2 HOUR FLIP: FIXING An $800 Toyota 4Runner And SELLING It As Fast As POSSIBLE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- I bought a 1993 Toyota 4Runner for only $800. We got it started (even though it was probably only running on 4 cylinders), and drove an hour back to Wichita in the middle of the night. The next morning we opened the hood and found a few very easy to solve problems. It only took 2 hours to get it fixed and it sold in minutes. Quick in and out with a truck this desirable!
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I have a nice trick I use when soldering engines stuff and even trailer wire harnesses. Use dielectric grease after you solder the wire then move the heat shrink over it and then heat it up. It will squeeze out some but will pretty much protect the wire from road salt and water rest of the life of the vehicle.
Nobody will sell a older 4runner like that for 800 in my area.
This is an incredible find.
KBB was not kind to that truck
Its just because the owners didn't know how to diagnose. Plus it sat for years so they were ready to toss it
I live in Colorado, these things bring big bucks. You see these with 300k and they still want $5,000 for them.
Same here in MA when I was looking a few years back. That, or they were decently priced- but without knowing the age of the timing belt, I didn't want to risk it.
That would be sold for double that here, even in that condition.
I like Gabe. He’s like one of the top 3 WatchJRGo friends.
Jeff Smith rank the friends in order please
Josh is solid. When something needs to get done, Josh appears in a video.
@Elliot Alvis
John Ross productive friends:
1. Josh
2. Gabe
3. Zack
4. Ryan
5. Car Ninja
6. Car Wizard
7. Tyler
8. Elliot
Golden State Of Mind oof. I’m less productive than Tyler?
@Elliot Alvis it was a toss up lol
I think the most amazing part about John Ross’s videos is that he does everything with one hand haha. I honestly think he could do an engine swap with one hand
Heidi: "Does everybody know what time it is?"
Audience: "TOOL TIME!"
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1992 4Runner in the same color with the 3 Slow was my first car, drove it till she hit nearly 400k. Me and pa rebuilt 75% of it. Did ever job, farm hauler, daily drive, pig hunting rig, off-road toy. Always going to be my favorite car
I converted to Toyotaism in the mid-seventies, have been a devout Toyotaist ever since. Most reliable mass produced vehicles period.
Crazy as this sounds but i got rid of my Tesla and went back to Toyota. Nothing is more reliable than a Toyota.
@@PhyuckYew except for a Honda
@@mbach2826 Toyota beats honda easily in reliability department
Overrated and over priced.I had two Toyota's.A 4Runner identical to J.R's.Had brake problems all of the time.And both had head gaskets go in them.Switched to Nissan and have had way better luck.No more Toyota's for me!
I have a 2010 Prius w/ 286k, 2009 Sienna with 220k, and a 2003 Corolla with 220k. I'm a devout toyotaist too.
Car flips are the best!
I laughed so friggin hard when you threw the plug wires on the engine. Great to see Gabe and Jake back.
Wow! That's the difference between a car company with a soul and those that live only to screw you out of a buck. IE, BMW, Mercedes, GM, VW et al. Toyota with 300K plus miles and everything works. Best RV truck ever.
I love these old 4runners
Same, i just picked up a 94' sr5 4wd v6 manual a few months ago and i love it. It does have few issues but its got 320k miles
You can do pretty much everything with these.
You love them till you have a 3.0
@@ruben_glz-fr8sb Until you blow a head gasket then you will hate that 3.0L V6. The 3.4L found in the 3rd gen is MUCH better
Love my 2002 she's a beauty!!!! And just hit 300,000 miles!!! Finally put a new head gasket on her ...thats all I've done pretty much and change the oil!!! Best SUV ever!!! So reliable!! Couldn't tell ya how many times I've had guys ask me!!! Are u gonna sell that!!!??? Hell no!!! ;)..shes customized!!! And garage kept, in immaculate!!!!! Condition!!! Even when I get a new one!!
It's crazy how many project cars that you flip are just lacking basic maintenance stuff that could be found with simple diagnostics. Good for you.
Sth I learned from you is to be more cautious about what to change. Here on this one I would have changed spark plugs, air filter, fuel filter, and so on - and while the costs are little, the time needed would be too much for such a quick flip. That's why it is great that you share your stories, we all can take notes here and there :)
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Love these low budget episodes. They're classic.
I had one just like it. 1995 SR5 in metallic green. I loved it and literally everything worked on it. I sold it at 225k because it needed a rear main and I couldn't afford it. The new owner fixed it and I still see it driving around, 5 years later!
And unless it gets t-boned by a cement truck you’ll keep seeing it for more decades to come. 90s Toyotas were the best
I hate it when that happens. I once sold my Honda Accord because the transmission was going out. Nope. The new owner drove it for 5 more years! It was a 5 speed manual.
@@stuartbear922 ouch!
Not insane that the Cruise and AC worked after all the years sitting around... it’s a Toyota.
You channeling Scotty.🤣😅🤣😅🤣😅
More importantly it's a JAPANESE built Toyota
@james James Scotty’s not wrong. 🙂
@@MagnusUltor don't I know it.??!!
1995 255k miles. I hit a dear and my AC is still working lol. Bent hood. Bent Fenders. Bent Radiator core support. Replaced, Bumper. Grill. Headlight and and radiator. And pulled core support with my pickup. I was very surprised that the AC lines and condenser survived.....
Currently sitting in my $640 98 4runner. Love this thing.
hate the lift gate on the 98.
@@buttthecat1354 me too it sucks I love the tail gate on my 94 though
It's been a while since I've seen you do a Toyota fix, I think the last one was that Scion xB. Good times!
GABE! I was afraid he was back in the sandbox! Great to see Gabe again!
LOL! Nope. Just crazy schedule at home! Things are going back to some semblance of predictability, so I should be back soon. 🍻😉👍🏼
At least in this case this is a proof to Scotty Kilmer that you CAN actually get a Toyota truck under 1k lol
Yeah if you want a “Huge money pit!”. 🤣
@@ragnardanneskjold7675 I believe the correct verbage is "Endless money pit"
Luv u Scotty
patriley2 I died at then end when you said love u Scotty 😂😂😂😂
Well, if you want a non-running 4Runner, sure.
It’s ‘HUGE MONEY PIT’ as he shouts about everything
John Ross , hey we love these quick flips . Fast and efficient way to
Help folks out . Plus some of us that aren’t mechanical enough usually
Can learn what to check out on our cars . Great to see Gabe again, he’s
Been missed. Much thanks John Ross
Great video . Im currently in the process of getting my mom’s (91 4Runner, V6, 5 speed, 250k miles) running again. I think it just needs an alternator now.
Glad to see Gabe back...hope to see the Sky again soon! 🍻🍻🍻
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Love a good JR Quick Flip. Or a JRQF as I like to call it.
You and Gabe needs to appear more on his video lol
yiyangcheng tell me about it! 😂
Elliott Alvis just randomly show up at Casa De JR and see what he’s doing lol. Even Jake has more appearances lol
You call those wire strippers a gimmick, I call them the best thing ever. I've had a pair for probably 15-20 years now and they've never let me down.
The lost footage is of John Ross cussing up a storm while doing the plug wires on the 3slow. Knock sensor is under the intake and deleting the egr is probably the best thing to do for that turd. I'm a die hard Toyota guy and those 2nd gen Runners are junk unless you find one with a 22Re. Hashtag 3.4 swap it lol
I picked up a 90 22re 5 speed for $350. Put a $100 head gasket set on it and sold it for $1400 the day I posted it. 280k miles. Im sure I could have gotten more but I like to move stuff more than sit on it and wait for the right buyer. Even with the miles, it drove like a Chevy with 100k on it
as an owner of two 4runners I will say they are incredible vehicles. My 2005 has 183k on it and it still drive like a new truck. Fun too!
Damn I love them old toyota
How did I miss this episode of WatchJRGo? Awesome flip. I love those ez fixes!
We were spoiled in the 90s. Do simple reliable vehicles with good visibility exist anymore?
I'll say no, with potentially the Mitsubishi Mirage with a stick. But I don't think so lol
Im happy to see Gabe again.
I’m happy to be seen again!😁
O’Riely’s should sponsor you lol. You spend enough money with them HAHAHA
What makes you think they don't do that already?
#ShouOutOreilys lol
Whats so funny about that, that it merits haha in caps??
Not surprised with the spark plug wire busted. My 95 3.slow 4runner had the same exact issue with the wire being too close to the EGR valve and it melting through. A new set of wires fixed it just like yours.
Mice have been chewing on my Prius in Little Rock. Car is clean/no food, driven daily. Toyota seems to be the tastiest.
The soy based wires. They make rodent tape
Who doesn't like sushi?
Yep has something to do with the insulation used. Honda had a lot of trouble with this at one point. The insulation is actually corn based or something.
Moth balls and scented dryer sheets. No more mice.
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That may work, but if you watch Sean woods mouse trap Mondays TH-cam channel he has tried all kinds of different things to see whether taste or smell would dissuade or chase away mice. None of it worked. If you put food particularly out they will eat it regardless. Perhaps something like wiring you might be able to dissuade them a little more easily. He blended some chemical to make it the most bitter taste possible, he tried 15 million scoville capsaicin, at a bunch of other stuff none of which worked.
But there are different varieties of mice depending on your location, and I would imagine depending on how hungry they are may factor in what they are willing or not willing to eat.
Thanks for getting me on craigslist this morning looking at 4runners. My wife is out of town and I found a manual 3rd gen 4runner.
Get it! If she's out of town, by the time she returns, whatever she says is a moot point bc you already have it 😉
Child support for 3 kids would be outrageous though.
@@pkt1213 I been married 15 years. If a woman, or a man, get that bothered by their partner for buying a cheap vehicle to tinker with, maybe they deserve to be single. There are far worse things to get worked up about. Long as the bills are paid, family fed and clothed, etc, I see no issues
@@williamsinger4124 I was just teasing. She wouldn't be happy though. Particularly when my S6 is still in pieces in the garage
@@pkt1213 fair enough man, that's why I wasn't being rude about it. I just believe that a relationship is equal, no one should wear the pants. Ya can't take money with you when you go, so you might as well enjoy your hobbies while you can. Otherwise, family will be fighting over the money etc before the body's even cold.
Yay I missed these quick flip videos. My fave
Gab is BACCCCKKK - Love the reoccurring sidekicks! It adds interest to the storyline... and LOVE THE FLIP videos! Buy cheap + spend a few dollars to fix + selling for a profit = Great content!
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Incredible. 300k miles and it was still running down a cylinder half eaten by rats. Makes me think of the hilux on top gear. Indestructible old toyotas.
This SUV basically is a Hilux with the bed covered
@@AdamSmith-gs2dv wheres JC when you need him eh lol
@@AdamSmith-gs2dv how about lexus gx470/lx470?
“ does it even have a blade?” Lol. Can’t beat Toyota. Y’all make me Andover proud. Over
If I waltzed into my local Oreilly's without a mask they'd tell me to scram. What up with that JR?
My local O'Reilly's, no one is masked up. But that might be a Texas thing.
Wichita doesn't give a crap. We're like the wild west.
Yeah, I like JR, but he needs to wear a mask when he goes into places. It's just common courtesy.
Glad I’m not the only one that’s questioning this. If JR and his buddies don’t feel the need to social distance, that’s fine, but when he goes out in public and shares space with employees and other customers, it’s pretty irresponsible. Really don’t care if the city/state don’t have mask orders as masking up is still a prudent thing to do at a personal level.
I'm glad I'm not the only one calling him out on the mask thing.
Just a lil tip for the next time you solder: put solder on each individual wire then twist them and solder them together. It makes much better connection and it's easier to solder that way. You could also use solder flux paste. It makes the soldering shinier and it helps with impurities
Yea! Gabe is back! Thanks for recording the vid for the 2nd time 🤛🏼
Don't get too excited. He was just dropping off JR's mail.
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What a 4 runner that isn't ridiculously over-priced for no reason at all. Thats more amazing than anything else
I fixed my old spark plug wires on my run down VW with Black electrical tape, worked for years😂
Some of my favorite WatchJRGo videos are the quick flips! Love the surprise electric-arc light show. Great to see Gabe. How about an update on some Opel content - thanks JR.
Hey Ron! You know the deal man! LOL! Kids coming out of my ears!😂🤣
@@Gabe-ABNCW3 We understand. We are looking forward to when you complete your Opel GT. It will truly be one of the best GTs in the world.
Ron Opel-350Z: You just made my day, Ron!! Thank you!!!
I was expecting it to have a bad head gasket those 3.0 liters always get them
Welcome back Gabe 😊
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You know Toyota makes a good vehicle when it’s at 300k and literally has to be sabotaged by rodents for it not to run right
and you can still drive it home on ~half the cylinders with no brake fluid, lol
Keep it. You won't be disappointed. Make a bogger. Go meet up with cleeter. See if you can make it through his pond!
I love you and your channel, but please wear a mask when you go into stores to help protect the employees. Thanks!
I agree. Everyone else in the store was wearing one
Don’t worry they are wearing masks so it doesn’t matter
Nice truck for 800. I like the slightly newer 98 up body style. Bigger engine, pretty modern body that looks nice and built like a tank. The newer ones have so much crap sticking out all over begging to get knocked off or damaged. I'm sure you'll do great on it like you said, a great who cares thrasher that can go most places.
Very true. Hate to brag on my 99 but it has 252k and it just goes 4x4 but i never even used it
O cool! The 1 day car flips have returned!
Yeah! We need more of these!
hojnikb ikr! It’s a WatchJrGo Classic!
My family had a 1993 4Runner like that, great vehicle. We didn't have alot of money at the time so it wasn't serviced properly yet it kept on running. It ran until the day we got rid of it.
THIS IS ONE YOU SHOULD KEEP JR
I picked up a 1989 Toyota Pickup with the 3VZE back in May this year. New project truck!
It's a '90s Toyota, they were officially the most reliable vehicles in the world. Of course it ran, pretty well. Mechanically they were pretty much immortal...
Sadly, if you live in areas where that could be a problem, rust could kill them pretty easily, however. The 4-Runner, however, being based on the HiLux and sold as the HiLux Surf in a lot of markets, has a very strong separate chassis so they tend to stay in one piece and it's really not too onerous a task to replace rusty bodywork, even to the point of replacing the entire shell if necessary...
Great video JR. I thought the sparking plug wire was hilarious.i hope you made a small profit on the vehicle...time is money.
I dream about finding one of these 4runners
My big concern would be with the timing belt after it sat 10 years....if it would have broken it would have cost you a lot more to fix then you paid for the thing
Mask up man, not for you but those great friends that help you all the time.
Just use that old shop rag to avoid spark plug shocks!! LOL! Safety First! You Rock!
I love 4 runners except those that have the the naturally underpowered 3 slow v6, that engine has less power than a 22re 4 cylinder. The newer 4 runners with 3.4 v6 are far superior. Thats awesome it had that many miles though
I have had 3 different 3.0s I still own 2 4runners. All have over 200k and are fine. Not saying I haven’t done maintenance
Great to see Gabe 🥰 love the Toyota, good turn around!
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Will there be a part 2 on timing chain replacment on the V6 camaro? Or how about a video
of finally taking your R8 out for
spin?
We’ve heard nothing about the R8 for weeks - very strange
@@darcycuttlefish3981 He's mentioned that the R8 was sent out to be tuned and is due back fairly soon.
Those old 4Runners are awesome
Google Search History: "Can i tune the sky?"
You know me so well. 🍻😁👍🏼
toyotas with 300k miles are common, which says many good things about the build quality and reliability! I have had 2 tercels that made it past that, one i sold to a friend with 330k miles and the other was unfortunately totaled at 365k miles (a 2003 tacoma crossed the highway median and hit me head-on). My 94 corolla had 296k when i sold it (1.8l/5spd. burned more oil than gas lmao), i still see the kid driving it around town 2 yrs later. Several of my coworkers have mid 90's camrys and 4-runners with 280k-330k miles that they drive everyday.
So how much did you sell this thing for? I assume you made some money for your efforts. Good job getting that old beast running again, around here that thing would have long rotted out and gone through the crusher.
www.kbb.com/cars-for-sale/all/toyota/4runner/?year=1991-1995&distance=none
Love the 4Runner and curious about the pocketknives 👍
WHERE'S YOUR MASK
He’s in his garage not roaming out in public places
@@210SAi he went to the parts store
SilentServiceCode yeah saw that after
sorta feels wrong policing people like this but you right. if there’s even the slightest chance it helps then it’s probably worth it
wire strippers are one the best tools i've ever bought. It's so satisfying to use them.
No mask in a store JR???
Toyota’s are friggin invincible. Love those things.
it needs an oil change
Love the old 4Runner !! Nice car! I have a land cruiser myself with 283,000 miles. I swear by these cars! My daily is a Lexus ES330 tho (ikik boring car) with 237,000 and flawless everything is perfect. Love it
Why not a mask in oreillys? I thought they were requiring it? Even if not they were obviously practicing it and I think you should too.
Agreed first jr video that i disliked. Such a lack of respect
Pauly now not so much.
Not surprised it started after that long at all, 4Runners are tanks!
You guys should wear a mask at the public spaces. For your safety!
You're one of those nags that lecture people about seat belts and roller blading dangers too huh?
Those Ideal wire strippers are Faaaabulous. I've worn out a couple of them.
Sad to see you with no mask, no respect for other people, I always watch your videos an I like the content, but there is a pandemic out there
Agreed,dude where a mask!
First time i have ever dislike a jr video, such disrespect
No respect? MY doctor says face masks are USELESS, it's a lie, a scam, for stupid sheeple like you. JR and friends are not passing around magic cooties, if disease worked this way the Ganges river would be full of dead bodies. Sorry that you are unable to even double check important info, another useless eater.
@@280ce5 you should probably find a new doctor...
@@280ce5 your useless
7:07 that moment when your not paying attention and there's a minecraft villager right behind you. "Hmmmmm"
That's a gutless engine at beginning with, you don't want it to be down with one cylinder!
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Gutless but bulletproof!
@@805NAVE until the head gaskets let go. I will take a 22re over the 3.0 any day
Knife. That's not a knife. This is a knife. Ha Ha! Gabe made an appearance. Yahoo!
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Interesting at O'Reilly's the employees were wearing masks, but the customers are not required to??
The county JR lives in doesn't have a mask mandate.
JR should wear a mask, especially inconsiderate not to if the employees are already wearing
@Pauly Gambino Trump is a hoax.
welcome back Gabe
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Dude... Mask at the store.
China Karen activated
Easiest flip ever. Your pocket knife opening frenzy reminded me of the video where you and Gabe keep getting out progressively bigger knives to the point of absurdity. Do you remember the name of that episode? I looked for awhile a few nights ago but couldn't find it.
That was a great one! Funny you mentioned it because I was looking for it also the other day. I can’t remember the name of it either.
EWWW Wash your hands JRGO those rats have a lot of cooties and germs
Man I wish you kept this one. I love those old 4Runners and Pickups.
Why don't you folks wear masks in Kansas, don't they have COVID-19 there?
Seriously that's your comment? Wtf!
@@onetime359 this is seriously your comment? Wtf
Your comment, this is it seriously? Wtf
@Pauly Gambino well, just because Trump is a fycking idiot doesn't mean others have to be.
@Pauly Gambino Trump is a hoax.
$800 for a 4runner...not in my area. Great find!
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The knife wielder himself 💯
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GABE
@@WatchJRGo dude ....wear some gloves when YA messing with that stuff.....henta is no joke
Yeah, first time I’ve seen you in a video in what feels like years. Welcome back.
Love Gabe, he’s the original Josh
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Gabe Miss you on these videos man. You’re really missed!
Jose Gonzalez: Thank you Jose! I’ll be back soon.
Gabe Thanks for reaching out! Great news!
why are you not using mask when going out?
You're probably my favorite TH-cam car dude because you're not a rich kid. Gabe is the best featured dude that isn't Josh because Josh is the obvious MVP. Anyway... You dudes all seem very chill and gentle and you don't have thin blue line cop sucking flags in your garage so you win.
Call job but you need to wear a mask when you go into O’Reilly’s!
I bought a 1990 4Runn in 1993 coming off a lease, 5sp. I still have it. No rust.
it would cost you $0 to wear a mask at O'Reilly's. Just saying.
You actually genuinely look like an entrepreneur dude,
I can’t get over that 😂
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Really enjoy watching, but damn, wear a mask out in public...pretty basic way to show respect for those oreilly employees and fellow customers.
Agreed, here they are all walking around wearing them signs on the door. But nope no mask.
MASKS DO NOTHING except spread the FEAR, so JR is being a good citizen, being an example that HOAXES CAN'T KILL PEOPLE
@Pauly Gambino Trump is a hoax.
@@280ce5 bullscheisse.
The employees don’t wanna wear them as much as him😂
We got a free 1998 Toyota Avalon after it had been sitting for a couple of years, everything worked, including the sunroof