helppp! major oil leak?

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Anyone have this problem?
offroad Yest and all of a sudden looked under my runner and I was pouring oil or at least think its oil.
I have an 06 2wd v6. This is taken from above front skid plate.
its coming out of that little hole.
bringing it to shop tomorrow.
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Yes I think its actually the transmission. RPMs go up and down while idling having it towed riight now. Ugh rly hope this isn't too serious.
 
Good luck man, it might be a power steer fluid leak. I've seen that on a friends xrunner. At least your smart in having it towed and not driving it to a shop
 
ONly leaks I've seen on the V6 were at the front corner right next to the power steering as far as oil. I second that it could be power steering, but the fluid doesn't look like it.
 
Says transmission overheated. Apparently needs a new transmission. $2400 in repairs is what our local mechanic says. Fml.
 
eskim0chaos said:
If its engine related - yet another serious V6 failure.
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Are the rates of failure really that high on the v6's? Compared to the v8's? (Currently shopping for a used 4th gen and am still on the fence about v6/v8 to have as a reliable, long-lasting daily driver...)

Carl_G said:
Thanks for the info. Posts like this make me not want to offroad in my 4runner as it's my daily driver.
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100% agreed. Haven't heard of too many trans problems... Wonder what caused it specifically..
 
Carl_G said:
Thanks for the info. Posts like this make me not want to offroad in my 4runner as it's my daily driver.
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Why? Many do. The V8 has an external trans cooler. Any V6 owner with lift/tires and armor should DEFINITELY install one.

stanleybb50 said:
Are the rates of failure really that high on the v6's? Compared to the v8's? (Currently shopping for a used 4th gen and am still on the fence about v6/v8 to have as a reliable, long-lasting daily driver...)



100% agreed. Haven't heard of too many trans problems... Wonder what caused it specifically..
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Yes, the V8 has had no reported failures in the near 13 years that its been in production. Since the 1998 100 series.

The V6 has 5 alone since 2003 on this website alone.

The v8 internals are far more beefy and physically there is nothing about the 6 that exceeds the 8.

Iron block vs aluminum,iron, and PLASTIC construction. The V8 is a far more robust platform.

A750f trans failures are rare as well - especially those with external coolers installed (stock on V8 or after market on V6Z
 
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eskim0chaos said:
Why? Many do. The V8 has an external trans cooler. Any V6 owner with lift/tires and armor should DEFINITELY install one.



Yes, the V8 has had no reported failures in the near 13 years that its been in production. Since the 1998 100 series.

The V6 has 5 alone since 2003 on this website alone.

The v8 internals are far more beefy and physically there is nothing about the 6 that exceeds the 8.

Iron block vs aluminum,iron, and PLASTIC construction. The V8 is a far more robust platform.

A750f trans failures are rare as well - especially those with external coolers installed (stock on V8 or after market on V6Z
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Seriously - all excellent information above. Really makes me want to lean heavily towards a v8. Especially the part you mentioned about no failures on this website in the near 13 years of production for the v8 platform! Thats amazing!

Just hope I find one in the budget!
 
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stanleybb50 said:
Seriously - all excellent information above. Really makes me want to lean heavily towards a v8. Especially the part you mentioned about no failures on this website in the near 13 years of production for the v8 platform! Thats amazing!
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I could go on and on dude, any questions just ask. Any back to back test drive will reveal just how smooth and effortlessly the V8 moves the 4R.

OP - was there any signs other than what you described prior to this happening?

What kind of driver are you and what kind of trails do you run?
 
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Wow, with all the hate on the v6 that I've seen, I'm starting to regret my decision to buy one, especially a used one. We got the v6 for the few extra mpg's, but now am not sure it was worth it. 5 failures for the v6 is a lot considering the amount of owners on this thread.

I sure hope we don't regret our decision...
 
You've seen 5 failures out of millions sold. There's plenty of them near/over 200k miles already and you're worried cause a few failed? You better give it away, can I have yours?

Seriously, there's more of the V6's out there than the V8's they made so you'll see failures. The V8's have their issues too. Numerous transmissions in this thread
2002 Toyota Sequoia Transmission Failure | CarComplaints.com


But I'm not going down the V6/V8 road again. I'll stand by the reliability fo my V6 any day.
 
galactic_04 said:
You've seen 5 failures out of millions sold. There's plenty of them near/over 200k miles already and you're worried cause a few failed? You better give it away, can I have yours?

Seriously, there's more of the V6's out there than the V8's they made so you'll see failures. The V8's have their issues too. Numerous transmissions in this thread
2002 Toyota Sequoia Transmission Failure | CarComplaints.com


But I'm not going down the V6/V8 road again. I'll stand by the reliability fo my V6 any day.
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A Sequoia with an American made V8 that does not have the same internal components as its Japanese counterpart is not comparable. And the Sequoia never came with the A750f found in the 03+ V8 and -5+ V6. So your argument literally has no validity.

If you remember, the american Tundras and Sequoias would throw rods with the SC. However, the Japanese 2UZ-FE didn't have this issue because it has forged internal components. Toyota has sold its fair share of 4runners with V8's and Land Cruisers with V8's - not ONE reported failure since 1998. Lets be real.

Worldwide, Toyota has sold more Land Crusiers than any other SUV manufacturer. It is sold in over 140 countries, the standards, tolerances, and factors that Toyota designed the V8 are far better than the ones for the V6 which is found in ~20k pickups.

Whatever keeps you sleeping at night - just trying the educate the uneducated.
 
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Technically speaking, the tranny was the same in both models (according to the post above), this was not a V6 failure, it was the transmission. The engine is running fine. Would have happened with the V8 attached as well. How does the engine affect the failure of the tranny other than it sends power through the input shaft to the transmission? Added torque would have probably made the system fail sooner! If a clutch-pack goes, it goes. The engine has no bearing on that. The engine still ran fine, I'm sure.

Funny I haven't heard of the supercharged V6 failing if it's so weak... Geeze people if he'd blown a tire around here they'd blame it on the V6!
 
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