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stumog

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So was in my mates garage yesterday and he had a 16 plate rav4 in with a reported water leak. We were all in disbelief when we found BMW badges all over the components. So looks like toyota have used the bad rep n series engine. So if you own one worth reading up on these engines and doing some pm work to suit.
 
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Oh yeah, apparently the 2.0 diesel (2WW) engine is derived from the BMW N47.
 
Its one and the same. Total nightmare of a engine
 
The early N47 had the timing chain stretch issue, which was resolved by 2014 I believe. I have a 2016 Rav4 as my daily with the 2WW... its second one. I reported here back in 2021 about the engine replacement. It was an oil consumption issue, covered by Toyota. Unrelated to previous known N47 problems.

I suppose my point is, that there are a lot of diesel Rav4s on the road, especially here in Ireland. They aren't blowing up weekly. Now I don't trust it the way I trust my 1KD cruiser, I don't trust my wheelbarrow as much as that... but it's a good workhorse.
 
I remember, back in the 90's, a neighbour's Celica having a "Yamaha" engine. He asked if I'd got a tool to fit the oil filter and the Yamaha tool I had for my FZR1000 at the time fitted perfectly. On closer inspection we found "Yamaha" cast into the head below the manifold. At least it was a Jap engine I suppose. Major component and even chassis platform sharing amongst manufacturers has become much more widespread since than, primarily as a cost limiting exercise I imagine.
 
I guess BMW are annoying the easiest to license?
The ineos uses a BMW engine right?

And don't get me started on the new supra.
 
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I didn't realise the Rav4 had such problems until I bought one.
2AD engine had lots of head gasket problems with Toyota replacing them under warranty.
They changed to the BMW engine as they had so many issues with the 2AD.
 
Do Toyota actually make any of their engines now....
The 1H DT and 1 HD FT ..... were they Toyota then sold as Yanmar or the other way round ?
Loads of Yanmar engines in smaller plant and kit so they definitely make their own engines .
 
Do Toyota actually make any of their engines now....
The 1H DT and 1 HD FT ..... were they Toyota then sold as Yanmar or the other way round ?
Loads of Yanmar engines in smaller plant and kit so they definitely make their own engines

As said in another thread, one of the biggest issues Toyota had was meeting EU emissions targets.. they only tried being honest though... hence the 70 series can't be sold here new. Same problem with the smaller engines when Euro 6, and then 7 came in. The 2.8 is the only one they produced new for the European market after that.
 
Toyota have more sense than trying in vain to make Diesel engines reliable and durable whilst meeting the increasingly ludicrous EU (which we never really left in any meaningful way) controls, Hino pulled back from Europe too despite being popular across the rest of the world which appreciates reliable tough simple trucks.

Other parts of the world are growing economically because, well basically they have cheap energy without which you can't have a manufacturing base as Germany is currently discovering, Toyota/Hino can sell as many industrial Diesel vehicles (incl 4x4s with proper engines) as they can make elsewhere do they really need the hassle of trying to please a western europe intent on self destruction.

Toyota it must be noted still haven't followed the other makers down the cul-de-sac of chucking out ICE based vehicles to please some weirdo here today gone tomorrow politicians, they've been criticised for this by the usual suspects but IMHO are likely to come out the other end of this vehicle power experiment as winners.
Their hybrid systems are the dog danglers, proved time after time to be reliable and durable.

It will be interesting to see if we still have the same national self destruct policies in place by the time Trump's 4 year turnaround of the US is complete.
 
Toyota have more sense than trying in vain to make Diesel engines reliable and durable whilst meeting the increasingly ludicrous EU (which we never really left in any meaningful way) controls, Hino pulled back from Europe too despite being popular across the rest of the world which appreciates reliable tough simple trucks.

Other parts of the world are growing economically because, well basically they have cheap energy without which you can't have a manufacturing base as Germany is currently discovering, Toyota/Hino can sell as many industrial Diesel vehicles (incl 4x4s with proper engines) as they can make elsewhere do they really need the hassle of trying to please a western europe intent on self destruction.

Toyota it must be noted still haven't followed the other makers down the cul-de-sac of chucking out ICE based vehicles to please some weirdo here today gone tomorrow politicians, they've been criticised for this by the usual suspects but IMHO are likely to come out the other end of this vehicle power experiment as winners.
Their hybrid systems are the dog danglers, proved time after time to be reliable and durable.

It will be interesting to see if we still have the same national self destruct policies in place by the time Trump's 4 year turnaround of the US is complete.
Unfortunately we in the UK will have gone further down the ludicrous route.... the current UK Gov are seemingly intent on turning us back to the stone age and have no idea how to generate a turnaround ..... their answer is just to tax anyone who earns a living or saves for their future .
 
Unfortunately we in the UK will have gone further down the ludicrous route.... the current UK Gov are seemingly intent on turning us back to the stone age and have no idea how to generate a turnaround ..... their answer is just to tax anyone who earns a living or saves for their future .
What else do you expect from the 6th form Marxist debating society?...
 
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