Originally Posted by Huie83
Originally Posted by slacktide_bitog
Maybe he can get a 4-cylinder Sienna in that price range. They only made it for a couple years, but the 4-cylinder will be MUCH easier to work on than a transverse V6
Even though the transverse V6 is inherently a bad design, Toyota's are even worse
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I'm not sure what you mean, I did a search before posting and there are many 11-13's with 68-100K miles in his price.
As far as the transverse V6, plenty of room in the Sienna from my experience doing the timing belt etc on my 06. If you need to get to the rear bank of cylinders just remove the wiper cowl, 10 bolts and it comes right out, it's wide open then.
Just a note on the Toyota 3.5 in the SIenna's, they are known for eating water pumps as well as blowing a oil hose that runs down the back of the engine I believe. They have a revised part for the oil line that is all metal. The water pump, well, it is what it is, the reason I went with a older 3.3. On the flip side, you get the newer 6 speed trans in the 3.5 vs a 5 speed in the 3.3.
IIRC the 6AT is a "sealed" trans while the 5AT has a dipstick. Dunno if that holds any sway or not.
Caravan is a "sealed" 6AT but Dorman makes a dipstick for it, so not all is lost. [The dipstick isn't actually required, there are other ways around it, but it may be easiest to get that.]