2000 Tundra With 415k Miles On Original Motor

Posted by Jason in August 10th, 2009

Posted in: Tundra News

Here’s a good story about a 1st-gen Tundra that will get your motor going. Mark, who is from Northern Minnesota (the land of extreme conditions) has a 2000 Toyota Tundra with 415k miles on the original motor and transmission.

“Just broke 415-K on my 2000 Toyota Tundra. Original motor and drive train. LOVE MY TUNDRA, take it everywhere for my nature photography work. AWESOME TRUCK!� Thank you for building an incredible vehicle!”

2000 Toyota Tundra with 415k miles

Mark – congratulations! Anytime you can get 415k miles out of a pickup truck you’re doing great.

Thank you for sharing this picture with us as well – good luck with the nature photography.

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TXTee Said in August 10th, 2009 @12:43 pm

Awesome! I knew someone that drove a Camry with incredible miles. Toyota featured the person in an article and also gave them a brand new Camry. Maybe Mark can get lucky too!!

Mickey Said in August 10th, 2009 @1:31 pm

Jason ask mark to take pics of his under carriage so we can see if he has rust. That many miles and it doesn’t have the rust state something there. Great he did that. Take care of the vehicle and it will keep on going like the energizer bunny.

admin (Jason) Said in August 10th, 2009 @6:36 pm

This is cool, isn’t it? It’s nice to see this type of thing after seeing such a bad set of photos.

admin (Jason) Said in August 10th, 2009 @6:42 pm

Mickey – That’s a very personal thing to ask man…I don’t think I feel comfortable. LOL!

TXTee Said in August 11th, 2009 @9:30 am

I was thinking the same thing as Mickey so it would be interesting to ask!

Mickey Said in August 11th, 2009 @1:13 pm

You never know until you ask. All he can say is no. If he has no rust that would add to his 400k+ miles he has.

admin (Jason) Said in August 11th, 2009 @1:37 pm

You guys missed my joke – “ask mark to take pics of his under carriage so we can see if he has rust.” I’ll send him an email to ask about his TRUCK’s undercarriage, but his personal undercarriage is his own business!

TXTee Said in August 11th, 2009 @9:44 pm

LOL I got your joke but we are totally interested in the truck rust so much we just blew you off. So sorry J!

Mark Harlow Said in August 12th, 2009 @3:27 pm

Hello,

Glad to hear everone’s enthusiam. I also park my truck outside in winter. NO engine heater/plug in…nothing! Last winter our coldest day was -38 degrees actual air temp, not windchill. She started up, no problem.

I also ice fish, wash it on occasion etc. As far as the undercarriage goes, still SOLID, even though I live in a state with LOTS of salt on the roads. Will post body shots in a few weeks. Too busy right now.

Take care, Mark

Mark Harlow Said in August 12th, 2009 @3:30 pm

PS; How do I get this to Toyota Headquaters? I mean look at what I do for a living and all my sites: http://www.natureinblackandwhite.com, http://www.eaglelovers.com, http://www.wildmustangsite.com and http://www.markjharlow.com

This would be a great TRUE story. Any ideas?

Thank you in advance! Mark

mk Said in August 13th, 2009 @11:00 am

I knew a few people awhile ago that had 250K plus on their geo metro 3 cylinder cars with same engine and tranny. Doubt they will last 400K+ though like your tundra. Unbelievable to me to have the same engine and tranny over 300K on anything, but the truck is only a 2000 model year so it really is not that old, only 9 years old. How in the world do you put 400K+ in 9 years? That is over 45K per year for 1 vehicle and I thought 35K per year on 2 vehicles was a lot for us. Keep it running and we’ll see you at the 500K mark.

Mickey Said in August 13th, 2009 @1:54 pm

I have over 65,000 and it’s an 07 just 2 years old. Trying to keep up with all that mileage that they put on.

Anonymous Said in August 18th, 2009 @5:13 pm

Should have read “3 frames later the original motor has 400,000 + miles”. What good is a motor that last that long without a frame?

Mickey Said in August 18th, 2009 @5:47 pm

Anonymous you’re a bright one….Maybe 40 watts worth.

admin (Jason) Said in August 19th, 2009 @12:49 pm

Anonymous – Please send us a picture of you standing in front of your truck. I’d like to post it here and then allow people to make snide remarks about it. OR, you could just act like a human being and bite your tongue when it comes to commenting on people’s personal trucks…either way.

TXTee Said in August 21st, 2009 @1:21 pm

Besides, I’d take that motor any day over the frame….the engine is like the heart of it all. Great job Mickey and Jason. Keep trucking, Mark!

Mickey Said in August 21st, 2009 @6:07 pm

Yes anonymous I did do that with the 78 Camaro I had. Had so much rust and holes in it, it look like swiss cheese. FInally got rid of it when I stepped in and my foot went through the floorboard. So yes I changed an engine with 123,000 miles out of that Camaro and put it in an 81 Monte Carlo.