Are these turbos easy to replace.

They WILL need to be replaced at some point, simple fact. Hopefully not until 100k or more.. 150k at least.

How are people going to handle this if it's super expensive?

Did Toyota engineer this to be somewhat easy to replace for the DIY'r ?

 

Easier to replace than a 2GR timing cover or coolant pipe.

but yeah. Look under the hood. Should be pretty easy

 

Loaded question this, as there are many who might disagree with the premise(s). Lift the hood and see for yourself that it’s located right off the side, easy to reach. The part (17201-F0010) will set you back a couple grand.

I’ll take the (well) over on your miles, and also guarantee that it’s easier to replace than a frame.

 

Wow, its the whole exhaust manifold/turbo as one.. ~2500 bucks its seems.

So to have Toyota do it, its well into 4-5k I would guess.

 

OP seems to be trying deliberately to exaggerate. Very first dealer site I searched it's $2100 without even shopping around. Book time to do it would be in the range of 4 hrs. Vast majority of people won't have the dealer do it. Rates at any reputable mechanic at most $150/hr. That's still well under $3k. And lots of people will have bought the extended warranty which covers this, so the dealer would be paying for theirs if the estimate of 100k miles is accurate. Though that seems an exaggeration also.

 

Theres just one......

ide be more concerned about the head gasket than the turbo...
Theres a reason I didnt get a ford....

 

If they are well built, I would expect them to go at least 250-300k miles with proper maintenance intervals. Turbos can last a long time, and if these do, it won't be a replacement item for most owners.

 

Most people wil probably replace the truck when the turbo goes if they haven't already. Lease seems like a popuplar option, many of the high milage trucks that are only a few years old get replaced part of the reason the high milage drivers traditionally bought Toyotas. Orkin and other big fleets probably lease any way. I'm definitely keeping an eye on what trucks the small fleets replace their 3G 2.7s with. More 2nd and 3rd owners will probably be the people replacing turbos when the time comes and not the original owner the question is will the 4G be what they are buying?

 

Funny how somebody can be so convinced about the supposed lifespan of a turbo while also being completely clueless about what is involved in replacement.

"These things are guaranteed to fail!"

"Also, how do you replace one?"

 

What is it with people and the obsession over replacing the turbo? Is it the one single mythical part in a vehicle that can’t be replaced or is so difficult to do so that everybody with a blown turbo must get rid of the vehicle?

This is really a non issue at this point. If they go bad, spend the $2k on the part and watch a video on how to do it yourself. Due to location this should be one of the easiest turbos to change.

Guaranteed it’s better than resealing a V6 timing cover or replacing a V6 coolant bypass pipe, or replacing a V6 cylinder head because of burnt valves. People pay $3-6000 for those all the time, so is a $3k turbo job (with labor) really the end of the world?

 

Plus electric steering means the rack won't leak every 5 years.

4th gen isnt perfect, but man does 3rd gen suck lol

 

VW has a ton of turbos out there. They last a long time. I have every bit of faith that Toyota builds a better engine than VW.

 

It’s because turbos are brand new technology that’s never been used on any automotive engines before. There’s zero engineering and design history to learn from before just slapping it on an engine and sending it out from the factory.

 

Youtubers gotta talk about something..

 

Yes, definitely this. For sure they used a homebrew approach that will not last

 

Toyota has plenty of experience with turbos too. We don't see much of them in the USA, but there are plenty overseas.

My daily has a turbo, it's not a concern. Only worry if the vehicle is extremely small runs or a manufacturer has no experience. The Tacoma is neither.

 

So did ford....
They can't make a 4 cylinder without coolant intrusion issues, these are not all the same block & head...
The 1.5L, the 1.6L, the 2.0L, the 2.3L, all have had coolant intrusion issues.....
Yes, this may not be 100% the turbos fault, but I feel its a huge contributing factor.

 

At least the Fords didn't blow up within a couple thousand miles like the new Tundras did

 

some did....

 

Normally Aspirate engines are going to be like manuals every one will offer NA is some form or another but they will become more rare even though they are still being made. HDs will probably be the last of NA with people wanting an option that has to deal with the emissions issues of diesel. Ram and GM should have new V8s and Ford will probably offer some evolution in there V8 gas line up. Toyota will probably be the first to drop NA only from their line, with maybe NAhybrids being around but Toyota is turbo first and all hybrids will also be turbo if they aren't already. How often do turbos get replaced in extreme use fleet vehicles like with ecoboost engines? I don't think those stick around for the 200000 mark.