The 1983 Toyota Pickup is powered by the 2.4L four-cylinder (22R), a carbureted, naturally aspirated single-overhead-cam engine turned by a timing chain rather than a belt. Much of what keeps one of these trucks running well traces back to that layout: valve lash that needs checking on a schedule, ignition timing and idle mixture set by hand, and chain guides that make themselves known as they age.
Engines
- 2.4L 2366CC l4 GAS SOHC Naturally Aspirated
Trims
- 3/4 Ton
- Base
- DX
- DX, Full Time
- DX, Part Time
- DX, Automatic
- DX, Standard
- SR5
- SR5, Full Time
- SR5, Part Time
- SR5, Automatic
- SR5, Standard
Known issues on the 1983 Pickup. No recalls are on federal record for the 1983 Pickup. 2 owner complaints are on record for the year, and Toyota issued 7 technical service bulletins.
Trim is worth confirming before you start: a Part Time SR5 and a Standard DX are not the same truck underneath, and a torque figure or clearance that fits one does not always carry across the range.
TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most 1979 ? 2023 model year vehicles may be available provided the re
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Replacement vin plates.
TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most 1979 ? 2021 model year vehicles may be available provided the re
TSB: SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes Service Bulletin Nos. PG021-88, PG015-89, PG0015-90, PG002-91, PG002-93, PG005-97, PG007-01, PG007-07, PG006-01, PG004-97, T-SB-0144-08, and T-SB-0304-17. The af
TSB: OBSOLETE NOTICE April 07, 2020: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0032-20. Replacement Certification Labels and VIN Plates
Update on Technician Certification Requirements.
Showing the 8 most recent of 15 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER
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