Lifters

[deejayphilo]

Did anyone ever done headgasket and messed up the locations of the liters...
Whats d possibility firing up the car....

[Mister_Perkins]

Measure the lifter Gap by what the Manual says. If you have too little or too much clearance, remove the shims and switch them around until you have the proper gap. Not a big deal, just a huge pain in the ass.

[deejayphilo]

Is that d gap between d cam?

[Mister_Perkins]

yes, on top of the lifters they have small pieces of metal (Shims). You use a feeler gauge and measure how much gap is between the Camshaft and the Shim (top of lifter) with the motor set in certain positions. You put different thickness shims in where needed depending on the gap.

[deejayphilo]

If it wasn't gap right it wouldnt start or it will but it would be misfiring...coz d car is not starting after I did the head

[Mister_Perkins]

You make sure your car is on the compression stroke? If you dont have the proper gap it will run, but it will probably tap very loudly or run like crap. It should still run.

Put the motor at Top dead center and confirm pistons 1 and 4 are fully to the top of the cylinder, Confirm the crank pulley is aligned at 0. Confirm your getting a spark and fuel as well.

Even if you get it in there incorrectly and the head is still leaking coolant it will fire up if you have it timed correctly.

Edit:

What motor are you running? 4 or 6 cylinder?

Be very careful having not enough clearance between the Lifter and the camshaft too. If the shim clearance isnt enough, it will stress the camshaft

[deejayphilo]

It's 4 cylinder....so every shim and gap against the cams is different? Yah I got perfect time I think its
THe fuel delivery coz I have spark on it...I got d coil, rotor and cap replace too except the igniter
But am pretty sure it has current coz I hold it and get it crank to feel it myself..its crazy but
That will surely guaranty....

[deejayphilo]

Would it be easier to go get lifter of another 2.2 just numbered the whole set of intake and exhaust and drop same order in
In my head would that work its easier than measuring d gap of each shims

[N/A Camry Sleeper]

Those lifter shims are very precise so if you have them mixed up the car may start up and even run, but not to its full potential. I believe they come in .05mm (.002") increments; so if they are off you are looking at measuring the gap anyway - I would do it correctly and just measure the gap with a good set of feeler gauges

[fenixus]

at cold engine Toyota 5s-fe calls for following specs on lifter gaps (valve clearances):
intake 0.19-0.29mm (0.007-0.011 in)
exhaust 0.28-0.38mm (0.011-0.015 in)

get a metric feeler gauge set. SAE one is bull shit (0.011''=0.29mm and 0.011''=0.28mm)

too tight and you risking the lifters or camshaft lobes getting damaged
too loose and your engine start loosing some power.

as far as I know you want to put them all at upper ranges when doing adjustment, because over time they tend to get tighter on their own.

[khanhstar]

Hey matey just on that note. When you replaced your hg did you replace your cams in order teeth by teeth? if not you probably bent the valves already thats whys its turning over but i bet its turning over slow isnt it? bl new engine