Recent content by bmwbrandon

Thanks Jon. I tried my best to pull the whole thing as a unit as I have done before but with the angle of my driveway it just wasn’t happening. I’m assuming that even with brand new front motor mounts it would tip back anyway considering how far forward they are. Shame on me for not paying...

10-4. Thanks for your reply. Maybe someone who has had just a 3fe sitting under their hood with no transmission attached could chime in.

Sorry I know but the cam on my phone is severely cracked. There’s not much to see now as the motor is out and the mounts physically look ok. Before I removed the motor I looked at them and they were stretched but not torn. I pried on them and had only a small amount of deflection. They felt...

I am in the middle of the beginning stages of an old 3FE 80 series refresh. Decided to rebuild the motor after major power loss and smoking. Compression wasn’t great. Long story short I’m doing this in my garage and was unable to pull the trans and engine as a combo (as I have done before). When...

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I recently acquired a “de smogged” FJ80 with a 3FE and I am in need of all the smog components to put it all back on. Pump, brackets, air injection rail, hoses, EGR components etc. He gave me a box with the vacuum actuators in it but that’s it.The PO removed everything but the connectors. I need...

It may crank right up after it cools down