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  1. Malleus

    It is worth doing a top end rebuild with leaking valve seals

    If you have oil in the cylinders there is no point in a compression test; it won't be accurate. Adding oil into a leaking cylinder is the test for leaking valve seals versus leaking piston rings.
  2. Malleus

    It is worth doing a top end rebuild with leaking valve seals

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  3. Malleus

    It is worth doing a top end rebuild with leaking valve seals

    I cleaned mine with fresh gasoline and a toothbrush. Yes, those part numbers are correct. For all 1FZ Land Cruiser engines, 1993-1997.
  4. Malleus

    It is worth doing a top end rebuild with leaking valve seals

    NP, I'm not a perfect typist either. You are correct that the head has to come off to access the timing chain, but I wouldn't pull the front of the engine off, just because I had the head off (I didn't actually), unless I knew I had a timing chain/gear problem; just my 2¢ Pulling the head is...
  5. Malleus

    It is worth doing a top end rebuild with leaking valve seals

    Several things: first, the 1FZ-FE doesn't have a timing belt. It has a timing chain: Second, and take this for what it's worth, pulling the engine to change the headgasket is always a better option. Just wait until you have to crawl into the engine compartment to reinstall the head. Don't...
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