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Old Sep 2, 2021 | 07:47 AM
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So I curious as to why is it if someone asks a “dumb question “ everyone try’s to prove how stupid they are rather then trying to help them I thought that’s what the site was for is to ask them questions and get help figuring stuff out but all my only post that I have posted on here I was completely treated like an idiot even though I posted that I had no clue of what I was talking about and was trying to sort some things out everybody just tried to prove how dumb I was and almost every single post I see you on here is that way Or everyone tells them to hire a real mechanic I thought this was a place where people can go and get their questions Answered to try and figure things out matter how dumb the question is it’s a real question to the poster i’m not gonna say that everyone on here it’s like that but 90% of replies are just to show how stupid the person that posted the question is I think it’s ridiculous I am totally new to the Toyota scene and was looking for answers for some stupid questions that I had but we’re legitimate to me can’t learn unless you ask

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Old Sep 2, 2021 | 08:17 AM
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Please use some punctuation. It is difficult to read your post.

I don't think your question was dumb.

You asked if a 1MZFE engine from a Toyota Camry would work to replace a 5VZFE in your truck.

The answers you received were not trying to prove you are dumb, rather trying to figure out why you would want to do the swap in the first place. Emotional intent doesn't come across the internet very well, but I didn't see anyone trying to prove you were dumb.

The best way to get better answers is to spend some time to explain your situation and give lots of details. The more information you give us, the better answers we can give.

The people who replied knew that the 1MZ-FE Camry engine was a completely different engine from your 5VZ-FE and would require a lot of modifications to make it work.

As a general rule of thumb, you cannot swap one type of engine for another without a lot of work and several modifications. Swapping out one engine type for another is almost never "plug and play", regardless of engine displacement (I am sure there are some exceptions).

In your situation, it by far makes the most sense to find another good running 5VZ-FE engine to replace your current bad 5VZ-FE. Replace with the same type of engine.



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Old Sep 2, 2021 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Cleatis
So I curious as to why is it if someone asks a “dumb question “ everyone try’s to prove how stupid they are rather then trying to help them I thought that’s what the site was for is to ask them questions and get help figuring stuff out but all my only post that I have posted on here I was completely treated like an idiot even though I posted that I had no clue of what I was talking about and was trying to sort some things out everybody just tried to prove how dumb I was and almost every single post I see you on here is that way Or everyone tells them to hire a real mechanic I thought this was a place where people can go and get their questions Answered to try and figure things out matter how dumb the question is it’s a real question to the poster i’m not gonna say that everyone on here it’s like that but 90% of replies are just to show how stupid the person that posted the question is I think it’s ridiculous I am totally new to the Toyota scene and was looking for answers for some stupid questions that I had but we’re legitimate to me can’t learn unless you ask
Since I feel as if this post is directed at me, i'll go ahead and clarify a few things here:

This is a forum and since there's no tone exchanged over the internet, it's easy to misinterpret the difference between "being helped" and "being insulted". In our conversations, no way did I insult you or your intelligence. To be frank, I think you did enough of that on your own by asking if a transverse V6 from a passenger car will fit into a body on frame RWD vehicle.
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