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So, I've searched and searched for info on initial start up and have seen nothing. I don't have working techstream so there will be no way to...
I probably should be starting my own thread will all of this, but I finally got the timing chain cover on after replacing the valve stem seals....
So, does the fact that I never took out the cams but just locked them down with paper towel scraps mean I don't have to worry about this maneuver?
Let's hope so, it's the "maybe" part that has me apprehensive though. Also, the piston height seems to be identical across the board at TDC on...
Pressures are good, I suppose it could be shocks and struts but there is zero bounce front or rear. Can hardly make it move at all. Stiff as...
If this car was as nice a ride as my gen 2 I would possibly think about it... This gen 3 is a rattle box with a rough ride...I don't like it...
I hadn't replaced it either of the other 2 times. My buddy picked it up knowing it needed a head gasket, he replaced it. Blew a 2nd one, checked...
I was thinking Indian Head Shellac lol My brother and I were joking about using that on the head gasket...it might take a jack hammer to get the...
Damn, already ordered from RA late last night maybe I can still cancel. They're that bad? SM-G981V ?
Gasket pics[ATTACH] SM-G981V ?
Good to know fellas. I've got the Beck/Arnley head gasket set and bolts on the way. SM-G981V ?
No, not a gen 3 prius...multiple other vehicles. I've only owned this since July and haven't had the godforsaken splash guard off to see if the...
I hadn't looked too closely under the car to see if the pan can drop with the block in the vehicle, but I've replaced both rods and mains as well...
Finally pulled the head. None of the pistons nor valves look like they've been steam cleaned although #3 the valves and head are wet. This was...
I've been known to touch a suspected coolant leak to my tongue to confirm many a time. I just spit, rinse, and spit some more. A taste of...
That's good to know...I've rented from autozone for 25+ years but I would never have thought to check on a borescope. I just pulled the...
Yeah, I wish I had something I could use. SM-G981V ?
Before having gone past a point of no return with HG replacement I decided to grab a ratchet and spin the motor to see if I could tell if there...
Intake is nearly clean. I still can't see that it's possible to have as much watery oil sludge in the bottom of the intake after having installed...
Thanks everyone for chiming in. Looks like I'll be tearing into it this morning and hoping for the best. I wish I'd have known about this a few...
