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

Isu2014: is that a fuel injector? How big of a job is it to remove the intake, injectors, and whatever else you had to remove?

I have oil seeping out of the valve covers so I need to replace the gaskets. Only thing holding me back is removing everything on top of the valve covers. From what I can see it's the intake, injectors, and unplugging the spark plugs but what else is there?

 

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All you have to remove to do your valve covers is the upper and lower intake manifolds.....go to youtube there is numerous videos on "how to" replace valve cover gaskets.....the only PITA is getting the valve covers themselves in and out, but really not that difficult of a job........oh yeah and you will have remove your intake but like I said not hard at all

 

Oh and yes you will have to unplug your plug wires, simple just mark them to know the order they go back.....but yes the above pic is a fuel injector and those will stay put

 

Shit.. One of my Hellas went out about 15 mins ago. Was driving down a back road, went around a curve and met a car, cut the lights off, 30 secs later cut them back on and the drivers side one didn't come on..
That'll be fun to troubleshoot tomorrow. Been working fine every night for the week I've had them on

 

that was quick

 

Got my new distributor in the mail today and FINALLY fixed my misfiring issue!!!! Pumped!

This was after cleaning/replacing in no particular order......

EGR, IAC, ICM, MAS, PCV, CPS, Fuel Filter, Cleaning Fuel Pump, Gas Cap, Plugs (x2), Wires, Dist Cap, Rotarbug, coil, capacitor, Vacuum lines..... oh, and a new pinetree air freshener.....

But she's running smooth again!

 

Valve cover gaskets. No surprises and it went smoothly.

 

I have a misfire. I don't know whats causing it, I did a compression test and #2 was 35 psi lower. Where did you get your distributor from.

 

I like it! Where did you get that? My hood is really oxidized right there it would be cool to cover it up.

Oh yeah if you haven't already I fixed the hyperblink we were once talking about. Someone else posted it a few days ago PC I think.
Link here

 

Done and running well.

 

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Where did you get the silicone hoses???. Thanks!

 

Amazon maybe. They are HPS brand.

 

THANKS!!! I've been trying to find and have only seen the kit on Low Range OffRoad but I like your red ones!

 

No, I rebuilt them myself. The last pic is what it looks like rebuilt. I put new I rings, new filter inside, soaked them I injector cleaner for a while, them put on a new nozzle cap. Total cost was $20 and it fixed most, maybe all, of my ping issue at low rpm boosting.

 

radiator cap missing? and is that the gen 1 supercharger?

 

No particualr reason. Although I wouldn't mind a 40" curved light bar

I'm efficent and effective. Oh, and the quick shipping helped. Thanks man! Appreciate it!

They can be purchased here:

http://crawlorado.com/ocart/index.php?route=product/product&path=62_64&product_id=62

And thanks for the info, but I installed one of the relays a few months ago. My factory blinker went from hyper blink, to regualr speed, to intermittent/variable speed, to not working at all. That EP35 has been working perfect.

 

Nice catch.

That's the generation 2. Generation one was a "silver" color.

 

what's the difference between the different gen S/C?

 

Not anything drastic really.

Here's a good site on the superchargers...
http://www.gadgetonline.com/Super.htm

 

I was just filling the radiator so the cap is off. I should have put it on to show off more overpriced TRD bling.

It's the 2nd gen charger.