Various Topics on Toyota

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Philip, I am not "holding on" to the Vega engine. I was only indicating my
concern about an aluminum cylinder bore holding up. The fix for the Vega was
an after market cast iron sleeve job. Do you know how long Toyota has been
using this technology engine? Who else is using this technology? I worked
for IBM for 40 years on large systems. Specifications were always important
to our customers, and to me as well. Between the specs and the MTBF (mean
time between failure), you could make good judgments about reliability. I am
a technical person as I think you are. I'm just more picky on getting facts.
Understanding the engine and driveline design will help me make the best
decisions on operation and maintenance. As I said before, I really like the
Sienna, and I want to give it the best of care. Take care, Charlie Ranheim.