New to me vehicle: 2018 Toyota Sequoia

[edyvw]

So it was Toyota discs and pads? If so I'm surprised you wouldn't slap some EBC discs at least. I know you like them, right?

No reason now. These are brand new. Will see how long they last.
After that, will see options. I like EBC, but only reason why I used it on Sienna was that Euro brands like ATE, Pagid, Textar, did not make rotors for it. Otherwise, ATE is always my first choice.

 

[Graham Piccinini]

I have an 07 4.7 Tundra and just turned over 364,000 miles...doesn't burn oil and drives great. OCI every 6k to 7k with whatever synthetic 5w-30 is on sale. The engine amazes me at its durability. Only issue has been the air injection pump...they fail with great regularity. Three times...first two covered by warranty and good will warranty...but last one was on me... $2100...ouch.

On the 4.6L that Secondary Air Injection system also failed. My father usually consults with me about car issues, but this time he didn't and purchased $500 worth of aftermarket replacement parts. These failed in just couple months... In the end I convinced him to use Hewitt Technologies SAI bypass system ($1000), and that has been working great so far.

 

[JeffKeryk]

I have an 07 4.7 Tundra and just turned over 364,000 miles...doesn't burn oil and drives great. OCI every 6k to 7k with whatever synthetic 5w-30 is on sale. The engine amazes me at its durability. Only issue has been the air injection pump...they fail with great regularity. Three times...first two covered by warranty and good will warranty...but last one was on me... $2100...ouch.

How often do you do the timing belt service? I think the spec is 100K, but people often go 130K plus.
Asking for a friend...

 

[02SE]

How often do you do the timing belt service? I think the spec is 100K, but people often go 130K plus.
Asking for a friend...

The most mileage I ever saw on a Toyota timing belt was a T-100 with the 5VZ-FE. It had 360k on the factory original T-belt, when I saw it to replace a slowly leaking water pump. They did agree to replacing the T-belt, as it had to come off anyway to replace the water pump. The truck did accumulate that mileage pretty quickly, as the truck was 3.5 years old at the time, so it didn't get a chance to deteriorate as much just due to it's age.

I wouldn't recommend going that long as the 2UZ-FE is an interference engine.

 

[f355spider]

On the 4.6L that Secondary Air Injection system also failed. My father usually consults with me about car issues, but this time he didn't and purchased $500 worth of aftermarket replacement parts. These failed in just couple months... In the end I convinced him to use Hewitt Technologies SAI bypass system ($1000), and that has been working great so far.

On the Tundra forums I hear there is a spoof box you can buy that plugs in, in place of the air pump and mimics its operation, fooling the ECU. Around $300 IIRC...not Federally compliant...but apparently works. Mine is still all EPA compliant emission controls, including factory original cats. Original O2 sensors surprisingly.

 

[f355spider]

How often do you do the timing belt service? I think the spec is 100K, but people often go 130K plus.
Asking for a friend...

I do whatever the factory interval is...I think it might be 90k? At that time, I have all the fluids changed (power steering, transmission, diff, transaxle, brake and coolant). I also have the drive belts and waterpump replaced. I'm big on preventive maintenance. The torque converter started acting up a year ago at around 330k miles so I went ahead and just had the Toyota dealer install a new one. It was only $5500 with a one year warranty. Drives like new again.

edyvw, sorry for the thread hijack...

 

[edyvw]

On the 4.6L that Secondary Air Injection system also failed. My father usually consults with me about car issues, but this time he didn't and purchased $500 worth of aftermarket replacement parts. These failed in just couple months... In the end I convinced him to use Hewitt Technologies SAI bypass system ($1000), and that has been working great so far.

SAI I think was resolved by 2013.

 

[tvaughn]

It is interesting to read your BMW-centric perspective, as I can say pretty much the same things about my GX460. That's neat you can run the Sequoia in 4WD without the center diff locked, just like my GX's full-time 4WD, which is excellent for winter conditions and not having to switch back and forth between 2WD and 4WD, along with worrying about front diff bind.

I do some serious off-roading in my GX460 (it has a lift, armor, AT tires, bull bar, winch, etc) and have been impressed with A-trac in 4Low. I'm unsure if the Sequoia features that, but it has gotten me through anything challenging with no rear locker, thus far.

The lazy feeling of these machines makes me take my time, never in a rush driving the GX. Occasionally, I will get on it just to clear the cobwebs out; otherwise, it just loafs around.