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04-12-10, 12:51 PM

Merritt8

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What engine do I have?

I have a 1993 es300 I need to replace and want to make sure I get the right one in case there is more than one option. I have searched the forum and found nothing referring to where to look. thx

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04-12-10, 07:24 PM

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3vz-fe 3.0l v6

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04-12-10, 07:52 PM

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ahh beat me too it, lol ^^^^^ wat he said

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04-12-10, 08:02 PM

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what about me? I own a 2000 Lexus ES300, I had my engine replace so its not the OEM.

MY ENGINE

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04-12-10, 08:09 PM

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^ Um, yes it is OEM. It;s not like you have a V8 engine.......1MZ-FE with VVTi

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04-13-10, 06:29 PM

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quick reference guide...
1989-1991 ES250 - 2vz-fe 2.5L DOHC 24V V6
1992-1993 ES300 - 3vz-fe 3.0L DOHC 24V V6
1994-1998 ES300 - 1mz-fe 3.0L DOHC 24V V6 (gen 1 non VVTi)
1999-2001 ES300 - 1mz-fe 3.0L DOHC 24V V6 (gen 2 VVTi w/ dual throttle bodies)
2002-2003 ES300 - 1mz-fe 3.0L DOHC 24V V6 (gen 3 VVTi w/ plastic manifold)
2004-2006 ES330 - 3mz-fe 3.3L DOHC 24V V6 (VVTi)
2007 - present ES350 - 2gr-fe 3.5L DOHC 24V V6 (dual VVTi)

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04-13-10, 07:35 PM

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^ Awsome post Corey!

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04-13-10, 08:07 PM

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what about me? I own a 2000 Lexus ES300, I had my engine replace so its not the OEM.

MY ENGINE

...I can see the engine code stamp in the pic.

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04-14-10, 06:13 PM

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^ If you don't mind me asking, what happened to the original motor

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04-27-10, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by 03 ES

Mine is a 1993 and has 4vz stamped on it (3000) on the injector cover . I just picked up a 3vz (2500) from a guy and the engine is from Japan. The differences I can see is Emissions is different so the intake needs to be changed. The injectors are smaller so the entire Intake needs to be changes as well. Anyone else experienced this? Thx

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