Toyota 2UZ-FE: Everything You Need to Know 

Totally disagree with it being the least loved. It’s by far one of the best proven engines Toyota has ever made.

Best engine ever. Million mile block ez with general maintenance. It will long outlast the frame unless you replace the frame as well. Super reliable, perz like a kitty, efficient and simple.

The 2uz is everyone's favorite and one of the most popular

love you man for you work (making great video like this) p.s i this let you know

Im curious do they make stainless steel blocks? It would be lighter than cast iron and stronger than aluminum.

You’re insane dude. Enjoy feeling the ratio from toyota fans. It’s deserved.

The comments say it all.

Hello!

I've got a 2uzfe in my 03 cruiser and have done many aussie outback trips,last one was 10,000 km and went like a dream,we did that in 6 weeks .it's done 325,000 kms and still a very healthy engine. Can't fault the engine.

360,000 miles on my 2UZ so far. At 500k, I'll consider my options but I have no doubt the engine will still be running perfectly.

Very nice , 2uz blocks are really a work of art, Toyota didn't mess around with the introduction of their first truck v8

Love the 2UZ-FE 🔥

390k on mine and it's towed my 23ft camper half its life in the North West. Still runs like new

At any point did he mention the 2UZ is a cast-iron engine block while the other two UZ engines are aluminum? This engine is a beast and damn near indestructible. Best V8 ever made in my opinion.

I've seen a lot of these engines over 300k. Usually they go down hill after that because people get scared of the mileage and sell them to someone who neglects them, but they still hold up pretty good with neglect.

A well maintained 2UZ can easily make 500,000.

I went out of my way to buy a 2006 Tundra 4x4. When it cranks up, that engine is just like a sewing machine. Quiet, low revving, torquey v8 that is smooooth. She drinks the fuel like no ones business but I cant help but love driving it every chance I get.

Its a bloody gas hog! i own one on a Land Cruiser

325k on our 2001. Smooth, quiet, strong, doesn’t leak, doesn’t smoke, doesn’t use oil. Compression is still well within spec. It is truly a work of art that I predict will go another 325k miles.

Throttle response of this engine is like driving an electric car

Least loved, yet two have gone over a million miles. Christ Toyota bought the first one that rolled over back and tore the engine down. Minimal wear on the parts if memory serves and that thing lived a hard life as a oil field hotshot

My first vehicle was an 05 Sequoia with 265k on it before it got totaled. Now I have a 03 v8 4Runner with 340k still going strong. Best engine ever made!

This is the first time I’ve heard the 2UZ-FE as the “least loved”.

My understanding was the 2UZ was originally developed for a Lexus car and they adapted it for the Toyota truck. it’s an absolutely bulletproof engine and I love it. I have a 3UZ also and I would much rather drive my 2003 Toyota tundra then my 2007 tundra.

I love this engine. I have an 02 Supercharged Toyota Tundra V8 4.7 indestructible vehicle. This thing is a tank.

I drive Lexus GX 470 2008...The best engine, which I used for my 66 years ! I have drive license from 1974.

The 1uz design in general is impermeable. Yes it's a shim on bucket lifter engine but the ONLY way I've seen these engines EVER fail is timing belt failure. I've had an 05 with a 4.7. Ridiculously powerful, ridiculously rigid; you can take everything apart and put them back together like Legos.

The 2UZ is super-reliable. Great truck/large SUV engine.

My Sequoia with 2UZ-FE still runs like brand new at 185,525 miles. Smooth power, no leaks,no oil consumption, no weird noises. I bought one due to stellar reputation.

503,000 miles on my 2003 Sequoia I bought last year to flip. Hope somebody will take it to the million mile mark.

Ours died at 230k. Because the shop screwed up the oil filter installation. It was running absolute perfect before that. These engines don’t die if taken care of.

Scotty Kilmer loves it 4.7

Best Toyota truck V8

I have a fully upgraded 1st gen tundra. Great motor. Runs like a brand new truck with 162,000 miles

Love my tundra 2uz very strong for it's size

This motor might be even more bulletproof than the 5vzfe

You desperately need to do your homework on how reliable this engine is…you are simply wrong or misinformed.

The starter makes for a fun time followed by the quiet roar when it starts. So much power, can't imagine putting a supercharger on it. But it makes sense with the cast iron block.

Do you think the reason why it have « only » 2 bolt main cap vs 6 on the 1uz and 3uz is because the block is made of cast iron vs cast aluminium for the 1uz and 3uz. Could this be the reason?!?

No UZ engine had 4 bolt mains... 1/3UZ were 6 bolt...

This engine is solid! I have one in my T4R 260k and love it! Just keep up with maintenance but either way it's just reliable.

I love these videos dude! At some point in the future, it'd be interesting to see you do a video on the dreaded Cadillac Northstar engine. While they are a pain in the ass to work on, they seem to be capable of pretty decent power when played with.

I got a 2005 toyota landcruiser 100 series and it has the petrol V8 2UZ-FE engine in it has done 380,000klms engine sounds smooth quiet it just pures like it was still brand new just keep upto the timing belt and oil changes every 10,000kms you will get well over a million ks out of one of these engines in Australia we seem to think the car will rust to the ground before the engine ever dies

Least love? It’s probably one of the most reliable V8 engines ever built. Growing up we had it in our Sequoia and it’s still running with 350k my V8 4Runner has 195k no issues. Very smooth linear get up on this V8. Only real issue I have is the exhaust manifold. Toyota has to compromise on the design because of the climate change hoax. Regardless I don’t mind the tick and eventually you can get long tube headers.

LX owner here with 243k on the odo. Amazing engine. Sounds great too when that vtec kicks in yo

Most helpful video I've seen covering this topic as an owner operator of a 2005 4.7. Great work, stay with it.

I wouldn’t trade my 03 with 100k miles for a brand new one.

I have 332,000 miles on my ‘04 LX470 (100 series ‘Cruiser) and still running strong!

u missed that it has a timing belt, and is an interference engine

I have a 2UZ-FE in a 2005 GX470. I am surprised how much low end torque it has. At 5500 rpm, it is done. It is not a high revving engine.

There’s 4 or 5 2uzs with over a million miles. They are beloved by Toyota owners. No domestic v8 is square or under square. The only v8 I can think of that’s under square is the Toyota 5.7

the 2uz in the land cruiser had factor forged rods

I have 364k on mine and it runs perfect.

I've got 2 of them and they'll still be on the road when my wife's 2019 gmc yukon is in a junk yard.

Thanks for your video. I appreciate your knowledge and history of this engine. It would be nice to pick your brains on what simple modifications to increase performance and fuel economy. Ie injector swaps, remapping the ecu, etc.

Least loved? Bro it's the million mile motor 😂

I have 03 tundra with 4.7 at 320k, no problems. Just keep up with scheduled maintenance. What’s not to love?

My sequoia has 333K how is it that it’s unloved

The 2UZ-FE is the best automotive engine ever made.

Great video as always! I would love to see a video on the Honda F20/F22 engines

What the fuck do you mean least loved dude its the most reliable fuckin engine in the world 🤦

Very similar to the Ford Modular outside of valve actuation (RFF for Ford, shim/bucket for Toyota) and cam drive (chains for Ford and belt for Toyota). That UZ iron block almost looks like it a could be an iron Ford 4.6 block at a glance. Both are very long lived and tough engines

Man I completely respectfully disagree, I think these motors were built for longevity and just to take care of whoever had the vehicle with the motor in it, my dad has had our 2000 Toyota Land Cruiser since it was gifted to us by my uncle in 2009 due to us not having a lot of money for a new family SUV and almost losing our house, my mom being a short Filipino woman drove it for solid 3-4 years until my dad got her a New Kia Sorento, that 4.7 got me to school and home and so many family road trips and not to mention it rode like a dream for being a gas guzzling vehicle, we still have it to this day and it has a brand new paint job aswell as new tires and some more nice stuff coming in the future, 170k strong

One of the best engines Toyota made.

So what your trying to tell me is the vvti makes little too no difference

The 3uz and 1uz have 6 bolt mains, not 4 bolt. 2uz is 2 bolts as said. Aluminum heads and iron block make it a little more susceptible to blown head gaskets in the 2uz, but tbh as long as you do your maintenance, you'll never see it.

Two of these have hit 1m.

I had a 2006 D.C. SR5 5.7 V8 RWD TUNDRA which I liked alot until my ex wrecked it around 250k. Then I got an early 2004 D.C. SR5 4.7 V8 RWD with the tow package. It had 235k it was somewhat neglected and overdue on maintenance. This is when i actually started researching and learning about the different engines. Personally I feel any VVT engine should be considered 2nd generation. Even though 1st gen is 2000-2006. One of the major reasons my research went deeper is when I was shopping for parts i noticed parts were saying fits 2000-2004 or would say fits 2004-2006. Huh? What is going on? How does 2004 create a magical bridge that lets it swing either way, while not letting the years on either side of 04 connect? Well it doesn't you have to pay attention to what month in 04 your truck was made. 1/1/04-7/31/04 or 8/1/04-12/31/04. First half falls into 00-03 +1st 7 months of 04, latter being 8/1/04-2006. I had never seen this before and I still don't know of any other vehicles that have a split year like this. My opinion on the pre/post VVT is, my 2006 VVT, 5 speed transmission was smoother, and quicker on the pickup, but my 04 is a simpler engine no VVT, no secondary air injectors, 4 speed allows for more rpms instead of dropping to shift as often. Given a choice id probably go with a custom V12 turbo hybrid, manual transmission, optional 2x4 or 4x4 installed in 3rd generation shell, with aftermarket mods, including drop step runner/nerf bars , 2"+ lift, over tinted windows, and a green hornet style license plate . Well that or get new leaf packs for my 04, considering the price of food fuel insurance blah blah blah is killing me. Not even a full cart of groceries from Walmart was over $300!

I wanna swap one into my FJ cruiser when I can afford it.

Got my 4th gen 4runner with the boosted 2uz-fe from TRD and I love it running real fast and strong. Gotta love that whine !

Where the GX470 gang at

260k no leaks, no burning oil, smooth and runs like new.

The 2uz-fe is the the most reliable v8 engine ever made. All you have to do is change the oil and timing belt and it will last 1 million miles. You saying it's the least loved uz engine is literally completely wrong.

Huge W is the timing belt instead of a chain. Means you throw a new belt, pulleys, tensioner and waterpump on and its good to go for 10 years or 100k miles. No limping a noisy dying chain along dreading the huge and expensive job that a timing chain replacement on an engine like this would be. I will never run a timing chain engine unless its one of those chains that miraculously never make trouble and last forever which is rare. My Volvo V70 Diesel is a timing belt engine as all Volvo engines were because Volvo kept shit simple and just build stuff that works like all the Japanese manufacturers did too. Its on its 2nd belt with 240k miles and a 3rd belt is due this summer id say. They all had their golden era though and Subaru, Mazda (Ford Era) and Toyota have some hopeless engines in their lineage. Bro on the new small inline 4 or 3 PSA and Mercedes engines the chains are toast after like 100.000km 💀 Absolute POS engineering. It has to do with the junk bicycle chains they use and super thin oils they run. Back in the day engineers beefed up the chains so they wouldnt make trouble and decided 5w40 is goodnuff.

Wasted my time watching this totally useless video of Toyota's most durable and loved engines!!!

306,000 on mine in my 2002 Sequoia and doesn't leak a drop and does not burn any oil either. I believe a 99mph governor was used to stop the suv from rolling at high speeds.

It actually stayed around until 2013 it was completely dropped from tundras and sequoia engine choices at the factory

Mine has air pump and air tube feeding the cylinders. Is there any way to move the airtubes and block them off?

Well we see them with 300 to 400 thousand miles pretty commonly so although not a lot of power they are extremely reliable in stock form, rember variable cam timing is another failure point.

I own an 07 sr5 tundra with the 4.7, absolutely love it

Great video, thanks! I have this amazing engine on my 2003 4Runner. I understand mine doesn't come with the VVTi and I read somewhere that the non-VVTi is a non-interference engine vs the later VVTi model. Is this true? Thanks!

Least loved engine 2uz. really! how did you gained 156k subs.....

Just bought me an 2004 sequoia with only 130,000 miles and I love it, rides so smooth and has plenty of power coming from my 2.7 Tacoma

If I change my 3.4 in my Tacoma it sounds like the 2uz is the way to go???

least loved? Thanks for the Laugh! GFY.....

255k on my 2004 Tundra. Original engine and transmission, these engines are a representation of Toyota's reputation for reliability 👌🏽. 🎵 Driving my Toyootaa 🎵

How do you change the 2UZfe. Vvti filter

I have a Toyota tundra 2003 with 310.000 milles good motor n transmission ass killer ttuck

lmao i just stopped the video after this clown said that the 2uzfe is the least loved UZ.

Bro has no idea what he’s talking about lol

O1 tundra 4x4 480k shows no signs of giving up

I love my 2000 4.7 tundra!! Least loved??? 🤣😂🤣😂

I wanna swap one of these into a sc and make like 450hp, its probably not practical but is it possible? Idk much about anything, my dad has a 2uz in his tundra and love the sound and wanted to show it some love.

LC100 with 260k miles here and still going strong and smooth.

So is my 2 uz reliable with 6-8 pounds of boost without new rods? Thanks

2:37 this is why I can actually shift to higher or lower gears depending on how I control the throttle and on rpm and speed

I couldn’t be happier with the 2UZ powered, 2003 4Runner that was passed down to me last year ❤ She’s a little over 296k on the clock nowadays, but still performs exactly how I remember from 17 years ago when I was learning to drive! My family was meticulous with on-time maintenance & paying the Toyota Dealer premium for timing belt jobs, but I’ve taken things a step further and have heeded Toyota’s recommendation by using 91 grade Shell fuel, once I took ownership last year. Since then, fuel economy has gone from 15 mpg combined which my family would occasionally bitch about, up to 20 mpg.. with a noticeable change in off the line pep! No one believes me, but money well spent 😄👌 I’ll drive this reliable ‘ol tank into the freaking ground before owning anything else!

Would a supercharger be possible? I have an 04 gx470

i would love to get detail instructions on turbo charging my 2003 tundra 2uzfe. what needs to upgrade. my engine runs perfectly fine. i would just love to boost it and have it last a long time without worry that it will become scrap

1fz-fe ✈️🔥