3.0 engine replacement Q
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3.0 engine replacement Q
I have a friend with a 91 pickup with the 3.0. A few years back he had the recall done by Toyota and they put in a new engine. LAst week the engine had a major malfunction in the block and so it's toast. He's getting another one put in at a local garage that supposedly has about 90K miles (of course). So my question is what do you all do to keep the headgaskets from blowing on these. I know on my car I put some ARP head studs and a better headgasket on it to keep it from blowing (turbo application). But I'm not sure what the trick is on the 3.0's. Any other suggestions I could let him know about?
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Originally Posted by My99
I have a friend with a 91 pickup with the 3.0. A few years back he had the recall done by Toyota and they put in a new engine. LAst week the engine had a major malfunction in the block and so it's toast. He's getting another one put in at a local garage that supposedly has about 90K miles (of course). So my question is what do you all do to keep the headgaskets from blowing on these. I know on my car I put some ARP head studs and a better headgasket on it to keep it from blowing (turbo application). But I'm not sure what the trick is on the 3.0's. Any other suggestions I could let him know about?
Thanks
Thanks
I believe the ARPs ask for 100 ft-lbs but don't quote me on that.
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Okay, I couldn't find the head studs for that engine.
http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...&d=1&x=11&y=12
There's the page i pulled up, but couldn't find headstuds for the 3.0 in the truck's. Also, what headgasket should one use to avoid future "problems?"
Thanks.
http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...&d=1&x=11&y=12
There's the page i pulled up, but couldn't find headstuds for the 3.0 in the truck's. Also, what headgasket should one use to avoid future "problems?"
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by My99
Okay, I couldn't find the head studs for that engine.
http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...&d=1&x=11&y=12
There's the page i pulled up, but couldn't find headstuds for the 3.0 in the truck's. Also, what headgasket should one use to avoid future "problems?"
Thanks.
http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...&d=1&x=11&y=12
There's the page i pulled up, but couldn't find headstuds for the 3.0 in the truck's. Also, what headgasket should one use to avoid future "problems?"
Thanks.
http://www.doaracingengines.com
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Yes, they're worth it. Too bad they're 2X as pricey as ARP's.
Thanks fellas. SO I assume you just stick with factory replacement headgasket?
Thanks fellas. SO I assume you just stick with factory replacement headgasket?
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