To replace the motor in 2007 or not, that is the question....

I'm not a mechanic either, not even close, that is why a DIY is not going to happen. The one estimate I got from a private mechanic, he stated that if the bearings on the shaft are also bad or have gotten fluid on them (i'm assuming he's talking about coolant?) they would rust and go out also. He stated not replacing the motor in his opinion would be very risky. Yes, I'm at the mercy of the Toyota dealership at this point, I am waiting on a call from the tech or service manager at the dealership. Yes, I'm also hoping/trusting that the tech will do a good job of diagnosing the issue.

 

Yes, this is still a real possibility and being 9.5 hours away adds to the whole difficulty in dealing with this. Getting the whole story outta my son has been sketchy, as the guy that towed him back told me a different story than what my son told me. I'll check out the Sienna, thank you.

 

That’s a lot of miles for a motor and only 90 day warranty. Sell the truck to someone for parts and put all that money towards a newer used Tacoma or something.

 

I would sell the truck for as much as you could get. Then buy (finance) a different vehicle. An older 4runner would be a great option. I got out of college 5 years ago and I drove 4runner around for a long time. My guess is the numbers will run something like this:

2007 Tundra with Blown Motor: +$2500-$3000
2005-2006 Toyota 4runner: -$8000-$10,000

Financing $5000-$7000 for a 4runner should be easy, even if it has slightly high mileage.

 

Ugly and I pretty much, 100% guarantee everyone here that the carbon footprint to produce this truck is more than the total life carbon footprint of a Tundra, that is, to make these electric vehicles, you have to dig and dig and dig (moving heaving industrial equipment) to produce the raw material just for the batteries alone. Then you have to move (major logistics involving using petroleum based transportation) all these elements to a factory, a factory run on fossil fuels, in order to put these batteries together, and then you have to put all the other parts and pieces of these vehicles together which also uses lots of fossil fuels.

Then you have batteries that, once spent, at least as of now, cannot be reused, refurbished or recycled so you have waste problems with these big heavy batteries.

Tesla is a joke of a company, spouting all this propaganda about saving the environment when it's been proven that producing electric vehicles is reliant on a huge fossil fuel based network that ultimately creates more carbon emissions than it saves. And then you have disposal problems with the batteries.

Then you have to produce all that new electricity to charge these rather inefficient vehicles. Anyone know how all that them-thar-electricity is produced? Oh yah, fossil fuel based factories...

https://www.wired.com/2016/03/teslas-electric-cars-might-not-green-think/


https://youtu.be/-cvNfmL7XQg

 

Don't feed the trolls^^^

 

yeah the hijacking has started... lol I really do appreciate all of the great advice. Thank you all

 

Too bad you couldn't just swap it out with a 4.7 engine. They're a dime a dozen and can be bought locally for well under a $1000.

 

That was mentioned earlier, and I like the idea. Like others said, don't know about transmission matching, and all other parts??

 

Transmission code is on the door plate. Depending on what's in the truck it could be feasible but would probably be more suitable as a backyard project than a paid labor endeavor. Hell I stuffed a Chevy 350 in my 81 Toyota 4X4 and it looked and ran factory but that was a LOT of work.

 

Buy a ls or ls3 motor and tranny with two wire set up conversion. 5-6k drop it in and enjoy. Those motors are bullet proof. Hell they are picked from junk yards and turbo installed producing 600 hp plus with no issues.

 

I honestly have to agree with the "sell as is and buy another vehicle" idea. This is based on your claim to be not mechanically inclined, the truck not being a necessity, and the truck is 10 hours away. Get the 3 thousand for it (completely a guess), and even if you can come up with just 2k more, you can get a pretty reliable Toyota for 5 grand I would guess. As suggested above, 4Runner, Sienna, etc.

 

I would sell it and buy something else.

Too old and with what they want to put in it I wouldnt want it for almost the cost of a used one

 

No, that is exactly what you would expect from a blown HG. (Which still does not mean there are not also other problems)

 

A lot of those salvage yards are also able to install the motor for you. I mean, they pull engines all day long after all. They may not be certified but they know what they’re doing and it’s a bit cheaper.

 

I agree with @HappyGilmore

Is it paid for? If you owe nothing on it,I would say sell it as-is for $3-$4,000 and use that money to roll into a Corolla or something and pay cash for that.

It sucks either way you go