Change your PCV valve

Agreed. A lot of people on this site can be pretty fanatical about their 4Runner and the maintenance. I picture them like the guys from Full Metal Jacket.

This is my 4Runner, there are many like it, but this one is mine!
My 4Runner is my best friend.
It is my life.
With me, my 4Runner is useless.
Without my 4Runner I am useless.
I must wheel harder than the Jeep owner who is trying to wheel harder than me.

Peace, and Amen!

 

I am the OP, I actually said, I dont care if you change it or not.....You do you is my exact quote. Never called anyone cheap. I said the PART is cheap and its a 5 minute job.

As to your other questions

Brake pads - I inspect yearly
Rotate Tires - 7k miles
Brake Fluid - 30k miles
Trans Fluid - 60k miles
Differential Fluid - 15k
Transfer Case - 15k
Serpentine Belt - 80k
Power Steering Fluid - 30k
Transfer Case - 15k
Spark Plugs - 80k (thats early i know, just wanted to see how they looked)
Air Filter & Cabin Filter - 12k
Clean MAF and throttle body - 12k
Coolant - 50k
Oil Change - 5k miles
Drive Shaft lube - 15k
PCV Valve - 80k
Alignment - Every 6 months (its really just to have them move the camber/caster bolts so they dont seize. The alignment is fine, just want them to move the bolts - the shop doesnt charge me)

I also log everything and have every receipt. Thats just so when i sell it I can show the maintenance history.

 

We know you will never sell....

 

Good you dodged the PVC valve bullet. Now be sure to rust proof your rear license plate mounting holes. I do this periodically with whatever's on hand (Krown spray, silver anti-seize, etc.).

 

yeah you're right, its my baby. My neighbor had a 2011 and when it hit 500k miles he sold it and still got $4,000. My goal is 500k miles. It is my first toyota and I actually have never had a better car/truck - absolutely love it and when we do Moab, Colorado, Utah and AZ off roading annually, I need it to be maintained. We did the Toyota Jamboree the past two years and I never knew off roading could be this much fun. Just ordered a roof top tent last night for this years trip out west in September.

 

Do you have the video link handy?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr-PALJ5nwc

The PCV valve part of the video is like the last 5 minutes of the video. This guy "Viking" is actually a 4Runner owner and a Toyota Master Mechanic

 

You're over-servicing the MAF and throttle body and potentially doing more harm than good. There's a saying in aviation - 50% of maintenance is caused by maintenance.

Shift some of your energy toward other areas with demonstrated failures:

• Spray teflon lube in the door and tailgate key holes.
• Spray lithium grease on the door hinges and most importantly, the fuel door hinge.

Once a year is more than enough for the above.

 

Funny you mention this. I just changed out the Bank 2 cam timing solenoid so I had the air filter assembly off. Gave the throttle body a light wipe with a clean cloth. That's all the service the throttle body has had (or needed) in 16 years. With the engine idling in drive, you can't feel it running while holding the steering wheel.

 

Killer! Thanks

 

Hey, thank you for that. I wasnt aware that you could over service the MAF but it does make sense. I do the two items you recommended above but never got the fuel door hinge (thank you). I also "lube" the rubber door molding to prevent them from dry rotting - ive done that once in the past 2 years. Some may think im OCD about maintenance but I only do this because the wife and I travel 5 months out of the year to Utah, Colorado, AZ and then we head over to Florida. During those 5 months, 4 of the months are off roading, camping and just being in very remote areas. When i say remote areas, Im talking about its so remote that we carry an emergency satellite "beacon" just in case the shit hits the fan. There is absolutely no cell phone signal at all. I also have very limited tools I bring, and it would be very difficult to even work on it. When we get back home in February I do 1-2 maintenance items a month just in preparation for the next trip.

 

What product do you put on the rubber door moldings? Could use some after 9 years. Thanks!

 

wow

 

And the transmission shifter linkage under the vehicle.

 

Wow 5 pages for an $11 part. Where is it actually located? Did someone post a picture yet?

 

Lol ya
It’s under heater hoses somewhat near driver firewall

 

Thank you!

 

Yes, but did you use loctite or not?

THAT'S WHAT WE ALL NEED TO KNOW!!!!

 

I'm gonna drill my PCV valve and secure it with safety wire.

 

When I removed mine today, I found no evidence of any adhesive on the threads.
It was way tighter than I expected it to be.
Installed the new one at 20ft lbs.

 

I use Sil-Glyde. It was recommended for that specifically. It doesn’t contain “something” that I was told could break down the rubber.

 

I’m the OP. Please tell me more. What do you spray on it and how often should you do this. TY

 

Great point. Neither did I. I just put it in and torque it down.

 

I’m the OP. How bad was it after 16 years? This is my first Toyota and am curious because I had a Honda Pilot and I got into the habit of cleaning it every time I replaced the air filter because Honda has a carbon buildup problem. But maybe I don’t need to do it as frequently with Toyota.

 

Thank-you good sir

 

I did not, but I did paint pen and torque to spec. The old one wasn't loctited so I figured why complicate things. We'll see if the engine explodes due to my negligence.

Its kind of interesting that it even wants loctite, seeing as loctite isnt installed from the factory (that I could tell) and its got a rubber hose attached to it. I can't imagine it spinning.

 

@morfdq my two posts below explain, wth photos. linkage is under the driver side halfway down. Same deal for Neutral Safety Switch underneath front passenger area. I lubed these areas for the first time after 60k miles, 30k might be a good number

 

Love it. Thanks for the pics. You then just hit it with the white lithium grease. Yeah 80k miles on mine and that’s never been done. Thank you again

 

Use latex gloves. I’ll probably do mine every two years. I even hit under the hood. I would just put some on my fingers and rub it in. A little goes a long way.

 

Thank you. I’m the OP. Never in my life would I thought me saying to change this would cause so much backlash. It was simply a friendly reminder. Toyota doesn’t say when to change it so I was simply saying to change it when doing spark plugs since your hand will be right there when getting that back plug. As for replace vs spray it. It’s 11 dollars. I’ll just replace it. Some have mentioned there is a rubber O ring in there. Don’t know if that would get damaged or not with a cleaning spray. Don’t know. But for $11 for an OEM and $4 for A Beck Arnley one from rock auto. I’ll just replace it.