2005 Limited 4runner(Seized Motor?)

Good Afternoon Everyone!

New to this so work with me... I have a 2005 Limited 4runner with 234k miles... Its sat for the last 3 years with no work done to it whatsoever... im sure the motor is seized because before ive let it sat it was having some problems with coolant getting into the engine...

IS it worth it to replace the engine or just let go as is marked "Needing new engine" if i did this how much would I be able to get out of it as is?

Thank you in advanced,
as said before Im new to this so please let me know if this is in the wrong area for this kind of post.

 

There is not much to say here but "It depends". Can you do the engine swap yourself? Do you have a good source of donor engines? What is condition of the rest of the truck?

From what I heard, getting decent used engine is a crapshot these days, too many IDGF scrap yards that would knowingly sell you a bad block.

My gut feeling is that you are over your head and should sell it as-is. If you decide to keep it, my suggestion - start by accurately diagnosing the issue. Head gaskets are much easier job than engine swap.

Also, don't try to start engine that sat for years with old engine oil and old fuel that is in the truck. Pull spark plugs out, squirt some ATF into each cylinder, let it sit for a day and then manually turn crank with a large bar while plugs are out. If you can rotate it while transmission in neutral, then it is not seized. Then use scope to look inside each cylinder to look for scoring, check compression, etc.