hello, i just bought a 1988 hilux that needs a decent amount of work done to it. Engine still kicks but when you look at it you can tell it needs a make over. So i was wondering where can i find a decent priced overhaul kit online. I just need everything but the pistons and oil pump. i need everything from the gaskets, piston rings bearings etc. it is a four speed tranny that revs like a monster. i would also like to know if there are any recommendations of what type of cam shaft should i use on this baby. There got to have a bunch of guys out there that have experimented on these trucks and should know the best parts that should go in it. i am looking to use this truck for everyday driving/street racing. Should i go with a 264 or 300 cam shaft?
if you are gonna do that, you might want to put a 5 speed into it. they are interchangable and available for your year. take a snap shot of the silver information tag in the engine bay and we can tell you what you have and which rear end gears to help with that setup as well.
call these guys they sell good quality kits for a good price and they can do custom grinds for cams if need be http://www.engnbldr.com/
How do you make your order? Do you email the stuff you need? I don't need the major stuff like pistons and oil pump. All I really need are the gaskets piston rings any non-mechanical parts. Also how do i get my quote of how much im looking at?
back to overhaul So I took the engine apart and I am in the cleaning process. two thing that may help me out here if anyone is reading. 1. Is there a faster way to get pieces cleaner on this engine? any kind of solution you guys recommend because right now I am using straight gas, a steel brush and some sand paper. I took the engine entirely apart to the very bolt. Engine cabin is entirely blasted out with a water blaster but grease is my enemy. As far as the engine parts, piston heads have carbon build up and major parts are just plain dirty. So basically what im asking is, is there a solution that will get this engine looking like a brand spanking new clean look? (I like shiny and clean parts for viewing purposes.) It's previous owner did not care for it and left the oil leak un-attended. I had already rebuilt the starter, alternator and the minor stuff like the power steering can, brake fluid can, all the other easy stuff. So if you can point me in the right direction of a solution that will get the engine parts clean would be great. 2. If My oil pump and pistons still look great do i really need to replace them? i already know that we have to replace everything else like gaskets, piston rings etc. But the top two parts i mentioned. is it REALLY needed when doing a major overhaul? Any hints and tips would be great. i would really appreciate it. thanks in advance!
for the outside of the block and any surface on the outside, use engine degreaser. For inside parts, I've always used kerosene. Just be sure to blow everything dry with an air compressor. Replace the oil pump. IIRC, the stock part for the 22re-t will bolt right in, and be an upgrade over your stock pump, as it's intended to feed a turbo as well. A little extra lube is always a good thing. Get the engnblder "Master rebuild kit", but fork out the money for a really really nice head gasket. I've had an engnblder head gasket fail after only 20k miles or so. Cometic multi layer steel is what I'm putting in my next engine, I figure if it's strong enough for high boost applications, it's strong enough for me. But that's just me, do what you like. I have cleaned and re-used stock pistons with new rings before, with no ill effects. I may have been lucky, maybe you can do this. It worked for me, it might not for you. Be sure to examine the deck of the block, and look for any pits, scratches, corrosion, or anything other than a clean flat surface. Use a straight edge and make SURE the deck is FLAT. Also make SURE the head is FLAT, with none of the above mentioned abnormalities (pits, corrosion, etc). IF you have any of the above, you *might* wanna drop it off at the machine shop to have the surfaces cleaned up a bit. Examine the bores. Make sure there is no scoring, nicks, or scratches of any kind. If there are, you might need to have them honed, or even bored out a tad. If you don't own a torque wrench. Acquire one. Don't cheap out one, get a good one. It could cost you thousands if something wasn't torqued down evenly. Inspect your timing chain guides if they're still intact. replace them regardless. If they're not still intact, inspect your timing cover as well, it could have come in contact with the chain. If this has occurred, replace it as well. I'll let you simmer on that for a while before I continue with "things I've F'd up and learned from".
