Thoughts on a great engine

"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo) 07/10/2016 at 15:02 • Filed to: None

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The R motor truly built Toyota into a worldwide automotive behemoth. Of the early cars, it was body and frame rust, not engine wear, that killed them. But so many are still on the road. Has there been a more successful and dominant motor ever?

http://www.toyoland.com/engines/20R.ht…

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > ImmoralMinority 07/10/2016 at 15:10

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That also raises the question. What’s the next legendary reliable engine.

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > ImmoralMinority 07/10/2016 at 15:15

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Mercedes diesel

12v cummins

Chevy 350

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 07/10/2016 at 15:17

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Well the 5.7 iForce is one of the 10 engines that has made it to a million miles without a rebuild. I don’t think the R has done that.

MultiplaOrgasms > Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes 07/10/2016 at 15:28

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“Mercedes Diesel” is a bit broad innit. I presume you refer to the OM615/616/617 family.

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > MultiplaOrgasms 07/10/2016 at 15:30

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I should’ve specified N/A inline 6

MultiplaOrgasms > Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes 07/10/2016 at 15:40

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Which one. 603 or 606.

DutchieDC2R > ImmoralMinority 07/10/2016 at 15:51

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Im pretty sure there are a shitload of Honda engines with comparable reliability.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 07/10/2016 at 15:59

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That’s a very good point. If you look at articles about the cars that have hit 1 million, most have had a rebuild of either the engine, trans, or both.

LongbowMkII > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 07/10/2016 at 16:09

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Wish the SS’s odometer didn't die now. I'd be curious to how close it is.

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > MultiplaOrgasms 07/10/2016 at 16:09

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603, I forgot the 606 existed actually.

MultiplaOrgasms > Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes 07/10/2016 at 16:10

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606 is GOAT.

HammerheadFistpunch > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 07/10/2016 at 16:17

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Now bare in mind that reverse went out on that tundra...but it didn’t require a rebuild afaik

Your boy, BJR > ImmoralMinority 07/10/2016 at 16:17

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LS!!!!!!!!

torque > ImmoralMinority 07/10/2016 at 16:29

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2nd the Chevy 350 (LS already mentioned), GM’s been making that for roughly 60 years (of course with some improvements along the way)

GM 3800 V6

AMC 4.0 I6 (another legendary reliable engine)

Ford 302

Ford Flathead (32 Fords still popular hotrods today +80 years later)

Red block Volvo, good enough for the P544, P1800, 240, 244, 740, 940 etc...

VW aircooled 4 cyclindar (powered everything VW and modified some things Porsche early on) from the beginning(bug, bus, fastback, squareback, Karmann Ghia, 356, 912, etc...) from late 40's through the 70's (and beyond that in some markets), plus adapted for small aircraft, generators, etc... Hell, in parts of Mexico, Latin, S. America and Africa, you can still see old air cooled VWs as DDs

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > HammerheadFistpunch 07/10/2016 at 16:33

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Yeah, but transmissions are often a weak link.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > HammerheadFistpunch 07/10/2016 at 16:41

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Reverse went out. Didn’t know that. Still very impressive.

HammerheadFistpunch > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 07/10/2016 at 16:42

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even still...impressive that it didn’t need a rebuild.

HammerheadFistpunch > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 07/10/2016 at 16:43

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yeah it was fixed as far as I know without requiring a tear into the trans. I think it was a solenoid failure or something.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > ImmoralMinority 07/10/2016 at 18:19

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Sneaky Pete > ImmoralMinority 07/10/2016 at 20:29

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The F22a1 is nearly indestructible.

The 22R in my 88 4x4 was a miserable, gutless, head gasket blowing POS.

LongbowMkII > ImmoralMinority 07/10/2016 at 20:50

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I don’t think the R is even the best Toyota motor.

/biased