how to determine if head gasket was replaced

photoleif · 02-05-2006, 03:29 PM

any way to determine if the head gasket was replaced in my '95 3vze pu?

it's an early-year (nov '94), so from what i've read it appears to be subject to the HG blow issue. do you think dealers have access to that kind of information since presumably it would have been done in response to the recall? thanks

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Caffeine · 02-05-2006, 03:39 PM

I phoned up the toyota customer service (800-331-4331 for USAers), and they even told me what year it was replaced in.

breknraj · 02-05-2006, 03:44 PM

Just contact your local dealership with your VIN to check. Be sure to check about you steering relay rod recall, if you haven't recieved your notice, yet.

photoleif · 02-05-2006, 08:32 PM

great! thanks for the quick answers guys. i intend to have them do the steering rod thingamahoocher sometime in the next couple months.

photoleif · 02-06-2006, 01:58 PM

interestingly, when i called them today they looked it up and said that in the particular production run of my truck, the HG wasn't susecptible to blowing, so no recall was ever issued.

Bobakazi · 02-07-2006, 01:57 PM

Then you probably have the 95 1/2 model. 95 was the last year for the gasket recall. Some of the trucks made late in the year did not need it. If you want to call another dealer just to double check, go for it. Make sure you get the relay rod done also.

lunatic14r · 02-07-2006, 07:00 PM

You could also look on national highway safety and traffic web site they list recalls some of the recalls they list are not real clear but give it a shot

peanutzz · 02-12-2006, 06:58 PM

I have been fighting with Toyota Customer Service for 4 weeks.
The problem is there is an extension on headgasket recall. I have the paperwork that states if truck was not serviced since Oct 96. My truck supposedly had a headgasket replaced in May 96. No sticker in left hinge to show it. Also the Campaign they have on this work in 1996 was from the Campaign recall in Dec97. VO6.
I was lured in Toyota dealership by headgasket repair. The dealership knew service stated 5-96 . But they told me they did a 1991 4 runner 2weeks prior to my tow in. I told them if they were not willing to fix it for free under recall leave it on the trailer and I will have it towed back. They said take it off trailer. I am told 4 weeks later $4200 to fix it that Toyota said no. The real clicker is they did the steering rod recall and made money.. MInd I paid my tow in. I showed the Service guy my paperwork stating Since OCT 96. Mine was supposedly done in May 96.. Wrong Campaign code. He agreed yeah that is what it says I am right and if my VIN is in Vin range he will do work right then. He failed to follow numbers correctly. I faxed paperwork to 2 different dealerships that confirm MY VIN IS ELIGIBLE. Toyota service 1-800 has treated me like a coo coo. The dealership.. told me to have human compassion for human error. Golly I would have saved my $100 tow both wys for them to NOT MAKE money off my truck. I am looking at the paper now extension on trucks. 1990 -1995 trucks are included. I was told to get and attorney by one dealership that agreed with me and who is ready to do headgasket replacement. Toyota knows the headgaskets blow 2-4-times. Read the outcry of $$$ and no help. I will let you know on my end . Email me ccrep@juno.com let me know VIN and I will email you back VIN numbers and ranges. Let me know what you find out too. Anyone else?? BLown headgaskets Mine is 1993 4 runner SR5 6cyl. 3.0 ltr. Good LUck

dam_skippy · 04-09-2008, 03:26 PM

Dang cant find any info on how fun the head gaskit replacement is going to be for me I've goten tired of counting on repair shops, thay did my last one and it blew under a year and I havent even gone to moab yet.

doughhh

saltrig · 04-09-2008, 04:25 PM

I just had mine done. No problems except for a lot of initial grief from the dealership. And they messed up my coolant sensor somehow in the process.

02-05-2006, 08:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
photoleif Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 39.995, 105.119 Posts: 643	great! thanks for the quick answers guys. i intend to have them do the steering rod thingamahoocher sometime in the next couple months. __________________ '95 Xtra cab 3VZE SR5V6 \| 33x10.50-15 BFG AT/KOs \| 4" Superlift \| OME torsion bars \| Total Chaos idler arm and uniball \| Rancho steering stabilizer \| Smittybilt front & rear tubular bumpers \| Sportsman topper \| Aisin hubs \| Dual Optimas \| Extended diff breathers \| Custom center console sometime: rear locker some sometime: retire the IFS My truck page Photography: http://www.aspen-graphics.com

02-06-2006, 01:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
photoleif Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 39.995, 105.119 Posts: 643	interestingly, when i called them today they looked it up and said that in the particular production run of my truck, the HG wasn't susecptible to blowing, so no recall was ever issued. __________________ '95 Xtra cab 3VZE SR5V6 \| 33x10.50-15 BFG AT/KOs \| 4" Superlift \| OME torsion bars \| Total Chaos idler arm and uniball \| Rancho steering stabilizer \| Smittybilt front & rear tubular bumpers \| Sportsman topper \| Aisin hubs \| Dual Optimas \| Extended diff breathers \| Custom center console sometime: rear locker some sometime: retire the IFS My truck page Photography: http://www.aspen-graphics.com

02-07-2006, 01:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bobakazi Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 379	Then you probably have the 95 1/2 model. 95 was the last year for the gasket recall. Some of the trucks made late in the year did not need it. If you want to call another dealer just to double check, go for it. Make sure you get the relay rod done also. __________________ '90 Extra cab V6 4x4 PU 5.29 gears. Detroit locker front, Detroit Truetrac rear. 35" BFG mudders. Trailmaster 4" susp, 3" body lifts. Add-a-leaf. K+N intake, 2.5" exhaust with Flowmaster 40 and a cat I got off an Evo VIII.

02-07-2006, 07:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
lunatic14r Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: NEW JERSEY U.S. Posts: 169	You could also look on national highway safety and traffic web site they list recalls some of the recalls they list are not real clear but give it a shot Last edited by lunatic14r; 02-07-2006 at 07:04 PM.

02-12-2006, 06:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
peanutzz Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1	DOnt believe them!!! I have been fighting with Toyota Customer Service for 4 weeks. The problem is there is an extension on headgasket recall. I have the paperwork that states if truck was not serviced since Oct 96. My truck supposedly had a headgasket replaced in May 96. No sticker in left hinge to show it. Also the Campaign they have on this work in 1996 was from the Campaign recall in Dec97. VO6. I was lured in Toyota dealership by headgasket repair. The dealership knew service stated 5-96 . But they told me they did a 1991 4 runner 2weeks prior to my tow in. I told them if they were not willing to fix it for free under recall leave it on the trailer and I will have it towed back. They said take it off trailer. I am told 4 weeks later $4200 to fix it that Toyota said no. The real clicker is they did the steering rod recall and made money.. MInd I paid my tow in. I showed the Service guy my paperwork stating Since OCT 96. Mine was supposedly done in May 96.. Wrong Campaign code. He agreed yeah that is what it says I am right and if my VIN is in Vin range he will do work right then. He failed to follow numbers correctly. I faxed paperwork to 2 different dealerships that confirm MY VIN IS ELIGIBLE. Toyota service 1-800 has treated me like a coo coo. The dealership.. told me to have human compassion for human error. Golly I would have saved my $100 tow both wys for them to NOT MAKE money off my truck. I am looking at the paper now extension on trucks. 1990 -1995 trucks are included. I was told to get and attorney by one dealership that agreed with me and who is ready to do headgasket replacement. Toyota knows the headgaskets blow 2-4-times. Read the outcry of $$$ and no help. I will let you know on my end . Email me ccrep@juno.com let me know VIN and I will email you back VIN numbers and ranges. Let me know what you find out too. Anyone else?? BLown headgaskets Mine is 1993 4 runner SR5 6cyl. 3.0 ltr. Good LUck

02-05-2006, 03:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Caffeine Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada Posts: 131	I phoned up the toyota customer service (800-331-4331 for USAers), and they even told me what year it was replaced in.

02-05-2006, 03:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
breknraj Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Summit County, Colorado Posts: 898	Just contact your local dealership with your VIN to check. Be sure to check about you steering relay rod recall, if you haven't recieved your notice, yet.

04-09-2008, 03:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
dam_skippy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: salt lake city ut Posts: 11	Dang cant find any info on how fun the head gaskit replacement is going to be for me I've goten tired of counting on repair shops, thay did my last one and it blew under a year and I havent even gone to moab yet. doughhh Last edited by dam_skippy; 04-09-2008 at 03:27 PM.

04-09-2008, 04:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
saltrig Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 11	I just had mine done. No problems except for a lot of initial grief from the dealership. And they messed up my coolant sensor somehow in the process. __________________ '91 4x4 V6 Pickup '77 FJ40 Land Cruiser

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