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Are you going to index them all the same? I never have on any vehicle I've ever owned, but some swear by it.
I've got a new set chilln' in the garage waiting for an install. But I'm on my third set and am technically good to 180k miles.
I have recently developed a cyl #5 spark plug tube seal leak, which does leak a small amount of oil onto my plug. But not enough for me to want to do anything about it yet!
Are you going to index them all the same? I never have on any vehicle I've ever owned, but some swear by it.
I've got a new set chilln' in the garage waiting for an install. But I'm on my third set and am technically good to 180k miles.
I have recently developed a cyl #5 spark plug tube seal leak, which does leak a small amount of oil onto my plug. But not enough for me to want to do anything about it yet!
Ya, it's more of a sanity check than anything to make sure it's OK... it's quick change. Somehow once out, it's hard to put used ones back.
Took a mini road trip Wed night covering some ground after hours. Along the way I stopped at a weigh station, she tipped the scales at 3,850# w a 1/2 tank of fuel. 2,000# up front, 1,850# rear.
#2IS weight.
Random road trip pictures which the 350 lives for! High mountain canyon roads and long runs. Averaged 26mpg on the way home covering 180 miles or so. Clip was high 80's most of the time!
Random road trip pictures which the 350 lives for! High mountain canyon roads and long runs. Averaged 26mpg on the way home covering 180 miles or so. Clip was high 80's most of the time!
Finally getting caught up on maintenance items. Yesterday installed six new plugs @ 108,445 miles. The last set was August of 2017 in this post -> Plugs at 52,000
Initially I had planned to look in all the holes with my POS borascope but had no luck finding software to run it on current phone. After completing 3 holes 2, 4, 6, it dawned on me that old phone likely still has it the app loaded. With that, I bring you a few pictures of the 350 piston crowns from 1, 3, and 5 holes. Not so thrilled about the carbon but not shocked either. For anyone not following my style, this engine uses the full RPM range when warm.
For reference, I included an OEM full piston crown at the bottom as the cheapo scope tool doesn't maintain focus at anything beyond point blank range.
#3 seemed to have slightly more deposits across the crown. Not much and honestly it could be all about lighting and piston depth down the hole.
So, of the three holes I looked in, they all looked about the same as far as carbon deposits. Since I've owned the car, I cleaned the accordion hose from the MAF to the TB once. There was Zero oil film in that tube. This engine uses a pint of oil in 5,000 miles and I'm fine with that.
In those pictures one can clearly see the impact of DI spray pattern which sadly is the only carbon free area on the crowns.
Work:
6 plugs installed. #IKBH20TT -4705 See previous post #5 about why those were used.
New belt #99367-K1550
MAF and charcoal filter cleaning.
Not too shabby with a car with that mileage. Get a few bottles of Chevron Techron fuel injector cleaner. I usually add a bottle to half tank, then drive her hard and do it a second time. That should get your baby nice and clean. Or at least cleaner
Random road trip pictures which the 350 lives for! High mountain canyon roads and long runs. Averaged 26mpg on the way home covering 180 miles or so. Clip was high 80's most of the time!
Looking through the Ponderosa pines...
Had to eat too...
So, any corn lovers out there?
Tip: open the fresh corn husk and peel out the silk. Close it back up in the husk and drizzle some water into the cobb. Wrap in foil. Toss it on BBQ at 350F for 25 minutes (the later part of rib cooking above), it gives them a nice crisp bite while peeling from the cobb in hole kernels. The added kick is when down right, the kernels are golden brown like a perfect marsh mellow.
Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
Not too shabby with a car with that mileage. Get a few bottles of Chevron Techron fuel injector cleaner. I usually add a bottle to half tank, then drive her hard and do it a second time. That should get your baby nice and clean. Or at least cleaner
Well it gets opened up often. I add Techron for seasonal changes when the tanks sweat and collect moisture. That's 50k+ miles of just me so I doubt that's going anywhere unless I port in some moisture under pressure ahead of the TB.
Not having a reason to pull the intake, it does make me wonder what the valves look like and if getting them clean and the crowns clean would allow more ignition advance?
Last little bit, because no one has really blown up the top end, I didn't know the piston was so complex of a design until I went looking to see what I was looking at. You know, having never seen anything but the heads on fleabay, we never see a short block exposed except the one guy who lost a rod and that thread had no piston pictures...
Anywho, she seems to be fine living life with me! lol
This initial view kinda creeped me out. It looked a little sinister inside! The creature within the 2GR-FSE
That is a bummer about the carbon, but livable for sure. These piston designs are so interesting to look at; it really makes me believe they actually took time to make these engines performance their best AND be as efficient as possible at the same time.
That is a bummer about the carbon, but livable for sure. These piston designs are so interesting to look at; it really makes me believe they actually took time to make these engines performance their best AND be as efficient as possible at the same time.
Knowing mine is never treated like a diesel tractor engine, I can only image others look much worse. FWIW, it's pretty minimal.
And ya, I had that same thought too.
What find most interesting is that to the best of my knowledge, no one has cracked the ECM code on cam timing. Have tinkered with MAPs on my Yamaha and knowing each gear has it's own fuel and ignition map, it makes you wonder what potential lies within the ECU itself?
How much of a safety margin are the knock sensors providing? The one tankful of 100 octane I ran through it sure made it happy!
Knowing mine is never treated like a diesel tractor engine, I can only image others look much worse. FWIW, it's pretty minimal.
And ya, I had that same thought too.
What find most interesting is that to the best of my knowledge, no one has cracked the ECM code on cam timing. Have tinkered with MAPs on my Yamaha and knowing each gear has it's own fuel and ignition map, it makes you wonder what potential lies within the ECU itself?
How much of a safety margin are the knock sensors providing? The one tankful of 100 octane I ran through it sure made it happy!
Yeah, I don't think it's anything to be concerned about. I've owned 7 Toyota products since 1995 (Corolla, 3x Camry's, 2x Sienna's and 1x IS350) and none have exhibited any issues in regards to engine or transmissions...ever. Of the Toyotas that I no longer own in the list, all went above 200K when I sold them or gave them away. In fact my 1999 Camry I sold to a relative in 2004...it has more than 300K on it and he's still driving it today LOL. Here's a recent pic in July 2020:
My 1999 Camry CE- July 2020
Even I can't believe this thing is still running! As far as safety margins...a lot! Toyota is very conservative with their engine tuning, which is why their engines last and last. BMW M3 and M5 are hitting 400 to 600 hp on their Inline 6 and 800 hp on their TT V8's. Almost all critics who review the RC, LC, IS and GS products complain about Toyota being behind when it comes to power delivery. Personally, I prefer Toyota's approach. If I want a ton of power, I'll buy a project car and mod and tune it myself
My daughter is off to UC Irvine in SoCal this coming August so we were going to buy her a newer used Corolla or Civic. Prices on used cars are just totally insane, so we decided to instead to use her car budget to bring her 2006 Camry SE (3.3L V6, formally my car) up to par. The engine and trans currently have 157K but are in excellent shape. No engine or transmission leaks, the only leak is the power steering. We are going to be doing the following:
Transmission flush
New PS hoses
New front wheel bearings
New suspension
New bushings where needed
New tires
When we are done she should be as good as new and give her at least another 100k miles of trouble free operation
In this addition of flashback Friday we dip into the 60's vintage autos and 70 vintage trucks. Call it a rags to riches scene as I had more time than money back then.
First up, my first car. A 1965 Chevy Corvair I bought when I was 15 from my uncle... I kicked out the roosting chickens, threw some tires on and towed it home. $100...
A 110HP, dual carb, flat 6, w/a 2 spd TH-powerglide. I rebuilt the 164c.i. engine when I was 16. Body was pretty straight, I knocked the dents out, did some filler, and took it to a body guy. He finished it and a year later I went to work for him...At some point, I swapped it to manual trans, rebuilding the trans and diff. Let's not count how many times I pulled the engine on this as the trans input shaft tore up the seal passing through the rear diff and soaked the clutch. Evil. Pure evil...
1965 Chev, Corvair, Monza! Pretty fine looking car. Later on I found some 140HP heads (4X Rochester single barrel carbs), ported them, new guides, springs, and valves, valve job to facilitate higher lift camshaft and did some distributor work for more advance and she really came to life.
You all saw the 73 Torino, that was my second car at ~24 when I wrecked the Chevy and nearly ended my life. You'd think I was dead if you saw the pictures. Anywho, 3rd vehicle was another rags to riches machine, a 77 Ford F250 highboy! A 400 M, 4spd, un-married x-fer case beast! A year after buying it, I dropped a 460c.i blue printed long block I ported, cammed and did a 4WD conversion too, and that made everything right with the world. Cam, rockers, porting, Performer intake, ignition recurve, 750 Holley, headers, and all that...Best truck ever!!!
There ya go... old school at heart.. still have a 79 1ton to tinker with...
Last edited by 2013FSport; 03-20-22 at 05:37 PM.
Reason: Stock was 110 HP not 140HP.
Recently it was pretty warm here and the car took it like a champ!
115°F whereby the blacktop was 170°F.
If idling for even a minute my Hot Air Intake showed 160° (MAF).
The engine maintained 195 while the trans on the highway was showing 215°.
After sitting in the shade it showed 111°. Notice its after 7. It was freaking HOT outside!
04-16-21, 06:41 AM
