What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

3.4 swap

 

It probably wasn't a knock more like a misfire.... so crank shaft speed as all over spiratic. U get what u pay for with fuel pumps. Also I'd replace the fuel filter as well

 

I'd vote no for the part out! Too much time and money put into that truck. Engine replacement or swap would be easier

 

Yea I totally feel that.. However if I ended up with a 3.4 4x4 I wouldn't mind redoing most/some of the work I've done.. There are defintely a lot things I regret doing to this current truck haha..

Lol at the cost of a 3.4 swap I think I'd go the route of just buying a 3.4 and swapping whatever parts into it. I was just looking at Craigslist and found some 3.4 4x4's for around 5/6k

Not sure exactly what the sound was, just know it was a really loud rattle whenever I stepped on the gas. Fuel filter was just replaced when reman 3rz was installed last September. i think step 1 is to do compression test.

Should I just top the oil off to do the compression test or should I change out the old oil? I was watching a YouTube video on how to do it and the guy said your oil should be full.

 

No answer in carrier bearing thread so il post here... "changed mine just the other day and after I got new one put on and i was throwing old one out i found a small washer inside up against the inside race (hidden in the old grease). The driveshaft spins freely but i can hear it squeaking and it gets pretty hot. What side does that little washer/shim go on?"

 

Hmm maybe I'll just try to get the truck to my parents driveway and buy a commuter car in the mean time.. I just really don't like the idea of me replacing the engine by myself lol.

 

Check fuel pressure first man, you sound like ur jumping the gun. Crack the fuel line and have some one crank it. You'll know right away if there is 40 psi comin out

 

Looks normal for a intermittent misfire on 3&4. Soot covering from burned, not combusted HC. What your seeing is a symptom of what you already know.

 

Compression test is free though. My girlfriends dad has the setup, figure midswell check it. I'll check fuel pressure at same time, know of a good place to crack it open to check it?

 

If you lost fuel pressure you could also have a lean "knock". Pre ignition/detonation is a byproduct of lean combustion.

I'd go with what ^ crazy ^ said over an engine at this point. Fuel pressure test can be done at any of that high pressure fuel line fittings/banjo bolts.

 

Sweet yea I watched some fuel pressure testing videos on YouTube just now, I think I got it down..
Here is a sample of what the noise sounds like (same engine and noise is exactly the same/maybe my noise is a little more consistent..)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1DROvgI5ac

 

Got custom sliders built and installed.

 

Took off the mud flaps today, and while they were off I decided to restore them even though there not going back on haha. I did a bad job of taping off

 

That is the sound of the piston hitting the cylinder head. It happens when your connecting rod bearing goes bad. If it made that noise then shut down........... bad times. A lean knock would sound close to the same but not as loud.

 

Yep that's 100% sure what it sounded like if not louder than the video..

Well thanks guys for the confirmation of my situation..

Now my options...

-take it to a shop and try to get autozone to honor their warranty (not sure if what I have is covered by warranty or not..)

-buy commuter car and park it in parents driveway and slowly do engine swap myself.. (Still not 100% sure if warranty is covered..)

-get a new to me Tacoma and swap parts/part out old Tacoma

Last resort
-complete part out

 

The TW vultures smell impending death... start circling overhead. Soon their calls of "dibs on," "do you have," and "how much for" will be heard all throughout the lands.

 

Damn, I wish I was having your engine problems. All I did was replace my TPS and now my engine runs great. Sad. I was looking for a reason to swap.

Good luck though! I would go totally blow it up just for fun.

 

Dibs on rear bumper. Jk i would throw a fit at autozone if they didn't warranty it. If it comes down to it buy a wrecked truck and a lot of beer, then invite anybody you know that will turn a wrench and make a frankentruck