Apologies from a newbie to this group. I realise my query may not be relevant to this group, or that it might have already been covered here. Either way, apologies. However, my query is this: The head gasket recently failed on my Yaris diesel. The engine is one of the first (June 2002), and had done just under 60,000 miles. Is this a known fault on these engines? The dealer implied there had been a bulletin about it, but was not more forthcoming. Toyota paid for the new head (needed as the gasket had been allowing gas to blow past the reinforced inserts to the alloy of the head, causing it to be eroded. But I still got a hefty bill for labour. The car was three days out of warranty, and I would have expected them to do the job for free if it was a one-off fault. The fact that they didn't makes me wonder if it is a known fault, and that they anticipate many more failures as other cars of that age build up mileage. I don't suppose there's much I can do about it, but would be interested to know the facts.
Robin