Hi Guys. I've got a very clean stock 85 DLX 4Runner that seems to have spun a rod at 80k miles. Yes, there was oil in the motor. No I haven't had it apart yet. After it clattered upon starting, I drove 3 miles home, then next day drove it 3 miles to my mechanic. First time they started it, it seemed fine, but the next morning, they started it and it clattered. They told me it probably spun a rod. I had it flatbedded home.

Here in Santa Fe, I've been quoted $5-6k for a removal/rebuild/reinstall. There is a shop in Albuquerque that will do it for $2800. He claims to have done 140 Toyota 4cyl rebuilds with zero failures excepting a few oil drips which he fixed.

My questions are::

Is there a checklist of what should be done on a full rebuild?
Can you recommend critical specific parts that should be used for the rebuild to assure best quality?
What needs to be replaced while the engine is pulled?
12 mo/12k mile warranty sufficient?

I am not mechanically inclined, but I am not entirely ignorant. All suggestions appreciated!

Cross post from 84/85 Forum

 

I'd be asking myself why 1/2 the price of other shops and at what cost. I recently did the engine in my '86. Stage 2 build from 22RE out of Chico. That build cost me close to 4k with trading in a bunch of cores. I still had to furnish to myself the water pump, all the ignition parts, oil, filter, coolant, clutch parts, belts, hoses etc and still had to install it myself. You get what you pay for. I'm thinking the build you would get from him would be marginal at best.

 

Research. Lots and lots of research. There are a bunch of videos out there on people doing full rebuilds. Ray Nada on YouTube has a very detailed series on his.

 

how often do you change oil ?

 

I change mine very 3k