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Old 12-29-2011, 10:01 PM   #1 (permalink)
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A few more 3vz-fe head gasket questions

Hey everyone- I just had a couple more questions about the head gasket job on my 93 camry.
I understand Fel-Pro is the go to gasket set- Is there any advantage to getting Toyota gaskets/bolts through my dealer? I REALLY don't want to ever do this again. Also, I was looking at picking up Beck/Arnley bolts- Would those be good enough for the job?

As far as the actual work itself, I've removed the front valve cover and the air intake, but I'm having a horrible time trying to get the back valve cover off, mostly due to the wiring harness. I've removed the wiring along the timing belt cover, but I'm still having issues getting a socket down there, and I'm worried about getting a torque wrench down there for the head bolts. Any tips as far as that goes? I'm having a hard time working with whatever the lines between the engine and the firewall are.

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Old 12-30-2011, 12:19 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I now have 298,000km, about (180,000mls), over 19 yrs on the original equipment Toyota head gasket and bolts.(On my 93' 3vz) I would go with OE, Toyota supplied stuff at just about any premium on a job like this. Unless you have fantastic credentials on any aftermarket supplier, recently, I don't think I've met one yet that can match or even come close to the quality and reliability of OE. The rest of them are all getting to be a pure Crap Shoot.
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