Sorry @sleepgsr not trying to "down" you. But this may helps those that follow you.
First ditch the K&N air box. Get OEM back in there. They do much better job of filtering and metering air intake.
Number one mistake a DIY or even some shops often make. Not cleaning top of engine first.
I clean the top of engine first thing; Between intake manifold and heads. I do this with high pressure water and/or HP air. I wash engine with front higher than rear, so water drains out rear of block (engine valley drains).Then run engine to dry. We do not want any foreign objects (dust, dirty, grim, sand, leaves, etc) dropping into intake ports of heads. This is #1 cause of engine compression lose and/or smoking in the 2UZ-fe.
Next I relieve fuel pressure and then disconnect negative post of battery (first).
Personally I do not pull the fuel dampener off the fuel rail. I'd just need more seal/washers gasket of two types, if done. I remove fuel line from fuel filter.
Using blue tape and FIPG on starter wires not good. Replace the clips if broken, Toyota sell them. If that was the hot lead (+) which is in a plastic housing with cap, will be a pain. I heard "hopefully has to never come back out". Next guy's doing job, is going the have fun & words...LOL
Trick is to detach and attach (+) wire lug and nut as starter pulled or inserted, but not all the way out or in. Starter rolls into position. You can do the 12mm bolt at same time.
A very big mistake. You did not (show) cleaning gaskets surfaces (heads & intake). Reusing any gasket is never done. That is asking for vacuum leak. Best too vacuum out paper towels from intake ports of heads and then ports themselves. Do this after cleaning gasket surface, while paper towel still in place. Shop towels work well, as they're lint free. You do not want even lint getting on cylinder walls.
I'd replace:
Replace intake gaskets.
Replace throttle body gasket.
Replace fuel damper gaskets, if removed.
Use a torque wrench.
This is not and engine I'd want!
First ditch the K&N air box. Get OEM back in there. They do much better job of filtering and metering air intake.
Number one mistake a DIY or even some shops often make. Not cleaning top of engine first.
I clean the top of engine first thing; Between intake manifold and heads. I do this with high pressure water and/or HP air. I wash engine with front higher than rear, so water drains out rear of block (engine valley drains).Then run engine to dry. We do not want any foreign objects (dust, dirty, grim, sand, leaves, etc) dropping into intake ports of heads. This is #1 cause of engine compression lose and/or smoking in the 2UZ-fe.
Next I relieve fuel pressure and then disconnect negative post of battery (first).
Personally I do not pull the fuel dampener off the fuel rail. I'd just need more seal/washers gasket of two types, if done. I remove fuel line from fuel filter.
Using blue tape and FIPG on starter wires not good. Replace the clips if broken, Toyota sell them. If that was the hot lead (+) which is in a plastic housing with cap, will be a pain. I heard "hopefully has to never come back out". Next guy's doing job, is going the have fun & words...LOL
Trick is to detach and attach (+) wire lug and nut as starter pulled or inserted, but not all the way out or in. Starter rolls into position. You can do the 12mm bolt at same time.
A very big mistake. You did not (show) cleaning gaskets surfaces (heads & intake). Reusing any gasket is never done. That is asking for vacuum leak. Best too vacuum out paper towels from intake ports of heads and then ports themselves. Do this after cleaning gasket surface, while paper towel still in place. Shop towels work well, as they're lint free. You do not want even lint getting on cylinder walls.
I'd replace:
Replace intake gaskets.
Replace throttle body gasket.
Replace fuel damper gaskets, if removed.
Use a torque wrench.
This is not and engine I'd want!
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