Full rebuild or just top end?
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Full rebuild or just top end?
I your guys/galls opinion about my motor. It blew the HG the other week and I planned on doing a full rebuild but its alot of work and I just helped my friend with a 3vz rebuild and I dont want to go through it again.
I drained the oil and there was tons of coolant in the oil. Since I got coolant in the oil, should I do a full rebuild since im already at it? Or would you think id be alright just doing the top end?
Theres 212k on the motor. Do you all think my "short cut" would end up costing me more time and more money in the long run?
I drained the oil and there was tons of coolant in the oil. Since I got coolant in the oil, should I do a full rebuild since im already at it? Or would you think id be alright just doing the top end?
Theres 212k on the motor. Do you all think my "short cut" would end up costing me more time and more money in the long run?
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I your guys/galls opinion about my motor. It blew the HG the other week and I planned on doing a full rebuild but its alot of work and I just helped my friend with a 3vz rebuild and I dont want to go through it again.
I drained the oil and there was tons of coolant in the oil. Since I got coolant in the oil, should I do a full rebuild since im already at it? Or would you think id be alright just doing the top end?
Theres 212k on the motor. Do you all think my "short cut" would end up costing me more time and more money in the long run?
I drained the oil and there was tons of coolant in the oil. Since I got coolant in the oil, should I do a full rebuild since im already at it? Or would you think id be alright just doing the top end?
Theres 212k on the motor. Do you all think my "short cut" would end up costing me more time and more money in the long run?
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I have tons of time but not tons of money haha. I just want to get this thing back up and runnin lol.
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With 212k on the v6 motor and heavy amounts of water in the oil pan, I'd lean towards a bottom-end rebuild.
You honestly don't know the condition of the mains and a planned rebuild is easier/cheaper than an unplanned rebuild.
You honestly don't know the condition of the mains and a planned rebuild is easier/cheaper than an unplanned rebuild.
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My friend rebuilt his 3vz for about $1000 so I think its going to end up costing me around that too.
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just saw this the other day on c/l, its a couple hours south from you but its a whole truck,
http://roseburg.craigslist.org/cto/1514531595.html
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just saw this the other day on c/l, its a couple hours south from you but its a whole truck,
http://roseburg.craigslist.org/cto/1514531595.html
http://roseburg.craigslist.org/cto/1514531595.html
Thanks for thinkin about this thread tho.
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Look for a 3.4! Kidding...sorta. I did the top end only on mine about a week after I got it in '07, but it also wasn't because of a blown head gasket. I did a tune up and the previous owner(s) hadn't done anything but oil changes for awhile, and #5 spark plug broke off flush with the head. I used the FelPro set from Napa, and never had a problem any more than any other gasket would have, considering I blew the head gasket 20,000 miles later due to overheating, and not at the #6 cylinder like everyone else. Do you know how long you drove it with the gasket blown? If it wasn't too long, you may have not done any damage to the crank bearings. Were it me, I'd get the top end removed, look at the cylinder walls, then remove the oil pan, which can be done without removing the front 3rd if you lift the motor up just a bit. When you got the pan off, pull a rod cap and check out the bearings. Decide from there.
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I drove it about 12 miles before the temp gauged moved out of the normal range. It started to get hot about 2 miles from home so i stopped and waited 30 min before i drove it the 1-2 more miles.
When I drained the oil there was still the normal amount of oil, it just had alot of coolant in it, toyota red that is.
Thanks for the tip, im going to pull the top end in a few days and see whats up.
When I drained the oil there was still the normal amount of oil, it just had alot of coolant in it, toyota red that is.
Thanks for the tip, im going to pull the top end in a few days and see whats up.
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