I don’t know what you mean, we have these engines in America in the 2nd gen Tacomas and the 1GR FE is one of the most reliable engines you can buy. Only the earlier ones 05-06 had a minor head gasket issue which was fixed in 07.
I own a 2006 Toyota Fortuner, a similar engine single vvti. Got it brand new. I have clocked 472000 to date. I have never had an issue. I tow a 2.5 tonne camper trailer. The only thing I have done to the vehicle is change the fan belt, fuel filter, fuel pump, and top cover gasket at 253000 km. My radiator is not plastic though.
Hey... My 20 yr old yota the fan disintegrated while running and it was like a grenade. It took out everything in it's way. Battery. Power steering Reservoir. All type hoses. Impact sensor wiring. Tranny cooler lines. Radiator. Put a new fan in as well. It's cheap and that old boy is brittle. Way cheaper than fixing it's damage.
Anthony you are spot on with the radiator top outlet disintegrating over time. My 2006 120 had a small leak so i went to change the top hose and the flange on the top radiator outlet had broken off into multiple pieces. Luckily i caught it in time and swapped out the radiator for another genuine $560. Saved a blown engine for sure.
Awesome video 👏. We have a 2005 grj120 vx and I find your videos very useful. I will recommend your channel to all my Hilux and Prado owner mates. Thankyou for your contribution to sensible vehicle culture.
It performs better in colder climates. i have almost 450k on my 05 in Canada. i couldn't imagine running anything but water/water wetter in Australia 😄
All things being equal, a petrol engine will produce more waste heat than a diesel as it's less thermodynamically efficient. However, the cause of the 1st issue would actually be the block of the petrol engine being aluminium, which radiates heat 6x greater than iron + it's making 200kw vs 130 in the diesel. It would be interesting to measure the engine bay temps over a trip in the petrol vs diesel.
I own one and while I haven’t measured it directly, I can tell you it does get rather hot. Mine is in an FJ cruiser and there seems to be plenty of ventilation. I’ve never really had any issues with heat even while having a coolant leak a few years ago. It is always fine even in +45C heat. I’ve also got a transmission cooler installed.
EngineGuard temp sensor bolted on the head. Monitors real time head temp. If u lose coolant it shrieks at you. Aussie product. Thanks Anthony great channel
Guess I'm not so OCD after all! I have a fan in the garage. When we drive in I turn fan on and use 1 hour timer pointed to driver fron wheel. The heat exits out the passenger wheel well. Gives me peace of mind to reduce cooking internals.
Well explained and demonstrated. Much appreciate it mate, from a new viewer in south Texas. 4rnr get fresh oil every 5k, 5w-30 and don't care what Yota says. It's all about American CAFE number, they can stuff, right. Triple digit heat over here and and 5w-30 gives me peace of mind. Let's not get into it viewers and keep it civil. I do me, you do you and YMMV right. Peace and thank you again for a well done shorty that schools me on the oil pick up. Proves once again, I don't know as much as I thought i did!!! Ha...Ha...so true ..
Maaaaate. Great video! 100% accurate. My 2012 150 V6 original radiator had the auto tranny fluid leak into the coolant via the old failing radiator. Luckily it was all one way and didn't get into the tranny. Also found 3 X pin holes in the radiator behind the cowl. Radiator was 10 years old... Funnily it happened the next day after I had the tranny changed. Change my oil every 5000k. Full Synth. Oh and just changed my lower arms as the bolts had seized and couldn't get a wheel alignment. Gen Toyota we're $1500 a side the labour on top. So we t with superpro. Unfortunately one of their new bolts head snapped off during installation...not impressed with that. Hopefully the rest of their product is ok. Was $972 delivered. Riding nice. Oh and super pro wanted photos and mechanical statement for a replacement bolt! Couldn't be bothered put in a genuine. Pretty slack super pro.
i dont understand your argument against diesel in small cars you say there should be scraped? why? un less you want to dive fast diesel seems all round the better option, cheaper and more reliable
Awesome and informative video, thanks! Owner of a 2006 V6 (&V8) 4Runner here from the states. My V6 has 348k miles (544k km) and for the past 16 months of ownership she has been super reliable. Just regular maintenance and only has needed an alternator. I will admit this though, the oil cap I notice does appear as you showed here. Do you have any tips of what to do moving forward for a motor with oil this oil gunk? or perhaps what to expect down the line. I just currently make sure I am on top of oil change intervals. Thanks!
