Possible Engine Failure in 2024 Tacoma TRD Sport

[32spoke]

Im interested in the outcome of this, on how it went from engine to injector, and what was your end result?

Ive been a mechanic for something like 25 years now, on heavy equipment, so these things pique my interest..... It sounds to me like you may have gotten an inexperienced mechanic who cried engine, and was maybe followed up by a more experienced person who instead found injector? The thing that interests me most is, gasoline injectors rarely ever fail. Especially on a new vehicle. Have you done any modifications? Intakes or otherwise?

Its very hard to find legit mechanics nowadays. The only thing i allow the dealer to do is alignments and tire changes...because i dont have the machines. Even then, 50% of the time they blunder it. They cant even balance tires correct, but its still better than the private shops.

Please, give us an update, as well as sharing photos of any write ups they gave you. It would be very interesting to see.

Folks, this gent gets it and has more wisdom than I could ever wish for. The crux of the issue is…. How to terrify a Toyota customer, with engine failure claims, then it transitions to an injector failure… if this truly occurred, then it makes for better leverage to get the dealer to perform cylinder leak down tests during oil changes… because at the dealer level, a Toyota customer was initially advised of engine failure, then the issue changed… this doesn’t instill confidence in the dealership’s diagnostic prowess… keep in mind, the dealership is an independent business that flies the Toyota flag… mistakes happen, and getting future cylinder leak down tests during oil changes, could rest the concerns of the owner of this vehicle.

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[SilverSurfer]

I recommend you sit tight and see how things work out. Document everything along the way. No surprise that an initial inspection of a barely broken in truck shows some metal debris because it’s to be expected in your first couple of oil changes as the engine breaks in. The tech who cried “engine” is probably not their experienced engine troubleshooter, but “tier 1” support, whereas Toyota demands the facts from an experienced engine tier “3 support” mechanic. The change in story doesn’t mean anything at this point. Take a breath and see what happens. If there’s metal debris in your engine at 20k, that’s worth making some demands, but now is just too early And it wont go anywhere.