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That bit was a pain. I took three attempts (which meant cleaning up wet FIPG twice) before I was happy with it. Was awhile ago now so honestly can't remember precisely how we did it, but I think I did get a very small amount of gasket maker and held the O-ring in place in the cover when I did...

Haha yes very late but thanks anyway. The truck is still running great for any interested. Pretty happy with that job if I may say so myself.

Thanks Mike, appreciate that. Did the pan position look similar to the pic I posted? Slotted between driveshaft and chassis rail? Potentially the oil pan itself isn't leaking if it's as sealed as it sounds like yours was. As others have suggested, I should really clean up the entire bottom end...

This is the sump of which I speak: Oil sump 2 - Album on Imgur

Hi all I have the 2005 Toyota Prado (same as 4Runner basically). Manual and Haynes say to remove the front diff to get at the oil pans. Oil Pan no. 2 seems to have a leaky gasket but it LOOKS like I can probably unbolt it and manouevre it past the driveshaft to clean it up and reseal it. Has...

No such thing as a dumb question :) I did at least 10 rotations and never managed to get the coloured links to line up again. My understanding is they are only coloured for installation, not to line up each {x} rotations. As long as, each time your crankshaft key is pointing at the timing mark...

Honestly the adrenaline is still draining after starting it for the first time yesterday. Just put 30km on it, seems to be going well. No smoke, no error codes, no coolant loss, no obvious leaks. Have had to top the oil up but it was pretty bone dry after taking the last 1-2 months to do this...

Look, I assume that's what they are :) They fit, the solenoid went in fine, nothing is leaking... Just slightly thicker material. But yeah, Fel-Pro shipped twice as many of those and the valve cover bolt gaskets than I needed for some reason, and all they called the O-rings were "oil control...

Gosh. My job was big enough, can’t imagine your one. How many kms/miles on that engine? New o rings for VVT solenoids came with my fel-pro valve cover gasket set from rockauto, so I didn’t have to order them separately. Fractionally thicker material than OEM but so far no issues.

Thanks! Not for the faint-hearted. You ordered new o-rings/seals as well? For future reference, here are the part numbers for the bits I ordered: * 08826-00100 - FIPG for water pump * 08826-00080 - FIPG for timing cover * 90311-42045 or 90311-42037 - crankshaft oil seal * 96722-24030 - oil...

Looked everywhere, everything had clamps where it should. Maybe it shipped with a spare? :) Well, got it all back up and running today. Took about 6 attempts with fuel pump relay out to get the oil pressure light to go out, each about 5-10 seconds. That was a bit nerve wracking. Eventually went...

Well, after another failed attempt I finally have the timing cover sealed back on with the help of a mate. 3 minutes to apply both FIPGs and mate surfaces up is impossible. Thankfully did it on a cold night so hopefully slowed curing down slightly. Felt good. Here’s hoping! Almost got...

Thanks! That makes much more sense. I was imagining fore and aft as if it was fore and aft of the timing cover as I was installing it, which was entirely the reverse of what I thought it should be! The FIPG instructions say to torque all bolts up within 15 minutes. I get why you did 3 torque...

Thanks - yeah there are two depressions on that side of the timing cover. Stupid manufacturing flaw. Will make sure it's thicker there. Still got to decide if I pull oil pump apart and inspect whilst I've got the cover off again. Just need to see if I can source those O rings quickly enough...

Toyota FIPG on the way (both types). New oil pump o ring. New crankshaft seal since I had to remove the new one, although it looks perfect but figure if I’ve even slightly damaged it, it’s worth the extra few bucks. Now I’m thinking... should I pull oil pump off while here and both check it as...