Hi Scotty, I have a 2004 Toyota Tundra SR5 4 door pickup with a 4.7L V8 and automatic transmission. I recently passed 279,000 miles with it, meaning I have put 100,000 miles on it since I bought it in 2015. I have only done regular maintenance to the truck (i.e., brake pads, rotors, shocks, and O2 sensors), but I am worried there is something more I should be doing for such an truck with so many miles. Unfortunately there are three small areas of frame rot and Toyota refuses to replace the frame even though the truck spent the first 11 years of its life in Maryland.
Do you have any suggestions on what I should do with the vehicle, whether it is maintenance related or sale?
Thank you!
Read the maintenance section of your owner's manual (available free online if you don't have one). Make sure all your lubricants, fluids (coolant, brake fluid, etc.) are up to date as well as belts, spark plugs, air filters, drive line lubricants and all others.
there are three small areas of frame rot and Toyota refuses to replace the frame
Then fix it yourself or get rid of the vehicle.
This will be your biggest enemy going forward..
