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toyota tacoma engines
I will be buying a new truck in the near future,
and I am wondering which engine is the best for
reliability. I have been considering the 3.4 w/TRD
supercharger, does anyone have this on their truck?
any problems? Is the 2.7 a good motor for moderate
4x4, and lots of miles, or should I go with the
3.4? Thanks for the input
and I am wondering which engine is the best for
reliability. I have been considering the 3.4 w/TRD
supercharger, does anyone have this on their truck?
any problems? Is the 2.7 a good motor for moderate
4x4, and lots of miles, or should I go with the
3.4? Thanks for the input
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-wsn
I just drove a '99 ext cab with the four, 5 speed and the 31" tires and was suprised how it still semed powerful enough. The dealer is trying to get me out of my '97 and into this '99. Price is right at $19,995 with TRD, power everything, bedliner, cruise, etc. I might get it.
Ice
By the way, I drove a friend's '97 Chevy 5.7L today, and I still like my truck better than his. All I could notice were the rattles.
today, and I still like my truck better than his.
All I could notice were the rattles."
Yeah, whatever. Just make sure that Chevy is around to clear the offroad paths for your little "Toy" to make it through. I had a 96 with the V6. I got stuck in a mud pit in 97 with it after only 10 feet. I just went through the same mud pit this year with my 99 Z71. Got all the way across, 2-3 feet ruts, never even hesitated.
Good luck with your "Toy".
I mean hey, If it looks nice, I'd rather take a girl out with the new truck than with my older 86 rx-7. Love that rx-7, but got engine seal problems.
Help! She's going to buy by end of this month.
JP
http://www.toyotarepair.com
And good luck on your decision!!!
How can you claim higher reliability when you don't really used it as a truck is used and you don't keep it but 3 years. What a hypocrite.
Toyota, only 200k miles....hmmm.
I have a friend who has always driven Fords. He would think that your truck is a piece of [non-permissible content removed]. Does that make it one? No - that is his opinion. Just like you have your opinion and everyone else has their own. THe only difference is that you try to push your opinion onto everyone else. The people on this board have spent (or like me, plan to spend) a buying a Toyota pickup truck. They are here to discuss the TOYOTA pickup truck. Nobody cared about what a great deal you got on what a great truck. Just let us be. I plan to buy a Tacoma. IF you don't like that, DEAL WITH IT. If you feel that it is a mistake, fine. Let me know that in your opinion, the Chevy is great and the Toyota is overpriced. After that, it is MY decision, NOT YOURS. Go to the Chevy topic and brag there - or better yet, go to the Ford topic and brag there.
As for your response to dcarpenter, it just makes you look like a total loser. Until then, I thought that you were just someone who was a little "extra-passionate" about his truck - a lot of people are. But after that response, we all know better. Please, for our sake and yours, just leave this, and other Toyota, conferences. It would make it a lot easier to get the information that we are looking for without having to weed through intellectual responses like "Sorry. I hate it when I make the girls cry. Theyare so sensitive."
I told you before, your truck is a good one, as are most American full size trucks. The Tacoma, is a compact. So there really is NO comparison between the two. Compare it with the Tundra in some other topic.
I find it kind of humorus when problems with Toyotas are brought to the forefront. After all they are supposed to all be perfect, no problems, no squeaks, no rattles. Toyota owners become very defensive when folks jump in with problems with any Toyota.
Now the Tundra is widely known for that little annoyance, but diehard Yoda fans seem to try and blow it off like its not a fault. Afterall, Toyotas are perfect, or are they?
but boy, these two z71 fellows are sure losers.
Bet your proud to be so un-American, huh? Talk about LOSER!
All yuppie Tacoma owners worry about is how "pretty" their 4X4 that never sees the offroad or has anything in its bed is when they go out "cruisin".
Prerunners and 4x4 Tacomas."
I'm sorry to tell you, but the dealer lied to you. I have a V6 manual trans ext cab 4X2!!!! It runs great and has plenty of power. I've had mine a month now. It does seem to take a few turns to crank, but so far so good.
They are concentrating on pre runners, because they expect to sell a lot of them. They do look really nice. I just had to have a stick shift (I don't like auto trans.).
But you should be able to get a V6 without too much trouble. Good luck!!!
JP
Either of the Toyota engines is a superior unit. There have been no really bad motors built by major companies for a long time but the Toy motors stand out as some of the best. Both the 4 and the six are dohc units that because of the follower design the push on the valve stem is exactly straight in, not a wiping motion from a rocker arm like a lot of others. All other things being equal, the valve train wear is the limiting factor (valve guides/stems cannot get much lubrication, this part of oiling is constant loss). Their blocks are extremely rigid and extend well down past the centerline of the crankshaft, which most manufactures have adopted recently. Another big plus with Toyota motors: the oil pump is actually on the front of the crankshaft. We have a 22R motor in an ’86 with 180,000 miles and a 3 liter v6 in an ’88 with 196,000 miles that have had just good preventative maintenance and both run like new.
I am considering a Tacoma with the 6 cyl. because I think the difference in MPG is slight and the power difference is great. Power is a wonderful thing when you need it. Safety is also a consideration. Pulling onto freeways, passing, etc., requires power and speed. Next time I will definitely go for the 6 cyl. A strong headwind or uphill driving also slows my 4 cyl.
By the way, I'm 50 years old. Age has nothing to do with it!
PS My cousin has a 96 2.7 Tacoma 4x4 with everything on it including the automatic and its a ball to drive.
160hp is very weak for an engine of that size. The displacement vs. horsepower ratio has to be among the lowest of any engine.
As an example my wife's Passat puts 150 hp out of it's 1.8 liter engine.
My point is, the engine is nothing to brag about.