rebuild engine

I began detailing the rebuild of the 1FZ-FE in my truck build thread (listed in my signature), but it soon began to dominate the thread, so I decided to create a dedicated thread. My '97 Landcruiser died early and suddenly, with only 175k on the clock, when a misplaced bolt got into the timing...

My 1985 4Runner received the name "Smoke Monster" because of how much oil it burned (1qt/100 miles). This is the first time I have pulled an engine. The smoke monster: Starting to disassemble engine: Upper intake removed: Oil pooled in intake: I have skinny arms, so I was able to...

Well after 5 weeks, not all of it working on the engine, it is back in the rig and runs great. To say this did not go smooth is an understatement; a number of things went wrong, were missing or just plain would not work. Had everything fallen into place I would not have rebuilt the bottom end...