Hey y’all

Looking for the OEM Toyota 22RE thermostat housing bolts part number# ?
Any clue ?

 

It looks like the current part number for the 22R-E thermostat housing bolts is 91611-60828.

 

above PN is accurate.

https://parts.lakelandtoyota.com/sho...rimLevel=18419

 

Dam you guys rock thanks Couldn’t find it for the life of me🙄😹
have you ever seen a rubber gasket disintegrate for the thermostat in to nothing around the Thermostat totally gone thermostat was just sitting there like there was no gasket When I opened up the housing 😳

 

Never seen that happen, but I suppose it's possible. I would think there would be some bits and pieces left. If the gasket is totally gone, it would seem to me like maybe someone forgot to put one in.
A little trick to keep something like that from happening next time: Rub a thin layer of Vaseline, or silicon dielectric grease, onto the rubber before you put it in. Works great. Makes a better seal, too. Works for anything rubber. O-rings, hoses, gaskets, you name it.
People tend to look at you funny when they see you taking a jar of Vaseline to work on a truck, until they see what it's used for

Just a thought.
Pat☺

 

I venture the gasket around the thermostat was never installed.

Once it was tightened there is no way the gasket could break apart then if it did the coolant would just pour out.

What kept it from leaking if there was nothing in there??

 

I have no idea how it didn’t leak thermostat was in there for 14 years my buddy put it in 14 years ago I was shocked when I didn’t see any gasket when I put the new one in a few days ago
I need to put two new thermostat housing bolts in The bolts are kind of corroded And rusty I put Anti-seize on so It will come out with ease to replace the bolts

 

I wager the bolts got corroded by the coolant getting into them due to lack of a gasket. Even WITH a gasket they can get coolant in them. And then, if the generic green coolant, and/or non-distilled water, were used, it would be worse. Steel bolts, in direct contact with the aluminum of the head, and you're just BEGGING for corrosion. Make sure to clean those threads real good before you put new bolts in.

Ensure you don't over-tighten the bolts. A torque wrench won't be accurate with antiseize on the bolts. Also, be aware the housing may not seat flat to the mating surface. The gasket might hold it off the mating surface just slightly. Make sure you clean the corrosion, if any, from the gasket seat, but don't wear down too far through the seat. Be cautious! Tighten the bolts down alternately. I turn them a quarter turn each, once they touch onto the housing. Just back and forth, a quarter turn per bolt until they're snugged down. Once you've refilled, and burped (!), the coolant, check carefully for leaks. Just tighten the bolts a little bit if there is. It should stop.

Good luck!
Pat☺

 

Most times I use a 1/4" drive ratchet to tighten those bolts. I use the Copper based Never Seize on almost all bolts going into aluminum
So many times I had to use some sort of thread replacement to repair the threads..

Wow it was so long ago Heli-Coil was the first kid on the block I can`t recall what year they came out.

 

BTW, I forgot to mention, rust is another word for, and another form of, corrosion. IOW, rust IS corrosion. Just a particular form of it. What iron (steel) forms.
All "corrosion" is is the oxidation of a metal. Whatever the metal may be. Iron, aluminum, copper, whatever. Thus, it is another word for "slowly burning".
It's like saying "The glass was moistly wet". Sorry, just a pet situation of mine. I won't say it angers, or peeves me, just something that gets in my brain and won't leave until I say something. Sorry...
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Have fun!
Pat☺

 

Sadly most people think they are to different things

Slowly burning as compared to the faster burning of a oxy-fuel torch

 

I always loved oxy-acetylene. Such lovely sparks, and neat and tidy cuts through metal. Great for breaking bolts/nuts, etc loose, too. Not to mention softening frame members to reset a bumper after a light impact.
Mine was bumped in a parking lot. Bent the bumper up. The insurance was only willing to pay $600.00 to total the truck (low Kelly Blue Book), the shop wanted $1200.00 to fix the bumper. I told the insurance company to just forget it, and let me keep the title.
Took the truck out to work, fired up the torch, slowly heated the point the bumper attached to the frame, and, once it was a nice, cherry red, put a block of wood on the bumper and beat it senseless with a sledge hammer. Did both sides. Let the metal cool naturally, as well as it can in Yuma, and TA-DA, looked like new again Heck, it STILL looks good. I'm SO modest, I know...


But, using it for cutting is the most fun. Love those sparks. That's metal corroding REALLY fast!
Iron oxide (rust), the result of iron slowly corroding, is used to make thermite. Like in grenades, etc. Amazing how chemistry makes our lives better

Happy day to all!
Pat☺