Recent content by LCJason

If it’s the valves and while waiting on the valve job, I quieted my clicking valves on my 1991 3FE by switching to Shell Rotella 15w40 semi synthetic with an OEM Toyota oil filter. Made a huge difference. Of course mentioning oil on mud usually starts another debate but I’m just offering a...

1991 3FE with A440 here. I fixed my loud thud after doing this: Get a grease gun and required grease and grease the front spline and front and rear drive u-joints. There are 3 fittings that you need to grease: 2 at front shaft and 1 rear. If you do it yourself and do not have a rack, then you...

So doing a little more reading and looking at the engine bay this afternoon. I think the issue may be the cold start thermo sensor at the thermostat. The connector is broken and is hanging down. This sensor opens the cold start injector (7th injector) on the 3FE intake manifold. I think the...

Hi MUD, 1991 FJ80 with the 3FE and 235K miles on the clock. I’m getting measurable and visible gas in the oil (and crankcase). Using Rotella 15w40 and the viscosity was so low that the oil was dripping from the dipstick after about 1,500 miles. Oil was black and smelled like gas during the...

Yes I’ve read the horror stories with Wix but it was confined to the flow back valve In the Wix XP. The regular old Wix 51515 has always worked great for me but I can’t disagree with Toyota OEM either.

Doing an oil change this weekend and was reading-up on what everyone’s using. My 2 cents worth is I’ve tried several viscosity, weights, and brands in the mighty 3FE tractor engine and Rotella 15w40 synthetic blend with a Wix filter (not the Wix XP) seems to both run the best and minimizes...

Hey MUD, Picked-up in June 2020 and have been baselining, painting, lots of rebuilding and new parts. The 80 spent 1 month at the the local Toyota shop getting TRD Bilstein suspension, drive train service, 4wd service, axle rebuilds, brakes, power steering, and more. Painted quicksand in...

On the 3FE, there is a 6-inch long, 5/8 inch inner diameter rubber hose that connects the drivers side bottom of the water pump to the metal line that goes to the oil cooler. This rubber hose sits on the block behind the alternator and front of the exhaust manifold on the drivers side. You can...