well i guess i have a long weekend ahead of me now. thanks a lot guys!! ill be trying to figure this out this weekend.. also i need that large coolant sensor, im pretty sure it is for the cold start its right beside the engine temp sensor. if one of you guys has a spare let me know.. or a part number/where to find it on rockauto?

thanks again RMA and birdduck

 

no problem .. good luck .

 

ok so i got the engine out yesturday afternoon .. wasnt to bad , the hardest part was getting the cats off to get to the bellhousing bolts.(Damn exhaust bolts)



started to swap over some of the parts needed and welded shut the hole at the thermostat housing that was used to fill the lexus radiator.



also finished wrapping the harness .. sheathing tape and liquid tape.



also painted the engine mounts i never painted before .


man what a diffrence between engines .




also need to remove and use some of the better exhaust studs.

 

lookin good RMA... that engine is in MINT condish!!! good score

i guess ur snorkel project is on hold for the next few days lol

 

my driver side manifold doesn't have any studs, i had to remove them to be able to remove and install the header without unbolting anything.

 

Wow you got a really clean engine. Yeah it's funny how you can overdo things. Just keep the engine together and slap it in there. I've seen a few swaps done with basic hand tools and horrible welding skills... but they fire up and haul a$$. These engines are so basic once you get rid of unnecessary stuff.

 

true dat smitherz, i have only the bare necessities and looks great.
thats ,my plan to find a nice low mileage motor and swap them out.

 

well got her going saturday morning.. drove her around all day .for the most part its all good .

but she doesnt want to idle .. when i start her up its real low , when i come to a stop she will die sometimes .
im off today ..so i guess i will be testing all day.

 

hows it going smitherz..yea its a clean engine .. but now i need to get her running right .

i wish i could do away with alot of the stuff not really needed , but i want to keep her legal.

i saw your video .. i wish i could remove all the stuff you did.

well off to test some things out in mine.

 

i don't know how well they inspect all the emissions control stuff in cali, but you may be able to get away with it?

check your IAC first to see if its working properly, and also check for vacuum leaks.
simple way to check for vac leaks is with a can of either, just spray it around the intake and if the idle changes when your spraying you've pinpointed a leak.

 

yea did that no leaks .. somethings not right with the iacv.. she tested out fine ,according to the fsm.

but it wont open back up , once it closes. i dont have the book with me right now but the computer relies on about 6 different signals to tell it when to open or close the iacv , or what step it should be on between 0-125 steps.. i just need to find out which one is not right , i guess.

 

subscribed- nice work

 

ok i got the idle fixed .. adjusted the tps again for the 3 time and that seemed to do the trick ..

then i took it to go get smogged .. it passed ..
and for anyone interested heres a scan .

 

Congrats RMA, lucky for me i dont have to worry about any of that where i live

 

Wow you don't mess around man! That's awesome that you got everything up and running so quick. Take a couple shots of the engine bay for us when you have a chance. Yeah the TPS has to be set on every engine if you separate it from the original computer. Glad you got it figured out so quick.

 

yea ..what a headache going thru that stuff.



Thanks !! and i didnt know that i thought once it was adjusted right you could just swap engines and all would be ok .. but guess not ..

ill get some pics up right now ..

 

 

How come it has 2wd style signal lights on the front?

 

i need to come to cali to get a toyota!.. everything here is rusted to crap..

 

Because those are 2wd fenders...

Nice work man you sure move fast!!! Good job!!!