Hello,

I new to this board, I usually spend most of my time on the Jeep forums. I am mechanically inclined and have done numerous modifications to my Wrangler, but have a few questions that I hope some of you toyota enthusiasts can help me out with. My wife's 01 4-Runner Limited is coming up on it's 30,000 mile mark and I need to tkae care of servicing it. I normally do all my oil changes, lube, most repairs, etc. myself on my vehicles and despise paying the dealer to do something so easy.

So what do you guys recommend doing at 30,000 miles? The manual says something about lubing the propeller shaft. Is this just the drive shaft? Are the U Joints sealed or do they need to be lubed? It also says something about tightening some items. I basically just want to know what you guys recommend I do. The vehicle does not see too much time off road, however the 4 Wheel drive is commonly used due to snow. I change the oil every 4,000 miles and run a K&N.

On a side note, does anyone know what's the biggest tire that will fit on this vehicle without any rubbing? I'd like to go a little bigger than stock if possible.

Thanks,

All of the differential fluids should be changed. Before doing so, get all of the gaskets for the drain and refill plugs from the dealer for the rearend, transfer case, and front differential. Access to the darin and fill plugs is no problem. I use a hand pump that screws onto the oil bottle, 3-4 bucks from Walmart/Pep Boys/etc. I used 85w-90 in everything. You have to drop the front skidplate to get to the front differential. On the front differential, a 10 mm allen wrench fits both the drain and refill plug.
It took me 1 1/2 hours to drain and refill all of the differential fluids.

I changed the fuel filter at 30k. The fuel line is under a lot of pressure, and I didn't loosen the gas cap or follow any of the other procedures to reduce the pressure before removing the fuel filter. I knew that gas would come squirting out of the fittings, so I wore safety glasses and stayed clear. The fittings were on very tight. Use two wrenches (one to hold the filter fitting, the other to loosen the fuel line fitting), and be careful when loosening the fittings so you don't bust your knuckles. When I installed the new OEM filter, it leaked at the fittings, so I had to put teflon tape on the threads.

I squirt grease in all the u-joints every 15k. This became a habit when I owned my 1st Gen. All of the u-joints have zerk fittings, and access to them with a grease gun is no problem.

I like to change the air filter once a year. I think the owners manual recommends 2 years/30k.

Finally, I change the oil and filter every 3k, and rotate the tires every 5k.

wquon
2000 Ltd 4x4 auto tranny, 46k