Rav 4 t180

[Jaymondo2019]

Hi guys I have xt5 2.2 136bhp and was curious what the t180 is like? As fancied a bit more oompth 

[FROSTYBALLS]

Moved to the Rav4 club.

[Dippy]

It has more oomph but be aware of the possible engine problem. 

[namead]

Don't do it - too much chance of needing a new engine at relatively low mileage. The Toyota warranty was 8 years and 110,000 miles as I recall.

If you can get one that has had its engine replaced, then that is a possible. 

Quite simply - been there, done that. I p/ex'd my T180 with in excess of 165,000 miles as "other bits" were starting to fail, each was going to be "around £1,000" so walked away, having replaced the fuel pressure sensor with a probable fuel pump failure impending, injectors needing replacement...

As for extra oomph - I'd say only really if you get the plug-in chip to sort out the torque. After my engine change, the only thing that did get the engine to "calm down" from poor fuel economy and lumpy performance was the chip