Recent content by matthewscruiser

I believe I just zip tied it in a secure location and left it disconnected

Thanks for making good use of this thread. I’d do nothing different. I have about 20,000 miles on this engine now. It burns zero oil, leaks zero oil, and is very powerful compared to other 1FZ’s I’ve driven. For me, it was worth every penny. My sister has a ‘95 Land Cruiser that blew a head...

Megan said the dash pad sold—no more in the Southeast USA.

If anyone else wants one of the discontinued oak dash pads (95-97), Serra Toyota in Birmingham accidentally ordered one too many. It’s $875 shipped in the lower 48, and just call Megan and they’ll ship it next day. It’s definitely the last one in the Southeast distribution. PN# 5540160150E0 I’m...

No, it’s original. Geologic just has a 40th anniversary that spent its life in a garage. He steam cleaned the transmission while it was out. It does look new!

Flawless. No check engine lights. I’m building an engine for my sister’s 80, it will be getting the same treatment.

Must have been a mistake, thanks for pointing it out. The timing chain oil jet is 13516-66011. The bolt for it is 91511-B0816.

It's original.

It’s OEM Lexus

Thanks for posting the picture that I forgot to take. Your new shift plate looks great!

I got mine from the Toyota dealer. It was about $26 if I remember correctly

Thanks for the report! With several installed, I think it’s safe to say that the trail has been blazed and this is a good way to fix a worn out shift indicator plate.

it’s not really slots technically, but there is play in the 4 screw holes that attach the black housing (thing that shift plate indicator goes in) to the car. You can shift the black housing forward or rearward before you tighten the screws all the way down. Results may vary, but I have at least...

Bottom end was preassembled, I have no idea what the factory uses on the shortblock. Top end was 15w40 T4 and permatex ultra slick on cams/lifters. It’s fine. It’s just important to use some sort of assembly lube.

Here it is. The N and D slots line up enough to see some of the red indicator. Everything else looks relatively good. It is much better at night than the previous plate with a big hole in it.