Toyota email (September 11th) about a seized V35A engine

The creator reads a Toyota corporate email (dated September 11th) saying the seized V35A engine was removed from a truck with a documented service history, towed to a Toyota dealer on July 14th, 2026, and arrived 'without oil and without a filter' with an aftermarket filter 'resting on the vehicle's skid plate'. The dealer installed a 'Toyota genuine oil filter', attempted to start the engine, determined it was seized, provided a repair estimate the customer declined, and the vehicle went to a third-party shop. Toyota asked for the video/description be updated to reflect those circumstances.

The creator replied requesting concrete evidence (redacted repair order, VIN freeze-frame data, photos) and explains why he is skeptical: in 20 plus years of tear downs, sudden loss of oil pressure typically damages multiple main bearings and top-end parts; here the rod bearings show wear but did not 'spin', the 'spun number three main bearing' has chunks of bearing material that reached the timing area, and the top end shows no catastrophic oil-starvation signatures. He found metal debris packed in the timing idler and uneven wear on the thrust bearing that he says is atypical for pure oil starvation.

He mapped the V35A oil circuit: sump pickup -> oil pump -> oil cooler -> oil filter -> timing cover chamber -> feeds main bearing galleries, cylinder heads, and the timing idler. He emphasizes the timing idler is effectively a termination supplied by pressurized oil with no direct return, so the only way debris could travel from a spun main to the idler is via the sump -> pump -> filter path. He argues removing the oil filter while running would cause an instantaneous pressure drop to zero, stop oil flow, and therefore prevent debris transport, so the observed debris distribution is inconsistent with the filter-has-come-off scenario. Additional findings: visible machining burrs and glittery metal in casting plug galleries, a clogged timing idler, a reassembled short block (without the damaged shell) that turns freely, and a dial-indicator check that did not show an obvious crankshaft bend.

Conclusion: absent Toyota's requested supporting records, the creator concludes the engine most likely failed while full of oil with its filter installed and remains open to updating the story if Toyota provides the redacted repair order, VIN/freeze-frame data, or photos that prove otherwise.