New to the Tacoma crew have a quick question

What type of engine will fit my 96 Toyota Tacoma it has a blown head gasket has a 2.4 engine 2rz

 

Anything will fit if you have enough money, time, tools, experience.

2.7 3rz will fit. Prob need the ecu as well.
Better off just replacing the head gasket.

 

Do you know where online I can get use or new head I think I crack mine

 

Rockauto.com might have them.
Some of the performance shops may have them. LC engineering.com

 

Do you know if a different 2rz engine will work cause I read only from 95 to early 97 it will fit the engine

 

I honestly couldnt tell you. Sorry.

 

Rockauto has bare heads for $450.

Or go stage 1 heads from lcengineering for $1500 or so.

 

Thank you

 

A year or two after 96, they moved to coil packs instead of distributors and there was a hole for the camshaft position sensor that used to be in the distributor. Also, there are intake manifolds with 4 ports and 8 ports, so you need to match the head to your intake manifold.

At places you order a new head from you have to provide this information to get the right type of head.