Kinked

Hey, Just bought my first Toyota,.... got rid of a blazer for it... anyways, had it for about 2 weeks or so and the 5th cylinder blew... fixing it is way beyond my small mechanic knowledge...the mechanic says its a rebuild at about $7500, its got 297k on it... is it worth doing a full rebuild.. or should i risk just fixing the one cylinder?

please help... i want this truck to work

bigarms23

you might do a motor swap but i don't know what year or engine you have if its the 22re than just have the cylinder rebuilt if its a 3.0v6 than a motor swap to either a 3.4toyota v6 or a 4.3chevy v6

Kinked

its a 91 V6, auto

olharleyman

Now Is The Time To Do The 3.4 Swap Better Motor , Mpg And Hp

4bytruckin

that was is way too much for a motor swap. Was it a dealer price? at most maybe 2500 for a newer engine. look into a rebuild kit from engnbldr or even lc engineering it's definitely worth the learning experience

olharleyman

Must be a 3.0 he said #5 cylinder is gone
ENGINE SWAP AT THIS POINT MAKES MORE SINCE

Elvota

$7500 is extreme for a rebuild... so by those numbers, it is not worth doing a rebuild.

Get some other mechanic's opinions in your area. Could you also define "5th cylinder blew" please? Is that your opinion or the mechanics?

• If you love the 4Runner, swapping in a 3.4 is the best thing to do.
• If you like the 4Runner, swapping in a 3.0 in good condition is the best thing to do.
• If you can't do either of the above yourself, and have to pay for labor, then just driving the 4Runner as it is and shopping for a new one is the best thing to do.

Who knows... maybe you'll loose one more cylinder and be down to a 4Banger. Those are way more reliable anyway.

Kinked

Really when it comes to the inner workings of the engine i don't know much... the cylinder is only putting out 30 lbs of pressure on a wet test... and can someone tell me more about this 3.4? if its better i might look into it.

cheers

Elvota

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f160/

SEAIRESCUE

Get a friend and pull the motor. Take it to a shop and have it overhauled. Contact Enginebuilder for the costs of a rebuild kit to keep the shop honest. Have the shop install the timing belt and new oil and water pump. With a good mechanic friend, you 2 can do it for less than $2000, maybe closer to $1500 if the shop can just install new rings and knurl the pistons. Obviously, mark everything that is disconnected and take lots of photos.

My $0.02

olharleyman

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MonsterMaxx

Do the swap to 3.4

Kinked

thanks for all your help, i'm looking into the 3.4, if i can get one i'll do it

bigt

theres a few members from british columbia they should be able to point you to a shop that could get a jdm turbo diesel or 3.4 swap done

Kinked

If anyone knows any that won't kill me with cost... that'd be great