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#6 of 13 2.4 turbo diesel by dannelsv8 Dec 29, 2006 (6:41 pm)
hey guys and girls i've got a 1985 4runner with a dead engine does any pne now how much hassle it is to put a 3l turbo diesel from a newer 4 runner or hilux would be
#7 of 13 Re: Toyota 4Runner - dead Engine - Need advice! [drtimecode] by serieshybrid Jan 03, 2007 (5:12 pm)
Replying to: drtimecode (Sep 29, 2006 2:08 pm) Have you located a website or dealer who specializes in selling cars with blown or failed engines? Many hobbyists are looking for a "project car" and I would like to start converting these to series hybrid electric cars and see how successful an Electric Used Car Lot (mark-at-serieshybrid.com) might be; but I have not found anyone in this business yet (I'm searching the Internet for such a dealer for the first time tonight). For now I can only consider manual transmission vehicles, is the Forerunner a manual shift??   Please let me know if you come up with anything and I will email you back if I find it. I strongly suspect that in the Internet age, there must be enough of these cases to make a business out of selling cars with major engine failure.   Thanks, Mark Replies to this message: got2bk8t (Jan 07, 2007 11:47 am)
#8 of 13 Re: Toyota 4Runner - dead Engine - Need advice! [serieshybrid] by got2bk8t Jan 07, 2007 (11:47 am)
Replying to: serieshybrid (Jan 03, 2007 5:12 pm) Mark,   I have two 4runners that are currently out of service. They both went out within two weeks of one another. The older of the two, an '87 with over 200,000 miles is available. If you are interested, let me know. For now, the plan is to fix the head of the 1996 and run it for as long as possible. The '87 has been mine for the past 10 years and has great body integrity and all new suspension. The seats could be reupholstered, but it has the off-road dash components. It's been nice having it. Time to see it off...............   Kate
#9 of 13 94 4runner by wryheart Jun 03, 2007 (9:29 am)
i have a 6/94 4runner with a blown 3.0 motor.   lookin to replace it. Been told that a 3.4 from a 95 toyota p/u will slide right in with no problems.   Has anyone seen this done or know this to be true?
#10 of 13 Re: Toyota 4Runner - dead Engine - Need advice! [cbhoo] by ts99 Aug 19, 2007 (7:28 am)
Replying to: cbhoo (Nov 17, 2006 5:10 am) Your situation is total deja vu! I hope you ended up getting yours resolved with some satisfaction -- we sure didn't... Our problem was with a 99 Camry in 2005. Had only 55K miles. All service done at the dealer, on or ahead of schedule, with receipts. Was 1 month over the 72 month extended warranty. Huge hole blew in the engine block while merging onto the interstate with a semi-truck coming up behind. Still thankful made it to shoulder with no accident.   Toyota tried to blame us for not doing maintenance until we showed them 6 years of receipts. (I am anal about keeping receipts, though turns out doesn't matter.) So then they told us they wouldn't accept an evaluation from independent mechanic. Made us pay for their own sham "evaluation." Of course they determined it wasn't a problem with their maintenance, and their engine wasn't defective either. Determined must have been the way we drove it. Right. 55K back and forth to work in 6 years. We drive like maniacs.   We got the same Wizard of Oz customer service that you got -- corporate said must talk to local, local said must talk to corporate. No one behind the curtain. Bought the car for 20K. Toyota wanted over 7K to put in a used engine with more than 55K miles.   We ended up being so disgusted with them that we sold it for scrap for 2K, minus the 700 we had to pay for tow, evaluation, etc. The really crummy thing is we never even liked the car from day one. We wanted a Mustang, but went with the practical, "reliable" choice. It was even beige. Ugh.   I came across your post when I googled 4Runner to see how much we could get for our 97. We have been itching to sell it for two years and be done with Toyota for good. This time we are getting the Mustang, and we figure as long as we get 55K miles out of it we'll come out ahead of Crappyota. Can you tell I'm still a little bitter?
#11 of 13 '91 4Runner made noise and died by vortiz Aug 28, 2007 (10:15 am)
I was driving and my '91 4Runner made this screeching noise and then died... Before this, I had the starter replaced because it wouldn't turn on when I would turn the key... It would do nothing for a couple of tries and then after about 3-4 minutes it would finally start...   My question: What could be the problem? I was able to get it to start once after it initially died, long enough to get out of the intersection and coast into a parking lot nearby.   Would it be best to purchase a rebuilt engine or is it something else?   Help!!
#12 of 13 Re: Toyota 4Runner - dead Engine - Need advice! [drtimecode] by sicktoy Oct 18, 2007 (9:50 am)
Replying to: drtimecode (Sep 29, 2006 2:08 pm) Okay, here's my problem: My 2000 4Runner engine threw a rod last week. I have over a hundred thousand miles on my car, but it has not been abused. The oil is changed on a regular basis. I may be grasping at straws, but after hearing about Toyota's problems with oil gel sludge in a lot of their other engines, I called Toyota 1-800-331-4331, and was told there are no complaints about 4Runner engine problems. I also called NHTSA 1-888-327-4236, and filed a complaint at safecar.gov. My dealer wants $9000 to replace the shortblock. I have seen several posts about similar cases involving 4Runners. Please if you have a similar incident, call these numbers and file a complaint. Get a case number from Toyota, so if there is a recall you may be reimbursed. My first car was a 1986 4Runner. Back when you could drive two and three hundred thousand miles with no problems. This is why I bought another one. Replies to this message: jjones1033 (Nov 30, 2008 2:49 pm)
#13 of 13 Re: Toyota 4Runner - dead Engine - Need advice! [sicktoy] by jjones1033 Nov 30, 2008 (2:49 pm)
Replying to: sicktoy (Oct 18, 2007 9:50 am) Deja Vu! Same thing just happened to my 2002 4 runner 3.4 V6 sport edition with 124k babied miles. I bought it new. The dealer performed all my oil changes at 3000 to 4000 miles too and not the 7500 Toyota recommends. I was getting on to the highway and my engine made a loud buzzing noise for a second then a LOUD pop! Then oil dumped out of the engine leaving a huge cloud of smoke. Once on the tow truck I found half of a connecting rod bearing cap and a bolt setting on the rock guard. Happy Thanksgiving! I am now looking for a used engine.

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