Will my “FREE” Toyota 4RUNNER 3RD GEN Pass A Safety Inspection?

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In this video we look over my Toyota drivetrain and body, these are all things I have to inspect before I bringing it in for a safety inspection. I replace both lower control arms and fix my fuel tank door, plus a quick paint job for my wheel caps. Starting to be really happy with this project.

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@ti_caliss 10 ай бұрын

That frame is almost done paint it asap otherwise it wouldnt last our winter

@paulcoenen7918 10 ай бұрын

I'm not sure paint is going to last long on that one. I would go with the crone oil or linseed, you going to need something that creeps and stays put.

@ti_caliss 10 ай бұрын

@@paulcoenen7918 its still gonna help a bit at least.

@paulcoenen7918 10 ай бұрын

@ti_caliss It can actually hurt it more by locking in moisture. They can and do rot inside a paint shell because paint will not creep in deep enough However it can be treated with a number of good products out there first to neutralize the rust first and then paint. It's a lot of work and I have done it , i then put oil over the top of all that. I am currently driving an 02 that I had great success with doing this process, the rust has completely stopped and it's been 5 years. It's also important to do the inside of the frame or it will all be done for nothing. Like I said they rot from the inside out more than the outside in. Unfortunately this frame does not have much time left.

@brentfoster9138 10 ай бұрын

Fluid film. It’s worth the trouble.

@paulcoenen7918 10 ай бұрын

@brentfoster9138 I have heard good things about it but will it creep in enough or good for just a top coat?

@MrJoey20007 10 ай бұрын

If it were me, I’d give that whole underside a quick once over with a rust wheel on a small hand grinder, take off all the major flaking and loose rust, convert the whole frame with a rust converter and coat it with an oil coating. As is I only see it last a year or two before it starts to actually rot from the inside out. Rust wheel, converter and coating will help that thing last 5+ years

@matthewcaughey8898 10 ай бұрын

Actually I wouldn’t bother doing that. I would buy a 6 pack of POR-15 and sure knock the heavy stuff off. But POR-15 likes a toothy surface. Once it’s on there it’s staying. POR-15 took a 2000 hour salt spray test with no problems. It also bonds to metal forming a glossy black coating that will laugh off age. As soon as I buy out my 2022 Tacoma off its lease that’s what I’m doing with it. I’m hitting the welds for sure along with the areas I know they get rusty. Toyota went to a C channel frame making it easy to protect it. After I POR-15 it I’ll consider laying rustolium gloss black over that. That way I know my truck will last long enough to hit 250,000 miles. If you do that you’ll be replacing the drivetrain before you need be concerned about rot

@matthewcaughey8898 10 ай бұрын

I also prefer to use a wire wheel for knocking rust off

@henrycamacho7723 10 ай бұрын

Keep an eye on that frame. It needs to be cleaned and coated

@southernfarmtech 10 ай бұрын

I like how you have your own style and have made content that doesn't mimic others. It's just you working on what you are passionate about. I have subscribed. Keep up the good work.

@TraxNTires 10 ай бұрын

Thank you, I like to do what I want. No need to copy other people, just be genuine and have a good time fixing things.

@user-ys2lt6ln2g 10 ай бұрын

You should clean that frame off. Then do some rust converter then seal it with stuff like Fluid Film, CRC, cosmoline, por-15 etc. It wont survive much more winters.

@ivanalo580 10 ай бұрын

One of the best vehicle ever built that will last for a longgggg time.

@user-ty6cz6jc1f 7 ай бұрын

I'd be spraying the underneath in chassis rails etc with a good quality rust inhibitor solution. All the best from the UK.

@nathanr25 10 ай бұрын

I've got a suggestion. I own one of these 4runners and i used to have the same wheels as you. If you ever want to clean the wheels, use oven cleaner and a brush with water!

@ronaldrussell5481 6 ай бұрын

You got a real "deal" on that Runner. I'd wire wheel/sand the frame/rear axle and paint/Fluid film it, but before go around with a small hammer and bag all over the frame. loosen the rust on inside and take a coat hanger and bend a little hook on the end and stick it in any holes on bottom of frame and dig around some and get a lot of the inside rust out, you'll probably be amazed how much comes out!

@victordelgado5214 10 ай бұрын

Machillo , “Pura Vida” Awesome the way you saved that beautiful truck , all you have to be , is passionate for things I have one of those, good trucks fir 23years still going strong, thank you I lear a lot.

@Xatruch504 7 ай бұрын

Nice gift you got, you will fall in love with the truck if you start driving it regularly, then you will not want to drive another car. 3rd Gen 4runners are keepers, in any condition.

@david05111 10 ай бұрын

To say I’m jealous of your “free” 4Runner would be a bit of an understatement

@shr00m7 10 ай бұрын

I dont know if its the same with 4Runners, but Tundras from the same years have a problem with the ball joints and its pretty important to replace them with OEM Toyota parts becasue the aftermarket ones seems to fail more often than not. Great find! Also I think the Pence coins are from the UK.

@ntsismuaschannel8680 10 ай бұрын

Love your 4Runner. I had one over 355,000 miles and finally hit my neighbor and it was total lost. Use mental brush to clean your rusty cables and nuts.

@yinyang8642 5 ай бұрын

Hello. Trax N Tires You got a good vehicle there, it cleaned up very nice, you know your stuff. But I would just like to give you an advice, I hope you don't mind. In the future, when ever you are tightening control arms, upper or lower cradles It's a good idea to have the vehicle on its suspension, holding the weight of the vehicle before fully tightening them, The vehicle should be resting on all four tires, this will eliminate excessive torque on the bushing rubber, and they would last a lot longer.When the suspension is all the way down and these components are tighten, they put extra ringing torque on the bushings rubber, and they don't last. I just thought I would share this little trick with you, and those who watch your videos. Thanks for sharing your videos. Cool, enjoy the Toyota. bye.

@user-en3zk1rw7q 6 ай бұрын

Recheck those tires. If it's been sitting outside for those 5 years, the dry rot is probably an issue and they'll not withstand too much stress while driving, especially highway speeds. Great find and worth keeping, those engines are amazingly resilient!

@seanfrank4158 10 ай бұрын

Not bad for a free 4runner. That beast is going to last for years and years.

@mikerobbins5049 10 ай бұрын

Control arm bushing should be tightened when sitting on the ground. At least that’s what I’ve always been told.... The gas filler door on my wife’s car was locked via a little electric motor when you locked the car. The motor went bad with the filler door locked. It was a pain in the rear but I finally got it open and removed the electric lock....

@mechlife490 5 ай бұрын

Im a Toyota lover for me Toyota is the best

@jasondill3615 10 ай бұрын

She looks great! I hope it passes inspection. Good luck and I look forward to the next upload

@duramaxman8242 10 ай бұрын

When I bought my 4runner, the first thing I did was have it undercoated. I'm very glad I did. 😆

@Sovoxz 10 ай бұрын

I'm from PNG 🇵🇬 and love 4 runners, love how you got this SUV running again...

@darrenwhite8875 7 ай бұрын

The 10 pence piece coins are UK, 10 to the pound, greetings from the UK

@kevindoxey 6 ай бұрын

I repainted my center caps too! Makes a big difference!

@davidparkin9017 10 ай бұрын

Melt down the coins to reinforce the underbody. Third Gen is a great size before everything became oversized. If only this one had been powder coated underneath when it was new.

@jakep519 10 ай бұрын

I have an 01 limited 4runner with 186k miles and its a great car. I just finished up fixing a bunch of the front end looseness and it drives like a new truck. Also, I noticed in the last few vides under the hood near the battery ground there is a loose wire attached to the chassis, that's the body ground so make sure you connect that back up to the negative terminal!

@lutfqanie2023 9 ай бұрын

That was amazing great job

@CarCustodian 10 ай бұрын

Fun 4runner series. Love it

@FG-lq4pz 10 ай бұрын

Love everything about this

@jimelliott33 9 ай бұрын

That frame needs a clean a good go over with a wire brush and a dousing with Lanoguard

@tuaregcreative 10 ай бұрын

cool dude! cool project! cool suv

@4RunnerLC 10 ай бұрын

Great stuff man!

@flappinshad6973 10 ай бұрын

Fellow 3rd gen 4runner owner. Go ahead and replace the timing belt, radiator and LBJs. These have a terrible time with LBJs and they should be replaced every 80-100 thousand miles. And ALWAYS buy OEM.

@andrebarnaby4354 9 ай бұрын

I'm so impressed. This truck just needs a little caring. Nice truck.

@joedingman4181 10 ай бұрын

Bravo young sir job well done...

@andresferguson6877 10 ай бұрын

Heyyy grettings , one of that coins are from Costa Rica 👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿

@ianhands663 8 ай бұрын

Sweet gift bro....Toyota Quality❤

@henrycamacho7723 10 ай бұрын

Any money you put into this truck is money in the bank!

@glennmiller1005 10 ай бұрын

the 30 pence is from England.

@everready19373 10 ай бұрын

Try some PN Blaster Surface Shield on that rust. You might have to reapply it annually but it'll slow down the corrosion process.

@JRBaltazar41 9 ай бұрын

Wow. Great job. wish to have one here for FREE too🤣

@JSmith-gg4yh 10 ай бұрын

Cool project.

@christianbattestin9747 7 ай бұрын

I love your background music.

@YamacrawJess 6 ай бұрын

A little bar and chain oil sprayed on the under carriage and frame will save it.

@josephjohnson5595 10 ай бұрын

Kbs coating can stop the rust and prevent future rust great stuff

@lesliekirk7036 8 ай бұрын

The coins are from England 10p coins 👍🇬🇧

@SwedishGreyhound 10 ай бұрын

Use dry ice / sandblasting under the car then spray some rust inhibitor and this car will outlive all of us.

@internetexpert8153 9 ай бұрын

will that really prolong the life of the frame?

@spacer567 10 ай бұрын

WATCHING FROM SCOTLAND 🚙🚙🚙🚙

@ryzen397 10 ай бұрын

such a nice vehicle

@martin-cx7dm 7 ай бұрын

Buen Rescate dela camioneta gracias por el video desde República Dominicana

@boomtu1796 10 ай бұрын

definitely worth the subscribe 👍🏻

@frankbob4043 10 ай бұрын

You need to blast that under carriage and frame, recoat it, otherwise this 4Runner is a gonner.

@Ronnie_S 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the update. I've been waiting to see more of this 4Runner. Despite the rust on the underside, it still looks mostly solid (right?). Would POR-15 help out? For the lower control arms, I read that people highly recommend buying genuine Toyota parts over aftermarket (not sure how true that is or if its just rumors over the world wide web). Thanks for the educational entertainment and keep up the great work!

@tiowilliam466 10 ай бұрын

One of the best generations.

@PabloSanMartinDelgado 10 ай бұрын

OMG !!!! a lot of rust !!! Cheeers From Chile !

@danielillingworth4303 7 ай бұрын

Oh that frame is toast

@WW-sj7zk 3 ай бұрын

Going to safety my 2000 here this week…. The underside is probably one of the best I’ve seen up here in Ontario… wondering if you had any trouble getting your safety. 🇨🇦☮️🇨🇦

@bennettkuwantchoh2467 10 ай бұрын

Can you scan for error codes? I see the check engine light on.

@rsisente 10 ай бұрын

Those center caps look good in black against the silver rims.

@sujeewarathnaweera 10 ай бұрын

imo, the rims have to be washed and detailed a little bit to look good with the silver caps, rn they look ok.

@dadgarage7966 10 ай бұрын

Your rear drag link used to be called a track bar or Panhard bar.

@johnhicks735 5 ай бұрын

Have you ever ran.,or used zinc powder additives in A bottle to mix into your motor oil. A long with some STA-BIL fuel treatment mix blended half octane booster and half of the STA-BIL fuel treatment and injector cleaner together as A fuel complete system cleaner products for fall and winter season uses.,or even as A all season use to.

@davidparkin9017 10 ай бұрын

Those wheels need to be blasted and sprayed along with the caps. They will look really nice.

@TheSaturnV 7 ай бұрын

Freebie, and it will turn out to be the best truck you'll ever own.

@sokleak4790 10 ай бұрын

Your car very good

@TheSaturnV 7 ай бұрын

Replace the lower ball joints with OEM Toyota parts, might as well do the uppers while you're at it. Replace the radiator unless you can prove it's less than 5 years old.

@ontariomalayali9063 9 ай бұрын

Great work, what about the underneath rust

@bendangwatilongkumer4829 9 ай бұрын

ball joint r real issues for heavy vehicle.....it jut pops out...if u feel a strange hardness or sound in ur steering..thn remm time to change the ball joints

@michaelwood4158 10 ай бұрын

That frame is toast. Unfortunately that's the story of these 4Runners in northern environments where salt is laid. Hate to say it, but that's a part out vehicle.

@paulcoenen7918 10 ай бұрын

I would oil the crap out of it and drive it another 150k😊

@michaelwood4158 10 ай бұрын

@@paulcoenen7918 won't be able to do that if it crumbles beneath you!

@paulcoenen7918 10 ай бұрын

@michaelwood4158 I have seen a lot worse, I'm being optimistic that there may be some solid steel left and the oil would stop any further degrading but you might be right could be toast 😊

@hamalaw4490 Ай бұрын

legend

@ESO_HOWEY 10 ай бұрын

dudes clock still works!!!

@Southwell_13 10 ай бұрын

A small lift and all terrains would look good

@nasseralbaz-abdo4095 10 ай бұрын

I agree

@Kill4Time255 10 ай бұрын

hit up a toyota dealer they have the lower balljoints, plus most likely OEM

@106mudmowers4 10 ай бұрын

Dude please let thing is way too nice please go through and pull everything apart and paint that frame

@Noble-mf2pw 10 ай бұрын

Change the suspension, rims & remove side footrest & plugs.

@spacer567 10 ай бұрын

10PENCE IS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM

@wtrdogg20 9 ай бұрын

Still Check Enging light and Battery/Alternator lights on... Have you worked on those?

@bobbie318 10 ай бұрын

Great video - did you find any other hidden treasure in your truck, while you were cleaning it.

@TraxNTires 10 ай бұрын

Not yet lol, I’ll have to check under the seats lol.

@AdamWild572 9 ай бұрын

Everyone commenting on the rust. But this thing was also free.

@anongamer7864 10 ай бұрын

keep makimg more videos

@BosllaLighting 10 ай бұрын

Hi, Awesome videos! Boslla sponsorship plan for the LED Headlights Bulbs. Are you interested in it?

@TraxNTires 10 ай бұрын

Yes, you can message me.

@peggy6224 10 ай бұрын

❤❤❤Yes

@NoBody-xx6ii 9 ай бұрын

Salute

@brandonar868 9 ай бұрын

You should make a rear bumper and get the underside coated

@johndcorcoran6550 9 ай бұрын

Here in NZ I have a 96 Surf, (Basically an up speced 4Runner), I notice with most of the U Tube videos on these cars the North American ones seem be suffering from lots of surface rust underneath and some with structural rust in the frames (Chassis). We don't use salt on the roads here, is that why we don't see this problem nearly so much on our cars? Or were the Surfs just better protected during manufacture?

@internetexpert8153 9 ай бұрын

@johndcorcoran6550 its definitely due to salt, the coating on the Toyota frames wasn't great, but ive noticed many american 4runners are much better off underneath than the ones we have up here in Canada land

@krissmason5467 7 ай бұрын

Costa Rica 🙏🏼💯💯💯

@thedailyhorn52 10 ай бұрын

I'm guessing they parked it because the frame is rotted

@boygeniusofvegas 8 ай бұрын

Part of the frame is rust-shot through - the part behind the rear differential.

@TraxNTires 8 ай бұрын

Lol

@user-dd7bu7nx9u 10 ай бұрын

👍

@user-oz4dx4bm6d 10 ай бұрын

Friend 😮

@abdullahbutt610 10 ай бұрын

check chasis , all round the complete car then you will achive dude

@ianhands663 8 ай бұрын

Give it a undercarriage power wash and then a through Grease and Spray....u can then Silicone/Lithium Spray all rubbers and mental after

@dre5973 7 ай бұрын

it needs more than a power wash lol

@552116733 10 ай бұрын

pint the chassis

@boosttingz804 10 ай бұрын

What’s the rattling noise at 17:09 ?

@franciscomontesdeoca5316 10 ай бұрын

Toyota super suv. Super off road.

@farazmedia 10 ай бұрын

Hello friend, I am watching your channel from Iran. You make really interesting videos. I think you need a microphone because the sound of the video is not good at all.

@silveriojohan 10 ай бұрын

Let me know if you want to sell it, I will buy asap, Scarborough, ON

@user-vq5vz8ng6k 10 ай бұрын

Самый удачный кузов

@konstantinelomtatidze1904 10 ай бұрын

Mate you are filming a nice content but please get a good a good Camera, Microphone , Editor and Cameramen and you`ll be on top of the charts. and your effort has already showed it self you have 100k views on a terrible quality videos keep improving mate Good Luck with it.

@TraxNTires 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip

@GoatyPlayz 10 ай бұрын

his quality isnt even that bad dude lol