Any toyota experts out there?

[Naches Sportsman]

Ok,  i have a chance to buy my grandpa in laws 1991 toyota with 213,339 on it,  it is the v-6 it has only been driven 13 k in the past 8 years.  Timing belt, water pump, radiator all replaced, no tranny issues, clutch replaced.  Outside 10/10 with crome bumpers, excellent canopy, 80% tread, and crome running boards.  Interior 9.5/10 with 1 small rip in the seat.  What are these trucks worth.  The local toyota dealers said anywhere from 5-7500 on it with its condition.  He is willing to sell it to me for 4k.  Does it sound like a damn good deal? 

It is the best looking toyota that pld that i have ever seen.  Immaculate inside and out.  Its not like its been ran out on the forest floor or anything.  He fixesup old cars so i know this has been well taking care of.

Thanks for any responses or info. 

[rtspring]

Heck ya!! Toyota's last forever.  Great hunting rig!  Mine is brand new!

[buglebuster]

Sounds like a great deal but those 3.0 v6 are horrible engine. With that many miles, problems will be in your future.

[JohnVH]

v6's have a bad habbit of blowing head gaskets, but they get good mileage. I have a '90 4 runner with a V6, engine I put in has 230K, body has 355K on it, and you wouldnt be able to tell it! love the thing.  Id guess closer to 3k for your rig, but check see what they sell for on craigslist.

[rtspring]

I agree. Do a head gasket job! So you know its done! Other than that drive the wheels off it! I have owned three!  The new one has a 4.0 with the TRD supercharger!   Scary fun with lots of power in a small truck

[Bean Counter]

Does it have 4wd? I wouldn't buy a truck without it, especially in the PNW.

+1 to the other comments about the V6. One of few lemons that Toyota ever made. If you look at Consumer Reports when they do their used model edition, you can see that its pretty much the only thing to avoid are the older vehicles like 4Runners with this V6.

[buglebuster]

Here in yakima the going rate for them is 3500-5000 so I'd say yes.

[rtspring]

Bugle, is that a Peaches Bull in your avatar?   Hell of a bull

[JohnVH]

Pics from my swap.



The donor

[KFhunter]

dude


I want that shop 

[bucklucky]

The 3.slow is a boat anchor . I replacedd mine at 160,000, had 35,000 on my new motor and blew a head gasket in Idaho. I put new head gasketts on a month ago. Wish I would have done my 5.0 swap the first time  You can get a long block for around 1600 .oo .

[Shooter]

Sounds like its a great family truck and engines can be rebuilt and updated as needed, based on the overall description I would buy it for sure, nice that it was Grandpa's.

[fish vacuum]

The 3.0 sucks a lot of gas while only producing about 150hp. They're not as reliable as other toyota engines and they're a mess under the hood if you do have to work on them. If you rate an engine on reliability, power, and fuel economy, the 3.0 fails all three categories.
The 2.7l 4cyl that toyota used later did everything the 3.0 was supposed to, and did it better. It makes the same power with about 25% better mpg and very few problems.

[HntnFsh]

The 3.0 sucks a lot of gas while only producing about 150hp. They're not as reliable as other toyota engines and they're a mess under the hood if you do have to work on them. If you rate an engine on reliability, power, and fuel economy, the 3.0 fails all three categories.
The 2.7l 4cyl that toyota used later did everything the 3.0 was supposed to, and did it better. It makes the same power with about 25% better mpg and very few problems.

This is all true. And Ive done head gaskets on 1 of those 3.0s It sucks! You almost have to be a contortionist to get some of the nuts and bolts off. That said. If the gaskets have been done. They used an improved gasket and it should be a dependable rig. I would try to get a better deal. But dont know if thats possible.

[Sumpnneedskillin]

The 3.0 sucks a lot of gas while only producing about 150hp. They're not as reliable as other toyota engines and they're a mess under the hood if you do have to work on them. If you rate an engine on reliability, power, and fuel economy, the 3.0 fails all three categories.
The 2.7l 4cyl that toyota used later did everything the 3.0 was supposed to, and did it better. It makes the same power with about 25% better mpg and very few problems.

This is all true. And Ive done head gaskets on 1 of those 3.0s It sucks! You almost have to be a contortionist to get some of the nuts and bolts off. That said. If the gaskets have been done. They used an improved gasket and it should be a dependable rig. I would try to get a better deal. But dont know if thats possible.

 
Had the knock sensor go bad on my 91 3.slow.  Had to strip the engine down to the block and heads to get to it.  It's in the back of the engine, under the intake manifold between the heads.  Talk about a pain in the #%#$.  Wound up replacing timing belt, water pump, getting the injectors cleaned, headcover gaskets etc while I had it stripped down.  Ran good for a while but I think the hg may have gone again.   Grrrrr