6starbucks
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well, i wont get my 4runner back till about mid February.....
i miss my car so much!!!!
i miss my car so much!!!!
My 2007 v6 4runner engine blew
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Krazynative
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Mid February??? How Frikin long does it take to re-build a motor? I would think a week or 2 at most. I hope they give you a loaner T4R to drive while you wait.
6starbucks
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ya they just gave me the loaner yesterday, but its not a t4r(unfortunately) its a little dodge caliber........but its a car, at least i don't have to keep riding my motorcycle this time of year in Colorado
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well im sure i will be for the first few hundred miles or so. but im going to change the oil after 50 miles, then 500, then 2k, then 5k (or 6 months) so it should run perfectly fine....that is when i get it back in 2-3 weeks
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still don't have it back yet.......
this sucks
this sucks
Krazynative
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LOL I rented a Dodge caliber once. Thing sounded like a bunch of angry bees when you steped on it.
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haha yeah...
it was -17 yesterday and when i started the little 2.0 it sounded like it was going to explode...
it was -17 yesterday and when i started the little 2.0 it sounded like it was going to explode...
MICA4R
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Aluminium and high temp plastic 1GR-FE engine block. 
If I would have known about this engine I would have bought a V8. Common sense tells me that single block aluminium filled with plastic is less durable than a cast iron block (v8).
I guess i'm going to have to be ginger with the throttle.
V6: wikipedia says,"Inside, the 1GR uses a taper-squish combustion chamber design with matching pistons to improve anti-knocking and engine performance, while also improving intake and fuel efficiency. Toyota adopted a siamese-type intake port, which reduces the surface area of the port walls and prevents fuel from adhering to such walls. This engine has special cast-iron cylinder liners cast into the block, which are a spiny type to improve adhesion between the liner and cylinder block. With these special thin liners it is impossible to bore the block. In the event of cylinder wall damage (scoring, deep protrusions, etc), the entire cylinder block must be replaced. For increased block rigidity, the 1GR also receives a high temperature plastic insulator/protector, which fills the empty space between the outer portion of the cylinders and block material common to open deck engines. For increased cooling efficiency, the 1GR employs water passages between the bores of the engine. There are two such passages for each bank for a total of four. This reduces cylinder hot-spotting and keeps combustion chamber temperatures more uniform.
V8: wikipedia says,"The 2UZ-FE was a 4.7 L (4,664 cc/284.6 cu in) version built in Tahara, Aichi, Japan and at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama. Unlike its other UZ counterparts, this version uses a cast iron block to increase durability, as it was designed for low-reving, high-torque pickup and SUV applications. "
If I would have known about this engine I would have bought a V8. Common sense tells me that single block aluminium filled with plastic is less durable than a cast iron block (v8). I guess i'm going to have to be ginger with the throttle.
V6: wikipedia says,"Inside, the 1GR uses a taper-squish combustion chamber design with matching pistons to improve anti-knocking and engine performance, while also improving intake and fuel efficiency. Toyota adopted a siamese-type intake port, which reduces the surface area of the port walls and prevents fuel from adhering to such walls. This engine has special cast-iron cylinder liners cast into the block, which are a spiny type to improve adhesion between the liner and cylinder block. With these special thin liners it is impossible to bore the block. In the event of cylinder wall damage (scoring, deep protrusions, etc), the entire cylinder block must be replaced. For increased block rigidity, the 1GR also receives a high temperature plastic insulator/protector, which fills the empty space between the outer portion of the cylinders and block material common to open deck engines. For increased cooling efficiency, the 1GR employs water passages between the bores of the engine. There are two such passages for each bank for a total of four. This reduces cylinder hot-spotting and keeps combustion chamber temperatures more uniform.
V8: wikipedia says,"The 2UZ-FE was a 4.7 L (4,664 cc/284.6 cu in) version built in Tahara, Aichi, Japan and at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama. Unlike its other UZ counterparts, this version uses a cast iron block to increase durability, as it was designed for low-reving, high-torque pickup and SUV applications. "
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eskim0chaos
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It is decent - but it does not compare to the V8 in anyway. There have been at least 3 reported catastrophic failures on this website alone. There have not been any known failures of the V8 - even those that have over 250k on them from the early 100 series. There is no physical aspect of the V6 that is better than the V8.
The V8 was designed for Toyota's flagship SUV - the land cruiser.
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they got the parts in on Thursday, should have it back by Monday or Tuesday.
why not today! lol
why not today! lol
Carl_G
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Let us know when it's done.
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well it seems they didn't even start working on it till today.....this sucks
what do i need to just buy a new 4runner??lol... what the hell
what do i need to just buy a new 4runner??lol... what the hell
eskim0chaos
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Hope it all works out for you. Any pics of the tear down?
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no because i am working while they fix it.....i wish i did though
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oh it isn't! plus it doesn't help when its been blew 0 for about 2 weeks now and snow everywhere and i cant do anything in the this rental
