i just did it with marks on some of the sensors other than that i just rembeberd but i do wish i took photos of vaccum lines whtich took forever to get semi right

 

I took a lot of pics of the vaccum lines and of the engine.

 

with all my notes and pics mine started on the first try.. expect for the return fuel line i didnt mark and just thuaght was a extra vacum line until it started spray gas everywhere on the first start up.. oops lukly i didnt burn my garage down.. that night..

 

Considering what I'm doing - I've done a lot for $3,000. I've got a LOT of new parts. Magnaflow high flow cat, borla turbo muffler, performance intake, replacing a lot of electrical wiring, etc. And most of my parts are OEM Toyota or better. (thank you toyotapartszone.com and rockauto.com lol)

You'll have to go through the dealer to get the shims (at least my experience). If you take your measurements, you might be able to swap around the shims that you have in your motor right now to make clearances match. I did that on a friends 3VZ-E and it worked fine.

 

that is a good idea? now let me ask you something. when you did it, did you measure all the valves first then play around with the shims?.....I just started it taking it apart againg.

 

Yes - I had both valve covers off, measured all of the clearances, took the shims out to see which shims I had to work with and shuffled them around accordingly. It's not too hard to do - just time consuming. You have the shim chart, right?

 

nooo...i have been working a lot of hours these couple weeks that just barely yesterday had a time to work on it...

 

Take your time - the valve adjustment is one thing you definatly DO NOT want to rush. If the clearances are wrong you could end up with a bent valve, or burned valve, or just lots of lifter noise.

 

...tell me about it.....my 4runner is making this very loud tricking noise while driving....

 

hey have you got your engine yet....post some pics of your engine when you get it....I want to see it

 

ok a little update.....I checked my timing belt and it was off my one tooth, so I spend all day checking all the valve clearances and here they are.
passanger side driver side

In .016 exh .014
exh .008 In .010

In .012 exh .014
exh .014 In .016

In .016 exh .010
exh .007 In .010

I was wondering if there is a place to buy a shim kit online instead of buy one by one.

 

I don't recall there being a kit, just ordered individually from the dealer, or online.

 

There are 25 sizes of shims, and at $8 each from Toyota, it's better just to order the ones you need.

 

Wish I hadn't throw a bunch of those shims in the garbage pile a few months ago. I had 3 motors laying around and pulled parts off of them including shims to rebuild mine about 2 years ago. Thought I would not need them again. Oh well

 

I think I may have this issue. How much time is it to "re-torque" the head bolts. I will have to pay someone to do this so Im hoping its not a huge job to check.

I was also told however, that if you get the full HG repair kit it comes with new bolts and the re-torquing is not required. Anyone know about that?

 

yes....after a few hundred miles you have to retorque the head bolts to make sure are good.