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

It's a lifetime filter though, just PM, I guess?

 

Eeeewwwwwwwwwwwww

 

PCV valve? Just presses into a grommet in the valve cover. The valve could be bad, never heard one make a whistling noise though. They're cheap and should be replaced periodically, get a new grommet for it while you're at it. Just be careful pulling it out, if the grommet is old enough it will crack and fall into the valve cover.

 

I pulled all the shims in between all the leafs. It eliminated the squeaky noises. There is no more lead on dirt on leaf rubbing.

 

Tacomas supposedly have 'lifetime' fuel filters too but it's not uncommon for them to get clogged up and start effecting performance...on our 3.4s it's really easy to change out and they're like $20

 

They say it is, but it must have had some bad buildup because a new one fixed her right up. I keep meaning to take the time and pull the injectors to have them cleaned and flow tested, but I need to get the Z running before I pull it apart again

 

i would get a new PCV gasket.. its likely going to fall apart being as old as it is.

 

Does either one leak out of the valve cover gaskets at all? If the valve plugs up, it'll start pushing oil past the gaskets.

 

How are valve covers not in your wheelhouse, you changed a timing belt, thats much more work

 

V/C gaskets arent bad, just time consuming. Honestly ive never had a PCV go bad on a toyota. but theyre cheap so might as well replace it

 

much bigger opportunity to fuckup timing an engine than changing VC, just the valve train is exposed anyway, not much you can do there to mess it up, just dont leave a socket in there or something

 

ive seen more issues from people leaving towels in the intake ports when doing v/c gaskets instead of anything actually in the engine being a problem lol

 

This is why i just stretch a glove over instead of use rags.

 

You wanna come set the timing on my Z, no pressure, it's just interference and completely untimed right now haha

 

painters tape is my weapon of choice

 

toyota 4.7l engines are fun... we had a tech get the mark on the crank 1 tooth off. needless to say he had to replace and engine for free

 

mitsubishi is fun. theres 2 timing belts. and oil pumps have to be in the right spot because theyre also balance shafts.. theres no easy way to know if theyre right.

 

I guess I actually have around four if you count the distributor, I have to do it from the beginning because I disassembled the whole engine. But they basically give you zero excuse to do it wrong, line up all the marks, they tell you how many teeth to count off on the belt in between everything, and they even tell you how to find TDC without any of the tools haha

 

4G63 life haha, done that job before, done VG30DETT once too.... that's fun

 

mitsu and some ford timing belts are literal hell. i forget which engine but ford has an engine that you HAVE to lock the crank and cams before removing the belt or you WILL bend valves