Highest Miles

Hello,



I have '99 Sienna with 150,500 miles. On car i have been seen lots of miles. I don't know how many miles Sienna can handle.Please share your year made and miles.



FYI, All i am doing is changing oil every 5K, 3-4 brake jobs and 3-4 batteries. Michelin tires every 50,000

Runs great.



Thanks in advance.

Reply 1 : Highest Miles

I have a 1998 Sienna LE that is 12 years old this month and currently has 222,012 miles on it. The car got miles on it when I was driving it but my wife now drives it and is only doing about 10K per year; although, she just made a trip to Utah and put on and additional 3K. The motor and everything attached still run very smooth and quite, however, it does have some rattles from old age. I do keep up maintenance and I have an appointment next Monday to have the timing belt replaced. I've tried a bunch of tires but the ones I use now, and will stick to, are Goodyear Assurance TripleTreds. We get a lot of rain so a good rain tire is a must and they're good in snow. Just yesterday and today we got 6" of rain in our rain gauge. I'm hoping to get at least 300,000 out of this car. I've also used synthetic Mobil 1 oil from the beginning. Change about every 5K or 6K miles. Just changed the other day and went to 0W30 with a K&N filter.

Reply 2 : Highest Miles

158,000 miles on my 2004 LE (bought new in May 2003). Best car I've ever owned by far. On my 4th set of tires, 2nd battery, and 2nd set of brakes. The only expense this car has given me beyond normal maintenance was an air conditioning relay that went out and cost a couple hundred to replace.



I let my local mini-lube change the oil every $5,000 or so and I replace the tires with Michelin X-Radials from Costco every 50,000 or so when they are running the coupon specials on tires. Other than that it's been entirely hands off.



The interior and exterior is still tight as a drum with no squeaks or rattles. And the engine still purrs like the day I bought it. I plan to keep driving this machine for as long as it remains reliable for long distance trips. Then a new Sienna.



The only thing I'll do different on my next Sienna is go for leather interior. Much easier to keep clean I think with 3 kids.

Reply 3 : Highest Miles

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Originally Posted by texasdiver I replace the tires with Michelin X-Radials from Costco every 50,000 or so when they are running the coupon specials on tires.

Did you get adjustment credit on the X-Radials? I just bought a set and was wondering as they are rated for 80,000 miles.



Also, any timing belt replacements done? I was told this should be done every 90K miles.

Reply 4 : Highest Miles

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Originally Posted by Chudman Did you get adjustment credit on the X-Radials? I just bought a set and was wondering as they are rated for 80,000 miles. Also, any timing belt replacements done? I was told this should be done every 90K miles.

Yeah....had the timing belt done. I count that as normal maintenance even though it costs $$$



As for the tires. The OEM Dunlaps didn't last long....about 30,000. I replaced them at Costco with the special order $$$ Michelin TripleTreds which were very nice tires. They were special order because the Sienna takes an odd size that that they didn't stock in that tire. At the same time my subdivision had a section under construction and I had lots of nails in the street. I went through a number of tire replacements through Costco's road hazard replacement policy (which is great by the way) but it was very inconvenient because I don't live close to Costco and they had to special order the tires. When the last tire got punctured right before a long spring break trip I caved and bought 2 x-radials to put on the back and left the tripletreds in the front. Then I couldn't rotate because the tripletreds are directional. Eventually I replaced all the tires with x-radials before a cross country trip even though they were not completely spent yet.



I'm not sure on the 50,000 but I am on the 4th set of tires on this car by now. I've never bothered to try for credit because I've always replaced the tires well before the tread was completely worn out.

Reply 5 : Highest Miles

OK, thanks. I was interested in the tire wear guarantee since most Sienna AWD owners seem to need tire replacements at 30-40K miles.



I am planning on the timing belt replacement at 90K miles. I now have 76k on the van.

Reply 6 : Highest Miles

This summer I went to air port with a private shuttle,

that guy drive a 02' or 03 sienna with around 370k miles.

Of course, most are highway mileage



I asked him how he did it.

He said basically he only do regular maintenance and currently on 4th set of tires.



No transmission swap, only thing get fixed is wheel bearing at around 200k miles.

But I think that's also count as normal wearing.



He didn't replace suspension ( though there are some noises ), since he is going

to sell the car within one year ( another 50k miles :-) ) and he already get another

sienna.



I didn't ask about timing belt though...

Reply 7 : Highest Miles

Thanks for asking the question camlex, I have been thinking about how long to keep our 02 sienna. It has only about 100k miles (160Km) but mostly city, and I haul 3000 lbs of firewood with it several times/ year. It has only needed an 02 sensor, one set of Toyota brakes (rotors), and one set of tires (plus the winters). Got 60k miles out of the Dunlops by rotating side to side and including the spare in the rotation. One nagging question is what to do with the lower control arm bushing which the dealership keeps pointing out nowadays?.... any thoughts...?



So far we/ve had 100% reliability for 8 years and by the sounds of things I can expect a couple more at least. I think it''s going to be hard to keep my wife out of the new sienna though.

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We have a '98 Sienna with 260,250 miles on it. We bought it new, and the only reason I mention that is to note that I've recorded all the maintenance from Day One in an Excel spreadsheet. If folks are interested in seeing the data, perhaps I can paste it to this thread? The only major repair was a replacement transaxle at 67,055 miles which Toyota paid for (including a rental car for eight days), even though the drive train warranty had expired at 60,000 miles. Their paperwork described the repair as, "replaced transaxle due to pinion gear failure". It had been making a ticking noise that sped up and slowed down with wheel RPM (not engine RPM).



The rack & pinion was replaced at 222,365 after I found a lake of fluid on the garage floor one morning. This was before I discovered the TN web site and I'll always wonder if this extensive repair could have been avoided.



At 231,461 miles the fuel damper sprung a leak, starving the engine of fuel and causing a gasoline leak, prompting us leave it until the tow truck arrived. This is the only time this vehicle has ever been towed.



This is of course the 1MZ-FE engine but I've never detected a sludge problem. I had the LH valve cover off a few Saturdays ago to replace the leaky gasket, and was more than relieved to find no sludge. I plan to remove the RH valve cover this weekend to replace its gasket (and the PCV valve and grommet while I'm there) and again expect to see no sludge. For the first three years we owned this van, my wife drove 27 miles each way to her job, allowing the engine to come up to full operating temperature and stay there a good while, which helped prevent sludge, as did the regular oil changes.



Speaking of oil changes, my spreadsheet shows they have been done on average at 6,041 miles. The longest interval between oil changes was 11,747 (surely I missed logging an oil change on the spreadsheet because I know better than that!) and the shortest interval was 1,163.



In addition to the oil leaks at the valve covers, I also have leaks at the cam seals which I'm going to try and ignore until the timing belt is next due for replacement....if I can afford to wait that long. Timing belt replacements have been done at 65,335 (too early!), 131,535 and 226,669 miles.



The transmission fluid has been changed every 20,000 miles, and coolant every 25 to 30,000. I know this is more often than needed, BUT, I also suspect that the transmission fluid change was simply a "drain and fill" instead of the "flush and fill" described on the shop's invoice. Now that I've discovered TN and know there's a huge difference in the quantity of fluid changed in a drain versus a flush, I need to ask my buddy what he's really been doing at his shop. The good news is that with the magnet cleaning and filter screen replacement being done at low intervals, and with at least five quarts of fresh fluid going in each 20,000 miles, I've been running on fairly clean fluid. The fluid is now past due for service and I am going to do it myself this time using procedures found here on TN, taking the cooling line off and pumping out a quart at a time and replacing it until I have ALL new Dexron in there. I'll start with the simple drain and fill, dropping the pan and servicing the magnets and replacing the filter screen.



I replaced the spark plugs myself recently, using the OEM Denso PK20TR11 and advice from TN posts. (The dealership had done the plug replacements previously). I didn't remove the air intake plenum. Now that I've decided to replace the RH valve cover gasket, requiring the plenum's removal, I realize I could have done these two jobs at the same time.



Anyone replacing valve covers will want to read PDIGGITY's post on Spark Plug Tube Seals. They are a challenge to remove and replace, but it can be done at home with his guidance!



I apologize for the length of this post. I guess I could have simply said the Siennas are great vans, and the 1MZ-FEs are great engines, but that wouldn't have provided the reasoning why I believe this to be the case. Perhaps the short version of this story would be to express my extreme confidence in this vehicle. We have driven this van from Kentucky to Florida every year since 1998, and I am 100% confident that it will be up to the trip again this summer. We're currently running Michelin Harmony tires, and what a ride!



P.S. I worked for the company who made the windshields for the '98 Sienna, hence my user name, "TierOne Supplier". If you notice the AP Tech in the lower left corner of the windshield, well that was us. I was the Purchasing Manager for the Elizabethtown, KY plant where these windshields were produced, and I negotiated the purchase of the raw glass, vinyl and mirror buttons for these vehicles' windshields. While we were buying some Ford and LOF glass at the time, I'm pretty sure the windshields on our Siennas are PPG "Solar Green". The darker glass on the sidelites is PPG's "GL-20", in case anyone is curious.



UPDATE at 1/2/11: Now at 283,500 miles! Replaced o2 sensors at 260,810 miles, and did some knock sensor work at 263,815 to clear out P0330. Transmission drain and fill several times with the filter changed at the last time, at 262,190. Valve cover gaskets have now both been changed and oil leaks eliminated! Now counting down the miles to 300,000! The suspension system is tired but like Black Sunshine once said, I'm waiting to make sure it's really worn out before I change anything!

Reply 9 : Highest Miles

Thanks for everyones input.

I just finished 170,000. No problems.

Reply 10 : Highest Miles

185000 miles on my 2000 le and just starting to have little problems with body parts, brakes etc.

Reply 11 : Highest Miles

Was searching for front suspension info and stumbled on this thread. Felt compelled to contribute. We have a '00 XLE with 180K. I'll list the issues over the life of the vehicle but don't interpret me as complaining. I consider everything here as normal wear and tear sans a couple of problems which I'll explain. I couldn't be a happier owner.



List in order of occurance:



@30k had a fuel injector fail. All were replaced by Toyota under warranty.



Replaced all three coils (@ 140K). Done by Toyota. Regrettably I didn't have my OBD analyzer which would have saved me from having them do it.



Replaced both O2/gas ratio sensors. Done by me.



This is the one that hurt. @ 150k I heard an exhaust leak one day and since it was coming from @ the engine I brought it in to Toyota. The front manifold had cracked. $1800.00. Normally I'd consider this unacceptable but I'm inclined to blame the street I live on. One entrance into my neighborhood has a short/steep section where I turn in. I know it's causing the body to twist so I think over time this was to blame. Maybe not. I no longer use this road. The part is now guaranteed by Toy. for the rest of it's life if it fails again. Oh well.



I replaced both front struts and rear shocks. This was a little scary. I have a friend with a wall mounted strut compressor so was able to do it safely. Also replaced sway bar links since old ones had seized bolts.



Have replaced front brakes 3 times. Last was due to a caliper locking so I replaced both in the front along with pads and rotors. Done by me.



2 timing belts. Most recent replacement included a new water pump. Done by Toyota.



Last summer replaced the alternator, starter and battery(2nd one). Done by me.



I replace oil @3,500 miles. Have used synthetic since @50K.



Have been replacing Tranny fluid by draining pan and transaxle case but will use the procedure on TN next time.



Currently getting parts for ball joints/tie rods and maybe lower control arm bushings. Anyone with any helpful info?



Thanks for reading.

Reply 12 : Highest Miles

Hi, I was recently in an accident with my 1998 Sienna. Someone rearended me. Unfortunately, they wrote the van off. It was a very sad day. We purchased this van when my first child was born. My Sienna had 325k km's. I think I would have gotten another 100Km out of the vehicle. My intention was to drive it into the ground. Too bad I'll never know now how far this vehicle would have gone.

Reply 13 : Highest Miles

I have a 2001 Sienna LE that just reached 365,000 miles a couple days ago. My mother purchased her new and gave her to me in 2006, with approximately 200,000 miles. She would have even more if I had not been putting 192,000 miles on my 2009 Corolla the last couple years. My mother has a 2006 Sienna LE with well over 200,000 miles. They really do run forever.

Reply 14 : Highest Miles

Himmie,



How do y'all drive that far? Those are crazy miles.



Our 2000 Sienna has about 220,000 miles on it now and my wife delivers pizzas in it four or five days a week. It is also the family vehicle since it will fit all six of us in it. We take it out of town on trips several times a year. I do a ton of maintenance on it but it keeps going.