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Current status: Head is back on the car. I got it back from the machine shop Friday, lapped the valves and replaced the valve stem seals Sunday....
I forget, what's the recommended mileage interval for the EGR cleaning?
Oh, got a link for that?
Yeah. The first time I did my oil (lived at an apartment for 5 years so I took it to a shop) I bought a replacement oil filter housing just in case.
The first since I learned about it, I’ve had it since 120k miles. I don’t know if the previous owner cleaned it. When I did it, it wasn’t too...
I haven't taken pictures, but I cleaned them and replaced the EGR valve 2 months ago. There was some additional soot building since them, so I...
Good luck with your 3rd gen's head gasket. That's definitely a low mileage car. Makes sense about toyota's pick, they want something fast for when...
Yup. It's amazing how a simple black coating failing can destroy a whole engine.
175K. City. I got it around 120K and took care of it, but didn't know about the EGR flaws in this car.
Just pulled the head off, ready to take to machine shop once the roads clear of the snow. I took some photos of the gasket. In this one, you can...
Hi! I'm caught up with a head gasket job currently, and while I have the car up, I'm considering replacing the lower control arm ball joints and...
Monday night I had everything down to the head, but the parts and a couple tools including the double hex bit, didn't arrive yet. Unfortunately...
That's good to know about the ultra black. I'll let it sit 24 hours. Does the Permatex The Right Stuff work on the head or should i stick to ultra...
I checked the depth. Cyls 1 and 4 are at equal height, as are 2 and 3. Should be safe to proceed with the HG repair as soon as the parts come in,...
Oh, I will add that my car is in the garage, not moving anywhere until the parts come in and I finish the job.
i'm gonna have hope that mine isn't too far gone. the rattling is recent, and I haven't lost much coolant, so much that I haven't noticed any loss...
That makes sense. Will do that tomorrow before I take anything apart. I found this bit of advice and wonder if you think this is a good method, it...
Update: Got ahold of a simple scope, but just pulling the plugs, I saw no 2 cylinder's had a white tip. Additionally, looked like there was steam...
Thank you for that answer. I'm going to check the gasket for sure, and I guess look into what else could be happening if it comes back ok. It's a...
Hmm, saw a borescope on clearance at Advance auto so I went ahead and bought it. Going to pick it up and then look in my cylinders.
