Recent content by blinkerfluid

This is a symptom of a brake booster going bad and / or bad MC to booster pin adj / bad pedal pin adjustment

The a343 works really well with the toyota D2 ATF, dexron 3 is as good. Once its starts shuddering and doesn't get fixed by an ATF replacement - it needs to be repaired

Yes and any transmission will start to shudder, burn ATF and clutches, if ran on low atf for a considerable time!!

slip yoke can also be a problem

they vibrate due to the wear pattern in u-joints, good new u-joints should fix that

if you didn't have any vibrations from the rear prior to the lifting of the vehicle, I would use the original DS with OE u-joints, get the shaft balanced and try again aftermarket u-joints do not perform really nice sometimes

the spill valve gets +12v from a the spill valve relay and -ve pulse from the ECU

what kind of info you're looking for

Same goes for them

I can arrange an engine 1hd-t or 1hd-ft and ship over - let me know if the need arises

we've using 2L/3L/5L chinese cylinder heads here in Pakistan for over a decade now without any problems.. A good quality chinese cylinder head serves well!

Yes - it was the timing chain not installed correctly - the mechanic at that time who checked and confirmed that the timing was ok, was wrong. timing chain was installed and the engine was timed correctly - it ran very nicely afterward. after some time its ECU malfunctioned (leaking caps)...

FTE has a mark too - to help align the pump during install. in case of the 1hdft - indeed the mark is used to get into the ball park - playing with the pump timing in this case will help with diagnosis, once all is checked and corrected if needed the dial gauge tool can be used to set the IP...

yes, set the pump timing matching its timing mark to the corresponding mark on the timing plate injection pump ticking is normal on 1hdfte, it is usually dampened by the use of insulating foams from the factory etc - once the pump is removed for overhauling these foams don't come out intact -...

do you want to top up or remove the refrigerant and recharge again? always keep the blower to full, front and rear, all windows open -