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Ordered some rings from Hastings, about $78 shipped. The eBay seller who had the cheaper ones is out, and my local stealership wanted $166 for a set!.
VERY expensive lesson, can't use ring compressor on the lower oil control rings. It shatters them. FSM doesn't say this either, they go in by hand...
Here is what I found out from speaking with topline automotive: The 1.5L 1NZFE used locating tabs from the year 2000 until August of 2003. The...
This is how the middle oil pan came back. The pickup tube is just sitting there. [ATTACH] I carefully scraped as much material as I could with a...
Well I called an engineer at Mahle and they are not wanting to admit any fault and basically called me an idiot for trying to install them. I've...
Here is what main bearing caps look like that have those notches. This is from a Toyota 2005 Rav4 2.2L. [ATTACH] Now look at ones from the 1.5L...
Welp another delay. Toyota FSM mentions the main "service bearings" having "claws". Wth is a "service part?" From the factory engine, the main...
This is what mine looks like. [ATTACH] It's been that way since I got it 4 years ago. Body shop said no evidence of frame horn damage. Have...
Also..most people think oil turned black from being "dirty". Oil turns black when exposed to heat. Even once.
The sludging/carbon I am referring to is only on the rings and combustion areas.
The 1.5L used in the later Prius C is pretty much the same engine, as far as design goes. Toyota recommends 0w-20 in this engine. I think 5W-30...
So in so far, on just the rebuilding parts alone I have about $430 in it, if I had ordered the rings from Rock Auto when they had them in stock,...
While the engine will be another 1.5-2 weeks, took some pics of new parts today. New oil pressure and temp senders. These are pretty universal...
[ATTACH] Pic from the shop, cleaned and honed.
Found some stuff cheaper on Rockauto close out. [ATTACH]
Gasket kit came today and I'm a bit upset. The water pump and intake manifold gaskets are just painted metal. Which isn't OEM AT ALL. There is...
The belly of the beast! I almost crapped myself thinking I busted off a piece of aluminum near the bottom, but it's made that way in case the rear...
So there are several sellers on eBay selling re-manufactured heads, such as this. [ATTACH] ..and they say the head is the same. I call BS. The...
I think Toyota used to use bucket lifers with removable shims. Anyway, here's some info from the dealership 1. The 04-09 Prius Block, just the...
Luckily the block from a newer 1.5 Yaris is a direct match per Toyota so if worse comes to worse, I can find a bare low mileage yaris block for...
