Recent content by ryotto

Thank you all for all your help. Yeah, I think this truck had a hard life (there are other signs of abuse). I watch the oil level and try to take care of the truck to prolong it's life. Power wise the truck is on par with other 4WD 22RE Toyota's from what I've been reading. Such as 0-60 times...

What do you guys think would be best for my 22RE? Option one: Drain my current oil and use Rotella T6 5W-40 year round and change it once a year (~3,000) Option two: Drain Current oil and use FormulaShell 5W-30 for the winter and then change it out to FormulaShell 10W40 for summer. I'll...

What sprockets?, the ones the timing chain rides on? I never messed with them, I have no idea if the previous owner replaced them, I would guess they didn't if they weren't broken. That truck was their beater parts runner truck that had a hard life and I doubt they'd do anything other then whats...

My timing chain was replaced right before the head gasket went out before I bought the truck. Previous owner said it got really noisy and put a hole in the valve cover and they replaced the chain along with the valve cover. The timing chain cover has some evidence the the chain rubbing on it...

Well the truck is my winter beater/utility vehicle. I drive it in the winter and in the summer when I'm hauling stuff or when its raining. I have a company vehicle that I drive to and from work everyday, so this truck isn't driven a whole lot. So you think I should use 5W/40, never thought of...

Here is my UOA I got from Blackstone today. My Pickup is a 1988 Toyota Pickup with the 2.4L 22-RE engine. The truck has about 200,000 miles on it. The oil is Castrol GTX High Mileage 10W/30. I used this oil for 3,368 miles, about 10 months which includes a whole North Dakota winter. The truck...