Thank for this video. I've been looking for a 4 cylinder regular cab 4x4 because the engine is supposed to be so bulletproof but now I know what to check.
I have the same truck, I bent #2 rod and head gasket took me 30 hours cost $300 in parts oil pan needed to come off that and replace the rod that took 8 hours.engine had 117000 miles now 141000 everything is fine with the engine now. Thanks!
most likely at one time, the engine overheated and damaged the gasket. Both my previous Toyotas had well over 300k miles and gasket were never replaced.
Is there any truth to resurfacing the head creating timing issues? The Car Care Nut was talking about tolerances being so tight on new Toyotas that taking material off the head can create slack in the timing chain. True? False?
I had a low mileage 2007 tacoma with the 2.7 come in last year with a #1 misfire. Same thing happened it to it. After questioning the customer, they had just replaced the water pump (apparently a day late, lol). The head gasket was eroded away between cylinders 1 and 2, causing a cold start misfire only. Borescope revealed that same drip and cold start exhaust had excessive steam. I mean stream, lol. Sadly between parts shipping and machine shop time, it took a month to repair. Too bad I can't comment photos.
I mean.. that’s a pretty heavy truck.. bigger aftermarket wheels and looks like 33 or so inch tires.. tiny 4 cyl. Doesn’t seem implausible if the owner has a heavy foot
I had the same issue on my 2013 Corolla with 240k miles. Misfire codes on cylinder 2 and occasionally 1, engine would stumble. If you shut it down and restarted, engine would usually run OK for awhile. No coolant in oil, but leaking into cylinder like this. Head gasket replacement was required ($1900).
Either the idiot that owned didn’t take care of this vehicle or it has higher mileage than what the odometer showing. It is very rare or next to impossible that 2.7 litre engine blow head gasket especially if they are cast iron block.
Back in time i had a 09' Hilux with the same engine. Everything was pretty perfect til i decided to replace the coolant at 100k miles and guess what: Even im doing the change with a lot of care, after that, the truck constantly starts to loss coolant. Every week i had to fill the reservoil...then after a few months with absolutely no warning i got a overheating in the middle of my trip and my headgasket was gone lol. Somehow the coolant change fucked up my head gasket
This made me nervous. I have a 2013 Tacoma with the same engine and almost identical mileage, but no CEL and no coolant loss. I wonder if the engine in that gray 2012 was abused.
hello peter i am going to be in northern califorina this summer and would like you do inspection on my tundra but i am having trouble finding out where you are located
I've got a 2014 Hilux gasoline with like 75 k miles, just started to notice a white sludge on the oil dipstick, the mechanic says its gonna need a new headgasket and do the timming but he needs to replace the chains and tensioners, the trucks runs fine with no overheat
@@bobsgunk1871 That was very common on cars that overheated. Otherwise it wasn;t common. these engines were VERY sensitive to problems after overheating. If maintenance was kept up(PROPERLY) there were no issues. that later models of this engine actually got worse, with the low tension oil rings causing oil burning problems.
Makes me wonder if the coolant wasn't changed and the overheating conditions while using in those off road tires and spinning the wheels and making fire red exhaust headers would have something to do with it. Goes to show customizing a vehicle isn't always what's best for it. That coolant looked rusty orange to me as well and not Toyota Pink. That'll blow out a gasket. Wish we could have seen under the cap. You always love to talk about the milkshakes
I think that i would check the torque on the head bolts and if they are low just replace the gasket and see what happens. I am not a mechanic so what do I know?
Back in time i had a 09' Hilux with the same engine. Everything was pretty perfect til i decided to replace the coolant at 100k miles and guess what: Even im doing the change with a lot of care, after that, the truck constantly starts to loss coolant. Every week i had to fill the reservoil...then after a few months with absolutely no warning the water boiled in the middle of my trip and my headgasket was gone lol. Somehow the coolant change fucked up my head gasket
@@BrockOBauma Back in time i had a 09' Hilux with the same engine. Everything was pretty perfect til i decided to replace the coolant at 100k miles and guess what: Even im doing the change with a lot of care, after that, the truck constantly starts to loss coolant. Every week i had to fill the reservoil...then after a few months with absolutely no warning the coolant boiled in the middle of my trip and my headgasket was gone lol. Somehow the coolant change fucked up my head gasket
@@damienbell3155 Ive been doing research and i cant find a single example of these engines dying because of cold weather (or really any other reason). The hydraulic lifters are noisy when its cold, but it doesn't harm the engine. If head gaskets are going, thats because of coolant leaks, which is more than fixable, and not an "engine" problem per se.
@@alibabaschultz352I’m in Alaska I worked at toyota Lexus from 2000-2015. I’m a mechanic 30 yrs I’m telling you what I’ve seen come through and I have plenty of friends that own shops here in anchorage , eagle river, Wasilla and Fairbanks. Those are the facts. The 2.7L engine does not fair well here. Take it as you may …….
@@alibabaschultz352 I never said the lifters, I said piston noise cause causes an uneven wear on cylinder wall. Oil is a key contributor to wear. Alit of people don’t use synthetic nor a block heater when I worked at toyota Lexus block heaters were ordered from the Canadian toyota manufacturer. It’s been getting to -50F to -15 F here.
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By chance, there's an exact same problem presentation on "Car Care Nut" channel about leaking head gasket in a Toyota truck. Car Care Nut is focused only on/ about Toyota's , he brings up the topic of considering when to resurface head/engine on Toyotas after head gasket leak...he makes a very good point why it's not always a good idea to machining heads and expecting to solve the engine malfunction. Based upon vehicle background and mileage , the least expensive option would be to "junk" the car/truck and move on. Take a look at his video explaining why machining head not always the prudent choice: here: ruclips.net/video/j9_LKFUDyig/видео.html
Damn that is disheartening.i have the same engine in my 2009 Venza.Just had a misfire in the number two cylinder.Just replaced the ignition coil from Rockauto.believe it or not it’s actually cheaper to order parts from them then it is to purchase the parts from the stealership in Canada.170kms.Cheers
Different engines.. The 2.7 in venzas and highlanders is a 1AR-FE. It's the big brother to the 2.5 liter 2AR-FE. The 2.7 in the Tacoma is a 2TR-FE, which evolved from the 2.7 liter 3RZ.
@@DIYDaveOK you'd be surprised. I have a 2012 Toyota Corolla LE with 145K on it. 3 months ago the camshaft gear assembly started acting up and started causing a rattling sound within the VVT-i system. I contacted Toyota's factory rep, and with the assistance of my Toyota dealership's shop foreman, Toyota agreed to pay $1K of the $1600K tab.
@@DIYDaveOK I have a 2012 corolla s with 94k miles on it . About 20,000 miles ago , i tokk it to the toyota dealership for service , and they said the front timing cover was leaking and that it would be over $1,000.00 to fix it. I called Toyota corporate and they agreed to cover 75% of the cost so i only had to pay like $ 300.00 to fix it.
You are correct, only use the pink-colored HOAT coolant, and never mix coolants. I use the green coolant from my previous trucks and has the water pump fail at only 30,000 miles, so it does cause damage to gaskets.
Not trying to argue, but I’ve got 260k on my 2001 Sequoia, and I’ve always used the green type. I think the benefit of the pink is that it’s not corrosive to aluminum in the radiator. The green breaks down and will corrode. I just did my my timing belt and the original water pump myself. Everything looked pristine. The water pump wasn’t showing any signs of leaking, but wanted to finally get it done. My last timing belt was done by the stealership, and they put the old green coolant back in, if they even did anything at all.
@@mickeydoolittle2057, I think me not totally flushing the old pink coolant out, then adding the green coolant caused the mixture to be more corrosive, than if I only had the green or pink alone, but it's good to hear that you have such luck with only using the green coolant.
@@mickeydoolittle2057 there's a lot more aluminum contacting the coolant besides the radiator. Most of these are aluminum heads. I've seen aluminum heads with major corrosion from old coolant.
I just had to do a head gasket on a 2009 Matrix with the 1.8L. No coolant leaks. No overheating. The gasket just gave out between cylinders 3 & 4 for no reason. Seems to me, Toyota could do better.
@@BrockOBauma No idea, however, it was the cleanest engine on the inside I'd ever seen and it had 177k miles. You could eat off the inside of it, so it wasn't neglected. It wasn't leaking coolant into the cylinders, nor was it leaking exhaust gas into the cooling system. Just blew out between the cylinders and was leaking compression.
If a 2012 Toyota Tacoma with only 115,000 miles is SUPER low miles, what does that make my 2006 Tacoma with 71,000 miles... inquiring minds want to know??
Shame on Toyota. They are supposed to be known for precision made vehicles always being the best with high resale value, yet I have a 2003 Chevrolet trailblazer, everything completely original with over 309,000 miles and she runs like a clock. Perhaps back in the day that may have been true but this Tacoma isn't that new or that old but I'd expect way more from that brand especially with such low mileage and excellent condition
I'd say oil changes might help.. but also coolant. Perhaps this engine overheated at some point and warped the head - so in that case, you'd also need to consider other cooling system components and their state.
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That camera view was outstanding! And so is your landlord.
Goes to show you, low miles mean absolutely nothing if it's not taken care of.
I agree.
Looks like you are going to have a positive, symbiotic relationship in the new place. Congratulations!
I know this is a Toyota channel but my god that Bronco is beautiful.
The new Broncos look like a Jeep and an FJ got together and that was their baby
I really like this shop and the great technicians handling it. Hey Peter I learn a lot from you
Thank for this video. I've been looking for a 4 cylinder regular cab 4x4 because the engine is supposed to be so bulletproof but now I know what to check.
I have the same truck, I bent #2 rod and head gasket took me 30 hours cost $300 in parts oil pan needed to come off that and replace the rod that took 8 hours.engine had 117000 miles now 141000 everything is fine with the engine now. Thanks!
Great video showing things as they happen.
Good landlord to have, comes across very knowledgeable and honest 👍
His shop wall reminds me of the service bays at dealerships. The gray bottom color and the horizontal red stripe..
Maybe was a Toyota center in it's past life 😁
most likely at one time, the engine overheated and damaged the gasket. Both my previous Toyotas had well over 300k miles and gasket were never replaced.
Very possible, because these are known to be bulletproof, but anomalies do happen.
Notice that what appears to be the windshield washer reservoir is topped off. I wonder what the coolant reservoir looks like.
Tha appeared to be one beautiful Bronco. Thanks Petr
Is there any truth to resurfacing the head creating timing issues? The Car Care Nut was talking about tolerances being so tight on new Toyotas that taking material off the head can create slack in the timing chain. True? False?
This is SO cool that your landlord is a car repair shop and he gave you space right next door. Very, very cool!
Thanks for sharing this video.
I had a low mileage 2007 tacoma with the 2.7 come in last year with a #1 misfire. Same thing happened it to it. After questioning the customer, they had just replaced the water pump (apparently a day late, lol). The head gasket was eroded away between cylinders 1 and 2, causing a cold start misfire only. Borescope revealed that same drip and cold start exhaust had excessive steam. I mean stream, lol. Sadly between parts shipping and machine shop time, it took a month to repair. Too bad I can't comment photos.
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my 197k 2tr fe still solid knock on wood and ive worked it hard but changed its fluids regularly
I mean.. that’s a pretty heavy truck.. bigger aftermarket wheels and looks like 33 or so inch tires.. tiny 4 cyl. Doesn’t seem implausible if the owner has a heavy foot
A heavy foot shouldn't cause head gasket failure.
@@BrockOBauma what about overexertion of the engine creating hotter temperatures and higher pressure
@@LAactor I suppose if the guys was regularly hitting redline in mud holes or something like that, but I'd call that more than just a heavy foot.
I had the same issue on my 2013 Corolla with 240k miles. Misfire codes on cylinder 2 and occasionally 1, engine would stumble. If you shut it down and restarted, engine would usually run OK for awhile. No coolant in oil, but leaking into cylinder like this. Head gasket replacement was required ($1900).
How much longer did you drive the corolla after the repair?
Either the idiot that owned didn’t take care of this vehicle or it has higher mileage than what the odometer showing. It is very rare or next to impossible that 2.7 litre engine blow head gasket especially if they are cast iron block.
Back in time i had a 09' Hilux with the same engine. Everything was pretty perfect til i decided to replace the coolant at 100k miles and guess what: Even im doing the change with a lot of care, after that, the truck constantly starts to loss coolant. Every week i had to fill the reservoil...then after a few months with absolutely no warning i got a overheating in the middle of my trip and my headgasket was gone lol. Somehow the coolant change fucked up my head gasket
This made me nervous. I have a 2013 Tacoma with the same engine and almost identical mileage, but no CEL and no coolant loss. I wonder if the engine in that gray 2012 was abused.
hello peter i am going to be in northern califorina this summer and would like you do inspection on my tundra but i am having trouble finding out where you are located
I've got a 2014 Hilux gasoline with like 75 k miles, just started to notice a white sludge on the oil dipstick, the mechanic says its gonna need a new headgasket and do the timming but he needs to replace the chains and tensioners, the trucks runs fine with no overheat
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We had a Toyota Camry 2002 with a blown head gasket at 156,000 miles. We followed all required scheduled maintenance. Go figure.
Those had problems with the head bolts pulling the threads out of the block. Very common.
@@bobsgunk1871 That was very common on cars that overheated. Otherwise it wasn;t common. these engines were VERY sensitive to problems after overheating. If maintenance was kept up(PROPERLY) there were no issues. that later models of this engine actually got worse, with the low tension oil rings causing oil burning problems.
Makes me wonder if the coolant wasn't changed and the overheating conditions while using in those off road tires and spinning the wheels and making fire red exhaust headers would have something to do with it. Goes to show customizing a vehicle isn't always what's best for it. That coolant looked rusty orange to me as well and not Toyota Pink. That'll blow out a gasket. Wish we could have seen under the cap. You always love to talk about the milkshakes
Great video.
Did it overheat? Nightmare. 2000 tundra. No issues other than I replaced my radiator myself.
Petr, This is the exception that proves the rule.
I think that i would check the torque on the head bolts and if they are low just replace the gasket and see what happens. I am not a mechanic so what do I know?
Probably nothing.
They must have not replaced the coolant
Back in time i had a 09' Hilux with the same engine. Everything was pretty perfect til i decided to replace the coolant at 100k miles and guess what: Even im doing the change with a lot of care, after that, the truck constantly starts to loss coolant. Every week i had to fill the reservoil...then after a few months with absolutely no warning the water boiled in the middle of my trip and my headgasket was gone lol. Somehow the coolant change fucked up my head gasket
I'd almost guarantee the coolant in that truck has never been changed.
Skipping scheduled preventative maintenance and driving the truck hard will do that.
So what caused this early failure?
Probably never changed the coolant and it became corrosive.
@@BrockOBauma Back in time i had a 09' Hilux with the same engine. Everything was pretty perfect til i decided to replace the coolant at 100k miles and guess what: Even im doing the change with a lot of care, after that, the truck constantly starts to loss coolant. Every week i had to fill the reservoil...then after a few months with absolutely no warning the coolant boiled in the middle of my trip and my headgasket was gone lol. Somehow the coolant change fucked up my head gasket
Is that a Land Cruiser on 0:02 (red / white top)
Ford Bronco '66 -- '77
@@davecaselli1957 good eye !
Nice
I don't understand a 4 cyl. being in a 4x4 four door truck. I have a Tundra with the 5.7 and it's a great truck.
And your tundra gets 14mpg.
@@BrockOBauma and I can pull 10,000 lbs.
In Alaska the 2.7L is called a throw away engine cause the head gaskets go out on them here. Everyone gets the 4.0L never the 2.7L.
Thats odd. The 2.7 is widely regarded as the more reliable engine. In fact, the Tacomas with the highest mileage are the 2.7.
Not in Alaska. They go out. Piston slap. Yah I heard from another guy out of Florida they do well there.
@@damienbell3155 Ive been doing research and i cant find a single example of these engines dying because of cold weather (or really any other reason).
The hydraulic lifters are noisy when its cold, but it doesn't harm the engine. If head gaskets are going, thats because of coolant leaks, which is more than fixable, and not an "engine" problem per se.
@@alibabaschultz352I’m in Alaska I worked at toyota Lexus from 2000-2015. I’m a mechanic 30 yrs
I’m telling you what I’ve seen come through and I have plenty of friends that own shops here in anchorage , eagle river, Wasilla and Fairbanks. Those are the facts. The 2.7L engine does not fair well here. Take it as you may …….
@@alibabaschultz352 I never said the lifters, I said piston noise cause causes an uneven wear on cylinder wall. Oil is a key contributor to wear. Alit of people don’t use synthetic nor a block heater when I worked at toyota Lexus block heaters were ordered from the Canadian toyota manufacturer. It’s been getting to -50F to -15 F here.
Hello friend, I never see you reply viewer's question.
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I know they are dead reliable, but there's a channel called "Gasket Masters". If remember correctly. And that's about all they do.
Skimmed through their channel. looks like they do a ton of Prius head gaskets.
I heard that supposed to be one of the most reliable engines ever made.
It is. This only happens if the coolant leaks out and you let the engine overheat.
Petr, Not a creampuff.
Peter won't have to go far to 'talk shop' with other Toyota mechanics.
Please don't say it was a 2TR-FE, (what I have in my 2009 Tacoma) I'm about 500 miles from 100,000!
Just maintain it properly and you'll be fine.
Cooling system problem... engine ran too hot for too long and was neglected -- result = blown head gasket..... easy fix
By chance, there's an exact same problem presentation on "Car Care Nut" channel about leaking head gasket in a Toyota truck. Car Care Nut is focused only on/ about Toyota's , he brings up the topic of considering when to resurface head/engine on Toyotas after head gasket leak...he makes a very good point why it's not always a good idea to machining heads and expecting to solve the engine malfunction. Based upon vehicle background and mileage , the least expensive option would be to "junk" the car/truck and move on. Take a look at his video explaining why machining head not always the prudent choice: here: ruclips.net/video/j9_LKFUDyig/видео.html
Not even a used engine swap? Toyotas must live on..
Supposed to be the most reliable engine ever according to diehard Toyota fans
I feel bad for the guy the truck owner will sell it too.
Damn that is disheartening.i have the same engine in my 2009 Venza.Just had a misfire in the number two cylinder.Just replaced the ignition coil from Rockauto.believe it or not it’s actually cheaper to order parts from them then it is to purchase the parts from the stealership in Canada.170kms.Cheers
Different engines.. The 2.7 in venzas and highlanders is a 1AR-FE. It's the big brother to the 2.5 liter 2AR-FE.
The 2.7 in the Tacoma is a 2TR-FE, which evolved from the 2.7 liter 3RZ.
If I were that customer , I'd take it back to the Toyota dealership and see if Toyota will cover some of the cost and let the dealership do the job.
On a ten-year-old truck? I can't fathom they'd do anything for a vehicle of that age, regardless of mileage.
@@DIYDaveOK you'd be surprised. I have a 2012 Toyota Corolla LE with 145K on it. 3 months ago the camshaft gear assembly started acting up and started causing a rattling sound within the VVT-i system. I contacted Toyota's factory rep, and with the assistance of my Toyota dealership's shop foreman, Toyota agreed to pay $1K of the $1600K tab.
@@rayemanuel7460 Wow. Yes, that surprises me!! Yay Toyota!!
@@DIYDaveOK I have a 2012 corolla s with 94k miles on it . About 20,000 miles ago , i tokk it to the toyota dealership for service , and they said the front timing cover was leaking and that it would be over $1,000.00 to fix it. I called Toyota corporate and they agreed to cover 75% of the cost so i only had to pay like $ 300.00 to fix it.
@@jeremyanthony9300 Like I said, yay Toyota!! That's awesome. I admit I'm stunned.
Looks like green coolant? No bueno
You are correct, only use the pink-colored HOAT coolant, and never mix coolants. I use the green coolant from my previous trucks and has the water pump fail at only 30,000 miles, so it does cause damage to gaskets.
Not trying to argue, but I’ve got 260k on my 2001 Sequoia, and I’ve always used the green type. I think the benefit of the pink is that it’s not corrosive to aluminum in the radiator. The green breaks down and will corrode. I just did my my timing belt and the original water pump myself. Everything looked pristine. The water pump wasn’t showing any signs of leaking, but wanted to finally get it done. My last timing belt was done by the stealership, and they put the old green coolant back in, if they even did anything at all.
@@mickeydoolittle2057, I think me not totally flushing the old pink coolant out, then adding the green coolant caused the mixture to be more corrosive, than if I only had the green or pink alone, but it's good to hear that you have such luck with only using the green coolant.
@@mickeydoolittle2057 there's a lot more aluminum contacting the coolant besides the radiator. Most of these are aluminum heads. I've seen aluminum heads with major corrosion from old coolant.
This video I liked it a lot ,keep up the great work. WOW very interesting 1st class very kool great info.,, AAAAAAAAAAA++++++++++++ again great
I just had to do a head gasket on a 2009 Matrix with the 1.8L. No coolant leaks. No overheating. The gasket just gave out between cylinders 3 & 4 for no reason. Seems to me, Toyota could do better.
How old was the coolant?
@@BrockOBauma No idea, however, it was the cleanest engine on the inside I'd ever seen and it had 177k miles. You could eat off the inside of it, so it wasn't neglected. It wasn't leaking coolant into the cylinders, nor was it leaking exhaust gas into the cooling system. Just blew out between the cylinders and was leaking compression.
Too big of a truck to have a 4 banger.
If a 2012 Toyota Tacoma with only 115,000 miles is SUPER low miles, what does that make my 2006 Tacoma with 71,000 miles... inquiring minds want to know??
My '12 Tundra just rolled 200k lol I'm making up for it.
What does it make my ‘04 Lexus RX330 with 33,500?
Shame on Toyota. They are supposed to be known for precision made vehicles always being the best with high resale value, yet I have a 2003 Chevrolet trailblazer, everything completely original with over 309,000 miles and she runs like a clock. Perhaps back in the day that may have been true but this Tacoma isn't that new or that old but I'd expect way more from that brand especially with such low mileage and excellent condition
You can't pin this on Toyota. It's an uncommon problem and could be 100% due to poor maintenance.
Beautiful shop.
Peter, does fastidious and frequent oil changes over the life of vehicle increase the durability of a head gasket?
I'd say oil changes might help.. but also coolant. Perhaps this engine overheated at some point and warped the head - so in that case, you'd also need to consider other cooling system components and their state.
Coolant changes would more effect the head gasket. Coolant becomes corrosive over time.