The Toyota 4Runner is a Japanese compact and mid-size SUV produced since 1984 by Toyota Motor Corporation. Since 2009, the 5th generation of the model has been produced. In the domestic Japanese market, the model was sold under the name Toyota Hilux Surf. Used Hilux Surf machines have been exported to Pakistan, Australia, UK and other countries. After 2005 in the Southeast Asian market, the model was replaced by Fortuner. The 4Runner has been supplied to the North American market since 2014.
The 4.0-liter V6 Toyota 1GR-FE engine has been produced in factories in Japan and the USA since 2002 and is installed in many pickups and SUVs, but is best known for the Land Cruiser Prado. There are two generations of this power unit: with VVT-i and Dual VVT-i type phase regulators.
The 2.4-liter Toyota 22R carbureted engine was produced in Japan from 1981 to 1997 and was installed on such popular models of the company as 4Runner, Hilux and Land Cruiser J70. This motor was seriously updated in 1990 and its power increased by more than 10 hp.
The 2.4-liter injection engine Toyota 22RE was produced by the concern from 1982 to 1997 and was installed on SUVs and pickups such as 4Runner and Hilux, as well as passenger models such as Corona. This motor was seriously updated in 1985, many details of the two revisions of the unit are incompatible.
The 2.4-liter Toyota 22R-TE turbo engine was produced at a factory in Japan from 1985 to 1988 and was installed in only two models: the Hilux pickup truck in the back of the N50 and the 4Runner SUV in the back of the N60. Now this is a very rare power unit and it is …
The 2.7-liter Toyota 3RZ-FE engine was produced from 1994 to 2004 in Japan for pickups and SUVs. This is one of the most voluminous 4-cylinder power units in the line, and the engineers had to complicate its design with the presence of 2 balancer shafts in the crankcase.
The 2.7-liter Toyota 2TR-FE engine has been assembled since 2004 at factories in Japan and Indonesia for large pickups and SUVs. This motor was originally equipped with a VVT-i phase regulator at the intake, and in 2015 a newer Dual VVT-i system appeared already on two shafts.
The 4.7-liter Toyota 2UZ-FE engine was produced from 1998 to 2012 only at the American plant in Alabama and was installed on the most powerful SUVs and pickup trucks of the concern. At different times, there were two versions of this engine, with and without the VVT-i variable valve timing system.
The 3.0-liter Toyota 3VZ-E engine was produced from 1988 to 1995 at the company’s American plant and was installed only on popular pickups and SUVs such as 4Runner, HiLux and T100. There was a 24-valve modification of the power unit with its own index 3VZ-FE.
5VZ-FE – Toyota gasoline V-shaped 6-cylinder engine with a volume of 3.4 liters. The motor is designed for light buses and SUVs, its feature is a peak torque at medium revs. The motor is compact, economical and well suited for installation in SUVs and light commercial vehicles. Gasoline consumption per 100 km, in urban mode …
The 2.0-liter Toyota 3Y-EU gasoline engine was produced by the concern from 1983 to 1996 and was installed on such popular minibuses as LiteAce, Master Ace or Town Ace. This unit can also be found under the hood of the Asian version of the Hilux 4Runner 61G SUV.
The 2.2-liter Toyota 4Y-E injection engine was produced by the concern from 1985 to 1996 and was installed on HiAce or Town Ace minibuses, Hilux pickups and 4Runner SUVs. After the end of production, the motor moved to China, where it is assembled as GW 491QE or Q491ME.
The 2.5-liter Toyota 2KD-FTV engine has been produced since 2001 at the company’s Japanese plant and is used in large Hilux pickups, Fortuner and 4Runner SUVs, and Innova minivans. For basic modifications of minibuses and pickups, there is an atmospheric version of 102 hp.
The new 3-liter 1KD-FTV diesel engine has significantly improved its performance, coming close to gasoline engines of the same capacity in terms of power and significantly exceeding them in terms of torque.
In 1993, the 1KZ engine was created and put into mass production. Until now, it is considered the most successful version of the diesel engine. This Toyota engine was able to displace 2L-TE diesel engines from the market in a short time.
The 2.4-liter Toyota 2L diesel engine was assembled at the company’s factories from 1982 to 2004 and put on many popular models of its time, such as Hiace, Hilux, Crown and Mark II. During the modernization of the motor in 1988, the rocker arms were replaced with conventional pushers.
The Japanese company produced the 2.8-liter Toyota 3L diesel engine from 1988 to 2015 and installed it on HiAce minibuses, Dyna delivery trucks, and Hilux SUV pickups. Copies of this power unit are still produced for various commercial vehicles.
