Questions on pulling 3RZ out?

[Rembrant]

Hey folks,

Ok, so I have to pull my engine out and I have a couple questions for those of you that have done so already:

1. Can I just unbolt the AC pump and push it aside out of my way? (So I don't have to screw around with the sealed system)
2. I don't see an engine rear lift hook. Am I blind? I've pulled 22-RE engines before, and they had front and rear lift points.
3. Can you buy new starter contacts? ( like you could for the 22-RE engines) I figure it would be a good idea to do while the engine is out.
4. To replace the oil pan, is there a traditional gasket, or just silicone like Ultra-Copper, etc?
5. Should I bother sending my injectors out for a cleaning & balancing? Truck has 122K miles on it. Maybe it's a waste of time and money?

Any other suggestions on things to do while the engine is out? I'm only pulling it out to replace the oil pan, so I have no intentions of pulling the engine apart, just basic tune-up stuff....filters, plugs, cleaning the MAF, TB, and intake, etc, etc.

Any ideas or thoughts would be great. I'll likely think of more questions as I go. Thanks.

[Taco_Kid]

hmmmm, whats the cost to have the old injectors cleaned vs. just buying a new set??

[95tojo]

the oil pan does not have a traditional gasket . . . go to a toyota dealer and get some of the good sealent . . .

also mine does not have a rear hook either for lift points . . . .

i did buy new start contacts for my 3rz . . . .

and the a/c would be a little tricky, just take it easy when pulling out the motor and see how much clearence you have . . . .

[snwbdr]

Originally Posted by Taco_Kid

hmmmm, whats the cost to have the old injectors cleaned vs. just buying a new set??

Paradise racing cleans em for $10 per injector....dunno how much a new set will cost but I imagine it'd be a bit more than $40

[McKeever]

What makes you think you need to pull the motor to replace the oil pan?

[chipsndukes]

Originally Posted by Rembrant

Hey folks,

Ok, so I have to pull my engine out and I have a couple questions for those of you that have done so already:

1. Can I just unbolt the AC pump and push it aside out of my way? (So I don't have to screw around with the sealed system)
2. I don't see an engine rear lift hook. Am I blind? I've pulled 22-RE engines before, and they had front and rear lift points.
3. Can you buy new starter contacts? ( like you could for the 22-RE engines) I figure it would be a good idea to do while the engine is out.
4. To replace the oil pan, is there a traditional gasket, or just silicone like Ultra-Copper, etc?
5. Should I bother sending my injectors out for a cleaning & balancing? Truck has 122K miles on it. Maybe it's a waste of time and money?

Any other suggestions on things to do while the engine is out? I'm only pulling it out to replace the oil pan, so I have no intentions of pulling the engine apart, just basic tune-up stuff....filters, plugs, cleaning the MAF, TB, and intake, etc, etc.

Any ideas or thoughts would be great. I'll likely think of more questions as I go. Thanks.

1. I did that with no prob. on my 2RZ, also how the FSM describes removing the engine, A/C system stays closed

2. there is a bolt hole kitty corner to the hook in front in the head, I swapped the hook to the back. i just put the bolt the hook in the front on the rear and but the bolt through a chain link on the front. maybe someone else knows a better way


4. you can get a cork gasket and i used one, i don't know if it did any good, I covered it every sq. inch with ultra copper and gently tightened, I don't know if it is the right way, but it made me feel slightly better because it was easier and I doubt it will leak or be a problem. If you screw up the FIPG you take the pan off again, someone hear can walk you through the perfect 'Toyota' way.

5. I sprayed em down with Gumout on the tip, the filled them a little with Gum out and tripped them with a battery while I hit them with a blow gun, did that a couple time, mines a daily driver too and I get 27mpg so I don't worry about 'calibrating' or "balancing".


I would recommend putting new injector o-rings and grommets and replace the valve cover gasket and also the front and rear oil seals. Fuel filter, too.

Do you really have to pull the engine on a 3RZ to replace an oil pan? (Help out a 2WD 2RZ guy, I'm maybe a little ignorant?

CD

[Tred]

2. FSM calls for installing a second hook temporarily.

[Rembrant]

Guys,

Thanks for all the answers, thats great.

Truck is a 4x4 and there's about 3/8" clearance between the top of the front diff and the bottom of the oil pan. I don't see any other way to do it other than lifting the engine out. I suppose I could drop the front diff, but that looks like a ton of work to me.....maybe pulling the engine is the lesser of two evils, I dunno.

At least if I have the engine out, I can put it on a stand, flip it upside down and do it right.

If there's an easier way to do it, I'm all ears boys? Let me know.

[Tred]

Dropping the diff is easier, supposedly.

[tylerangle1990]

They both sound like work to me. Do whatever you're comfortable with