Hey y'all I'm here in east texas an don't have any help with people an toyotas down here and I'm new to toyotas so every lil bit will help....
I've got a 92 toy 4x4 auto 3.0l and the motor is toast I've read a lot already on the 3.4 swaps an 4.3 swaps but every one that I've read seems to be either extremely expensive or way to complicated...so I thought about jus getting another 3.0 motor and trans. for a little of nuthn an runnin with it but I'm more interested in one of the swaps if y'all could give me sum info on doin it cheaper...its a daily driver so I've gotta get it rollin here soon..

Please needn some help an info thanks

 

its not that hard, im 19 and i just did mine last summer, its more time consuming then anything.

 

Really? With all the emissions bs on these thing I get lost in the hoses an wires...im no mechanic genius or know it all but im no idiot either im jus used to dealin with domestics..but thanks for the encouragement like i said every lil bit will be helpful

 

3.4 isnt that hard at all. Dang Smitty, I didnt realize you were THAT young!!

I sure the hell wouldnt drop money into a 3.0, but I know others will disagree. But hey.....its their money

 

x2 on the 3slow! Scrap that piece of crap and do a 3.4! Dont do a 4.3 keep the engine in the family!

 

DING!

It's like a Porsche. Just slow down, take your time and you have to remove 500 components to get to your problem.

If you take enough things off, eventually you'll get to it

Remove the hood. Take the EGR pipe off, and unbolt the upper intake.

Then just flip the upper intake over, and rest it on top of a rag, on top of the P-side fender. Some hoses may pull lose.

Never remove the X over pipe. Leave it in one piece.

Either leave it on the engine and pull the entire thing. Or (for heads only) remove the lower intake and unbolt the heads. Then the nuts that hold the exhaust mani's on. Then the down pipe flange.

Pull ONE head at a time up, then place something soft between the block and head, and pull that head towards the center of the truck. Pull the studs free from the exhaust manifold and pick the head up and out of the engine bay.



Depends. Swapping in or rebuilding another 3.0 is in-expensive (compared to) and easy.

Physically finding a 3.4 and buying or making a new harness is not as easy, and cost effective.

It's 40 horses, and 40 more ft/lbs...

If done right and using top quality parts, rebuilding the 3.0 is usually a one-time deal.

It's the cheapening out, and using sub-standard parts (like U.S.D head gaskets, and cheap belts and WP's) that make for repeat offenders.