Engine change?

ivank · 04-02-10, 11:38 AM

I drive a 2003 Toyota Sequoia with a gasoline powered V8 with 87.262,00 miles on it; I was wondering if it is possible to switch to a diesel V8. And if so, is this complex and expensive?

Happy Times · 04-02-10, 12:43 PM

I would think its always cheaper to change the whole car.

AVGWarhawk · 04-02-10, 12:58 PM

Cheaper to change vehicle. You would need a entire fuel system change over from the tank forward. The ECM (electronic control module) computer to run it will need to be changed as well. Do-able? Yes. Worth your time, money and effort? No sir. 87k miles on that truck you are just breaking it in anyway.

ivank · 04-02-10, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Cheaper to change vehicle. You would need a entire fuel system change over from the tank forward. The ECM (electronic control module) computer to run it will need to be changed as well. Do-able? Yes. Worth your time, money and effort? No sir. 87k miles on that truck you are just breaking it in anyway.

I do not want to change, I was just thinking of a new engine. Maybe I will just go with a bigger gas engine.

And my truck has been past 'breaking in' for like 2 years, ever since my accident.

ivank · 04-02-10, 12:58 PM

I do not think I can make enough money selling this car to get a new one.
It is 7 years old and 87.000,00 miles.

AVGWarhawk · 04-02-10, 01:03 PM

Do you mean 87,000 miles? If so that is nothing for that motor. I would not worry until 150,000 miles.

Anyway, the cost to switch to diesel would be costly. Get a new engine block with heads.

ivank · 04-02-10, 01:12 PM

Yes 87,000 miles, what did I put?

It might be a recent engine, because of the accident I know I had to replace a good amount of stuff in the front. the frame was even in bad shape. I will ask my dad later.

Do you think I could fit a V-10?

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Happy Times Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 2,950 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I would think its always cheaper to change the whole car. __________________

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Cheaper to change vehicle. You would need a entire fuel system change over from the tank forward. The ECM (electronic control module) computer to run it will need to be changed as well. Do-able? Yes. Worth your time, money and effort? No sir. 87k miles on that truck you are just breaking it in anyway. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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ivank The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huntington, Long Island, New York Posts: 1,426 Downloads: 284 Uploads: 0	I do not think I can make enough money selling this car to get a new one. It is 7 years old and 87.000,00 miles. __________________ Head of The Surface Warfare Super-Mod Team Leutnant z. S. David U. Ziegler U-105 IXB On Patrol 1

04-02-10, 01:03 PM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Do you mean 87,000 miles? If so that is nothing for that motor. I would not worry until 150,000 miles. Anyway, the cost to switch to diesel would be costly. Get a new engine block with heads. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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ivank The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huntington, Long Island, New York Posts: 1,426 Downloads: 284 Uploads: 0	Yes 87,000 miles, what did I put? It might be a recent engine, because of the accident I know I had to replace a good amount of stuff in the front. the frame was even in bad shape. I will ask my dad later. Do you think I could fit a V-10? __________________ Head of The Surface Warfare Super-Mod Team Leutnant z. S. David U. Ziegler U-105 IXB On Patrol 1