2006 Tercel, 114,987 miles; is it worth replacing the intake manifold?

Kaye · 03 Feb 2011, 12:39 am

My 2006 Toyota Tercel with 114, 987 miles need a new intake manifold and a censor 1 which will cost $1400-$1500. All of these miles are highway miles and I have not missed any maintance or oil changes(always on time). Is this common for these cars? Is it worth the repair? What causes the intake manifold to fail?

I am sorry I made a mistake. I have a 2006 Toyota Avalon and thank all of you for your answers. I appreciate your advice and kindness. I will get another opinion from a Toyota technician as suggested. Again thank you all.

bmy · 03 Feb 2011, 12:54 am

I don't know if this is common with Tercels. It probably failed because it cracked, what did your mechanic say? In my opinion, it's worth replacing it and putting another hundred thousand miles on the car.

calnickel · 03 Feb 2011, 01:09 am

Yes. This car should last until 200,000 at least with regular maintenance.

Charged. · 03 Feb 2011, 01:25 am

Toyota tercel was discontinued in 2000. There is no such thing! They replaced it with the Toyota Echo, and that has been discontinued since 2006!

Current is Yaris.

don r · 03 Feb 2011, 01:40 am

I haven't heard of Toyota intake manifolds going bad except from one dishonest mechanic who pulled loose a vacuum hose to make the car run bad and wrote up a huge repair estimate to sell a new carburetor and intake manifold. Go to a different mechanic- perhaps a real Toyota service specialist.

Are you sure you have a Tercel and that's the year?

Some intake manifolds, especially the plastic Ford manifolds can be broken from torquing them improperly- also heat and age will damage that type, but Toyota does not use plastic intake manifolds. If an intake manifold is loosened up, that can cause it to leak and possibly warp. That is either a demonstration of incompetence or evil.

2006 Tercel, 114,987 miles; is it worth replacing the intake manifold?

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