1990 3VZ engine Head Gaskets

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Steelwheels

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Thought I had a thread stated on here but can't find it so sorry but here goes on a subject that probably been beat to death but I need thoughts on what to do .

My truck: 1990 Toyota Pickup Extra Cab 3VZ 3. Liter 5 speed ,manual transmission no air conditioning 178,117 miles . VIN # JT4VN13D3L5015952

I'm in Canada
The head gasket recall was never done on this truck ! There is no sign of water in the oil etc. The valve cover leak some oil .Heater core just done . have had the timing belt replaced once but don't remember when . One water pump replaced . Other than that that's all I can think of . Second owner bought it when it was 3 years old

Have always used the red coolant ! Should I pursue the old recall on the head gaskets and try and get Toyota Canada to pay for it or could this open up a can of worms ( example I take it in the work gets done but the head gasket goes ). Should I follow the old adage " If it's not broken don't fix it ! "

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated, including if you know people that have had this recall recently done
Thanks Very Much !
Pocoyota
 
I've heard that Toyota ended their free fixes on this about 10 years ago, but wouldn't hurt to check with your local dealer.

BTW, wrong forum. :flipoff2: ('95 and older Toyotas)
 
Thank You !
Anyway you or someone else could post this for me in the appropriate forum so I don't have to rewrite the whole thing it would be greatly appreciated !
Steelwheels
 
Moved :)

Was this vehicle originally sold in Canada or the US?
 
bigredmachine said:
im going to guess that it was a Canadian market truck as the only recall that comes up with your truck is recall 514 for your steering relay rods and that recall was put out by toyota Canada
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Okay are you saying if it was sold in Canada that the recall was not valid or that it did not have the gasket problem. I was under the impression that the recall was both in Canada and the U.S.
Thank You !
 
Being originally sold in Canada you would have to check with a Canadian dealer to see if the campaign is still open.
 
Steelwheels said:
Sold in Canada Made in Japan Could you move this to the 90 series thread ?
Thank You
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The whole 90 Series thread was moved to this forum with an expiring redirect from that forum.
 
Steelwheels said:
Okay are you saying if it was sold in Canada that the recall was not valid or that it did not have the gasket problem. I was under the impression that the recall was both in Canada and the U.S.
Thank You !
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I ran the vin on tis and that's all that came up, you should check with a dealer in Canada as they may have more info than I do.
 
The relay rod campaign comes up because that one is a safety recall. The head gasket campaign was basically an extended good-will coverage. Those are not always open-ended or the same in all markets.
 
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cruiserdan said:
The relay rod campaign comes up because that one is a safety recall. The head gasket campaign was basically an extended good-will coverage. Those are not always open-ended or the same in all markets.
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so it was more of a lsc than an ssc
 
bigredmachine said:
so it was more of a lsc than an ssc
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Okay I did get the steering rod notice but also never got it done . My life was upside down for quite a few years and I'm playing catch up now !

If your search did not show anything up for my VIN number does that mean that they never had a SSB or recall for the head gaskets in Canada ?
 
Steelwheels said:
Okay I did get the steering rod notice but also never got it done . My life was upside down for quite a few years and I'm playing catch up now !

If your search did not show anything up for my VIN number does that mean that they never had a SSB or recall for the head gaskets in Canada ?
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you would have to check with a Canadian dealer as im in the us market and may not have the ability to see info specific to Canadian market
 
Steelwheels said:
Could you move this to the 90 series thread ?
Thank You
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As the parts shaman said, your post belongs here in the mini-truck forum, not the 90-series forum. Welcome to our little slice of MUD. As your moderator I will be by with peanuts in a bit.
 
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