and rotor? I was working on my 4-runner this weekend and for the first time since buying the truck 3 years ago I pulled the cap. Its the original cap with over 80,000 miles!
The contacts were pitted and some of them had chips. You could see that the rotor was oxidized!
I am amazed the vehicle is running as smooth as it is.
I cleaned the contacts and reinstalled the cap since the dealership isn't open Sundays. I will replace the parts this week.
It amazes me that the distributor caps are not more of an issue with the vehicles that have them. I understand the newer vehicles don't have them but wouldn't the dealership recommend replacement before 80,000 miles? Is it an often overlooked part that doesn't get replaced when it should and leads to more parts being purchased to solve issues such as gas economy, idle, etc.?
Just curious on what others thought about this.
Daily Drives
-2003 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner XtraCab, Impulse Red, Peppy 2.7 Liter 4 Banger, Running Mobil1 Synthetics SS 5W-30.
ODO 5300 Miles.
-1995 Toyota 4-Runner, Evergreen, 3.0 V6, Running Mobil1 Synthetic SS 10W-30.
ODO 82300 Miles.
It amazes me that the distributor caps are not more of an issue with the vehicles that have them. I understand the newer vehicles don't have them but wouldn't the dealership recommend replacement before 80,000 miles? Is it an often overlooked part that doesn't get replaced when it should and leads to more parts being purchased to solve issues such as gas economy, idle, etc.?
Just curious on what others thought about this.
Daily Drives
-2003 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner XtraCab, Impulse Red, Peppy 2.7 Liter 4 Banger, Running Mobil1 Synthetics SS 5W-30.
ODO 5300 Miles.
-1995 Toyota 4-Runner, Evergreen, 3.0 V6, Running Mobil1 Synthetic SS 10W-30.
ODO 82300 Miles.