2011 Tundra Crew Cab 197,000 miles

I recently acquired my son-in-law's 2011 Tundra. He was the original owner. It runs tight, the engine compartment is amazingly clean, absent of oil leaks, and to all appearances, it is in top notch shape. My son-in-law tells me it does not burn oil, and I have no reason to doubt that, but I have only put 1,000 miles on it. My son-in-law had the truck regularly serviced by a Toyota mechanic, who did the work after hours on his own time. So no records. He changed the starter around 150,000 and last changed the brake rotors and pads around 170,000. I took the truck to the Toyota dealer and told them to do anything they felt it might need to bring it up to speed. They did a tune up, serviced the trans and differential, serviced the fuel system, replaced the serpentine belt, the belt tensioner and replaced the rear trans seal. I live in Houston where it gets brutally hot in the summer and my son-in-law always changed the oil with synthetic 5W-30. I am about to take a solo trip to to deep west Texas ( Terlingua) and will not be near any repair facilities of any size. My question is, should I feel comfortable making this trip? I have AAA just in case.

 

Sounds like you have a good running truck to me! It would be a good idea to bring an OBD scanner with you just in case.

For reference I just drove from Springfield,Missouri to Galveston last week in my 2007 with 194,000 miles. Ran into some secondary air injection issues on the way home, I had to pull over a lot to turn the truck off and clear codes, but made it back.

 

Thanks Chris !! You are the only one to respond, I was thinking no one would comment. Your input is comforting and also your suggestion about an OBD scanner is very smart. Thank you !

 

Bring a battery jumper (you can get one on Amazon for about $60) means of communication extra food water and common sense is all you need

 

I have jumper cables, but I think you are speaking of those self-contained pre-charged jumpers that are good for a jump or two if no other vehicle is available? I agree with your suggestion and will get one before I leave. Thanks !

 

Yes to jump pack. Everyone of my cars has one. When you need a jump it’s so nice not have to beg a jump from a stranger.
They work well!

 

Howdy, neighbor. (Austin-metro, originally from Amarillo).

You should be good to go. I totally understand your concern. That’s 10+ hours driving one way during a Texas heat wave. It sounds like you’ve covered a lot of bases so far with the listed service that has been recently done, and you have AAA. You’ve covered the proactive, and you have planned contingently for potential reactive.

Others have listed power/jump packs, and you have that covered. For an OBD reader (as was also recommended). I use a Veepeak unit with the OBD Fusion app (iPhone). It works with my 2011 Crewmax.
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Many thanks, Thumper. I will check out the Veepeak OBD reader. Based on the abundant anecdotal evidence of Tundra's going 300K, 400K and 500K+ ( two having reached 1.0M K ), and based on my Tundra's tight engine ( does not consume oil ) and my son-in-law's attention to the care of my newly acquired Tundra, I am largely reassured and will enjoy my trip. Thanks for your input!

 

I'd drive from Mexico to Canada and back in my 07 with 256k miles in a heartbeat if I needed to. There's nothing I do without my tundra. Period.

 

Wow, thanks for that reassurance ! If West Texas was not so hot, with many miles between towns, I would not give my trip two thoughts. But your confidence is reassuring for me. Thanks!

 

Like everyone else said always go prepared especially if you are out on your own. OBD port scanners are good not only for reading codes on your dash but also checking exact temperatures of everything. If you think it's running a little hot pull over and check temps. The truck should be able to handle just about anything you throw at it but you never know you might crack a radiator or something god forbid. Good luck on your trip!