Love "being along for the ride". What are the rubber plugs in the heads for? I'm assuming the head castings are the same for both cylinder heads, but the cams sit in different positions so the rubber plugs are where the cam would come through the head on the other side... This is a beautiful car, Lexus at its best for sure.

I had a Corolla 5afe engine that ran for 30 years. It was a blast. Overhauled, and the beast is on the road again . Modern engines have so many issues and are no match to this.

There are exceptions to your rule, I brought my 2001 4x4 Ford Escape in mint condition. In 2025 I'm still driving it and it runs perfect. Just now I'm replacing the front wheel bearing s. In the summer I replaced the oil pan, new main bearings and seals. It was garage kept and still is, no rust at all. Of coarse new tires, brakes, belts, so far in the 20 years I've owned my Escape I've spent $5000 total. Ive taken it off road, through rivers and it keeps going, traction control is as good as a jeep. By the way it's just under 200k miles and I'm keeping it.

2010-2014 still better to run premium fuel?

For me, the "value" of the car is meaningless. What matters is operating cost. Repairs are part of operating cost. So the real question is; If I buy another car, will its expected operating cost be less than if I repair my current car, and if so, by enough to cover the cost difference? Generally, unless the car has some sort of structural issue, it will be cheaper to repair it. Of course, I wouldn't put a brand new engine in an old car -- I'd get a used one, if I had to. But I never have. Used transmission, yes. Over the years I've bought a handful of new and a handful of used cars. I like the peace of mind that comes from buying and keeping a new car for as long as i can. I don't agree that there's any reason to get rid of it at 10 years or 100K miles, so long as it operates properly. Unless I have a cashflow issue, new is worth it to me for peace of mind.

Car without gimmicks, yep my 2014 fj crusier! Has some useful features along with safty without the nanny and monitoring features! Blessed to find a 14 with 50k. Light rust but cleaned rust covertion and wax coat! Yes Im paing for it but wouldnt want anything else! Oh 2016 mazda cx3 grand touring AWD, 200k and is my daily work horse! Gold❤ Merry Christmas all 🙏🌲🏆

I cried a little when my dad junked his 2000 4runner because my sister didnt want us fixing the wheel well that was damaged in the accident. I had the garage setup for the repair, but my dad just agreed with her. Now he drives a sienna.

Glad you never forget to turn your ratchet off, that'd be a headache the next day! 😂

Sticking with my 2014 camry. 105k miles so far. 20 more years to go. 😅

I have a 10 yr old toyota 4 runner drive short distances with 95k miles. I think I am gonna have Toyota do the air induction cleaning. At idle it runs rough for a few seconds then doesn’t. Would that be indicative to do the cleaning?

Thanks!

Thats why buy a new car. I always buy new car but lowest trim or base model

Get rich idea.... Someone makes a "hose" machine sold to shop owners. It's loaded with most used hose sizes and bends the and cuts them to desired lengths.!!!!

I would absolutely kill for a simple awd, manual 6speed, crossover size , wo the tech. Manual roll up window's, no screens, no cvt, only luxury i want is AC

Why are you not torquing the valve cover bolts????

Discontinued because they ran out of stock.

I have a 2000 Lexus GS400 with 215K miles and the 1UZ in it runs like a swiss watch. I'm afraid we will never get these days back.

31:20 do I see mice nest under intake?

Put £200 per month into a separate account. When it is time to replace the car the money is there ready to be used.

Not going to try this myself, but when I pay for this job… now I know how hard and how much skill it takes.

Wow the valve cover cleaning was awesome.never seen anything like it. Our mechanics use petrol with brush to clean it

And, what about the 05-07 GS 300/350??

Thank you for the blessing. I know that you mean it.

But all the dirt on heads around valve covers :(

My brother has a 08 Tundra 5.7. We took it to a reputable engine company out of Houston, TX. They have had the truck for 2 years. They said they were done with the rebuild. We would go pick the truck up and the same day the truck would throw an engine alarm. This happened 3 times already. We just picked it up last night around 6pm. The engine threw an alarm again this morning. He shot me a picture of the engine light. It doesn’t have the same power, a loss of power one would say. The day before we went to pick it up and when we started the engine the belt squeal was so loud the owner of the engine rebuild came out and asked what was wrong. They kept it that night and said we will put a new belt on it in the morning and fixed a pulley that was hanging up. So back to this morning the engine light came on and it is probably the same alarm. It’s been two years. It all started from piston 4 loss of compression. We got the engine rebuild and the guy said it would go another 250k miles easily. This battle has been going on for 2 years. What should we do? I dunno. I believe the mechanics they have there don’t know what they are doing with the Toyota’s 5.7 obviously. How does an engine rebuild because of piston 4 having no compression have so much trouble after the rebuild?

I thought these engine were a non-interference engine.

Just purchased a 2012 corolla S with 82k! I have always been ford / gm person and ended up buying a 2019 VW jetta. A beautiful car, but the biggest pos i have ever ownd! So selling the car back to the dealer led me to purchase this toyota. A good basic less electronics car than the pos jetta. Thank you Toyota! 💪

Don't f** me, , he's Mario

Uhh why does your left cam gear say R and your right cam gear say L 🤔

Once I took one of those half moons of and it dropped straight into the timing belt cover space.

Nice to see the evolution of the UZ 😊, Merry Christmas TCCN and staff.

Another great video. Sad to see the direction Toyota has been going with its recent vehicle quality trends.

Another great series!

Absolutely agree with your comment about cars being an expense not an investment. However contrary to your advice we do keep our cars until the wheels fall off. Not literally but here in the rust belt like you in the Chicago area what ends the life of cars is typically rust. My metric about whether or not a repair is worthwhile has noting to due with the value of the car but whether or not the monthly cost of the repair amortized over the best guess about the remaining life of the car will be significantly lower then the monthly cost of a new car. Insurance for us is a non issue as we typically drop Comprehensive and Collision after 5 years or so and plan to eat the cost of replacing the car if it gets destroyed. For example was have had a local shop repair the rocker panels on our daughter's 2007 Corolla and this year on our 2008. That should keep them roadworthy for a number of more years. We are pretty disappointed with our 2020 Corolla and will be inclines to junk it sooner rather then later. Since we retire our cars when they have very little value we donate them to a local charity so they can get a little money when they are auctioned off.

Thank you

Hi from Greece i watch ur channel few months now and recently buy a used toyota hybrid yaris 2014 the next week i will have on my hands ,i check all ur tips and advices about hybrid and ecvt lessons how to drive and use everyday this car.Thank you a lot.

That parts cleaner is a game changer. Plenty of goof balls like me would like a whole ASMR before-during-after compilation.

There's coolant drain plugs under the engine , better to drain old coolant , before putting a new one .

Your vids rock. Got a gen 3 4runner that beeps anytime the steering wheel is turned to the left beyond top dead center. Do you think this could be the speed sensor

If Toyota is not interested in electric cars what is the long-term future for them then? 30-50 years down the line, its almost certain electric cars take over most of the market

Nice video Biggest like in the universal

Keeping a proper UZ engine car alive! Doing the good work AMD! Putting that new cleaner to good use!

Excellent video!

A beautiful car being perfected by a perfection expert.❤

Can you please make a similar video with a 2UR-GSE?

I really wish Toyota/ Lexus would have stuck with a naturally aspirated V8 for their large trucks and SUV’s.

I learned all my skills the hard way. It made me as good as I am today! BTW, most shops would NEVER lower the bill! 😉 I do electronics repair, and agree..... you HAVE to fix it RIGHT! Plus you HAVE to pay your own bills! It's a balancing act.

He is really milking the KZbin money with these unnecessarily long videos 😂😂😂

Appreciate the info and was wondering about any recommendation for KDSS. I believe it uses some type of hydraulic fluid. Thank you!

May the Lord be with you also! You not only share your knowledge but the wisdom as well. Priceless!