No I did a full engine swap after the first blown HG and used nothing but OEM parts to replace since the engine I bought was used. And less than ten days into having the replacement engine in the HG blew out on the new engine so I'm thinking if there's a faulty component with the 3rd gen t4r and...
My HG blown twice in a year
:pout: I have a 96 Toyota 4Runner SR5 V6 5VZE engine RWD and the HG blew out on it. So I bought a used engine that was sitting for 2 years. Before installing the used engine I put a new water pump, timing belt assembly, O rings, hoses, spark plugs, wires, coils...