93 4Runner engine knowledge
03-20-2017, 09:59 AM
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93 4Runner engine knowledge
Morning gentlemen, I'm looking for some knowledge on a 1993 4Runner that I have. I recently blew the head gasket for the second time on my runner. It has the dreaded 3.0 3VZE motor which I'm told. I love the 4Runner and don't want to part with it. My question is, can I upgrade to a different engine for the 2nd gen runners? Can I use a 3.4 5VZE engine instead of the 3.0 3VZE? If so, is it a fairly simple job? I've looked around youtube for videos, but not much info about this on there. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you...
03-20-2017, 10:07 AM
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Look here:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f159/
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f159/
03-21-2017, 11:12 AM
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Red, just an FYI if you do re-do your head gasket again. I recently rebuilt my 3vze because of a blown headgasket. The deck of the block was eroded enough that the machine shop said if I replaced the head gasket it would eventually fail again in the same spot. The solution is to have the block surfaced but that makes it a much bigger job.
Lots of info on here about the 3.4 swap.
Lots of info on here about the 3.4 swap.
