Good afternoon everyone.
Boy has this been a long project. I'm in the final stages, but ive hit a snag. I seriously hope this issue is nothing mechanical...
A little background: 2001 T4R SR5. 5VZ-FE. mechanical failure in cylinder #4 at 208K forced me to seek a replacement engine. After some research, i figured if i could score on a JDM replacement, that would be the way to go vs a local junkyard 100K+ (verifiable via odo) motor. Thats all that ends up in the junkyards down by the border in San Diego. ANYWAY... spoke to JDM Engine Pro of La Habra. Read some reviews. seemed like a legit place, so i drove up ona saturday and chose the best looking motor out of the 4 they had in stock. brought it home, ordered a timing belt kit, stopped by my local dealer about 10 times now for a bunch of little things like exhaust studs, plenum gaskets, oil pan FIPM stuff, etc.
got the motor in, everything connected, all fluids added. fired up and this is what i get:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ5M...ature=youtu.be
blows a TON of smoke with any throttle input. runs terribly.
checked PCV valve, even swapped it with the one from my US motor, did compression test..
starting pass rear to front
180
180
180
driver front to rear
180
210
180
ya, no BS... 210. i tested it 3 times. that particular cylinder had something spitting out of it. im assuming fuel or coolant.
what to do the geniuses at 4runner.org think??
be happy to provide any and all info. ive been inside and out of this project and can say with certainty things were done right the first time on my end
thanks