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Hi all. New member here. Just introduced myself in new member intro. Wanted to post pics of the upgraded oil return line(yellow stripe) that I just took off my van. I may replace w/metal line when I do serp belt or water pump in a cpl years. I had the dealership throw the metal line in the...

We got our Sienna (2008 with 82k miles) back today, after nearly two weeks in the shop. Anytime someone asks me why I believe in extended warranties, I just point to my Toyota! We love it, but by my figuring the insurance arm of Toyota Financial has paid out several times what I paid for the...

The repair DIY take about 1 or more hours! Remove the side mount support to gain access. Remove plastic cover that protect the VVTi oil line.

Hello, Does anybody know if it is possible to modify 1MZ-FE VVT-i to non-interference? After a lot of searching on internet, it seems that some people believe VVTi is non-interference at low RPM and interference at high RPM. Does anybody know what is the switching RPM? And how it is...

Wondering if anyone has experienced this, and the approximate repair cost. I have a 2008 Sienna LE AWD and I recently experienced an oil line failure to the VTT-i cam gear. Apparently this was a known problem, but unfortunately it wasn't known to me. I had the oil line repaired by my general...

Last week my husband was driving my 08 Sienna and it started making a knocking sound in the engine. We took it into the shop and found that the vvti hose had failed and drained the oil tank. The mechanic found out about the recall and we had the van towed to the local dealer. The dealer...

T-SB-0105-11: 07-11 Sienna MIL "ON" VVT-i DTCs - Oil Control Valve

Woo-hoo! I just received in the mail from Toyota that they are going to replace the rubber oil hose with a newly designed one at no charge. I have until Mar. 31, 2013 to have it done. I hope it's the metal hose. Now I won't have to worry about it. This limited service campaign applies to...

I had the VVT-i oil hose replaced by Toyota dealer yesterday, under the Toyota recall. They told me that they used a rubber hose again. :( Since i have very little trust in the local dealer.... how can i verify that the oil hose was actually replaced. Where is it located? Front of the...

What are your thoughts, looking for something subtle and has performance capabilities.