But not a bad engine even so. We have a 95 4Runner with about 125K miles on the 3.0 and no problems with the engine. The worst issues are body rust mostly in the rear quarter panels and tailgate skin but also some in front fenders. Doors OK so far.
Some people have had trouble with the head gasket but so far we have not. Toyota was very good about repairs but I don't know if that still applies on a vehicle that is now 13 years old. The 3.0 was not as powerful as the newer 3.4 but had a pretty flat torque curve so the manual transmission was fairly drivable even in the city. Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kevin Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 11:43 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT, Toyota problem On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 09:39:48AM -0800, Alex Chamberlain wrote: > On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It is worth pointing out that that particular v6 isn't exactly known for > > reliability or ease of maintenance, > > Right, those are the ones with the notorious head gasket problem > (which Toyota, to give them some credit, is apparently really good > about fixing even on trucks long out of warranty). Head gaskets that blow, valves that beat themselves into the head, valve adjustments that require disassembly of the intake... Needless to say, it's a far cry from a 22R. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
