Changing the Valve Seals, who else has done this? Options

[tonytutino]

One of my friends offered to help me tackle this perpetual problem of my worn valve seals. I would never think about attempting this on my own, but he has a good deal of knowledge about this engine ( I bought the car off of him to begin with, he rebuilt the motor... but didn't change the seals... fail.) I did some searching and came up with a few things but not enough to really answer everything. Anyways, has anyone done this themselves? I would like to know what exactly I need to prepare for this, including the part number for the seals if anyone would be so kind as to source them. I'm 95% sure this is why i'm burning so much oil, not to mention my plugs get fouled within a few months.
I burn about 2 quarts a month and it is due time something is done about it. Thanks guys.

PS: If someone is willing to help, I would drive to you in a heart beat I don't have much money but I can totally provide delicious, ice cold beer.

[tonytutino]

I don't have the tools, but if it seems worth the investment i'll pick them up. How much does a compression test usually go for? I'd rather just get the compression checj tool myself too since thats something to have handy every now and then...

But yeah that sounds like a good start man, and I intend on using toyota parts for this

Edit: Bitter, your ATF theory intrigues me, but at the same time it almost seems to good to be true. Be that as it may, would you suggest i try this from the bat just to potentially save myself all this trouble?

This post has been edited by tonytutino: May 31, 2009 - 6:35 AM

[Hanyo]

I don't have the tools, but if it seems worth the investment i'll pick them up. How much does a compression test usually go for? I'd rather just get the compression checj tool myself too since thats something to have handy every now and then...

But yeah that sounds like a good start man, and I intend on using toyota parts for this

Edit: Bitter, your ATF theory intrigues me, but at the same time it almost seems to good to be true. Be that as it may, would you suggest i try this from the bat just to potentially save myself all this trouble?

do you have an autozone near you?


you can borrow their compression tester gauge for free as its part of there loan a tool service. Its a pretty simple test. with your engine warm, hook it up to your engine with the EFI fuse removed. and crank your engine for about 5 second. And repeat for each cylinder. write down the measurement of each cylinder and you get an idea how health your engine is.