Engine Swaps Swapping an engine in your Toy, here is where to learn how

3.4 swap need help

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old May 29, 2014 | 05:06 PM
  #21  
Yotav6power91's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 22
Likes: 0
Yea that's what I thought to. The company is japan star motors there from NY
Reply
Old May 29, 2014 | 05:09 PM
  #22  
JasonYota's Avatar
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 2,121
Likes: 1
From: Mobile, Alabama
Post some pics of the engine, anything that might help solve this mystery
Reply
Old May 29, 2014 | 05:18 PM
  #23  
Yotav6power91's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 22
Likes: 0
I'll put some up tomorrow night so if you can help me then that will be great
Reply
Old May 30, 2014 | 09:14 AM
  #24  
SacRunner's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 736
Likes: 1
From: Auburn/Sacramento, CA
Originally Posted by Yotav6power91
Yea that's what I thought to. The company is japan star motors there from NY
I'd bet they're an engine importer, so that engine and ECU are probably from a Japanese (or non-US) vehicle, so it really wouldn't be too much of a stretch to say it's from a 2000 Granvia/Grand HiAce (or whatever they're actually called).

Your best bet is to figure out what most of the sensors are compatible with, the 2000-2003 Tundra would be a good start, then find a used ECU at a junk yard, then rebuild the harness and do the swap to match whatever ECU you find.

If you need to pass any sort of emissions after the swap, you're going to need to be extra careful to get the right parts.
Reply
Old May 30, 2014 | 10:05 AM
  #25  
Yotav6power91's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 22
Likes: 0
So if I get a tundra ecu and harness for it. It should work?
Reply
Old May 30, 2014 | 12:42 PM
  #26  
SacRunner's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 736
Likes: 1
From: Auburn/Sacramento, CA
Originally Posted by Yotav6power91
So if I get a tundra ecu and harness for it. It should work?
I have no idea, but as I mentioned in a previous post, it looks like you have a mess on your hands.

The engine itself (minus any of the sensors) will be fine, I'm sure they were pretty much all the same, but you're going to have issues with the electronics.

Eventually you will need to pick an ECU, it could be at random or after a thorough inventory of all your other electronics, and then "make it work". By that I mean, you may need to buy all new sensors, VSVs, etc to work with the ECU you chose.

The best you can hope for is write down the part number for everything that plugs into the engine harness, look up those part numbers online, write down everywhere they were/are used then pick an ECU from an application that has the most matches to the sensors you have.

I only mentioned the Tundra because you posted a screen shot of a VSV that was used with the 00-03 Tundras, if you're lucky most of the other sensors will also work with those Tundras.

Some times a "good deal" isn't always a good idea, that's generally why the standard advice is to buy a whole donor vehicle, or to make sure and get everything from the same vehicle.
Reply
Old May 30, 2014 | 01:08 PM
  #27  
Yotav6power91's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 22
Likes: 0
This sucks
Reply
Old Jun 30, 2014 | 05:43 PM
  #28  
Yotav6power91's Avatar
Thread Starter
Registered User
 
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 22
Likes: 0
Well sold the 3.4 engine the other day putting the 3.0 back in
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Flying91
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners (Build-Up Section)
45
Apr 11, 2024 04:39 PM
LosPatosDelSur
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners (Build-Up Section)
23
Mar 12, 2021 03:08 AM
toyotamonster
3.4 Swaps
7
Apr 16, 2020 06:02 PM
93toyoguy
Newbie Tech Section
10
Aug 2, 2015 07:41 PM
94whiterunner
Items Wanted
0
Jul 12, 2015 07:15 PM




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 12:01 PM.