01 Sequoia Ideas and Maintenance tips

[TULSA442]

I am the prode new owner of a 2001 Sequoia Limited. It has about 290,000 miles mostly highway. I am wondering what type of preventative maintenance should I do to make it last. Is there a way to change the diff fluid?

Also, I'm wanting to do some extra things to it to make it look more off road and less soccer mom. Any ideas? It is dark green and I was thinking of a black bull guard and black side nerf bars...

Are there any good galleries I can look at for ideas?

Thanks!

[big-o]

Congrats, I'm sure you'll love it. I would make sure you're tranny has been maintained, drive belts, timing belt, plugs, filters etc. Your diff fluid is something you can do yourself with a large socket (seems like the drain plug was about a 21mm??) and then there is a fill bolt up higher. Just takes about 3.3qts (check the manual), that you can either pump in or pour in depending on the bottle it comes in. I just used some Redline, and a hand pump.

As far as making it look good, you have many options. Most of the first gen tundra guards or bumpers will fit. The ARB Bull bumper would look great, but you may need to upgrade the front suspension with Old Man Emu springs or some nice adjustable coilovers (depending on your budget). I can give you a list of some nice sites to check out if you want. Just send me a PM...