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10-13-2012, 12:19 AM | #1 |
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Raven down! Mechanical failure :(
Driving home Monday night on the fwy (about 65-70) when the engine sputtered or rev'ed down, check engine light came on and throttle wasn't responsive. Coasted off the fwy, dash looked light up like a xmas tree. On the offramp engine shut down, got off the fwy came to a stop and smoke was everywhere. Oil puddle on the street and tow truck after towing.
Got my baby towed to my dealer (it was about 12:30 at night). Next day dealer advised me that Toyota wanted to look at it. The Toyota rep showed up yesterday (THURS) and confirmed that they are going to be giving me a long block motor replacement. They are going to keep my engine to see what happened. Hopefully I'll have my car back in a week and a half. I really want to know what happened. Odometer approx: 10,840 miles They haven't told me what happened except "that something gave out in the engine". I will update with more info when I get some. |
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10-13-2012, 12:29 AM | #2 |
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damn i just got a check engine light yesterday 3600miles on the dash...Scary stuff man..I hope everything works out
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10-13-2012, 12:36 AM | #3 |
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that sucks! guess you won't know what happened if Toyota is taking the old engine for analysis...
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10-13-2012, 12:58 AM | #4 |
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sorry to hear man. keep us posted and hopefully everything goes smoothly.
did you get a rental to play with in the meantime?
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10-13-2012, 01:03 AM | #5 |
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Did you have any mods done to the intake/motor/etc?
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That's a scary story. I hope thay at least tell you what happened to your engine when they find out the cause.
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10-13-2012, 01:14 AM | #7 |
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they offered a rental by I have my xB to use in the meantime. I had Airaid intake and Perrin Pulley along with other cosmetic mods, those were the 2 mechanical.
Thanks guys, I trust Toyota will get me back or the road soon. |
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This happened to me as well, sucks to hear
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Aww man, I drive a raven too and instinctively imagined myself in your place. The first thing that came up in my head is NOOOO I GOTTA BREAK IN THE ENGINE AGAIN FUUUU
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you're in plentiful company; lots of problems with these cars
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What is a long block motor replacement?
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So they are for sure going to replace the engine despite the undampened pulley or is that what you are hoping for?
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This. I hope having that pulley doesn't screw you out of an engine. I'm sorry to see this happen and hope everything works out OK.
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