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Spent some time today on the head, all valves were cleaned, lapped, all valve seals replaced and valves/springs etc installed. The keepers were a...
Right tools make all the difference plus the know how of course, 30 minutes and the head was washed, machined and had the old valve seals removed...
The dowel pin in the back is open on the top letting shmutz get in there and corrode it, luckily I didnt run into that problem with the last motor...
This is the mark/number you are looking for when checking. So in this case this motor needs Rod bearing number 13041-0T010-02 Crankshaft...
Never mind, got it. [ATTACH]
So I am in the process of buying camshaft and rod bearings. Toyota is listing 3 different options for the rod bearings and 4 different for the...
Disassembly is complete. This motor had oil changes with Mobil 1 all its life every 10k with Lucas additive. A bit more varnish than I’d like but...
it won’t be the first time or the last a repair or service manual has been wrong or didn’t account for long term problems/solutions, hence is why...
It’s coming along, you can see the notorious timing chain tensioner leak. The metal gasket there is a joke, wouldnt a felt one work better? I have...
Let’s try this again, reluctantly. Old motor has been moved to a different room to avoid any parts mix up. New motor with hopefully perfect...
Thank you, I spoke to a machinist yesterday and he advised on the glass method as well, first to check the flatness and second to clean it up a...
Here are some comparison pictures Piston on the left is from a 2013, from what I have read 2010~2014 were these part 13101-37120 Piston on the...
No idea, it came out of my sisters car and I am not sure how often they got the oil change, the inside of the engine is clean though leading me to...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] All gunked up with carbon, not only the oil control ring but also the compression rings had varnish behind...
[ATTACH] Within range, the only time I was able to pass the feeler gauge through was measuring cross on the block side, 0.05 wont pass but...
Bore gauge came in and these are the numbers I got Cylinder # , Measurement at 10mm from top , Measurement at 50 mm from top 1, 80.46, 80.45 2,...
Well I have honed all the cylinders and the rust marking are only on the surface. It’s a common theme with steel sleeved engines if water gets...
I have thought about that as well, the car would just burn some oil in worse case scenario, something I am already use to lol. May be I should go...
Well, slight change of plans. Prices on parts etc are through the roof right now and after getting a second opinion on the block its not worth it...
Trust me it fascinates me just as much :). Wife has been pushing me to let the old girl go and I told her I am just getting started lol. Once this...
