50k bad HeadGasket 2nd one

Bunch of Bananas for scale

 

That really is weird to have 2 engines with head gasket issues. I’ve had many Toyota’s in the past with no head gasket issues except for my last Tacoma (03 3.4) that had a head gasket go but it also had 220,000 miles on it & I also never had any other problems with it either.

 

Damn a twofer?

When and how did the first one happen?

It does sound like the one you currently had was a lemon and tbh, they probably did know.

Why can't you utilize the lemon law? State restrictions?

 

maybe a good reason to buy a 2011-2015 Tacoma with the 4.0?

low blow? ok, ill leave.

 

Exactly no Lemon laws on used vehicles in Florida..

the first one 52k miles was literally a few hours after taking it off the lot. The check engine light came on Toyota precheck certified and all supposedly lol .so i took it in the next day and they diagnosed it as a bad Head .I Refused that vehicle and they gave me this one.

which had 35k miles I had just made 50k miles on it when it got diagnosed with another bad Head issue…been in the shop for 2 months and was supposed to have it back a few days ago. now they’re saying when it got put back together it’s now having compression issues.

machine shop blaming mechanics and vice versa a whole shit show!!

 

haha nah I’ve only heard great things about those to bad ones with low miles are invisible around me lol and basically cost a kidney.

 

How about a bunch of flowers? Big difference there you know.

 

No clear answer there either.

 

That's terrible. I think I just misunderstood your initial post, sorry about that.

2 months for a blown head gasket is not cool... Really no good reason for that. Any chance you can get it towed to a different shop? I'd start making phone calls but it really depends on where you live. Did they give you a loaner or anything? Hopefully free of charge.

 

I was told my pcv valve caused my head gasket issues. I couldn’t tell any difference took probably three weeks to get my 17 back

 

This thread is pointless without this information people. We can just stop chit chatin.

I could tell you my 5.6 v7 Tacoma 6WD has a break fluid issue drive manual and needs fixin.... doesn't mean a damn thing without evidence or explanation

Have you been going to the same shop the whole time? Perhaps this shop is just untrustworthy? are they reputable?

 

I just want to see a 5.6 v7 6wd Tacoma..

 

*brake fluid

 

If it's any consolation I had a new 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee that needed a cylinder head replaced at 200 miles. Was in the shop for almost a month because supposedly the head was back ordered. I filed the lemon law paperwork with the manufacturer and miraculously the new head showed up at the dealer via FedEx. After I got it back it ran fine and never had an issue again.

 

With over 1.5 million sold and say one million V6's sold, a bunch would be around 50K not seven or eight. Hell, let's say a thousand fail. That's one tenth of one percent.

 

other countrys get all the fun toys

 

I agree.

2GR FKS is proving to be a pretty solid engine. I just wish they didn’t use that stupid plastic coolant bypass tube. I had a plastic thermostat housing on my previous truck and I had to replace it every coupe years or so.

 

Welcome to Russia.

 

OK so here’s an update

after resurfaced heads and they changed all the cylinders/ head struts / gaskets/ springs . Basically redid the whole upper half the the engine they, now found a coolant leak that supposedly wasn’t their before into one of the cylinders..

So the next step is they want to replace the Block as they think it’s a crack or something? And if that doesn’t work they will basically replace with a new engine..

Man I’m looking at probably another two months or more this is crazy .

 

But you'll have a brand new engine. That's pretty nice. Hopefully you get a good one this time!