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The Car Care Nut talks UR V8 blown head gaskets
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xeuxaz
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What are we gonna do, trade them in for Prados? Nah.
gx550
has motor blowing left and right
are the anemic 4 cyl 250s any good or is it like walking ?
The 4 cylinder appears to be the reliable choice moving forward (I can’t believe I am saying that), but it’s synthetic and soul sapping to drive, and life is too short for that.
Toyota dropped the ball on the TNGA designed trucks. Compromises at every corner…
Nah, we need to let the ban hammer cool down for a bit before we fire one of those up.
It is sad to see all of the HG failures that are being reported on this site.
Imagine all the owners who are not members of this forum.
I love my 200, but I am a realist to its shortcomings as well.
Oh the 200 is not perfect, but compared to the cars being produced today? The 200 still reigns supreme.
There’s really not any car being produced today that is a replacement for the 200. The 600 is close, but it’s also impacted by the incessant modern day nanny’s and far more common seizing engines, where it’s hard to put your faith in it.
At least a head gasket issue won’t stall out your engine while going down the freeway at 80+ mph on a 4 lane road while not having anywhere to pull over.
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Common dude, there is only one day a year April 1
Truth.
Really glad to hear, that CCN is getting its dues.
After watching its videos, Toyota has finally realized its mistake and making changes New Coolant Flush recommendation? - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/new-coolant-flush-recommendation.1360227/
After watching its videos, Toyota has finally realized its mistake and making changes New Coolant Flush recommendation? - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/new-coolant-flush-recommendation.1360227/
Uh…. Coolant has not shown low pH and is not the issue. Overheating is.
By all means change your coolant more frequently just make sure you 1) do it right not causing an overheat event as result of not knowing how to properly get air out of the system and 2) be aware this is not the root cause of the few HG failures experienced
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How do you explain the 3 people who have posted last month, that all are getting HG on this forum, with receipts of 6500, $7k, and $12K, that have owned since new or since 5K miles, and never overheated their trucks?
Are they all liars?
Unless there are at least 380 documented cases with no contributing factors (folk typically ignore or explain those away) I take very little notice of this noise. I find it unbelievable we are talking ourselves into a fundamental HG issue based on thin air.
Having said that I am interested in how they repair and am happy to share any info or knowledge as relevant.
All I know is I am not calling my fellow 200 owners, who have documented their repairs, owned their cars since new, never overheated them, Liars.
Thats just me.
250 owners are liars
200 owners aren't
It is not about lying nor do I consider they do. It is about believes around maintenance and detection of cooling system problems (with the factory temp gauge being non sensitive in the operating range) and being open about contributing factors. Then if all is perfect you still talk about random occurrences unless you get over 380 cases when there are around 1.75 million 3UR-FE’s on the road.
it has been established that the Tundra 3UR is not seeing the HG issues the 200 is
Well that explains exactly my view that there is no fundamental design or manufacturing issue with the 3UR-FE, other than random bad luck or maintenance and or use abuse.
Consider quite a few folk here on the forum join when they have an issue and so we get a skewed picture of reality. Same for the CCN getting the more extensive repairs on his plate since he is good.
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Also consider, there are quite a few folks, who pay for the HG on a 200, that never post on a forum.....
True. Let’s get 380 cases or more and then I am a believer there is an issue. Otherwise this is noise, however unfortunate for the owners.
And for those who did have to replace a HG you will find the majority is a cooling system overheating event at the root of it. Keeping an eye on the coolant reservoir by popping the hood monthly is a good idea and once it drops more frequently beyond evaporation look for leaks at the water pump or the rear of the engine (valley plate seal).
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