duopscss
2️⃣ Bronze
Just a heads up about my engine replacement ordeal:
My 2017 Taco has just over 110,000 miles when it threw a code while on a road trip. I had pulled into a gas station (everything was performing normal), and filled it with gas when I was at ~1/4 tank. I started the truck after the fill and it had a suuuuper rough idle. It barley ran, so I pulled behind the gas station and began to troubleshoot. My OBDII showed a P0305, P0300, P0301, P0306 code. The engine had relatively new OEM spark plugs, and I replaced the crankshaft position sensor in a last ditch effort to maybe fix something. I eventually had it towed a couple hundred miles to a Toyota dealership. They did a compression check and showed that there was no compression in cylinder 5 & 6. They suspected valve-train failure, but had never seen it before. Of the various routes I could have gone down, the best option was to replace the engine....note that I was 400 miles from home on a holiday weekend. They replaced the engine but never fully tore into the old one. So in the end I never really learned anything from the experience other than the 2GR-FKS engine is not as reliable as the 1GR-FE. I have a new engine, but cannot place any trust in it. I just wanted to put the info out there... The 2GR-FKS is a ticking time bomb.
On a slightly positive note...I talked with Toyota corporate about this issue. They were more than embarrassed and offered to pay ~25% of the cost of the repair. This is highly unusual considering I was waaay out of warranty.
My 2017 Taco has just over 110,000 miles when it threw a code while on a road trip. I had pulled into a gas station (everything was performing normal), and filled it with gas when I was at ~1/4 tank. I started the truck after the fill and it had a suuuuper rough idle. It barley ran, so I pulled behind the gas station and began to troubleshoot. My OBDII showed a P0305, P0300, P0301, P0306 code. The engine had relatively new OEM spark plugs, and I replaced the crankshaft position sensor in a last ditch effort to maybe fix something. I eventually had it towed a couple hundred miles to a Toyota dealership. They did a compression check and showed that there was no compression in cylinder 5 & 6. They suspected valve-train failure, but had never seen it before. Of the various routes I could have gone down, the best option was to replace the engine....note that I was 400 miles from home on a holiday weekend. They replaced the engine but never fully tore into the old one. So in the end I never really learned anything from the experience other than the 2GR-FKS engine is not as reliable as the 1GR-FE. I have a new engine, but cannot place any trust in it. I just wanted to put the info out there... The 2GR-FKS is a ticking time bomb.
On a slightly positive note...I talked with Toyota corporate about this issue. They were more than embarrassed and offered to pay ~25% of the cost of the repair. This is highly unusual considering I was waaay out of warranty.
