So it’s just the cooling inlet not the return hose correct?
Can confirm on the 6MT. Averaged 26.7 mpg over an entire tank for almost 400 miles. Lots of mountain driving, but also just hypermiling on city streets with little traffic and coasting even while in traffic
I live in RI and drove to central PA to find my 24 SR 6MT! Must be popular to allocate them there as I couldn't find one in New England. That was no problem for me as I had a very enjoyable and comfortable 400 mile drive home. That's the best way to do it I think because you get a memorable road trip and a lot of seat time on the way back to learn all about it. I averaged 23MPG cruising 70ish at 2,000RPM and loved every moment!
We pulled up to IHOP to get a celebratory late lunch and pal was like "man, I think something is really wrong with your car". Joked for days after about how I should've just traded the car in but at least it happened AFTER getting the truck, I'd really have been S.O.L. if it had happened before ? The SR earned its keep in my book on its very first day by running me to the parts store and Harbor Freight. Bought a convenient master tool set which had everything I needed and which I will now take with me on any long trip I ever go on ever again. Replaced the BMW alternator in the IHOP parking lot and we were back on our way in a grand total of under 2 hours ?
I'm not a lifelong mechanic as I'm only a youngin of 24, however, my mentor I started learning from at 18 had over 40 years in cars started at my age and still works on them at home even after retiring. I learned and retained a lot from him and in my opinion, your comment smashes the head of the nail. It's funny seeing all the clickbait YouTube videos (those get the most views, so it's a no brainer for people who are nothing more than 'content creators' to make them) where people unfairly dog on the T24A-FTS with zero mechanical or engineering knowledge whatsoever. They cry about "turbocharged engine unreliability" and "my NA V6 is better", thinking this equates to some old naturally aspirated gas engine with 200k on it that someone slapped a huge turbo on in their backyard and did no upgrades/ internals to support the additional boost and heat. They also completely ignore the fact Toyota has reliably designed and built turbocharged engines since the 80's. This is not the same as a backyard hack-job turbo install and turbo diesels are another good case in point. From studying the engines blueprints, it reminds me of a 4 cylinder turbo diesel in construction. Everything is beefed up where it needs to be, end of discussion. In their eyes, the content creators are implying turbo diesel engines must be unreliable too ? Minus the plastic cooling system bits - which in time I'd hopefully expect someone to make aluminum replacements for - and potential for timing chain issues - which no one is really able to predict - I would easily expect 200k or more from these engines and reliably so provided you change the oil more than every 10k as you should anyways with any engine whether it be turbo or NA.
