# 2001 Toyota 4 Runner engine siezed **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** engines, toyota, 4runner\ **Created:** [June 3, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-4-runner-engine-siezed/49814 "2010-06-03T23:23:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![greaneym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@greaneym](https://community.cartalk.com/u/greaneym)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-4-runner-engine-siezed/49814/1 "2010-06-03T23:23:26Z")
The engine siezed on the aforementioned car after losing all of its oil. The repair cost quoted is $4500. Is this a fair price? Is it worth repairing? ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-4-runner-engine-siezed/49814/2 "2010-06-03T23:38:46Z")
The price may be a bit high, but not too far off. The link attached will give you a longblock cost, but you’ll need to add S&H as well as all the installation. The job is not small. [http://www.rebuiltcrateengines.com/auto/toyota.html](http://www.rebuiltcrateengines.com/auto/toyota.html) Whether it’s worth doing is entirely dependent upon how much you like the vehicle and its condition. I’d suggest a boneyard motor, but with my Toyota pickups nothing was ever available in the boneyards. Everyone just kept driving their trucks. All the typical boneyard parts were still on the road. ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-toyota-4-runner-engine-siezed/49814/3 "2010-06-03T23:41:22Z")
What is the condition of the rest of the truck ? This is the factor that determines if 4500 gets you a nicely useable 4runner . If its future repair cost potential is poor, the 4500 would be better spent towards a different used truck. That bottom line is the affordability. Don’t have 30k for a new one ? What’s a different used one cost ? 4500 for a good used 4runner may just fit the bill.