Tell me I'm wrong

[RemCharger]

Not sure if 05 is the same as the 02, but they had issues with the headbolts pulling the threads out of the block.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Back in 2012 my buddy & I put an engine in a 2008 Scion XB... The Girl who owned it was the caretaker for my buddies daughter, It should have been covered by Toyota but the dealer is a crook & she didn't scream loud enough... These engines have pistons with very short skirts so the pistons rock in the bore & the oil rings are known to fail... 60K miles & the thing was using 3 quarts every 1000 miles...

She bought it in 2010 with 45K miles, "Certified Toyota Used Car" with the Extended Coverage....

Kicked a rod out & they claimed she was negligent... I heard about it two months after they refused to fix it... She was still making payments & couldn't afford another car... Riding her bike to work...

Put a 6K mile used engine in it for her...

 

[69conv]

You did a good thing. Karma is a 2 way street.

 

[davek]

Well I went and used Bars Leak at $40 a bottle and so far so good.

 

[PRHeads]

Trade it now while it’s sealed up.

 

[davek]

Trade it now while it’s sealed up.

Its a 2005 so we will drive in the ground.

 

[DeltaV]

Advertise it on Facebook Marketplace as having a reconditioned engine.

 

[DeltaV]

Its a 2005 so we will drive in the ground.

Twenty years old...it's a classic!

 

[davek]

Classic means MONEY

 

[DeltaV]

Classic means MONEY

You should know...Charger guy!

 

[davek]

You should know...Charger guy!

 

[BB BELLA]

There was a class action against Toyota on that model engine - high oil consumption.

well apparently they keep themselves topped up with dexcool!