I did it again. Drove it until he decided he'd had enough of riding around in a piece of shit (that and he has a heart condition and doesn't want to get caught in the middle of nowhere) and swapped it out doing the Cash for Clunkers thing. 4500 bux credit for that truck is MONEY. Still didn't use any oil except for what it leaked.

He got an '09 Honda CRV. My dad, always the practical one.

8/5/2009 3:09:49 PM

since i just bought an 02 with one and know shit all about that kind of stuff, what does that mean to me

8/5/2009 3:46:32 PM

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"i got 387,551"

Must've had the wrong sized tires on it.

8/6/2009 11:12:20 PM

I love my '98 4runner. 161k miles and going strong.

8/6/2009 11:31:19 PM

bout fiddy leven hunnert thousand miles

8/8/2009 6:32:57 PM

oic

8/8/2009 6:38:32 PM

interesting.. i will tell this info to my dad. dont want him to bust his ride

8/8/2009 7:39:25 PM

my '85 with a 22RE lasted until 231k before the timing chain broke

I got it 1 year earlier with 211k on it, ASE certified mechanic owned

I guess he didn't like to work on his own crap

btw, timing chain intervals should be changed at 120k, so maybe it got done, maybe it didn't..

only he knows

8/8/2009 9:26:19 PM

is the timing chain really expensive to fix?

8/9/2009 12:05:24 AM

if it breaks on an interference engine, yes

or if you pay someone else to change it for you, it can be, depends on their rate and your perception of expensive

if you do it yourself as a maintenance item before anything breaks, not really

8/9/2009 1:16:42 AM

or just drive it

8/10/2009 8:58:00 PM