Hello all,
It looks like I've purchased a lemon from a crappy dealership.
Quick backstory:
I was giving my car to a sibling, so I was told to buy a LC/LX470 for my next vehicle. I was living in Denver at the time and potentially had to move to GA for army stuff, so they're basically the perfect vehicle for a single guy living in s***ty road conditions and potentially needing to tow a trailer.
I bought my 2006 (now has 181XXX miles) in a rush due to s***ty circumstances. Purchased in late DEC2018 and since then, I've replaced leaking valve cover gaskets & leaking CV joint boots in the front.
I'm now dealing with a potentially catastrophic issue. I had to move to GA recently and prior to the move, I had a CEL with a P0306 code (6 cylinder misfire). I brought it in and had the coil pack and plugs replaced before making the trip. The CEL came back on and had the same code. Switched the coil packs on the 6 and 4 cylinder and the problem stayed on 6. Had a smoke test performed for vacuum leaks and a compression & leak test done on cylinder 6. Smoke test passed, but compression/leak test failed.
Compression on 6 is at 75lbs (normal should be around 175lbs+), so that's really bad. I brought into a Toyota dealership to check the valve cover gaskets just in case they installed a faulty product. That came back ok, so now I'm stuck potentially having to replace the head, or something deeper.
I'm hoping to get some advice on what the next best steps should be. Should I keep troubleshooting and throwing money at it? Replace the entire engine? Or should I just cut my losses and get rid of it? If I sell it, I'd be happy to post pics and get some estimates. I'm thinking if I sell it, I'd probably just put it up for 14K max.
Any help is appreciated!
It looks like I've purchased a lemon from a crappy dealership.
Quick backstory:
I was giving my car to a sibling, so I was told to buy a LC/LX470 for my next vehicle. I was living in Denver at the time and potentially had to move to GA for army stuff, so they're basically the perfect vehicle for a single guy living in s***ty road conditions and potentially needing to tow a trailer.
I bought my 2006 (now has 181XXX miles) in a rush due to s***ty circumstances. Purchased in late DEC2018 and since then, I've replaced leaking valve cover gaskets & leaking CV joint boots in the front.
I'm now dealing with a potentially catastrophic issue. I had to move to GA recently and prior to the move, I had a CEL with a P0306 code (6 cylinder misfire). I brought it in and had the coil pack and plugs replaced before making the trip. The CEL came back on and had the same code. Switched the coil packs on the 6 and 4 cylinder and the problem stayed on 6. Had a smoke test performed for vacuum leaks and a compression & leak test done on cylinder 6. Smoke test passed, but compression/leak test failed.
Compression on 6 is at 75lbs (normal should be around 175lbs+), so that's really bad. I brought into a Toyota dealership to check the valve cover gaskets just in case they installed a faulty product. That came back ok, so now I'm stuck potentially having to replace the head, or something deeper.
I'm hoping to get some advice on what the next best steps should be. Should I keep troubleshooting and throwing money at it? Replace the entire engine? Or should I just cut my losses and get rid of it? If I sell it, I'd be happy to post pics and get some estimates. I'm thinking if I sell it, I'd probably just put it up for 14K max.
Any help is appreciated!