Oh thanks. I guess mine was just the exception rather than the rule, because my 5M-GE engine in my old 81' Cressida had blown a head gasket and was burning oil. No doubt these are good engines. I drove it for thousands of miles with a BHG and did not even know it at the time. Also- it still ran very smoothly and powerful. I miss that old car- it was otherwise in EC and seemed to be bulletproof and built like a mini-tank.
I am still considering a Land Cruiser, but probably a 95+ model, to get the airbags. Considering other Toyotas as well, such as Tacomas, Tundras and even T100. Thanks again!
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Originally Posted by CACressida
Actually, the 2.8L I-6 5M-GE/5M-Es were very reliable and didn't burn oil. Its the 7M-GE 3.0L found in the last generation Cressidas and the Mk3 Supras that has the headgasket problems wich is where the oil burning comes from.
The 7M-GE is a terrific motor, it just has that lil headgasket problem wich can be prevented. RE-torque the head to 75 ft lbs. I did this on all my Cressidas. My oldest Cressida has 239k miles with no problems. The rest are all young in the 140-190k mile ranges and no hg signs.
So the bhg problem was only in the 3.0L 7M series engine wich was caused from a under-torqued head.
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