sardi55

That civic is pretty amazing but i have one bone to pick with Hondas what the freak is up with the interference motors? My wife used to have a 1993 honda civic that was meticulously cared for from day one (her parents bought it new) with all maintenance done at dealer when all of a sudden at 112k timing belt goes and so does the motor, give me non interferance and timing chains if possible.

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2007 tacoma dbl cab trd 6spd sb stock for now
1999 lexus ls-400 most reliable car ever
1987 4runner 22re a240f auto
2001 tacoma 4cyl reg cab 4x4... sold

22R-to-5VZFE

well...that belt is only rated for 90k...so your bad dude...

Japanesse cram every ounce of power they can out of their tiny motors thats why...

chains can still break too...

JamesD

Volvo B23

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Tylercs

22r and 22re Toyota

232, 258, 4.0l AMC/jeep

Any Small block chevy

Old VW bug motors

318 360 Dodge

225 Slant six dodge

Ford 300 six

Those would be my picks but I will admit I am pretty ignorant to import motors other than some toyota motors

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1984 Short bed. About as stock as you can get.

1967 Rambler Rebel

Djlarroc

I would say the 22R(E), the VW bug engine & the Ford 300. I've had the Toy & Ford. Both great engines.

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'89 4Runner: 22RE 5spd, 4:10s w/202K, 16x8 w/265-75 MT, Diamond headlights, Aisin hubs, Tortis' custom roll on paint job, Home made bikini, 1" Body Lift, 1.25" greasable lift shackles, TG Sliders, 1.5" BJ spacers, Rust is gone! - SOLD!

'00 4Runner: Locked F/R - sold!

kenwoodrunner

i agree if they are going to belt the motor it should be non-interferance (like most yotas!)

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1997 4runner sr5 3.4 auto, stock 130,000 miles

bwhyit

Toyota - 22RE, 5VZ
Honda - basically any of the F, B, and H series engines. Those thing are bullet proof.

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98 4Runner SR5, 4x4, Stock suspension/drivetrain, E-Cooling Fan Mod, B&M Trans Cooler, Alpine CDA-9887, Boston SX60, Polk Audio db651s, Linear Power 4503, Brown Bread sound deadening throughout...

JLSpeed

22re, or the F22 motor out of the 90-93 honda accord - they'll run forever - also, the 4banger out of the old Volvo 240's and 245 are said to run to 500-600K.

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~Jamie

-`97 Tacoma 4x4 XtraCab 2.7L
- 305/70/16 BFG ATs, Tundra Wheels, AEM Intake, JBA exhaust, Rancho RS500's, Front 2.5in Coil Spacers, Rear Shackles, lots of audio stuff, and some bumper stickers (every sticker adds 10hp)

becaron

22re - I know a lot of them where people neglect them and they still run like they're new.
Honda D16xx, - a lot of them burn oil because people beat so hard on them, but when taken care of will last forever ^^^^

5VZ-FE - my T100 has 190,000 on it and runs excellent, and I do a lot of short driving when I'm at home.

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Yota's Owned:
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94 4runner SR5
96 T100 (current truck)

becaron

I'm surprised no one else said this. We had a forklift which we bought used and when I changed the oil on it I drained about 1.5 quarts of sludge from the pan. I thought the oil pressure gauge was broke because it never moved. Filled it with oil, and bam! oil pressure. Pretty solid engine.

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96 T100 (current truck)

rdharper

Can only tell you my own experience.

My Rx7 13b rotary. Seems to be unbreakable. I've been spoiled by it as I compare everything to it. It just works... and continues to work.

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Richard

"Science by consensus... is not Science." Richard Harper -1988

'94 Toyota 4Runner V6 3L 158K miles 14mpg
'85 Toyota 22rec 4WD SR5 LB PU 208K miles 18mpg
'08 Honda Ridgeline RT 2.6K miles 16mpg
'06 Honda Rincon ATV 410miles/65hrs 22 mpg

98sr5tacoma

i thought rotarys need rebuilds every 100000 miles.

and my vote would be the 3.4 v6 its only been out for around 13 years so people havent really gotten above 300 thousand with this engine yet but it will

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1998 tacoma

pkt1213

I was going to say most inline 6s. They just run forever.

I've seen a lot of Ford 300s with lots of miles.

Also I have no idea how many miles were actully on the 258 in my CJ5 but they'll run forever with just regualr mataince.

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If it has tits or tires it'll give you problems.

98 4runner - SR5, 4x4, 5 speed
The Probe, CJ5, G20 and Porsche are all sold.

Right now everythings a 4x4 or 6x6. MRAPs, 916s, HMMWV, FMTVs and anything else with amror.

rdharper

160k with zero done except spark plugs... once. Could have regapped them.

I think a lot of "rebuilds' are a result of sticking apex seals. Very simple to avoid. Switch to an oil like Rotella T, or any good synthtic detergent oil. When they stick it seems like engine failure. Which it is not. The spring-loaded seals will stick if gunked up. I had the problem once about 10 years ago. Switched to Rotella T. Engine has been perfect. Only vehicle I have that can drive almost everywhere in second gear. Because of an enormous torque range.

And rebuild is simple and cheap... should you actually need it. 4 moving parts.

If you like to race... it is the way to get into it with absolute minimum expense.

I don't get why they aren't used in more light planes.

I don't show mine below since its not so relevant to this forum.

Sorry for the diversion... but the question was reliability.

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Richard

"Science by consensus... is not Science." Richard Harper -1988

'94 Toyota 4Runner V6 3L 158K miles 14mpg
'85 Toyota 22rec 4WD SR5 LB PU 208K miles 18mpg
'08 Honda Ridgeline RT 2.6K miles 16mpg
'06 Honda Rincon ATV 410miles/65hrs 22 mpg

hross14

TY-out of all the post i agree with you the most

AND last but not least--the Old Volvo 4bangers--those things just kepts going and goinng and......

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Yes, I am here to collect my 238$ worth of stock from AIG.

"What do you mean a free market economy doesnt apply to the rich?"

hross14

and i forgot the Nissan 2.4 liter 4 banger

--Benz 240d--i know it is diesel but i coulnt help it
--And though BMWs have little problems all the time--There chassis and motors seem to go forever.

When Cali came out with the crazy smog laws--all the old cars quickly left the streets becuase they had high Hydro Carbons--Benzs and BMW were unreliable but they passed smog when they "were" running

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Yes, I am here to collect my 238$ worth of stock from AIG.

"What do you mean a free market economy doesnt apply to the rich?"

Cargun

I've been thinking a lot about this lately as I'm constantly searching for a winter beater to replace my 86 4Runner when it croaks.

My criteria are simple. When looking at a car with 200k+ miles and not knowing any maintenance history, what engines do I trust to likely go another 100k with no major repairs/maintenance (plugs, wires, starter, sensor here and there, valve adjustments, water pump are acceptable).

There are a lot of 'reliable' engines that given the proper maintenance can have a very long life. But not knowing the vehicle history eliminates a lot of engines that are needy.
22RE - Head gaskets at ~200k and timing chain
Subaru 2.2 - Head gaskets
Any engine with a timing belt.
SBC 5.7 Vortec - intake manifold gasket
SBC LT1 - Optispark
Ford Modular V8's - spark plug threads in heads (and other problems???)
Toyota car V6's - sludge
GM 3.4 V6 - intake manifold gasket

Even though all of the above are great high mileage units, I had to take them off my list. The only engines that remained on were

SBC 5.7 TBI
SBC LSX variants
Toyota 2.7/2.4 Taco's
Ford I6 (fuel injected)
Nissan VQ (haven't dug into the details on this one, but they seem to have a good rep)
GM 3.8 V6
GM 4.3 V6

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I own 11 vehicles... 10 of which are ongoing projects. I need to sell some stuff so I can turn the 11th into a project.

Let me know if you're in need of a Yota transfer case, solid front axle, 22R motor, or rear axleshafts. I promise all proceeds will be directed back into the local 4x4 economy (Ok... Marlin may get some of the money) .

leiniesred

Snow Holly 4 cyl.
1428 Liters, 600 Horsepower, and 39,000 ft/lbs of torque.


This one ran continuously for 50 years at full power.

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yeah.

pattycakes77

i'm going STEAM on my next build. j/k
to be honest, my 5vzfe in the 4runner has been the most reliable of all the cars i've owned, and i had two 22re celicas with head gaskets go at around 110k. not to say they weren't reliable up until then, but the broke down at about the exact same mileage. i guess you could say that part was reliable since on the second one i was waiting for it to happen

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'884Runner

International Harvester 345 V-8
GM 327
Toyota r and rz series

Adam F

I had a 93 Accord with the F22, it had 320k on it. I sold it for $500 and it still ran great. Original clutch too. Only problem we had was the camshaft was bad so we put a junkyard one on and kept on driving.


I hope the 350 Chevy is reliable. I'm putting it in my 88 4Runner! It came from my brothers 76 Blazer, and that motor came from a 78 Nova!

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88 4Runner. 350 V8, R150 5-speed. SAS, 36" TSL's, elocker rear

rentedmule

I'll vote for the 22r and 4.3 chevy as well.

when I sold my '84 the origonal 22r had 408K kms on it, the last 200K of which were very hard and it never needed to be opened up.

my family have also had a bunch of 4.3's in work trucks that went 450K plus without work

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'93 4runner, 3.0, 31x10.5's, OME900's.
'84 Xtracab, 22R, flareside, 6" lift, 33x12.5's

'03 Sonoma 2wd, supercharged 4.3L@9psi
'81 Turbo Trans Am, WS6, 301V8@9psi

element

Tough to tell. The date on the picture is 9/6/07 so maybe not yet.

General Motors 2.8 liter in a Jeep, or was it the Chrysler 2.8?

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Diesel_Freak

You're kidding right... Worst motor ever.

The old Toyota 4.2 I6 out of the FJ40's (having a brain fart on the series of the motor) might be right there with the 22RE. The FJ45 Farm truck we had in Oz was looking at the downhill side of the 450K mountain, and it had had about as hard a life as any engine I can think of. We never had to fix a thing on it. It was loud,and rough, but it just would not die.

I agree about the 1300cc VW though, hands down one of the most relaible ever. I've also heard that Pinto motors were legendary and that you almost can't kill them. Any validity to that??

Cheers

Dave

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Project 4Rescue: 89 Gen1 22RE 5spd 4Runner...Marlin DOM rear bumper, OME rear/ BJ spacer front, OME shocks all around. Lucas Pro series HD clutch: DONE!!! BRAND SPANKIN NEW 22RE DONE!!!!!

Firefighters: Cause somebody's got to step up and do it...

RIP: Charles Edward DelaForest:
Born Sept 78 - Murdered May 05
I miss you Brother

olharleyman

I agree about the 1300cc VW though, hands down one of the most relaible ever. I've also heard that Pinto motors were legendary and that you almost can't kill them. Any validity to that??

Cheers

Dave[/quote]

If it is the German built 2500cc motor in the pinto then yes it is true

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1990 4 runner 5 Speed
Pro Comp Stage II 4" Lift 6" coils rear
Aussie Locker front
5.29's Front And Rear
35 x 12.5 x 15 MT's Micky Thompson Classic II Wheels
Super Charged 3.4 on the way

1993 SAS 4runner 22re 5 speed
4" front 5"rear
5.29's
35 x 12.5 BFG KM'S
Dick cepek DC 1's

88 stock 4runner
3.0 auto
for now

1955 Harley Davidson Springer
Stock 1955 Hardtail Frame
4 Speed
Kick Start Only


1998 Harley Custom Dresser
107 rwhp
139 ft.lbs.trq.