itsme

sry bout what happend man lucky you got the warrenty......now i wonder how long my engine will last......so far so good i got 50K plus on mines with daily beatings........man i feel like i been a bad parent to my box...........o yea i have I/H/E/P and i havent had any problems yet......just need to do my oil change and check da spark plugs and what not

Cyyclopse

Ouch!

Sorry to hear the bad news.

Glad to hear that you are ok and it will be covered under warranty.

While the replacement engine is out are you going to paint the block chocolate brown and tan?

eXciteBox

well i got the car back! all under warranty as promised. they attributed it to a faulty oil pump. the block had 4 bent valves, broken valve guides, and a hole or 2 in it. i have the receipt right next to me.

cyyclopse dude i sooo wish i could have haha :D

dexter_5000

well glad to here it was under warranty as a mechanical issue and not something else that they wouldn't cover.

GROUNDED

unless your intake sucks in a a TON of water off of a puddle you will be hard pressed to hydrolock it. A mist of water is basically water injection and serves to lower combustion temps. i have driven my ram which is bagged and rides about 1" off the ground and ive taken it on the highway in heavy rain going to shows and it was fine. BTW i have no inner fenders and my engine was soaked.

Andrew1782

Glad to hear Toyota took care of you! I think it's funny that so many people have turned this into a hydrolock debate. This thread had nothing to do with hydrolock. Oyyy...anyway enjoy your new innards to your box!

vintage42

It has to do with hydrolock because that is a plausible explanation for what happened, more so than an oil pump. Hydrolock is instant and catastrophic, like what happened, while lubrication failure is a slower seizure accompanied by a temperature rise. But the warranty does not cover hydrolock caused by the owner's CAI. To warranty the repair, a faulty oil pump is needed.

ElChupacabra

Dustin is cool. I just didnt want people debating that... ....its a fact!

Respect!

D, Im glad you got your car back but you have to make it back up this way to rock out. Its not the same without you. All my Nintendo jokes are lost...