Blown Head gasket rebuild....@297k

I don't think its everything one has to keep replacing completely as you've suggested. There are occasions that repairs are needed, and not just always replacing!!!
I did a similar Prius overhaul in lagos, rebuilding the 1NZ engine, and even using a Yaris/echo pistons. The car is still racking the go! Maybe, the fastest route would have being to buy a new engine?

 

You're very right on the mechanic, or some not wanting to rebuild an engine, because of the aforementioned reasons.

 

That flywheel was the first day I saw one on a 2008 Prius I overhauled some months ago. It looked like a pressure plate on a manual transmission's car.

 

I really also don't understand y people should lower the engine via lifting the front up.

When did the 2008 Prius, we only had to remove the crank pulley, water pump, and remove all the mounting bolts on yhr transmission system. That gave us more space to shift the engine from the transmission, and towards the right fender side(this was because we had removed the crank pulley already).

The 1.5L engine isn't that heavy, so we had to use our physical strength to lift just the engine out, and all that(notice, at the time of engine removal, we had no access to hoisting chain).

 

How much does that weigh??

 

Very possible! I have done that same trick too. Works well.

 

In my case, we removed the engine completely without removing the head first. Same thing with replacing it back.

PS: we removed the hood, and the cowl to have access to the exhaust manifold at the rear.

 

You count from the passenger side.
So, number one, would be the one by the passenger side(crank pulley area)

 

..and to add to all you've said, the timing chain cover, that houses the oil pump, should not be dipped in any solvent(petrol, etc), to wash em up. That would cause a whole lot of noises when starting up the car, because of the lack of lubrication oil. If you must wash the oil pump, you must ensure fresh oil was used manually to rotate the impeller on the oil pump, in order to reduce that knocking kind of sound you'd hear when the engine is READIED.

 

Can you reference the page?

 

You could come over to Nigeria. Lagos

Heheheheh. You could come over to Lagos, Nigeria.

 

You must be a wizard sir! Doing the drone thing? How you manage your time? You design those yourself, or just buy em, and tear them apart?

 

I like that quote: "I will not quite, I'd not fail". Same mental set with me. I'd rather do things differently from the stated norm, than accept what people say, it isn't possible, and hasn't being done.

What kind of " drones " do you make for flying, and any spec?

 

That's the exact thing I was looking for.
Thanks!

 

@Mendel Leisk i know you're good at pulling out the rigght diagram now something else came on my mind. Do a comparison of egr cooler and pcv valve location with a totally diferent hibreed loke rav4 or that other lexus i think ls300. These cars have a diferent bigger size engine. rav4 hybreed is higher and was introduced after 2011. @danlatu or anyone else?

 

Actually, the 2018 Camry Hybrid would be interesting with the larger Gen 4 engine.

 

Hey, Dan, Thanks a lot for all the pictures and write up. It helps alot with visualizing what I need to do and such.