2025 Tundra Engine is down!

just drive and be happy man

if you have any worries, hit up the warranty thread here, it’s cheap and just go

boost on

 

thanks man. that's what i finally told myself. i'm lucky enough to work from home so its not even a huge issue for me to be down on transportation during a swap out. i have the hybrid engine, so I'm hoping that one fails less, I heard originally it wasn't part of the recall, although I don't know if that's still true.

i been sitting on the sidelines since 2022 watching people drive these trucks just being jealous. time to jump in the deep end.

 

This is the way

 

This is where I am at. Stressing about it when it's not doing anything wrong is pointless. Lamenting over what I wish Toyota had done instead is pointless. It can be cathartic to get in a bitching session, but at some point reality has to prevail and none of that matters.

Drive the truck you like. There is no wrong answer here.

 

You're right it makes no difference currently. However, it was in direct response to another claim that the 3rd gen is superior to the 2nd gen (more capable as a towing, hauling vehicle, and at altitude) based on the improved engine torque and HP, supplied by forced induction.

While we can disagree about what determines "capable". What we can not disagree on is that from '08 through '15 a stock 5.7L forced induction engine was available that exceeds those defined capabilities of the 3rd gen. That's it, end of story, 3rd gen is not more "capable".

 

whatever makes you feel good man, go with it

 

Have you towed with both? It’s not even close, 3rd gen is far superior imo. I’ve had a pile of trucks, mostly 3/4 diesels, but compared to my 16 tundra I had my 25 tows circles around it.

Also tows better then my 2.7 ecoboost I had, different strokes for different folks but I don’t get the 5.7 hype. I get they are reliable, so was the 4.0 I had in all my second gen tacos and 4.0 in the 4Runners we owned, all gutless compared to the 3.4 tt in the tundra.

 

“BuT mUH V8 sOunDS kEwL……..”

 

I’m not talking about a modded 5.7 V8 compared to a stock 3.4 TTV6. Stock for stock, the new powertrain IS more capable than the NA 5.7 is. I owned both and have towed with both. Have you?

 

I’m doing all I can in hopes of my 24 lasting a long time. Changing the oil every 5K. One by me and the other buy the dealer since I prepaid for maintenance till 85K. That way it gives me a chance to look things over. Every 10K I filter out the used oil to see if I find metal. So far there’s isn’t any. 15K currently.

 

Not sure oil changes have any effect on failures as many failures on the spreadsheet have done break in oil changes as well as frequent oil changes, oil analysis etc.

 

what if i stick a strong magnet to the outside of the oil pan

 

You will prevent some of the fine ferrous material from being caught in your oil filter.

 

Filter mag makes oil filter magnets.

 

Totally different application, but for dirt bikes, there’s a magnetic oil filter that I’ve ran for a couple of years now with no issue. Instead of a paper or stainless filter, it’s just a long neodymium magnet that traps ferrous particles, which then also traps nonferrous particles because the ferrous particles act as a filter to trap other contaminants. I actually don’t even clean off the magnet most of the time I do an oil change so that there’s material to catch nonferrous particles. I’ve wondered why drain plugs don’t always have a magnet on them for that reason. Cool stuff, might not work for a truck application, though. https://tacomoto.co/products/mother-of-all-oil-filters-by-taco-moto-co?_pos=3&_sid=65b151a73&_ss=r