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Yep, I posted about them earlier. I wonder if the crank shaft is flexing under load?
twin-turbo pickup truck issues?
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Yep, I posted about them earlier. I wonder if the crank shaft is flexing under load?
Shame too as I really want a Tundra as my next truck in a year or so.
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Toyota needs to acknowledge the problem and update the engine. If an updated engine comes out next year, then you should be safe.Shame too as I really want a Tundra as my next truck in a year or so.
Think about it this way: you can take a 3.6L Pentastar and either turbocharge it with twin turbos or install a ProCharger on it, doubling your horsepower without the engine failing. FCA/Chrysler definitely knows how to make the bottom end of their engines strong. Unfortunately, they lack in other areas. Anyway...
Toyota either made a design mistake or there is a supplier/manufacturing issue. They haven't acknowledged the problem yet. All you can find on YouTube is rampant speculation from know-it-all, click-baity YouTubers.
I would wait and get the next model year. Toyota can't keep swapping engines for the long haul; it's going to get expensive for them.
I think there's gonna be a mid model refresh in like '26 or '27, might wait till then.
Www.carcomplaints.com isn't showing much of an issue with '23 and '24 Tundras. Same goes for TundraDude34 on YouTube with his '23 SR5 that has a fair amount of highway miles. He traded in a '21 Tundra and doesn't regret it.
I have experience with the 2.7 ecoboost. Its an incredible design.
From my experience, drive it like you would any other engine. I get best mileage from getting up to speed quickly from stops and red lights. Not laying rubber but like getting up on plane on the water. Replace spark plugs as necessary but by 50-60K miles. The gaps will open quickly compared to naturally aspirated engines.
Change the oil. Keep it at 5000 miles and it won't leave deposits. Can you go longer? Yes, but I choose not to for longevity. Oil out is black, like it has seen some heat. Longest interval was around 6,500 miles. My ecoboost has 153K on the clock and I bought it new in 16. It still pulls and runs like new. It drives like it did when I took my test drive. I'm pleased with the engine choice. It has taken my family all over the USA.
Just keep up with preventative maintenance and you should go 300k without major issues or problems.
This is just my 2 cents.
From my experience, drive it like you would any other engine. I get best mileage from getting up to speed quickly from stops and red lights. Not laying rubber but like getting up on plane on the water. Replace spark plugs as necessary but by 50-60K miles. The gaps will open quickly compared to naturally aspirated engines.
Change the oil. Keep it at 5000 miles and it won't leave deposits. Can you go longer? Yes, but I choose not to for longevity. Oil out is black, like it has seen some heat. Longest interval was around 6,500 miles. My ecoboost has 153K on the clock and I bought it new in 16. It still pulls and runs like new. It drives like it did when I took my test drive. I'm pleased with the engine choice. It has taken my family all over the USA.
Just keep up with preventative maintenance and you should go 300k without major issues or problems.
This is just my 2 cents.
turbos like clean oil and not too much heat. they will last a very long time if you dont go pulling trailers as fast as you can. dirty oil is what kills many turbos, and heat cooks the oil and makes it dirty and causes coking issues. so no high boost for long periods of time and good oil an you'll be good to go
my uncle killed the turbos on a brand new ecoboost by towing an old bronco through the Rockies. i doubt he took it easy on that truck though
my uncle killed the turbos on a brand new ecoboost by towing an old bronco through the Rockies. i doubt he took it easy on that truck though
For a while, Ford had problem with condensation in the intercooler.
That has not been an issue on any of mine.
All the Volvos and Mercedes in my signature are turbocharged with intercooler.
Would say they used the best quality turbo's they could get at the time? Also how are all the lines, fittings, wastegates, etc for longevity and replacement? Obviously they work well for your situation as a dedicated hobbyist, but what would you estimate the lifetime maintenance and repair costs to be on a 2001 Volvo XC T5 if taken to the dealer, or even a good independent? Probably very expensive if you take them to any random independent garage! The market says those cars are a bit expensive to run as they age compared to simple honda's or toyota's, just looking at resale values.
I'm not against turbo's in general, but GM/Ford/HyKIA beancounter sourced ones, for disposable cars/ upto mid size SUV's built to a budget, just don't seem to be worth the risk, if I'm going to own a car in the long term. For someone who just wants to go places and only pops the hood to add washer fluid, a 10+ yr old turbo car seems like a bad idea, with a few more engine destroying failure modes available than an NA car has.
I'm not at altitude, I don't need to accelerate fast on the street, and I get better mileage with NA engines of reasonable size anyways. These sub 2L turbo motors just don't seem to do anything significantly better, except make some low end torque, but with all of them being 6+ speed automatics or CVT's, the extra torque isn't really doing much with equal torque at the wheels available with a downshift or 2 away?
That site is really just a "snap shot" of owners complaints. If those with issues don't post-it's not on there-unless it's a recall.
Look on how many F150s are sold (within the last ten years) with turbos-and get back to us......
You can start with goodcarbadcar.net The 5.0 is a minuscule percentage of those.
I had an F150 with the 3.5. The motor was extremely impressive-the ten speed transmission was another issue....
I pull through the Rockies all the time. With his truck there was something either defective out of the gate-or he didn't know what he was doing. The later is common for those who tow at elevation with no or limited experience.
The guys who live here tow with the Ecco boost all the time-towing weight I wouldn't BTW-and they are not blowing up.
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Only if it's a Toyota, lol
Where have it been happening on 24 models and how many?
OK-now we get "the rest of the story".....
i know he drove it hard through the mountains and it died, and y'all say that's impossible but I've seen plenty of cars do it. that was just the most direct story (not my grandpa's friend's cousin)
and almost all fords are defective between cam phasers, oil/egr coolers making delicious milkshakes, turbo lines leaking, turbos dying before 100k, wet timing belts/ oil pump belts, intercooler condensation buildup, bad transmissions, and a handful of other things.
to be fair they aren't the only one with problems, but they have way too many recalls and ugly unreliable vehicles
You just lost all credibility..............
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If car is a junk, it is a junk, whether it is naturally aspirated or turbo.
In Europe, small turbo engines are a mainstay for 30+ years. Taxis, delivery services etc.
As I mentioned before, I co-own a business in Europe with a fleet of VWs and some MBs. Now they re all gasoline (prior to 2015 they were all small turbo diesels). They regularly rack up 500,000km's before trading them in. They haul and deliver all day, every day, and run on regular OCI and approved oil, any brand.
