EightMegs' Terrible Toyotas

[tooSavvy]

Never mind....

Across the globe, Toyyo putt-putts are clattering along with 'fosters carton' cardboard gaskets and coke tin 'shimming' for the shells.

You Will Survive.... 👍😉

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[mark165]

Unlucky! What's your plan for it now, with the low oil pressure etc?

[EightMegs]

2 hours ago, mark165 said:

Unlucky! What's your plan for it now, with the low oil pressure etc?

I've been phoning breakers and inquiring about replacement engines, but I haven't had much luck. I spoke to a breaker in Sheffield who had crushed one two weeks ago and another one in NI who said all of his 1.6s were seized from sitting. I'm probably going to take the cylinder head and sump off and work out how shagged it really is. It's still making 14 bar in the cylinders that don't have a head gasket leak and the cross hatching is still visible on an endoscope, so the top end seems to be in relatively good condition. I'll probably pop off some bearing shells and see how bad it is at the bottom end before I decide to replace the whole thing.

[junkyarddog]

I wouldn't bother taking off the sump,the bottom end is more than likely ok.

Just pull the head,skim and back together with new gaskets.

Not sure if these have stretch bolts,probably do,but they can be measured to see if they are still in tolerance. 

 

[EightMegs]

3 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

I wouldn't bother taking off the sump,the bottom end is more than likely ok.

Just pull the head,skim and back together with new gaskets.

Not sure if these have stretch bolts,probably do,but they can be measured to see if they are still in tolerance. 

 

I just thought I'd check the screen on the pickup to see why it's taking forever to build oil pressure.