milkeshake 1988 4runner
06-04-2006, 07:05 PM
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milkeshake 1988 4runner
i parked the truck after driving it not even 10 miles, when i got out i heard a gurgling noise and liquid splashing onto the ground. i pop the hood and brownish thick liquid is oozing out of the radiator overflow. heres some pics...
this is on my 1988 4runner with the 3.0. is this the headgasket?
this is on my 1988 4runner with the 3.0. is this the headgasket?
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06-04-2006, 08:39 PM
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you must not know about toyota and the headgasket problem. call toyota and have them run your number and see if it is covered under the recall. and when they tell you its not.....then expect to pay that much.
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06-04-2006, 10:17 PM
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Ya, thats gonna cost you. Depending you your level of mechanical experience, you may get more bang for your buck doing a swap.
Like Kyle Sais, the 22-RE will give you an easy engine to work on, and great reliablity.
the 3.4L V6 will give you more power, and a good, realiable engine.
New, they will cost you, but you'll be happy you did it. A rebuild that you take your time on will be less, and work pretty well too.
If you do the HG, might as well have them replace the piston rings and other junk in there while they are at it. The prices quoted seemed fair to me, it's a huge amount of labor, since they won't pull the engine to do it, but rather do it inside the engine bay.
Like Kyle Sais, the 22-RE will give you an easy engine to work on, and great reliablity.
the 3.4L V6 will give you more power, and a good, realiable engine.
New, they will cost you, but you'll be happy you did it. A rebuild that you take your time on will be less, and work pretty well too.
If you do the HG, might as well have them replace the piston rings and other junk in there while they are at it. The prices quoted seemed fair to me, it's a huge amount of labor, since they won't pull the engine to do it, but rather do it inside the engine bay.
06-05-2006, 12:59 AM
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If you can't do the work yourself, you really should consider just getting the engine either rebuilt or replaced.
There's just no reason to pay almost what a new engine would cost just to band-aid the old one.
The above suggestions are good ones, and even a replacement 3.0 would be better than just having that one with new headgaskets.
There's just no reason to pay almost what a new engine would cost just to band-aid the old one.
The above suggestions are good ones, and even a replacement 3.0 would be better than just having that one with new headgaskets.
06-05-2006, 05:48 AM
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Personally, I wouldn't replace the head gaskets without getting the block and cylinder heads planed first. Yep, that's a much bigger job ($$), but so is replacing the head gasket again later down the road.
06-05-2006, 06:26 AM
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First question I'd like to ask: Do you have an automatic transmission? If so, does your cooler run inside your radiator? Which oil looks milky on the dipstick, the auto tranny fluid or the engine oil?
06-05-2006, 05:22 PM
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it is a manual transmission
could a bad thermostat cause this? there is no milk shake in the oil pan. the dip stick is clear. it was just about 2 quarts low.
could a bad thermostat cause this? there is no milk shake in the oil pan. the dip stick is clear. it was just about 2 quarts low.
06-07-2006, 07:45 AM
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It looks like a head gasket, but if you have any doubt flush the radiator, refill and see what happens. Another way to tell is to drain your oil, put it in a clear container and let it sit for a few hours. If there is water in it, it will seperate and you will know for sure that there is a head gasket problem.
Hmmmm......or though I have never heard of it before, if you have the oil cooler equipted on your engine, there could be a problem with it. Some 3VZ-E have them, some don't. My '90 4Runner has it and never had a headgasket problem after 225K miles.
Hmmmm......or though I have never heard of it before, if you have the oil cooler equipted on your engine, there could be a problem with it. Some 3VZ-E have them, some don't. My '90 4Runner has it and never had a headgasket problem after 225K miles.
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