Toyota Motor Rebuild

**Slow Joe** · 03-08-2006, 05:17 PM

Alright one of my friends is trying to get the motor rebuilt in her '93 Toyota Pick-Up... It's a V6 and she's wondering where to take it... And I figured I'd see what y'all had to say...

**Prince Valiant** · 03-09-2006, 07:56 AM

Get a remaned unit from Jasper's....much easier than having it rebuilt for that vehicle, unless she was going for all-out performance. Jasper's even has a "performance" option rebuild if she wanted...probably just a little higher compression, better tolerances, better valve job with a little cleaning of the ports, along with balancing and better fasteners.

**GTSLOW** · 03-09-2006, 02:06 PM

Ya either that or a junkyard motor.

**hrsp** · 03-09-2006, 11:27 PM

a toyota pickup needing a motor..impossible they run foreva

**penji04** · 03-10-2006, 08:24 PM

Only the 4 cylinders Run forever 158k and going strong on my taco

**Slow Joe** · 03-10-2006, 09:26 PM

It's a V6 with 130K... They're known for blowing head gaskets, something about the material...

**Reverend Cooper** · 03-12-2006, 09:56 AM

i work at a toyota dealer in the service dept. dont get a used motor chances are they have the old design headgaskets. has the recall for the headgaskets been done. are you sure its a headgasket issue. is it siezed up or water locked. the water jacket seal on the headgasket shifts putting coolant in the rear cylinders the headgasket design changed 3-4 times that i a aware of. tell her to call toyota cust. asst. line have vin ready. 800-331-4331 they can tell if the recall was performed its recall number is ssc-vo6. the recall extension was only for eight years from the original inservice date and they may not do anything to help but its worth a shot. otherwise if she wants help with repairs-rebuild let me know if i can help.

**Slow Joe** · 03-12-2006, 11:28 AM

Yeah, she decided to not listen to me and wait a day or two so they've already started pulling it out at the place she took it to... I'm still amazed... $6200... For a Jasper engine and installation...

**wikked** · 03-12-2006, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by 01v6stangpwr

Yeah, she decided to not listen to me and wait a day or two so they've already started pulling it out at the place she took it to... I'm still amazed... $6200... For a Jasper engine and installation...

No wonder she didn't wanna tell me how much

I found like 3 exact same trucks, she coulda bought 'em and had 2 spares for that price, yoiks.

**Slow Joe** · 03-12-2006, 02:49 PM

That's what I told her... but she gave me a lecture on how she knew what was replaced on her truck blah blah blah... I don't give a **** what was replaced... putting $6200 into a 13 year old truck that has a resale value of half that isn't a good idea... Unless it's something fun, not a dd, it's not worth it... lol

**Reverend Cooper** · 03-12-2006, 04:57 PM

thats rediculous i could have used factory stuff for less than that

**Slow Joe** · 03-12-2006, 11:37 PM

Yeah, I know Coop... As I said... She just don't listen to me...

**penji04** · 03-13-2006, 12:52 AM

wow! i wish she would have let one of us know joe! Thats a rip off! if that engine so much as looks dirty when she gets it she shouldnt pay them!!! hope they quoted her for body work to! I like the truck but thats way to much!!

**Slow Joe** · 03-13-2006, 03:57 PM

Hey Coop she didn't have it fixed yet nor did she have them start on it so I'm gunna give her the number and stuff... Maybe we can help her out a lil... Oh and the shop she took it to started to change their tune already on the price...

**Slow Joe** · 03-13-2006, 05:14 PM

Ok, she called, the headgasket was replaced in 1998... So I'm guessin Toyota isn't gunna do anything...

**Reverend Cooper** · 03-13-2006, 07:20 PM

should call and open a contact it could have the old design headgaskets that were updated since that time dont take no for a answer

**Slow Joe** · 03-13-2006, 07:48 PM

Ah, alright, I'll inform her... She was saying something about the truck's been blowing spark plugs as well (not sure what she means, I'll have to ask her more specifics on that)

**Reverend Cooper** · 03-13-2006, 08:24 PM

gets coolant in the cylinder when cooling down cold coolant on start up ruins electrodes on the plugs that is what she means.

**Reverend Cooper** · 03-13-2006, 08:25 PM

by the way off topic happy birthday bro

**Slow Joe** · 03-14-2006, 12:12 AM

thanks for the happy bday drunk now tell her later...

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