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Insig | Posted: May 30 2012, 07:00 PM |
IDW Full Member Group: Members Posts: 46 Member No.: 35,308 Joined: Apr 7th 2010 Location: Drivers Seat | Hi guys although I am relativity new to this section of the forums I have been a big time lurker. I have read what I can but I can't seem to figure somethings out. Problems: Head gasket failure Whatever else is lurking in the corner My pickup is a 1993 Toyota Pickup and it has a 3VZE motor. Unfortunately the engine blew its head gasket about two years ago and has yet to be started since. Now my question to you guys is should I and how do I do a overhaul. Most important what exactly is an overhaul. I am totally new to these terms and to the "inside" of the car. Now for my final question, is there any advice you guys can give about "kits" and how much this might cost me? P.S.: I know the 3VZE is a head gasket eating machine. |
Nomake Wan | Posted: May 30 2012, 07:31 PM |
ShiMACHaze Group: Advanced Members Posts: 19,542 Member No.: 5,394 Joined: Feb 5th 2005 Location: Drydock | Assuming just head-gasket-failure-related overhaul, this would entail draining all coolant and oil from the engine, removing the head from the block, having it sent to a machine shop to be cleaned up (optional but recommended), reinstalling the head with a new gasket and putting new oil (and oil filter) and coolant in. I don't know your motor so I can't be any more specific than that. It sounds like you don't really know what you're doing so I'd start looking around for automotive service shops and/or Toyota dealers and ask them how much a head gasket repair is. Shop around. I have absolutely no clue what you're on about with 'kits' so I'm not touching that with a ten-foot pole. |
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Rudy | Posted: May 30 2012, 08:33 PM |
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Insig | Posted: May 30 2012, 09:25 PM | ||
IDW Full Member Group: Members Posts: 46 Member No.: 35,308 Joined: Apr 7th 2010 Location: Drivers Seat | I see, however I have never taken an engine out and I have never replaced an engine. Is it quite easy? Even if I figured out how to replace the engine I kind of want to stick with the 3VZ-E just because I can work out of the hood and fix the car. I have researched this topic and have come up with a link that has been very helpful.
Another question has come up, how do I know which parts need to be replaced. I am not after a guide per say I am just after a relative vocabulary definition of what a true overhaul needs. I want this trucks engine in brand new condition, ready to be driven for many years to come. Sorry to take up your time guys, I really do appreciate the help. | ||
Spaz | Posted: May 30 2012, 09:44 PM |
Just a guy towing a car across the country to chase a dream. Group: FORUM MODERATOR Posts: 9,272 Member No.: 30,193 Joined: Jul 25th 2008 Location: Plymouth, MN | Best thing you can do is drain the fluids and tear the heads off, if worst comes to worst you can throw them back on to pull the motor if you find it's no good and there's rust pitting and other irreversible damage to cylinder walls. Might as well get a full seal set for the motor, at least a head gasket set, and replace everything you can while you're in there. Sitting is a recipe for leaks and it won't hurt to cover as many bases as possible. |
sideways | Posted: May 31 2012, 12:53 AM | ||||
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Never apologize for questions like this. Its a huge part of why this sub forum exists. Sadly to say, from the context of your previous posts- I would completely advise against doing this (headgasket swap, let alone something more extensive) on your own. Its "simple enough" when you know what youre doing, but even with a good guide theres a lot of little things that can be easily missed accidentally thatll end up doing more damage that result in you spending more than it would have been to have had it taken somewhere. Would any of this be "easy" to do? Not unless you already know what youre doing in all honesty. Id a) recommend taking it somewhere trusted for a headgasket swap, or B.) if you insist on doing it yourself so to speak, i strongly recommend the assistance of someone who knows at least a bit of what theyre doing. If I may ask, do you have access to a good set of tools? Now if you want to do more and are considering an engine rebuild, here are some things youll want to overhaul this engine to relatively new condition if you choose to do so in the end (again though, see my previous advice): New Seals (Intake, exhaust, valve stem, engine crank, oil pan casket, valve cover, oil pump if applicable, water pump, head gasket, etc, often many more but this should give you an idea) Head-gasket. As Nomake poitned out, youll want to have the head checked at a shop. If the headgasket went due to over-heating, or it over heated after the headgasket went, its possible that the head has warped. This will require it to be machined perfectly flat again before being installed. It is ALSO possible to have warped the block, but typically speaking this is "usually" unlikely, but be observant of the possibility none the less. Likewise with the head, of the block is warped it needs to be stripped down and sent to a shop to be machined flat. New Water pump New Oil pump At a minimum you can replace the piston rings. If youre lucky and the hone is good (big if for a lot of engines, but you never know) you can simply re-ring them (though hitting it quickly to break any glaze within the hone would still be advised none the less). If youre not this lucky youll need to have it re-honed at a minimum. You *Can* do this one yourself with a honing tool (easily rented from a lot of autopart stores), but being your first time id suggest having it done by a machine shop. You however may want to (if not forced to) replace the pistons as well while youre there. As with the rings you "may get lucky" and have a straight swap. If not, youll need to go with over-sized pistons. To do this once again the block needs to go to the shop so the block can be bored out to a larger piston size. Youll need a tool to check the bores top to bottom to make sure theyre true from top/bottom. Engine bearings. Connecting rod and crank shaft bearings. Youll need a proper gauge to check the journal size and keep an eye out for wear. Any abnormal wearing or scoring on the bearing journals means youll need to have to use oversized bearings. Again this is a job for a machine shop. This is just the surface of things. If you can do it yourself, and depending on how cheaply you can get parts, and you get lucky with labor, expect to pay <1000 bucks. If youre unlucky and need lots of expensive parts and labor, expect to pay 1-2000+ bucks. You can likely find a engine rebuilt already for your car in this price range- So keep an eye out for that. My honest suggestion if you decide to go "down this route"? Consider finding either a good-condition core to swap in, or a refreshed core (wont be fully rebuilt, but will have new seals often). I should bite my tongue but all things considered I wouldnt be surprised to see either of these go for well under 1000 bucks for your car. Feel free to ask questions, and as always I welcome you to contact me via PM or Aim if youd prefer to talk about it. Im always glad to help when and where I can | ||||
s12drifter | Posted: May 31 2012, 03:13 AM |
The Lulz Boat Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,363 Member No.: 23,696 Joined: Mar 21st 2007 Location: Update Profile | i rebuilt a VE5Z before. hope is didnt get to your cams. when i pulled my motor i had a HG failure, opened it up and the cams were rusted, tryed to clean them with emory cloth and it wasnt enough, had to scrap the heads anyway as they were wrapped. i forget if it's a alumnim block but if it is you need to pull the motor regardless if it's cast iron, most likely not. send the heads to a machine shop to get decked, remember to get a thicker then stock head gasket because once you deck it you're going to be raising compression, you want to keep the same compression. replace valve seals and have the machine shop check valve guides. honestly for the money you're going to spend, better off just going to the junkyard and buying a motor from a wrecked toyota. I'm sure your truck was not the only other car with that same motor sure it came in other cars so research. This post has been edited by s12drifter on May 31 2012, 03:13 AM |
Insig | Posted: May 31 2012, 02:40 PM |
IDW Full Member Group: Members Posts: 46 Member No.: 35,308 Joined: Apr 7th 2010 Location: Drivers Seat | I really do appreciate the advice guys. To answer your question I have access to many tools and access to an auto teacher. I plan to rip out the meat of the car, i.e. Radiator, pumps hoses, and then tow the car to my teachers shop and take apart and rebuild the engine under his eyes. I have done some research and I was wondering if this set was a good rebuild set. http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=380441646225 This post has been edited by Insig on May 31 2012, 02:42 PM |
s12drifter | Posted: May 31 2012, 03:29 PM |
The Lulz Boat Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,363 Member No.: 23,696 Joined: Mar 21st 2007 Location: Update Profile | I'd use everything there except headgaskets, i would never trust chinese or fail-pro headgaskets. if you're gonna be using new pistons and rods remember to have them balanced with the crank pully crank gear rods pistons bearings, and flywheel and clutch or flexplate with torque converter. Edit by Kyonpalm: merged unnecessary double-post. This post has been edited by kyonpalm on May 31 2012, 04:37 PM (USER WAS VERBALLY WARNED FOR THIS POST) - Details: Verbal warning has been issued to this post by kyonpalm on May 31 2012, 04:46 PM. - Reasons: Unnecessary double-post. As a rule of thumb, please try to keep your posts at least a few hours apart, instead of within 1-2. |
Insig | Posted: May 31 2012, 05:38 PM |
IDW Full Member Group: Members Posts: 46 Member No.: 35,308 Joined: Apr 7th 2010 Location: Drivers Seat | If I may ask, how in the world did you figure out the head gasket was Chinese? |
s12drifter | Posted: May 31 2012, 06:22 PM | ||
The Lulz Boat Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,363 Member No.: 23,696 Joined: Mar 21st 2007 Location: Update Profile |
it's not brand name as in "victor reinz" or something like that. "master engine rebuild kit" LOL no markings or names pretty sure it's chinese unless stated by on product of packaging. lol after a while you can easily spot a chinese turbo vs real turbo and lots stuff you can spot that are chinese. This post has been edited by s12drifter on May 31 2012, 06:27 PM | ||
Insig | Posted: May 31 2012, 07:14 PM |
IDW Full Member Group: Members Posts: 46 Member No.: 35,308 Joined: Apr 7th 2010 Location: Drivers Seat | Wow! Well that was really amazing, I applaud you! I wanted to ask if any of the other parts are suspicious as well? |
MattW | Posted: May 31 2012, 10:49 PM | ||
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FelPro makes awesome gaskets, we use them in the racecar all the time. | ||
s12drifter | Posted: Jun 1 2012, 03:22 AM | ||
The Lulz Boat Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,363 Member No.: 23,696 Joined: Mar 21st 2007 Location: Update Profile |
yea they may be chinese but it's fine, it's not like your going to be building a 400hp motor sooo it's fine for a factory application. @ mattW: i guess i really dont know the Z31's end up blowing them with as little as 200hp 13 bolts per side i really dont know WHY. this is why i tend to stray people away from fel-pro | ||
Rudy | Posted: Jun 1 2012, 06:00 AM |
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Spaz | Posted: Jun 1 2012, 06:53 AM | ||
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FelPro makes the factory head gaskets, both regular and MLS, for Mitsubishi. | ||
s12drifter | Posted: Jun 1 2012, 03:39 PM | ||
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I'd use anything fel-pro EXCEPT headgaskets. | ||
MattW | Posted: Jun 1 2012, 07:55 PM | ||
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well yeah, you're generally supposed to install things properly. thats kinda common sense. | ||
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s12drifter | Posted: Jun 1 2012, 09:09 PM | ||
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some things you CAN get away with. example, never a head machined for any of my VG30 blocks and they run fine that way. even now my heads are unmachined and their holding up pretty well considering the abuse i put my car through. I'm using victor reinz headgaskets. sorry fel-pro just SUCK! seriously how many people build a engine by the book? or do something automotive related by the book. how many times have i seen a ASE cert shop use impact guns to "torque" wheels... no one does things exactly BY the book and it would be ludicrous to even think everyone goes by that kind of logic This post has been edited by s12drifter on Jun 1 2012, 09:15 PM | ||
Nomake Wan | Posted: Jun 1 2012, 10:26 PM |
ShiMACHaze Group: Advanced Members Posts: 19,542 Member No.: 5,394 Joined: Feb 5th 2005 Location: Drydock | That you think an ASE shop torquing wheels with an impact wrench is an excuse to not follow protocol is exactly why anyone taking serious advice from you is making a huge mistake. All one has to do is look back at your track record for car and engine building from WME. It's fairly obvious that your presence is a joke, and frankly this joke has gone on long enough. The OP has been warned. I was originally going to just sit back and laugh at his expense while this nonsense went on but that last comment is about as far as I'll let this one go. |
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sideways | Posted: Jun 2 2012, 01:05 AM | ||
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Id hold off in buying any kind of rebuild kit until you know exactly what you need. | ||
s12drifter | Posted: Jun 2 2012, 04:08 AM | ||
The Lulz Boat Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,363 Member No.: 23,696 Joined: Mar 21st 2007 Location: Update Profile |
I'm not saying to do it that way, hell no. but i have SEEN actual ASE shops use a impact gun because it'll cut down 15mins instead of a torque wrench. (the time is an exaggeration) please tell me where in my post did i say "do not follow protocol because this and this is a good excuse not to" all I am saying is if you think people seriously follow the rules all the time your insane, thats like saying everyone that drives and has a drivers license follows the rules and never commits a traffic infraction. no one FOLLOWS the book EXACTLY even if you follow it through until the middle or end well... you still didnt follow it EXACTLY to the end. This post has been edited by s12drifter on Jun 2 2012, 04:12 AM | ||
Spaz | Posted: Jun 2 2012, 06:39 AM |
Just a guy towing a car across the country to chase a dream. Group: FORUM MODERATOR Posts: 9,272 Member No.: 30,193 Joined: Jul 25th 2008 Location: Plymouth, MN | They make these things called torque sticks, they allow you to use an impact to torque lugs. If you can't tell me whether or not these shops used one with their impacts on wheels, your opinion on the matter is automatically nullified. Also, keep talking shit about FelPro, they still made the factory MLS HG that's on my car right now. 24:1 dynamic compression? Boy, they sure do make shitty gaskets! |
Mazda ina Ford guy | Posted: Jun 2 2012, 06:29 PM |
333 Half Evil Group: Advanced Members Posts: 507 Member No.: 37,098 Joined: Mar 9th 2011 Location: The Twin Cities | I have used many a Fel-pro gasket without problems, even a head gasket (I'm pretty sure). I have to caution Insig as well, an engine rebuild is some advanced sh*t, even with a good machine shop to help you. I didn't even consider attempting a crank up rebuild until I had done : alternators, water pumps, radiators, brakes, master cylinders, power steering pumps, starters, (etc.etc.et.al.ad.nausium) headgasket(s) (on a OHC engine, not a pushrod (If you don't know why this is important stop right now)). Even then I used 3 shop manuals, kept an experienced expert on speed dial and budgeted 3 months to do it, in my freinds well equipped garage (parts washer, every tool, socket, and obscure specialty tool you can think of, short of a chassis lift). Swaping an engine is a more manageable for an "weekend warrior" mechanic. This is still a big project, not for a novice. Torquesticks are spoty, I have used one (95 Ft-lb) and dbl. checked with a torque wrench only to find a 10-15 Ft-lb variance in 16 lugs, not horrible, but not great, considering EVEN torque #'s are more important than the actual # (to a point, Lols), if you run alloys, use a torque wrench. [ Post made via Mobile Device ] This post has been edited by Mazda ina Ford guy on Jun 2 2012, 07:22 PM |
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