KING

How awesome to be able to do this yourself.

I'd love to learn some day.

AgRunner06

Same here.

I looked on that site that you got the motor from and didn't see any 3.slows. Is it possible to find a company that sells low mileage 3.slows that cheap?

EDGE

no engine what are you gonna run on hopes and dreams

Krash

Watch a little too much fast and the furious?

Man I hope when I swap my engine for a rebuilt 22re I can do it that quick.

CTB

Well, if I ever need to do an engine swap, maybe I'll head out to California and hit you up Bruce! Good luck with the rest of your swap-

Tacoma Dude

IF I ever decide to go SAS, I may be giving you a call Bruce

mastacox

As morbid as it sounds, this may be a good time to get some nice aftermarket accessories for the engine, if you shop around they can be the same price as Toyota OEM.

Breakage is, after all, the mother of many upgrades.

44Runner

replacing an engine with the exact same engine, while intimidating, is actually quite simple. For the most part you just unbolt/unplug the old one, hoist it out, lower the new one in and bolt/plug it in and you are set to go. If you have everything ready to rock and roll, it can easily be done in an afternoon...

PoBoy

while its out, cut a hole in your firewall and route some pvc in tehre for a snorkel. Do the airbox mod too so you can close off the pvc for normal driving and visa versa when offroading.

Just a thought something I wish I did when mine was out...

Mad Chemist

Not to state the obvious, but I'd change the timing belt and water pump while you have it out, since access is tough once in place.

KING

Yes, I am roughly aware that it's just plug and play. It's not rocket science as they say, but you have to remember, that not everybody can do this or is willing to do it on their own. There are gonna be times where you're gonna encounter a spot where you just need some assistance.

Waterboy

Yeah and off roading is just driving over some rough terrian.
I have to say that I've been very impressed with the progress and the speed of it. Bruce definitely knows his stuff to be able to knock out this project so quickly. Any plans for something to prevent this from happening again? Although swapping the engine every 60K instead of the timing belt seems to take you just as long.

KING

BruceTS

OK, I finally got finished around 4:15p.m..... I took my time so I could get more pictures of the install. As for timming belt and water pump, I did check those out while I was removing all the unneeded parts. The timming belt still looked new with no signs of cracking and there was no leaks any where around the water pump, so I decided to take a gamble.


This wasn't the exact same engine, it was the automatic version, which means the intake system had to go, as well as the exhaust was different. Then all the electrical wiring needed to be unpluged , the a/c compressor, alt, Power steering and had to change the flywheel....etc....

There actually quite a bit of work in reconnecting all the components. Here's a picture of the engine with all the parts swapped over ready for installation, notice how much had to be taken off......



EDIT* when I installed the exhaust manifolds, no dealer had the gaskets. The old gaskets are made so well, that I took a chance and reused them, lucky me they are sealed up tight....no leaks

BruceTS

Putting the engine back in can be difficult if you don't know the little tricks:

BruceTS

Finally running again!

BruceTS

A few tricks of the trade.... check your throw out bearing, if it spins freely the grease is probably dried out, if there isn't much play you can regrease the bearing. Get a needle attachment for your grease gun and you can slip it past the seal to relube and it's good as new.

cabbage

WoW... that was fast Bruce!

BruceTS

Here's the flywheel after I installed it, along with a new pilot bearing, since automatics don't have them. Use sand paper to break up the glaze on the flywheel and pressure plate, for the new friction plate. Sand at a 45 degree angle, one direction then back the other way, putting a cross hatch design.




BTW I never use those alignment tools for the friction plate, most fit so poorly that I can always align it by hand closer than the tool.

Vato Loco

Wow you're good! How long did that take, 3-5 days? Either way good job.