Engine appears slanted

I just purchased a 2008 base tacoma and drove it but never opened the hood. When I did it appears the engine is slanted, not sitting straight. Is this normal ?

 

which way? pictures?

 

If you have a 4 cyl, then yes, the engine is slightly tilted to the left.

 

Why would you buy a used truck and not open the hood?

 

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I bought a TV and never turned it on.
When I did, all i got was ant races.

 

Yea the 2.7 will be slightly slanted. The 4.0 shouldnt be haha

 

Its and inline 4 so it is going to be slanted to help compensate for the engine vibration from the inloine six being unbalanced.

 

The 4.0 is slanted twice!

you mean inline 4
As an aside, inline sixes are inherently well-balanced.

 

I open my hood every day and check the oil and coolant . But my 4 cylinder slants to the passenger side, It's normal.

 

I meant inline 4. Any inline engine is unbalanced.

 

Inline 6 engines are in perfect primary and secondary balance...
Inline 8 engines can also be tuned for perfect balance.

 

Down boy.
Maybe he's thinking of literally balanced. Like on a pivot point?

 

The more slanted the better.

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Chrysler slant sixes...
Don't make me go take a shot of the 225 in my plow truck... It's 30 years old and it doesn't even crank over once before it fires up and goes.

 

Mine hangs to the left

 

Slant 225. It was the most durable engine ever built by an American company IMO. I had a 1962 Plymouth Belvedere ( which was also the ugliest car ever made by an American company ) with over 300 K on the engine. I beat the shit out of that car and hardly ever did any maintenance.

 

You didn't look under the hood?
Did it come with tires?