Saving this FREE Toyota Pickup! 3VZE Head Gasket Replacement
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Replacing the headgasket in a 1995 Toyota Pickup with the 3VZE engine out of my 1988 4Runner. This truck had been sitting since 2017 when I got it, and was determined to get it running and driving again. Due to the back headbolts being improperly torqued, the headgasket on the donor motor began weeping oil out of the back of the head once it got up to temp.
Would love to seeing your pictures of the vacuum lines just to reference on my 3vze
I think I took some before the engine removal 👍
The exaust system design is the reason they blow number 6 cylinder where both connect builds too much heat
Yeah, the exhaust crossover pipe hugs the #6 cylinder too tight. Which is why we went to a header setup to eliminate the crossover being so close to the head.
This same video but with all the torque specs would be dope, haha. They're a pain to find.
I think the truck actually came with a repair manual that had the torque specs. If I had them I could add them but I gave the truck away to a buddy so no longer have the manual.
Quality content!
Thank you, hopefully this headgasket sticks around for the long haul
How's it running? No issues even though you didn't get it resurfaced?
It runs about as well as a 200k+ mile 3vze that sat for a decade can be expected to run 😂 it’s not winning races but it’s still kickin.
Dude
Do you have headers on that?
What brand?
There are headers on it but I did not purchase them, so I couldn’t tell you the brand. I am pretty sure they are generic eBay headers. Fitment wasn’t the best but that’s expected at that price point.
I would like to get away from the crossover pipe that runs behind the motor
Me too, d.h.
@@donhuff6658 these headers did eliminate the crossover pipe behind the engine, and instead there is a y-pipe below the truck.
I have this same motor in my 88 Toyota...what does it cost on average for this head gasket replacement to be done?
Unfortunately I don't have access to labor times for this job, but I could imagine a shop charging 3-5 hours for this job, depending on how many of them they have done before. Assuming 100$/hr labor, and probably 200$ of parts, you're probably looking at 500-700$ low estimate?
@@MurphyAM thanks for your reply..that seems completely reasonable. Not even sure if I need it done but I'll look into having it checked now.and maybe get it done for piece if mind!
I was just quoted $2800 for this job lol. I'm about to attempt this myself.
I got 7 quotes in the Sacramento area including 4 dealerships and the CHEAPEST was $2500, that was both sides with new bolts and both heads refinished.
That’s not bad, but I’d probably put that money towards a 5vze swap. More power, more reliable, more modern, and damn near a bolt in swap apparently.
Did you take out the cams? If not how
I did not. Just used a 3/8’s drive short socket with a wobble extension.
@@MurphyAM That's amazing thank God you found a way this is going to save me big time the book I have says to take the cans out and countless other videos on UA-cam ... I'm getting the LC engineering MLS head gasket and stud kit hoping to bulletproof it
@@sebastianharrison6118 I can’t guarantee that you will be able to get the bolts out of the head if the cam is still in. I reused the head bolts here (that’s a whole different debate) so I left them in the head after loosening. You may be able to get the bolts out by rotating the cam some once the head is off, just make sure you set it back to the correct position before reinstalling.
@@MurphyAM yeah those torque to yield bolts can be a pain glad to see you reuse yours there's a channel called the torque test channel and they do a test on those bolts and found that there's not a big difference but there is a difference after they've been used I say just add another 10 foot pounds .... Thank you so much for your help
@@sebastianharrison6118 Yeah there is some debate as to whether or not they are torque to yield or torque to angle bolts. Allegedly there was a headbolt and gasket change in 1990, as the 1988 and 1989 were not covered under the recall. This donor motor is out of an 88 4runner.
Two questions.
Did you only change the head gasket on the passenger side? I thought it was good practice to change both since it's the driver's side that usually fails.
Also, how long did this process take you from start to finish?
I only did the passenger side because this engine was previously rebuilt per the last owner. But the passenger side was weeping oil once it got up to temp because the back two head bolts were not properly torqued. So while I only replaced the one headgasket, I did recheck the head bolts on the drivers side and they were all tight. As for time to do it, it was a few hour job, nothing major and I could probably knock another one out in under 2 hours if I had to.