R.I.P 3.0...you were good to me.
06-01-2005, 12:16 PM
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R.I.P 3.0...you were good to me.
After 163K fun filled miles and its second head gasket, its time for a new engine.
With death comes new life. Many call this a better engine and its time for a change. The plan is to swap in a 5VZFE 3.4 as soon as I get my hands on a donor. A thread documentiing the process will soon follow. Comments, words of encouragment, and advice is greatly appriciated.
R.I.P. 3.0, you were good to me.
With death comes new life. Many call this a better engine and its time for a change. The plan is to swap in a 5VZFE 3.4 as soon as I get my hands on a donor. A thread documentiing the process will soon follow. Comments, words of encouragment, and advice is greatly appriciated.
R.I.P. 3.0, you were good to me.
06-01-2005, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by bh4runner
06-01-2005, 01:59 PM
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06-01-2005, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Bumpin' Yota
how did the 3.0 die? Hydrolocking which caused window'ing of the block, breaking rods, hole in the pistons, or what?
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06-01-2005, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 92' 4Runner SR5
Well, it hasn't died quite yet. My guess is that eventually it will hydrolock. It sucks in coolant and blows white smoke out of the exhaust. The oil is milky.
because its frickin' cool.
And after doing this I will do it to mine, again bc its cool.
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06-01-2005, 07:56 PM
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I say wedge a stroked and bored out big block in there - something like enginemasters did - a 454 made into a 496 churning out 700hp - on 91 octane! 
Of course then you'd need a BEEFY tranny of some kind...I dont think a 4L85-e would cut it...LOL
Of course then you'd need a BEEFY tranny of some kind...I dont think a 4L85-e would cut it...LOL
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06-01-2005, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Bumpin' Yota
I say wedge a stroked and bored out big block in there - something like enginemasters did - a 454 made into a 496 churning out 700hp - on 91 octane! Of course then you'd need a BEEFY tranny of some kind...I dont think a 4L85-e would cut it...LOL
Of course then you'd need a BEEFY tranny of some kind...I dont think a 4L85-e would cut it...LOL
06-18-2005, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 92' 4Runner SR5
After 163K fun filled miles and its second head gasket, its time for a new engine.
With death comes new life. Many call this a better engine and its time for a change. The plan is to swap in a 5VZFE 3.4 as soon as I get my hands on a donor. A thread documentiing the process will soon follow. Comments, words of encouragment, and advice is greatly appriciated.
R.I.P. 3.0, you were good to me.
With death comes new life. Many call this a better engine and its time for a change. The plan is to swap in a 5VZFE 3.4 as soon as I get my hands on a donor. A thread documentiing the process will soon follow. Comments, words of encouragment, and advice is greatly appriciated.
R.I.P. 3.0, you were good to me.
The idea would be to STOP driving it & find you another motor NOW, that way you may be able to salvage the one you currently have, rebuild it in your leisure & recoup a little money from selling it.
Other than that, damn nice photos of your out playing some water sports & trailing!! That looks COOL!
06-19-2005, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 92' 4Runner SR5
After 163K fun filled miles and its second head gasket, its time for a new engine.
With death comes new life. Many call this a better engine and its time for a change. The plan is to swap in a 5VZFE 3.4 as soon as I get my hands on a donor. A thread documentiing the process will soon follow. Comments, words of encouragment, and advice is greatly appriciated.
R.I.P. 3.0, you were good to me.
With death comes new life. Many call this a better engine and its time for a change. The plan is to swap in a 5VZFE 3.4 as soon as I get my hands on a donor. A thread documentiing the process will soon follow. Comments, words of encouragment, and advice is greatly appriciated.
R.I.P. 3.0, you were good to me.
Good Luck!
06-19-2005, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by nunsa
Well, dosn't that just suck! Your 3.0 wasn't even broken in yet! Yes indeed, water doesn't comress in a cylinder, however, I don't believe she's hydolocked, Another HG comes to mind! The swap will set you back around $5000 or more!
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
The swap starts this weekend there will be pics
06-19-2005, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by 4rnr
5k.... not even close. We just picked up a 97 4runner for $2500, with front and side damage. We drove it about 200 mi, it runs and operates flawlessly, in fact I will be buying one of these for my DD. So we will yank out the motor trans, and sell/part the rest of the truck, hopefully it comes close to paying for its self. Its more work to change the HG on a 3.0 and you will end up with a 3.0 in the end. So we will in the spare time change the hg in the 3.0 and sell that. I figure we will spend 3500 and then we get to sell a 3.0, trans, 2 tcases and an entire 97 runner minus engine and trans.
The swap starts this weekend there will be pics
The swap starts this weekend there will be pics
Good Luck!
06-19-2005, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by nunsa
Wow! As I was! Most posts that seen cost $5k to do the swap for everything. Don't forget about the ecu from the donor!
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
06-21-2005, 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by justpassinbye
i think my moter is suxking in coolent as well, i am getting massive white smoke from the exhaust and overheating.. sometimes it doesnt start. any ideas?
