Engine Rebuilding Story - Fin - with lots pics this time - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

spanke311 · 07-20-2009, 01:07 AM

For anyone who read my last post where I was tripping out about my cooling system and some other stuff during my initial start-up after the rebuild; well, I was basically just trippin'. The engine ran great except for the ticking I was hearing coming from the cylinder head. After I checked valve clearances, I pulled the cylinder head for the second time. I shipped the $400 remanufactured head back for a refund, then had my old one resealed, cleaned, and resurfaced. The machinist told me my valve job was tits and no need to spend the extra cash to redo it. So $160 out the machine shop, $200 bucks in replacement gaskets and head bolts, and a dozen hours later I had my old head back on. Purrs like my kitten now. Since I found a small scratch on the top of three of the new pistons, I'm blaming the problem on cylinder head thickness. So, after 2 months of diligent efforts and about $2200, I successfully completed my first engine rebuild. Just passed smog too! Now I'm gonna reward myself with new wheels and a short shifter. Thanks for everyones help through-out the process! Now for some long overdue pictures:

spanke311 · 07-20-2009, 01:16 AM

Here's the link to the whole picture album: http://s571.photobucket.com/albums/s...albumview=grid
Otherwise:

That's some sparkley oil!

Can you tell which bearings are bad?

Take a closer look!

First head removal.

spanke311 · 07-20-2009, 01:24 AM

Ever get that empty feeling?

damaged crank; look at the shiney spots

Cleaned up tranny

One of my more humorous contraptions..

spanke311 · 07-20-2009, 01:34 AM

Late night short block rebuilding (I actually closed up the crank at midnight in the back of my pickup with a flashlight!)

spanke311 · 07-20-2009, 01:43 AM

Well, what do you guys think?

DjiNN · 07-20-2009, 11:34 AM

Great job! Congrats on rebuilding your engine and finding out the problem. If I could figure whats wrong with my car since my CEL is on.

huangxin · 07-20-2009, 11:38 AM

congrats

makes me want to rebuild the 1zz sitting in my backyard lol

fishexpo101 · 07-20-2009, 11:58 AM

Looking good! Like you have a brand new car - just have to break it in well and you should be all set. Probably a good idea to do a couple of quick oil changes (less than 1000 miles) to make sure you get all that assembly debris out of there.