engine knock

My good partner of 27 years may have to go. My 1997 80 had 265K when a head gasket leak caught me by surprise. A used engine was swapped in, and all was well until a few weeks ago, when an engine knock started. It seems impossible to find people willing to open up an old engine on a...

Few weeks ago my truck developed a pretty bad knock that was coming from near the passenger side valve cover. Did a lot of research here and was convinced I was in for a broken valve spring and maybe a new motor. Turns out the belt tensioner had failed and was the source of the knock. Glad...

My 97 lx450 has been having a slight knocking (pinging) issue all summer. The pinging only happens under medium acceleration AFTER the engine has been running for a few minutes after startup. Sure enough, after a few minutes, P0330 pops up, the timing retards, and the pinging does not go...

Ive had my 95 80 for just about a year now. I have a engine knock on start up till it builds oil pressure then it goes away. Only other time you hear it is at really high RPM. My cruiser only has 150k miles on it with the head gasket just being done at 145k miles. I'm looking for some guidance...

So I bought a 2H 1987 hj60, just under 740,000kms. I knew it had a knock and plan to replace engine. I suspect bottom end bearing. Bought the bearing kit to replace the old ones. but I'm not sure if the engine needs to be taken out in order to do so, or if it can be left in? My plan was to drop...

Well, title says it all. I'm looking to sell my 80. It has a pretty serious lower end knock, and every resource I've read says that it will be needing a full engine rebuild. Where should I start with the price? I wish I could part it out, But I don't have the garage space or the time to tear it...

When I was back at my place in Nevada in mid-December, I started up my stock '84 FJ60 (~182,000 miles) to let it run for a while, as I usually do while I'm out there. It's been sitting (off and on) for almost nine years. Just before I parked it nine years ago I installed new plugs and wires...

Not really anything new here that you can't find in the 80's tech section. Just some documentation of the journey to get rid of the tick-tick-tick in my current motor and, once the new engine is in, my "2 Week" endeavor into adding some boost via turbo. I will edit in pictures as time allows...

Recently over the past month and half my 96' started very quiet knock that grabbed my attention this past week as it got noticeably louder. I've been learning my way around vehicles as I work on this thing so my knowledge is limited. The engine is believed to have 130,000 miles, so still pretty...

I just bought a '95 4x4 pickup V6 edition, drove it down from Riverside, CA to San Diego no problem. The following days I experienced some pretty serious "chug" or knocking- especially in low gear. Have not been able to pass CA Smog- labelled as a "Gross Polluter". Replaced an after market cool...

My '96 cruiser with 287,000 has a knock bad enough to throw a code for a knock sensor. The knock is rhythmic and increases on acceleration. In trying to determine if it's a bearing or something in the top end, I listened to the engine using a stethescope and a long screwdriver. My assumption is...

I thought the culprit was leaky flange gaskets. After getting those replaced, the sound is still there. Any ideas? It's in a 1996 LC80 with 184k miles. > Thanks!

'85 Land Cruiser fj60 2F engine Parked for 8 years This Cruiser was given to me from a friend who couldn't let it go, but his wife was done with it parked in the drive for the past 8 years. I have done some minor work on it, changed the fluids, dropped and attempted to clean the rusted fuel...