California motor swap?

[Lovin_chevy84]

I had posted MONTHS ago on needing help w my truck and finally bit the bullet and took it to Toyota. Bad news, the motor is getting blow by. Put some plug extenders and high grade plugs, worked and ran like a champ for about 700 miles but that's not working anymore as it's eating plugs in around 2-300 miles. The motor is the California 3.0l so here's my question. I'm not in the head gasket group so needing to put a new motor in. Since is the Cali one, do I have to get another Cali motor? Will my computer accept the 'normal' motor and sensors? How can I go about this?

 

[KidVermicious]

That's something you probably ought to hear from the horses mouth - I'd ask the emissions nazis down there and see what they say.

 

[Lovin_chevy84]

That's something you probably ought to hear from the horses mouth - I'd ask the emissions nazis down there and see what they say.

Thanks, that's what I'm worried about. I've read where others have gotten the 3.4 but no one mentions if they had the cali motor before they swapped

 

[Lovin_chevy84]

Thanks, that's what I'm worried about. I've read where others have gotten the 3.4 but no one mentions if they had the cali motor before they swapped

Ouch, nobody knows?

 

[541joseph]

I don't think that it would matter. There will be extra hoses on a Cali engine and it may run leaner. But you should be able to swap them

 

[Pisa 8687]

Ouch, nobody knows?

The long block portion of your motor is the same everywhere. The Cali crap is bolt all over it. And there are ways around that to if your interested.

 

[mikesmith140]

If you put a non-OEM motor in the truck, i.e. one that doesn't match the VIN number for your truck, you'll have to go to a "referee" to get it SMOGed. The problem, in California, is that the ref can't give you a yes or no answer until you do the swap. At that point you'll have to keep throwing money at it until you satisfy the ref. If you simply put the same type of motor in the truck that it came with, you'll just have to pass SMOG like normal.

So, don't put in a different motor until you know more what you're getting into.

Good Luck

 

[BrianSD_42]

do I have to get another Cali motor?

I've never heard of this being a problem. As was mentioned above most of the emissions is bolt on. I don't know that the computer makes a difference.

 

[77'911]

What weight oil are you using? Have you changed the pcv recently or checked the EGR system? We've got a CA emissions 4runner with 100k on it. I run 10W-40 Castrol Syntec in ours. From what I've seen on our copper NGK's that get changed out annually with it's oil change, that weight seems to provide little or no blow by.
regards

 

[4runnerBrett]

How many miles are on your motor ? Have you considered a rebuild so you don't have to mess around with Cali rules?

 

[Sharpie330]

You can get a hold of a referee from the BAR and set up an appointment and they will give you a set of guidelines as to what you need to have in order to meet the requirements. Only problem is interpretation.



In 1995 the toyota t100 came with an OBD1 pre enhanced evap 3.4l. So if you are looking to do a motor swap then you might consider doing it for that. If you take a 3.4 out of a 96 or newer vehicle then you have to meet that years emissions standards, so keeping with 95 and older would be the easiest.



Also the rules say that you can swap out any engine with another engine that was offered for that model and year. example, 1991 22re can be swapped out for a 1991 3.0l without going to the referee so long as all the emissions devices are present. You also cannot swap out any engine from a vehicle of an ealier year, so you cant swap a 1991 22re for a 1990 3.0l. You can however go foreward in years just as long as all emissions standards for the corresponding model year are met. So swapping a 1991 3.0l for a 1999 3.4l needs all the EVAP devices and exhaust and OBII component I.E. the inst cluster with the check engine light and OBDII port.