The Toyota 3RZ-FE engine is incredibly durable, powering vehicles to over 300,000 miles with proper care and maintenance ...
This 300,000-mile Toyota 3RZ-FE tells two stories at once. This first is how this 2.7-litre inline-four earned its anvil reputation, and the second is how neglect can still kill a tough motor. In a ...
Ian Wright joined CarBuzz as an automotive journalist and photographer in 2018. His career started with specialist publications, covering everything from Harley-Davidson to Ferrari. Before writing for ...
It's no secret that Toyota engines are renowned for reliability, with several Toyota models likely to run more than 250,000 miles. That reputation extends to the Toyota 3RZ-FE engine. This 2.7-liter ...
A teardown of a 300,000-mile Toyota 3RZ-FE shows its toughness, but also how neglect can bring down even Toyota’s most durable four-cylinder. The 3RZ’s design blended rugged traditional components – ...
Clampy's old 22RE four-cylinder engine was a great powerplant for a mini-truck. Though not a powerhouse, it was torquey and reliable, but when mixed with a blown head and a hundred-some thousand miles ...
In our last article, we looked at the development of the NORAD Toyota 3RZ cylinder head. As expected from Rado and Norwood, the head is a radical piece of equipment designed for maximum horsepower. In ...