Yesterday we bought a 2002 toyota sequoia SR5 4x4 with 174k on the odometer. As I like to say, we paid 12.5 car payments for it, or $5,000. Got it home and commenced to figuring out what needed to be replaced. Sent in an order for 1 car payment worth of belt's, hoses, timing belt kit, valve cover gaskets, motor mounts, trans mount, front diff gasket, pcv valves, etc.
This will be my daily driver, as we see it, a comfortable and reliable vehicle that can go offroad and tow. But, if it gets bounced off a tree, or pin striped by brush, no big deal.
To start the rear window wouldn't move, and the hatch handle broke when I tried to open it after the test drive.
Ordered a new latch handle off Amazon with 1 day delivery.
Opened up the rear hatch this morning and after hitting the motor on the window a few times, cleaning the tracks and lubricating everything it started working, sweet!
The door latch handle was for sure broken, and not for the first time as I found broken bits from a previous repair.
I pulled it all apart in anticipation of getting the new one delivered and then the wife and I started cleaning the headliner, and wiping down the plastics. I found a fish cracker and some playing cards, collector value going up...
I had to leave in the afternoon, needed to get an oil change and I wanted to get the trans flushed. Also had to go pick up a soft top for the JKUR at a buddies house. So I rigged a piece of wood as a latch actuator and went to run errands. The oil was ok,but the trans fluid was nasty.
Picked up the top and my buddy and I admired how much room the sequoia has for activities, compared to the under hood space of a jk or jl it is incredible!
Got home and installed the new latch handle, had to epoxy some screw holes in the plastic, no biggie, the license plate surround is not load bearing...
Rear latch now works as designed, albeit doomed to fail as I ordered a stock plastic replacement from amazon. I do have a metal aftermarket version coming from ebay, and all the bolts to replace the 8 that were missing from the access cover panel... sigh.
Didn't get a lot of pictures today as it was damn hot. But here is what I have thus far.
Right now I am having issues with, suprise, an aftermarket alarm... everything works, except the doors don't want to lock. Remote start is wonderful though so I don't necessarily want to remove it.
I am ordering some ARB/OME stuff to replace all the suspension as it is possibly original. And I want to clear 285/75R16 tires without having to cut a bunch of sheet metal.
Started a dialog with a friend about bending some poop pipe for rock rail/step bars. Looking hard for a winch bumper and some day a dual swing out rear bumper.
Pictures of the roof after cleaning and what the towels looked like.
This will be my daily driver, as we see it, a comfortable and reliable vehicle that can go offroad and tow. But, if it gets bounced off a tree, or pin striped by brush, no big deal.
To start the rear window wouldn't move, and the hatch handle broke when I tried to open it after the test drive.
Ordered a new latch handle off Amazon with 1 day delivery.
Opened up the rear hatch this morning and after hitting the motor on the window a few times, cleaning the tracks and lubricating everything it started working, sweet!
The door latch handle was for sure broken, and not for the first time as I found broken bits from a previous repair.
I pulled it all apart in anticipation of getting the new one delivered and then the wife and I started cleaning the headliner, and wiping down the plastics. I found a fish cracker and some playing cards, collector value going up...
I had to leave in the afternoon, needed to get an oil change and I wanted to get the trans flushed. Also had to go pick up a soft top for the JKUR at a buddies house. So I rigged a piece of wood as a latch actuator and went to run errands. The oil was ok,but the trans fluid was nasty.
Picked up the top and my buddy and I admired how much room the sequoia has for activities, compared to the under hood space of a jk or jl it is incredible!
Got home and installed the new latch handle, had to epoxy some screw holes in the plastic, no biggie, the license plate surround is not load bearing...
Rear latch now works as designed, albeit doomed to fail as I ordered a stock plastic replacement from amazon. I do have a metal aftermarket version coming from ebay, and all the bolts to replace the 8 that were missing from the access cover panel... sigh.
Didn't get a lot of pictures today as it was damn hot. But here is what I have thus far.
Right now I am having issues with, suprise, an aftermarket alarm... everything works, except the doors don't want to lock. Remote start is wonderful though so I don't necessarily want to remove it.
I am ordering some ARB/OME stuff to replace all the suspension as it is possibly original. And I want to clear 285/75R16 tires without having to cut a bunch of sheet metal.
Started a dialog with a friend about bending some poop pipe for rock rail/step bars. Looking hard for a winch bumper and some day a dual swing out rear bumper.
Pictures of the roof after cleaning and what the towels looked like.
