Highest mileage 1st Gen. Thread?

I got it.



THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!

 

260,000miles original timing belt. No issues

Replaced: Brakes muffler serpentine tensioner starter

 

I bet you drink milk well past it's sell by date...

 

Timing belts will give you no issue...until they break, at which point your engine is destroyed. Never worth the risk IMO.

 

Not necessarily, there is a chance your valves will smack the pistons but unless your in hard acceleration when it snaps most likely you will just break a belt. But not worth the risk imo

 

Bent all the valves on one side when it happened to my wife's subaru, and she was stopped at a light.

 

Blew timing belt merging onto freeway in a Camry which is a interference engine and not a thing wrong. Just saying it doesn’t always happen.

 

Others on this forum have had the belt break with no damage. It's a crap shoot.

 

Finally crossed over!


I think I'm gonna keep her forever (or until she gives up the ghost)... got a 08 Nissan Maxima that needs ignition coils (plan on doing them in the next couple weeks). Once they are in, I'm gonna park my Tundra and use the Maxima as my daily driver.

The cost of new trucks blow me away (in a bad way) plus I have a sense of loyalty to "my" truck... Had never left me hanging!

 

We salute you and your Tundra! Send along some photos of the truck?

 

Would you mind telling us what repairs its had over that half a million miles? (come from someone who bought one this year with 300K on it and who is wondering what is going to need to be replaced in the next decade or so)

 

Yeah, dont just leave us hanging with no info on this 500k mile truck!

 

Sorry gents, I don't get on forums very often. Here is the info on the repairs from my original post!

 

Picture heading to work this morning... As you can see, everything still stock!

 

Are you the original owner? 1 serpentine belt in 500k miles? Wow..

 

An 06? Damn man. That 500,000 miles in 13 years. 38.5k a year. You a hotshot driver or something? Truck looks great for that mileage though.

 

Second owner... Bought it with around 60k miles in 09.

Not a hotshot driver, just a long-arse commute (140 mile round trip). Plus I get around quite abit during the weekends. In this part of Texas, there's always something to catch/kill and eat!

I hope she lasts a little bit longer... Thanks for the kind words!

 

Looking forward to seeing my odometer hit that number one day! That’s awesome!!

 

TX you say? Which part?

 

Wharton County!

Smackdab in the middle of everything good...

 

My timing belt after 260,000 miles. I'm glad she made it!

 

Took this picture today in my ‘05

 

Glad it made it that long for you.
Looks good honestly.

 

New guy here. Just bought this truck. Had 275K on it and a ton of things wrong with it but the engine sounded good and it shifted well.

 

Welcome....I have a 2004 with 262,000miles and no issues. What did you pay for your truck and what was wrong with it? Mine is for sale @ CAN$5600

 

Welcome. Shake it down hard and depending on what you find (and your allowable time to work on it) might end up spending a year and a couple grand in optimizing it. Add another couple grand for tires and lifts if thats the route you wish to go.

Great trucks. Better than new ones IMO.

 

When I was 8 my step-father opened a gas station/garage. So I grew up working on all kinds of cars; it's in my blood...LOL I usually buy used and fix what's broke. This one is no different.
The biggest expense so far has been replacing the clockspring. Ouch! Needed an oil change bad. Had to get some tires; including a spare rim and tire; running 265/70r16s for now. Seems like almost all the little bulbs were burned out. It's got some body dents but very little rust; thankfully. Tailgate was replaced with a junker, so I sanded and painted it. Driver's inside door panel is all taped together. Seems that Toyota no longer makes them so I'll be looking in some junk yards. The window needed an arm; motor was ok. Driver's seat needed a seat cover. Rest of the upholstery is not too bad. It's now driveable. I paid $3500 for it...

 

Post up some pics of your work!

 

OK... A



couple of pics...

 

New member here. 03 limited 2wd AC with 177k. Just dropped her off for the first timing belt change. Figured it was probably time now that I've just about doubled the recommended interval. Only work I've done other than regular maintenance was a new serpentine belt and O2 Sensors. Also had the front leather reupholstered. Next on my list is the driver side window motor...