Here's why Toyota Engines Fail
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Speedkar99 brings you videos on automotive repair and the reverse engineering of car parts. The aim of this channel is to present clear, concise and easy to understand information to arm those who aren't familiar with an automotive subject with enough knowledge to understand how it works or take on a DIY repair task at home. The approach is balanced between some explanation of engineering theory and with hands-on tutorials. This gives the audience a broad overview of how components fit and work together in a subsystem, technical knowledge and provide pointers on repairing your car and saving money. Knowledge is power, and by sharing this knowledge we can all learn, discuss and benefit. Enjoy!
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In this video we teardown Toyota’s famous 2.4L 2AZ-FE 4 cylinder engine to see what’s inside and how it works. It features dual overhead camshafts with variable valve timing on the intake side, port injection, an all-aluminum construction, timing chain and balance shaft. However, these engines suffered from two major flaws that you should look out for if shopping for one of the many vehicles (Camry, Rav4, Scion tC, Corolla, Matrix, etc) that these engines were offered in. The first common trait is that these engines burn excessive oil. They were redesigned for 2007 and burned even more oil due to clogged oil control rings and oil return holes that were too small in the piston head. Toyota addressed this with a new piston design (along with an engine rebuild) if the engine consumed too much oil. The second major flaw affecting earlier engines was the rear three head bolts were not threaded down enough causing them to strip out. This would lead to a loss of compression, coolant leak, overheating, eventually causing warping of the head. Helicoil kits exist in the aftermarket to correct this issue. The engine in this video is from a 2008 Toyota Camry that suffered significant oil loss. The connecting rod bearings overheated and seized up and was completely destroyed and missing upon disassembly. The metal particles traveled through the lubrication system and scored up other bearing surfaces of the balance shaft, connecting rods, main bearings and camshafts throughout. Skip to section in the video: 0:00 Introduction 1:46 Teardown 13:33 Analysis 21:59 Conclusion This is the Camera I use: https://amzn.to/3zmFHDr (US) https://amzn.to/3mHXaRw (Canada) Link to Etsy shop where you can purchase speedkar99's brother's socks, t-shirts or hoodies: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Speedkar Check out the speedkar99 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/speedkar9/ Check out the speedkar99 Linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/speedkar99/ Follow speedkar9 on Instagram for behind the scenes coverage: https://www.instagram.com/speedkar9/ Subscribe for more videos just like this: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=speedkar99
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