Rod Bearing problem, My car knocks....and my mechanic said i spun the rod bearing.. Options

[BeefyT]

I starved my engine of oil and now i spun my rod bearing ....does anybody know how much or what u have to do to fix it?

[lagos]

Jeremy is talking about the "quicky an dirty" method. That kind of bearing swap ends with more problems in the end.

Your better off swapping in another used motor from a wrecked car.

[alltracman78]

So does anyone have any basis why my suggestion is the wrong way?
Something other than "it's not the right way to do it". A REASON why it's not the right way?

it's not worth arguing with you Jeremy, you type almost as much as you talk

That's because I try to take the time to explain things.

But on the other hand I'm not stupid either and I may be a girl but I do know what I'm talking about.

No, you're not stupid, and being a girl has nothing to do with it.
But I don't think you do in this particular case.
You obviously don't [or at least didn't] know anything about the procedure, so how can you say it's the wrong way to fix it?

Jeremy is talking about the "quicky an dirty" method. That kind of bearing swap ends with more problems in the end.

Your better off swapping in another used motor from a wrecked car.

This coming from the guy that thinks a vacuum leak on a 5SFE will cause the idle to drop.
From your posts you appear to be a pretty intelligent guy, you've come up with some interesting ideas, but you don't know as much about cars as you thing you do, your knowledge is far too narrow.

The BEST way to do this is to replace it with a brand new [or at least a factory remanned] shortblock, plain and simple.

Barring that, as long as your crank and rod aren't damaged, repairing your current engine is safer than an unknown engine.

Dropping the pan to access the bearing is one way to do it.
You can inspect the crank journal and rod end just as well that way as when you tear the engine all the way down, and you don't run the risk of warping your head or damaging anything else, and you also don't break the original seal on your gaskets [minus the pan].

There's nothing wrong with the owner replacing it as long as they have competent help, I never said that.
Their next door neighbor that does oil changes isn't competent help though. You had an experienced tech help you.

[hurley97]

So does anyone have any basis why my suggestion is the wrong way?
Something other than "it's not the right way to do it". A REASON why it's not the right way?

it's not worth arguing with you Jeremy, you type almost as much as you talk

That's because I try to take the time to explain things.

But on the other hand I'm not stupid either and I may be a girl but I do know what I'm talking about.

No, you're not stupid, and being a girl has nothing to do with it.
But I don't think you do in this particular case.
You obviously don't [or at least didn't] know anything about the procedure, so how can you say it's the wrong way to fix it?

I take offense to that Jeremy. You have no idea what I know, but it's a lot more than you think I do.

it's not worth arguing with you Jeremy, you type almost as much as you talk

I don't even feel like reading all that... You know I'm aware you aren't stupid and it's not like I'm doubting that you know what you are talking about. But on the other hand I'm not stupid either and I may be a girl but I do know what I'm talking about.

My point is that, yes, there are ways around doing it the 6hr way, there is always a way around things. Problem is finding a shop willing to do it that way nowadays, and if you do I would be very careful in choosing who does it. If it were me (assuming I knew nothing) I would sooner learn how to do it myself or find a friend or someone I trust to teach me or learn with me and rebuild it myself.

And to answer your questions, yes my dealer has and does rebuild anything possible before buying anything new or used. They used to rebuild transmissions but we don't anymore because Toyota recommends straight replacement.

nowhere did I say your way was "wrong", if he were to do the job in his garage there would be nothing wrong with it. But if you go try and find a shop to do it they will most likely want to do it the other way since they can get more money out of you that way.