This video has already been discussed. This is not a report. It's a FB post that says nothing about the reason for the car being on the tow truck. It could be main bearing failure, or it could be 1000s other things.
It would be beyond stupid for Toyota to be replacing engines without knowing what the issue is and being sure that replacement are trouble free. Changing engines with those same defective units is like setting money on fire. Even worse because it would piss off the consumers and tarnish their...
Developing the remedy is pretty strange though. We all know what's the remedy, right? They've been replacing bad engines for what? a year now? Do they want to build the supply before announcing the plan?
Here's an interesting video about changing the oil grade. Bottom line is, if you trust the source 😅, test with oil analysis if a different grade is actually better for you're engine, driving state, climate, etc. But don't trust oil analysis before hitting 10k miles mark.
Maybe every replaced engine was manufactured with improved bearings? They announced initial recall in May 2024 and started replacing engines in June of that year? Car Care Nut in his video said that bearing part number was changed in January 2024. So it's possible that everything produced after...
@richord I am not talking about the video OP posted. I follow "I do cars" and I enjoy his content. I am talking about the video gvan1998 posted that supposedly shows evidence that Toyota is replacing engines with the same faulty units.
Btw, there are videos on YT that show the engine swap...
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I don't think this counts as the evidence. The guy shows two sentence post on FB. No followup, with actual cause, repair bill, etc. There are 100s if no 1000s of reasons why a car might not start and ends up on the tow truck. Main bearing failure is just one of them. I am not trying to defend...