2008 Toyota 4Runner Service and Repair Manual

Build data for the 2008 Toyota 4Runner splits between the 4.0L V6 (1GR-FE) and the 4.7L V8 (2UZ-FE), and this factory service and repair manual is keyed to that split: the specifications it gives are the ones Toyota published for your year, engine and trim, not figures carried across from an adjacent model year.

Engines

• 4.0L 4000CC V6 GAS DOHC Naturally Aspirated
• 4.7L 4663CC V8 GAS DOHC Naturally Aspirated

Trims

• Limited
• SR5
• Sport

Known issues on the 2008 4Runner. Four recalls are on federal record for this model year. One covers the accelerator pedal: a stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop. Two are labeling campaigns run by regional distributors against Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, tire selection and rims — the Southeast Toyota campaign warns that a driver may overload a vehicle, which may increase the risk of a crash, and the Gulf States Toyota campaign records that the labeling does not meet the standard requirements. The fourth covers the front seat heaters, where a damaged copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire. Owners have filed 134 complaints against the 2008 4Runner and Toyota has issued 127 technical service bulletins for it.

From a throttle and pedal complaint to a dead seat heater circuit or a load and rim rating question, it holds you to Toyota procedure and to the specification that matches the engine and trim in front of you.