Engine Mount Collapsed into rail

[damicon Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close damicon]

There is plenty of this occurrence, have a look in the 120 V6 engine threads. There is a definite design fault and Toyota know about it. Not an easy fix.

Have a read here also:

http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...e-mount-report

Thanks mate!…. Much appreciated. The dealership I dealt with today also mentioned they have never heard of it? Just seems so common..

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The dealership I dealt with today also mentioned they have never heard of it?

They also denied any issues with injector seat failures with the D4D diesel too.

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Gday mate, thanks for your reply. Yes I know what you mean about the Bullbar comment. I have had this before with toyota, pointing the finger at something non-genuine and try to wipe there hands clean. Anyway, I hope I am not wasting my time with them this time. Many thanks...

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Sorry mate, I have another question you may be able to help with. The link you pointed me to, there is mention of toyota supplying parts for the fix, though also DMZ in america http://dmzfab.com/product/tacoma-mot...nt-gusset-kit/
The site mentioned models 2005 - 2006 early. You wouldn't know or anyone you may know if this is suitable for 2004 prado. Or if I ring DMZ exactly which model to mention to them? hope it makes sense… many thanks ,Nick

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Not Happy

Hi all. I have had my Prado 120 since brand new (2003) it has only done 155,000 km and last month i had the same issue with the engine mount. According to Toyota they will not warrant the broken mount that has come of the chassis but till offer a kit and repair it for you at a price, i think $2000 or so, cant remember to be exact.. Anyway im just lucky i know how to weld, so stage one was to weld the bracket back onto the chassis.. stage2 is to go to a mates garage and pull out the engine and weld a supporting back plate and flanges.

I cannot believe that Toyota Australia are the only ones who will not recall the Prado 120's back to fix this KNOWN ISSUE. I know that USA have recalled all theirs back and fixed the engine mount.

Anyway im glad to say that my welding has held up, as i gave it a test last week down the Poweline Trails & Monkey Gum at Yalwal NSW

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I had the same problem with my 2003 V6. Toyota dealer on the Gold Coast said they had never heard of it before and took photos to send to Toyota but they wouldn't cover repairs. Don't remember the cost now but in the thousands. My engine ended up resting on the power steering I was told. It had a very rough life and 350,000 kays, mostly on dirt roads. Also cracked front guards and a big split down the firewall. Traded it on a 150 in 2013.

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Hey guys, have now just noticed the dreaded cracking of the LHS engine mount bracket. Appears to still be in tact around the top and as such is still holding in position at the moment. Being in a remote area of Queensland, I'm going to remove the front diff and make some enquiries with a welding mob who may be able to help me.
Fingers crossed it's not too hard a job. Will post updates as it progresses

[bricat Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bricat]

So with all these problems is there a preventive maintenance kit. Or steps which can be taken to prevent this happening. Is it possible to weld a gusset or two? Would be step worth taking if possible

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Well, add me to the list..

2006 120 V6. 284,000 kms. Mine went in last week for a Trans service and flush, the guys said they would look at why it was making a light clunk going into Reverse and drive.. They loaded up the trans on the brake and seems that broke the camels back, and the engine dropped to the side and mount pushed into the chassis. It was cracked about 75% of the way around, with only the top holding.

I had a reputable 4x4 shop look at it today, and they wanted to either drop the diff or remove the engine. And would quote me up as such. Expected fix maybe $5-7k. Toyota said it would be similar pricing.

Tonight I had a mate who specialises in building pretty exotic off road and race vehicles for big names like Robby Gordon etc have a look.

Didn't take anything off the car, simply tied the tow points down to a handy Bobcat we had laying around in the yard for some weight to stop the front end lifting and put a porta power hydraulic jack under the engine mount, a few good pumps and the mount pulled back out the chassis perfectly.

A few quick tacks with the Mig before releasing it off the bobcat and porta power.

A good clean up with the die grinder and 30 mins with the MIG welder.. Added a brace plate to the bottom of the mount and chassis to avoid it cracking again.
We got a lot of heat into the welds and some really deep penetration, they are good and solid.. Almost look like they have been done by a robot they are so neat. Splash of brake cleaner and some gloss black paint and you wouldn't even pick it has been done.

All fixed in around 90 minutes which included a half dozen beers. Cost me a carton of corona. Pretty happy with that result!

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I wonder if it's a weak point with the FJ's as well, not a great thing to happen to any car that's for sure. And agreed Piggy, a carton of Coronas sounds a lot more better than 5-7K. Wonder if anyone has had this happen out in the bush, that'd be a heck of a way to end a trip.

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Wow, great mate to have Piggy. So I guess it was the crack making the clunk sound?

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That is a good result.

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Wow, great mate to have Piggy. So I guess it was the crack making the clunk sound?

He is a good mate, Just got back from running the Baja 1000 with Robby Gordon's team.. We both race together on a couple of teams, so a long history at ficing this type of crap together on various vehicles. .. We were laughing as we would normally do that type of work out laying in a muddy paddock in the middle of the night, so having a workshop was a pure luxury. The clunk was the exhaust tapping on the cross member when putting into gear.