Recent content by 3.4L_V6_2000

I am working on a 2000 3.4L V6 SR5 4Runner. I am re-installing my timing belt after just installing a new oil pump. During the dis-assembly process, in order to loosen the crankshaft pulley bolt, I had to rotate the crankshaft independent of the cam shafts with the timing belt off. Now, as I am...

Wow. Yeah, since we owned it, my brother and I took it to Firestone for everything including oil changes. Clearly my engine has more sludge than it should, but to me it seems like it would have to be worse to cause the low pressure that I am experiencing. Do you think it would be a complete...

All of these pictures were taken before I ran the SeaFoam through the oil, the gas, and the intake. I am curious to see what it looks like now after doing that. Here are some pictures of the strainer immediately after I dropped the pan without touching it. What do you think?

Having taken off the valve cover, I don't recall any such spacer... Per your request. I will try uploading some pictures of the passenger side camshafts and the valve cover. If it is coolant, it could be b/c I had the valve cover off and a friend was looking at it and he blew on the hose...

I don't hear any knocking or rattling. It sounds quiet to me. That is why I wonder if it is the pump. It would be a lot of work, but I think I'm going to take the pump off and check the clearances with a feeler gage. How else could I determine whether it was the pump or a bearing(s)? What...

The timing belt was thrown when I was driving to the electrical shop with the low oil pressure light on (thinking it was electrical). They discovered that the tensioner was no good. That is all I can say. I didn't disassemble the crankshaft. I simply dropped the pan and the baffle plate and...

Thanks LittleCaesar. She's got 131,000 miles. I got it used in 2004 when it had 56,000 miles on it. How can you tell that it is a main bearing and not the pump?

Starting last year, I went through 4 alternators, 2 batteries, and a starter in ten months. Date Mileage Shop Task 4/23/2013 112984 Firestone Battery Replacement 3/20/2014 121658 Firestone Replace Alternator & Replace Battery 8/7/2014 125732 Firestone...