Tranny/motor?(never seen anything like this)

Asked by Layton Feb 07, 2018 at 03:58 AM about the 2007 Toyota Tundra SR5 5.7L Double Cab 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

121,300 miles on it, the truck is  barely broke in..in
my opinion) I don’t bog it in mud, I do take it on
rocky trails with light to medium mud... don’t matte
the pedal in a mud hole, I clean the salt of it from
ice/snow, wash it everytime and clean the
undercarriage and engine bay... I’m 21 YO  I
practically baby it ..I replaced my water pump,
thermostat, and radiator because some store sold
me a faulty part and forgot to clamp the hose on
and lost coolant(also they forgot to add coolant to
the radiator before I left (radiator is fine, no leaks) . I
took it to a store a few days ago because the
temperature gauge was fluctuating to cold, hot,
cold, hot..however I drove it 16 miles then plus 5 to
the shop and it did the same thing fluctuating and
blew a head gasket(I had the same thing happen to
me before with a different car but I drove it 60+
miles and it was a 1990(i think the older motors can
stand heat better than these new ones)....... back to
the Tundra, I had them drain the radiator and do
some kind of tests(bubble, bleed the radiator
whatever you want to call it) after they did that the
hoses on the engine were cold even when running
for 20 minutes(did that test 5 times..same results).
Also, my 2wd switch is activated and it’s in
2wd(power to both back wheels) however it’s
flashing 4WD HI BUT THE SWITCH IS IN 2WD AND
BOTH BACK TIRES ARE SPINNING(might be a
fuse, transfer case). I had this truck for close to
three months.. help, my options are pay 2K to bore
it out and fix it(15 percent chance it’ll work, parts
are $300-500...labor is 22 hrs) or pay 5K for a new
motor..I’m thinking it is something else, please
help.. advice, anything is welcome

It is blowing white smoke

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What does boring it out have to do with a blown head gasket? Fill it up with coolant, if it is losing coolant either it is leaking out or it is going out the tailpipe and the likely problem is a head gasket. Top side of the engine needs to be disassembled and gaskets replaced on both sides. Yes, it is expensive, but there is no need to bore out the engine unless there is cylinder wall damage. If it needs head gaskets and needs to be bored out then I would recommend a new, rebuilt or used engine.

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