Blown Engine in my '02 LX470 - Now What? (1 Viewer)

[TheDan]

If your going all out... Steering rack? Youd be kicking yourself for not doing it if it starts to leak in the next 100k miles.
Id buy a hooptie to drive in while i slowly acquire all the preventative maintenance items i want to refresh while im in there

 

[willoCo]

CVJ Axle in Denver rebuilds racks. I've been very happy with their work - I've got rebuilt factory axles in my BMW from them, and the PO put one of their racks into my LC. The receipt for that rack was something like 300 and change.

 

[LCReunion]

CVJ Axle in Denver rebuilds racks. I've been very happy with their work - I've got rebuilt factory axles in my BMW from them, and the PO put one of their racks into my LC. The receipt for that rack was something like 300 and change.

I agree with all of this. But it is important to remember that most of us think of our cruisers as a forever(or at least very long term) vehicles. I would definitely do everything you, @ClassyJalopy, @The Dan, @gregnash have mentioned, but just hope we don't overwhelm @Chris Lynch.

 

[Chris Lynch]

All great information. Thank you so much.

Spreadsheet has started. ....Ugggh!

 

[cwmoser]

Don't know if this is a good deal or not, local Craigs List, 2001 LX470 engine, 90K miles, $2,500:

2001 ENGINE, FOR 01 LX470 LEXUS

MOTOR, FOR A 2001 LX 470 LEXUS 4.3 , SUV WITH NINTY THOUSAND MILES. STILL IS IN SALVAGE WRECKED SUV. FIRM, NO TRADE. WILL NOT SHIP OUT . PERSON NEED TO COME AND PICK UP, IF SOLD.

greensboro.craigslist.org

 

[DuckLN]

Need another opinion?

 

[cjmoon]

I’m parting out a 98. 258k but documented valve cover gaskets 6 months before wreck. Timing belt at 238k. Along with other work. Plus probably ship it for $800. Have video of it running. Pulled a few months ago stored inside. Documented rack replacement also. About 20k on it.

 

[zuffenhinson]

Stumbled on this two year old thread as I'm staring at a blown hg on a 2001 Sequoia with 165k miles. Took it to a local shop and they charged me $300 to tell me everything I already knew and they don't want to touch an engine swap. It's got a lot of crust under it (northern IL car exposed to tons of salt), but I spent a month gutting and replacing the suspension last year. Lifted it 3" all around and added BFG Destination 33s ($1400 in tires alone). Water pump failed a long trip over the summer and by the time I could get it to where it could be towed home, it had gotten pretty hot. Currently pulling coolant into two cylinders. Rather than pulling the heads and finding they're warped or a scored piston, etc, I'm trying to decide if I should dump it or do a swap. If i don't dump it, I might have to live in it once the wife finds out. Thoughts? Looks like the original poster of this thread decided to part ways with LX470 rather than do the swap.

 

[ClassyJalopy]

How handy are you? Do you have a shop and tools to do the swap yourself? The replacement engine may not be too expensive (Tundra got the same engine too!) but engine swap is labor intensive for sure. Haven't looked at the first Sequoia prices lately but I'd say finding a clean truck from a non-salt state and swapping over the suspension bits from yours might be the most cost effective route.

Stumbled on this two year old thread as I'm staring at a blown hg on a 2001 Sequoia with 165k miles. Took it to a local shop and they charged me $300 to tell me everything I already knew and they don't want to touch an engine swap. It's got a lot of crust under it (northern IL car exposed to tons of salt), but I spent a month gutting and replacing the suspension last year. Lifted it 3" all around and added BFG Destination 33s ($1400 in tires alone). Water pump failed a long trip over the summer and by the time I could get it to where it could be towed home, it had gotten pretty hot. Currently pulling coolant into two cylinders. Rather than pulling the heads and finding they're warped or a scored piston, etc, I'm trying to decide if I should dump it or do a swap. If i don't dump it, I might have to live in it once the wife finds out. Thoughts? Looks like the original poster of this thread decided to part ways with LX470 rather than do the swap.

 

[zuffenhinson]

I have tools and considered the DIY swap, but it's too much time and I don't have a big enough (or heated enough) garage. Thought about trying to do the gasket replacement myself, but I think that's an entire weekend in and of itself. Hadn't considered swapping out the suspension stuff on a different rig. Considering what I paid for this one, and $3k for an engine swap, I'd probably be right where a decent 1st gen with low-ish miles would be. Hmmm.

 

[KliersLC]

I have tools and considered the DIY swap, but it's too much time and I don't have a big enough (or heated enough) garage. Thought about trying to do the gasket replacement myself, but I think that's an entire weekend in and of itself. Hadn't considered swapping out the suspension stuff on a different rig. Considering what I paid for this one, and $3k for an engine swap, I'd probably be right where a decent 1st gen with low-ish miles would be. Hmmm.

I'd definitely look at swapping your bits onto another. You are well acquainted with how rusty your rig is--would you prefer to take on an entirely new project with rusty bolts, or redo a project that you've already done with clean bolts?

Also, while you "might" be able to get away with a HG replacement, the heads are almost certainly warped, so replacing those or getting them machined will add to the cost.

 

[zuffenhinson]

Wow I just did a quick autotrader/cars dot com scan and a similarly equipped, sub 200k mile 4wd (lots of rwd's out there) is ten grand! There's even an '03 with 200k mi for $14k. When I picked this one up a year and half ago, they were around $7k. With all the upgrades I've done, an engine swap is starting to make sense. @KliersLC I'm worried about warped/cracked head for sure.

 

[Zjohnsonua]

100% swap the engine. You'll come out cheaper and feel better about it. Get your new engine and service the belt and pulleys. Then the swap can easily be done in a weekend.