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At 300k miles, a teardown finds most parts intact, but overheating doomed the engine with a blown head gasket.

In its place is a Toyota 3RZ-FE four-cylinder engine, the same you'd find in a fifth-generation Hilux or a first-generation Tacoma pickup.

Toyota likely moved the 4Runner SUV away from the Hilux platform because it wanted to reposition it as a higher-end model with a focus on comfort.