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 Mar 28, 2012 - 3:25 PM
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So it all started with a flat tire yesterday, which was no big deal since I was in a GREAT mood because I figured out my dead cylinder was being caused by a valve shim(holding a valve open) and not a burnt valve, So I replaced the tire began the process of measuring the valve shims.
Upon removing the valve cover I found a mirror-on-an-extendable-stick tool sitting inside my engine, which means Im a retard and left it there last time I had the engine open. The mirror was missing(probably in a million peices inside my bearings) so I changed the oil and filter immediately(thank god the oil looked perfect, maybe it is all in the filter) Lol so then last night I dropped a feeler gauge into the engine, and it slid right down into the oil pan and is unretreivable with a magnet so I guess I will be pulling the oil pan. Oh and toyota said it will take one to one and a half weeks for the shims to come in and they do not carry the valve tool so guess I will be removing/installing cams twice, once to measure the shims to order new ones and again to install new shims. Oh and why is the FPIG $40 bucks? that seems outrageous |
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Mar 30, 2012 - 8:49 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 29, '11 From Haltom City, Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
okay so I have the motormounts unbolted(i had to remove ALL the bolts on the crossmember to get enough slack, and that center bolt on the rear mount is a b!tch) and I still cant get the 'reinforcement-plate' loose. It seems there is a stud on the rear of the plate that the intake manifold brace fits over. So how the heck do I get the reinforcment plate out without removing the stud or doing some cutting? Is this stud normal or did a PO put it in there?
I'm pretty close to just putting it back together and driving the car with the feeler gauge still in there. In fact, If I had it to do over again I would of left it in the engine for sure, its not worth the work retreiving it......  ***Quick edit**** here is a video showing the problem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdSAuJ5H4E4...eature=youtu.be Surely this stud isnt from toyota This post has been edited by Special_Edy: Mar 30, 2012 - 9:30 PM |
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Special_Edy Terrible day Mar 28, 2012 - 3:25 PM
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