Toyota V35A-FTS failures - not manufacturing contamination?

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TLDR: start at 44:11. The Toyota recall says the main bearings fail because of manufacturing contamination.

Conclusion at 49:57 - not manufacturing contamination.

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In reply to Martin Q. Blank • 9:43a, 1/29/26

AG

yea, I've seen a couple of videos like this one. I've also seen a couple of videos refuting this. all that to say, i wouldn't buy one of these for long time.

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9:48a, 1/29/26

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What's interesting is that they are saying this for multiple years of manufacturing.

Does not pass the smell test at all.
Has to be a design flaw.

Bring back the 5.7

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In reply to aggiepaintrain • 10:28a, 1/29/26

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aggiepaintrain said:
What's interesting is that they are saying this for multiple years of manufacturing.

Does not pass the smell test at all.
Has to be a design flaw.

Bring back the 5.7

plus, some people have reported failures with the replacement engines. some of that my be bad install related. but, some are the same failure.

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10:33a, 1/29/26

Reminder about oil viscosity from manuals overseas. This is for the V35A-FTS in a Land Cruiser in Europe. 0W-20 is recommended for fuel economy. The only reason it's stamped on our oil caps and in our manuals is to meet CAFE standards. I'd use 10W-30 here in Texas.

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