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    Quick VCG change turned badly..

    Another question, on the crank you can see where I've wiped up some dirt/oil around it. So I was curious if it was leaking.. It doesn't look like it's directly leaking from the seal though. I just don't know where else that oil could have came from :/
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    Quick VCG change turned badly..

    I'm moving on to replace my water pump and pulleys etc. while taking a break from the bearing cap bolts. I noticed something really odd, when I took off the timing belt idler I got a strong whiff of what smells like propane or natural gas. The idler smells like it, and so does the allen bolt...
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    Quick VCG change turned badly..

    I might try it, just want to be careful with the cams lol. They're for sure rust free. It's clean. But again when I tried to loosen some, they would move a hair, but it didn't feel like it loosened it felt like the bolt twisted instead.
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    Quick VCG change turned badly..

    Well y'all I may have hit my limit. I was able to pull the seal out so I can take off the front bearing cap.. But I went to then start unbolting the other bearing caps, and I can tell they're going to snap. I tried 3 different ones, and I can feel turn a smidge, the same feeling I got on the...
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    Quick VCG change turned badly..

    Well I was hoping I wouldn't need to change the cam seals, I might need to. They put alot of FIPG on the bearing caps, it hasn't wanted to come off yet, it is loose though and I'm afraid to pry and dent the aluminum. BUT it seems as if the cam seal has adhered itself to the cap, I'm going to...
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    Quick VCG change turned badly..

    Nice, I'll attempt the FIPG. The vin does match thankfully! I also noticed this(not sure if that's oil or is there somehow power steeling fluid somehow flung up and seeped in??) when taking off the plate behind the cam pulley on the RH side:
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    Quick VCG change turned badly..

    I wish I could answer at what mileage they came out of spec :( I'm at 250k right now, but I've only owned it since 230k I believe. When I get the exhaust shims out I'll measure and put in this thread the current clearances and the calculations I used for new shims. I can say right now I'm...
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    Quick VCG change turned badly..

    There's quite a few I came across on here. Honestly, I was extremely anxious at first, but it wasn't too hard to drill them out and run a tap through them. I thought about welding a nut and washer on them but didn't want to deal with constantly rewelding it over and over until they popped loose...
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    Quick VCG change turned badly..

    Update: Can't get the water inlet assembly off. I've tried caressing it with rubber mallet, with little success of it breaking loose. I can barely tilt up and down, and barely rotate it. I've been at it for 30mins for so. Can't bust the cam pulley bolts loose, had to make a homemade SST lol...
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    Quick VCG change turned badly..

    Got the 3 on the driver side out lastnight. They were more difficult, only because of the limited space and my dremel bits kept getting caught on the rags I had stuffed in there to protect from the metal shavings lol. I couldn't tell you how many times the dremel barely slipped, nicked a rag and...
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    Quick VCG change turned badly..

    I'll keep it updated here. I'm going to pull the cams out after I get the driver side bolts drilled out today. The part numbers for the shims range from 1375322020-1375322420 depending on the size. Thankfully they cover the calculations and graphs in the FSM, I would probably be lost without...
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    Quick VCG change turned badly..

    These are the main positions I used the drill: And this is the driver side I'll be starting in a few hours:
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    Quick VCG change turned badly..

    The holes aren't perfect, and I did nick a time or two close to the seal or on the seal. But I sanded it smooth and I may throw some RTV there where I did lightly nick the aluminum lol. My workspace: The HF punch I used: HF Drill bits, I bought a few packs of these since they dull out...
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    Quick VCG change turned badly..

    I used an angle air drill I got from HF. Also used their HSS bits, a pack was like $4, they were the real small one's. I'll get some pictures of everything. I also used my dremel with some engraving tips to help bore out the hole, especially if my initial hole was off center. The hardest part...
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    Quick VCG change turned badly..

    First I bought a lot of suspension maintenance parts: motor/transmission mounts, tie rod ends, sway bar links and bushings, control arms, r/p bellows(they're torn and leaking fluid), and all the bushings for those trailing arm things in the rear. Tried to hit close to everything. Hoping for the...
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    New owner intro - ‘00 LX470

    Figured I’d post an update. Got all the maintenance done and it’s running amazing. Put some 33” tires and bought some of those powder coated wheels off of eBay.
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    New owner intro - ‘00 LX470

    Well I can cross off and add things to the list. I replaced the bearings and all the seals/washer with it. And also the flange which greatly reduced the clunk. Then started greasing the zerks. Didn’t wipe all the grease off in the rear and had it sling EVERYWHERE 😂 Now I see two other issues...
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    Unknown antenna

    Lexus link or weird placement of an after market remote start antenna 🤷🏻‍♂️
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    Any Sonora Gold Land Cruisers out there?

    Hahaha I like that. That's the thought with mine.
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    New owner intro - ‘00 LX470

    Just a quick update. So this happened while my wife was driving it about two hours away from home. Her and her friends were heading for a bachelorette party, and me and my friends were 2 hours in the opposite direction from home. They got in touch with some mechanic who ended up pushing the...
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