100 Series Spare Parts to Carry (1 Viewer)

[nbr21]

All,

I have a 2001 LX 470, with 340,000 miles on it. I have replaced the timing belt, brake booster, globes, and drive shaft. I have had 3 oil analysis done, with 3 consecutive oil changes and the motor is doing well per the oil analysis company/report. The samples were compared to 2500 other samples taken from the same model motor.

Are there any spare parts I should be keeping on hand or parts I should be concerned about?

 

[JOSHD]

I carry some spare ignition coils and spark plugs and a serpentine belt because I had one break on me one time and had to walk about 5 miles to the parts store. LOL

 

[BullElk]

Perhaps heater Ts, serpentine belt, coil packs, fuses

 

[AlpineAccess]

Headlamp and taillight bulbs. Coil pack. Maybe a denso fuel pump at that mileage.

 

[nbr21]

Perhaps heater Ts, serpentine belt, coil packs, fuses

What are heater Ts?

 

[awesomeissquid]

What are heater Ts?

Highly recommend looking over the FAQ. Lots and lots of good info that will help you out. To answer the question, the heater T's are two plastic T's on the back of the engine that are likely to not have been replaced. When they fail the engine loses all cooling. Their failure is one of the few things that can kill a 2uz.

100-series FAQ - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/100-series-faq.30754/

 

[BullElk]

What are heater Ts?

Search results for query: Heater Ts

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Very easy to replacement and very important to replace….. but only like once every 15 years.

 

[Red Beard]

The one thing I've been meaning to add is the "crank no start" or immobilizer fix. Cheap stuff that plugs in when the fusebox gives it up.

 

[BullElk]

The one thing I've been meaning to add is the "crank no start" or immobilizer fix. Cheap stuff that plugs in when the fusebox gives it up.

^^^^^^

 

[Trunk Monkey]

 

[diego355]

What I carry:
- Immobilizer / EFI fuse relay fix
- 2 Ebay ignition rods
- 1 outer tierod
- Serp belt
- Idler pulley
- 1 Coil pack
- Tools, including 54mm socket and snap ring plyers
- Coolant
- 1 heater T (mine are new but you never know.. )
- Random fuses & Toyota bolts (pulled a bunch from my local pick & pull)
- I will get a spare fuel pump for my next 2 week trip to Moab just in case

 

[dubdub20003]

Search results for query: Heater Ts

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Very easy to replacement and very important to replace….. but only like once every 15 years.

So once replaced, no earthly reason to carry in a roadside kit!

 

[nbr21]

Search results for query: Heater Ts

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Very easy to replacement and very important to replace….. but only like once every 15 years.

Thank you. Just found a YouTube video on it and the part number.

 

[nbr21]

Highly recommend looking over the FAQ. Lots and lots of good info that will help you out. To answer the question, the heater T's are two plastic T's on the back of the engine that are likely to not have been replaced. When they fail the engine loses all cooling. Their failure is one of the few things that can kill a 2uz.

100-series FAQ - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/100-series-faq.30754/

Thank you very much.

 

[awesomeissquid]

Thank you very much.

No worries. We all started at knowing not a lot and there is a ton of information here with a lot of helpful people.

 

[BullElk]

So once replaced, no earthly reason to carry in a roadside kit!

Agree unless you’re not too sure how old it is.

 

[dubdub20003]

I am new to the 100 world, but the hysteria over these plastic Ts seems crazy. People have examples of them lasting 15 years from new... and easily 10 years. People may forget to change them, and should be reminded to do so... but it is not like it is a faulty part that could grenade at any time!

 

[97 AZ LC]

I am new to the 100 world, but the hysteria over these plastic Ts seems crazy. People have examples of them lasting 15 years from new... and easily 10 years. People may forget to change them, and should be reminded to do so... but it is not like it is a faulty part that could grenade at any time!

Plenty of them have gone over 20 years but replacing them in the 10 - 15 year timeframe is prudent. It isn't really a "faulty" part but if you pay no attention it could fail at any time with severe consequences. Geologic time includes now, as they say. Toyota should have put it on the maintenance schedule at 120k / 10 years or so. It's plastic and critical, on a vehicle that is quite overbuilt otherwise.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

but it is not like it is a faulty part that could grenade at any time!

Not a faulty part, but just like the PHH on the 80, it is something that's known to fail, can leave you stranded, and can kill your engine if you don't catch it if it does fail.

 

[AlpineAccess]

I am new to the 100 world, but the hysteria over these plastic Ts seems crazy. People have examples of them lasting 15 years from new... and easily 10 years. People may forget to change them, and should be reminded to do so... but it is not like it is a faulty part that could grenade at any time!

The original parts are all at an age they are failing, for $20 it's a very prudent thing to change