I'm selling my 1991 Toyota Pickup 4x4. It has 220k miles with the 22RE engine and 5 speed manual transmission. I'm the 3rd owner. I bought it 12 years ago when I was remodeling our house and needed a truck. Now I don't need it anymore. It runs strong and recently passed smog in California. There are some issues though and I listed them below.

Cosmetically, the truck is rough. There are scratches and dents as you can see in the pictures. The paint is peeling and there is rust in some areas (especially the driver side door). The seat is torn on the drivers side. The carpet has stains.

The buyer must arrange picking up the truck. I'm in El Cerrito, CA not far from San Francisco. There's a $100 deposit and I will deduct it from the final winning bid price. The balance must be paid in cash.

Known mechanical issues (I'm not a mechanic, but here's what I know):
  • There's a small oil leak. I'm not sure where it's coming from. The lower engine has a lot of oil on it from a leak with the previous owner. So this makes it hard to tell where the new leak is. If I part the truck overnight, there's a few drops of oil under it.
  • It's also leaking some coolant. I think the leak is in the front of the engine because my belts look wet and squeal when I first start the engine. Then the squeal goes away after around 30 seconds. I drained the coolant, flushed it, and refilled the engine with distilled water, so now I'm only leaking water. I live in California, where there is no risk of freezing. You will want to add proper coolant if it freezes where you are. It's a small leak and I don't see any coolant drops under the truck.
  • There exhaust leaking at the seal where the exhaust manifold connects to the exhaust pipe.
  • The front CV boots are torn. Last winter when I noticed they were torn, I stopped using 4WD and unlocked the hubs.
  • The shocks probably need replacing
  • There's an intermittent squeal coming from the speedometer.
  • The battery is from 2017. If I let the truck sit for longer than a week, I expect it needing to be jump started.
  • Reverse gear is sometimes difficult to shift into. I usually shift to 5th then directly back down to R
  • One of the pins in the diagnostics port pushed out of the plastic housing. It is used to check the engine timing (like during smog). I labeled it and left it next to the diagnostics port. Whenever I get the car smogged, I show the technician about it and they never had a problem with it.
The good:
  • Clean title. No major accidents.
  • This truck runs strong. It rarely lets me down.
  • In 2016, I blew a head gasket. While repairing it, I opted to replace the entire head assembly with a new head with valves and springs. The top of the engine is fairly new with only 15k miles.
  • The tires have a lot of tread on them.
  • The truck passed smog on June 17. If you are registering in California, the certificate is valid for 90 days after it passed, so you don't need to re-smog it.
  • The catalytic converter has a cage around it called the CatClamp. After I installed it, I haven't had any issues with the cat being stolen, which is pretty common around my area.