Yep, that's the one. Took a while to find it in the video, but just after 10:20 there's a good shot of it.

 

‘so there is a recall on this issue. The rubber piping gets changed to metal, the recall was in 2010. Design flaw for sure. These engines were not as durable or without design faults compared to their predecessor.

 

I had totally forgotten about that!

 

It wasn't a recall, it was a revised part. The dealer had no idea about it in 2012, and when I walked them through it, their quote to address it was about a grand--there was no open recall or service campaign. If there had been, it should have been covered regardless of warranty status. I was still covered under the extended warranty at the time, but it wasn't a "fix", just a "revision", so it wasn't covered. I bought the part for $120 and went elsewhere to have it installed.

 

Correct, not a recall it was a TSB

 

technically a “limited service campaign”

 

is this it?

 

No, that appears to be at the top of the engine, around the head. And since the engine is mounted transversely, it would be on the side (passenger side as memory recalls) with the belts.

Mine was low on the engine and right behind the bumper, about a foot below the head covering the 1/3/5 cylinders. I think the part referenced in this campaign is this one. The part I replaced was this one.

Here's a video replacing the bad hose:

 

What model Toyota/Lexus did you have? This is interesting

 

2007 rx350

 

Do you remember? Japan or Canada build?

 

Pretty sure it was Canada. I think all the engines were still built in Japan at that time though, so I'm not sure if that makes a difference in this specific case.

 

Recently I’ve read about a lot of problems and failures with the 2.7 EB.

I wasn’t saying EB is junk, just that I personally would not buy one with over 100k, nor any FI engined vehicle with over 100k. That poster beats the shyyt out of his V8 Tundra towing, etc. with 15k oil changes, I just don’t think an EB could handle that kind of abuse at 230k without major issues. Turbos are going to go bad at some point, etc. They need fresh fresh oil and more tender care than a huge V8 that just loafs around on displacement.

I guess it doesn’t really matter, though. What percentage of high end pickups end up living a life like that? They’re jettisoned at 100k or sooner in lotttts of cases.

Still, I like the durability. I know my 5.7 can handle the same shyyyt that poster throws at his. .

 

likely from Japan.
what are you referring to?

 

Let me tell you about those stupid hoses.....killed so many engines and the idiotic oil cooler setup as well. I've personally had 3 customers blow up engines from those damn things.

Water cooled alts are not a good example, they are hellaciously expensive when they leak or fail and they fail just as often as normal alternators since people don't change coolant on time. $350 alt vs $1650 really says it all

This is coming from someone who owns a water cooled alt or two....I know it will fail at some point but maybe I'll get lucky since so far I've only ever replaced these in BMW cars. Maybe Audi does it better