Toyspeed.org.nz Message Board

by **barryogen** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 2:55 pm

I've bent something that supports the cam shaft...
I thought Toyotas were meant to be reliable? grr...

/rant

corrected title, the car isn't actually much of the issue, mostly the insurance company taking it's sweet sweet time.

Website · by **Bling** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:39 pm

yeah as long as its an A or a K

by **d1 mule** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:34 pm

BZG|Bling wrote:yeah as long as its an A or a K

Or a MIGHTY J

by **Alex B** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:44 pm

barryogen wrote:I've bent something that supports the cam shaft...

I thought Toyotas were meant to be reliable? grr...

/rant

sooo its the head or the cam caps??

by **barryogen** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:52 pm

dont know, will find out when I go see them this afternoon... might just ditch the bitch and get something else... I think I bought a dud.

by **rolla_fxgt** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:13 am

barryogen wrote:dont know, will find out when I go see them this afternoon... might just ditch the bitch and get something else... I think I bought a dud.

But its the 2nd complete engine isn't it? So how could both be duds?

by **barryogen** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:42 pm

rolla_fxgt wrote:But its the 2nd complete engine isn't it? So how could both be duds?

dunno... maybe the 2zz don't like how I drive them? I'm not as hard on it as I was on the 3sge that was in the curren I used to have, and it lasted a good 100,000km(from 70-170).

I'm beginning to think that Sergei was right... they're just not built like they should be.

by **Lloyd** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:11 pm

So what did you break already?

by **Mr Revhead** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:17 am

wee over rev maybe?

cant say iv heard of any issues with them other than the oil pump thing which seems to have gone away!

by **barryogen** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:17 am

sorry guys, I havent actually found out what it really is, the Mrs works at the mechanics, well, over the road at the car sales side of it, and the workshop is all but closed over xmas other than doing compliance work(and a quick look at mine since I'm practically staff), and seeing as they're only doing compliance stuff, they are not answering the phone, so all I have is info that the mrs has passed on, hence the very vague descriptions... have told her to write it down next time. :lol:

All I know is that there is something bent and it is to do with supporting the cam shaft in some capacity, it is drivable, and safe to do so, except vvt and lift are now disabled, so it makes for a somewhat boring drive.

Pretty much all parts places are closed until the 7th, and the mechanical insurance place almost never looks at new parts, otherwise I'd have given them revheads number.

Over-rev - don't think so, I don't tend to drive it like I used to when I first got it, and certainly haven't had a mis-shift in it.

by **WCKWGN** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:59 am

what has gone bang on the runx dude ?? they diagonised the problem on it now??

sucks you having trouble with the engine. least better to find out now than when you did your build..... why not put a 3sgte and 4wd the runx get a wicked power to weight ratio a happening?? have a choice swb skidder??

by **barryogen** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:49 pm

Bent VVT solenoid this time... it's royally fcuked, bent in the most unusual way.

Happend just prior to xmas(as in on the sunday prior), so they havent been able to do pretty much anything until this week, and this week the mechanical insurance place said wait until next week when more wreckors are open.

None of the wreckors want to give up parts from their working engines, so they are trying to source a part that no-one wants to give up.

So... they are waiting until monday next week to see if they can get a part in NZ, then if they can't, will look to getting it from Japan, and then if not, they'll get a new part from Toyota NZ, which hopefully they'll have in stock(might check with revhead just incase).

Meanwhile I have either no car, the mrs car, or a loan car.... the loan car i poos, the mrs car is acceptable, and no car isn't much fun.

So... I'm car shopping.

by **Mr Revhead** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:59 pm

you dont just bend that.
i would be making sure they are figuring out HOW that happened.

depening on the year of your car they are in NZ. and not that bad priced... well not for a warranty job anyway :twisted:

by **barryogen** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:17 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:you dont just bend that.
i would be making sure they are figuring out HOW that happened.

depening on the year of your car they are in NZ. and not that bad priced... well not for a warranty job anyway

I know it doesn't bend easily, I've had a look at where it is, and how it is meant to work, and it doesn't appear to be able to bend!!!

They've had it apart for a 2 weeks, they've had a good look at it, one of the guys used to help build race engines and is highly impressed with the 2zz, said that there was a lot of stuff in there that they wanted to use years ago, but engineering was unable to make economically, even for racing.

We'll see what happens.

For the moment I'm looking at a Caldina GTT, they appear to be somewhat bulletproof from what I've heard... and even if they do sh|t themselves, the parts are plentiful.

by **EVL20V** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:45 pm

perhaps buy a non-toyota, should fix the reliability issues :roll:

Website · by Al » Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:30 pm

barryogen wrote:For the moment I'm looking at a Caldina GTT, they appear to be somewhat bulletproof from what I've heard... and even if they do sh|t themselves, the parts are plentiful.

As long as they are standard and run 98.