Timing out by half a tooth

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Have the top half of engine rebuilt. That depends on the shop doing it. It's a lot of work have to take top half of engine apart. Most likely a moderate amount of time

I believe the details are located here:
Toyota 3VZ Cylinder Head Installation Procedures Engine Builder Magazine

Short answer... Torque: 33 ft.lbs

If you are asking the question let a mechanic do it. The gasket is cheap but it involves a lot of work and some experiance. Look in a Chilton book for that model and you'll get an idea of whats necessary.

not the 3S-FE?
the caps are marked, 1 to max. 1 is front or cyl 1.
did you see all the warnings and pit falls for this head.?
int he FSM> its a full page of warnings
did you use RTV on cap 1? (so the oil gallery seals?)
login to alldata.com if no FSM.
and read the head pull page.
and make sure cam it timed, and lash checked,
then check for top end oiling at first crank,, or FAIL big time.
the caps are precision milled, in place, there is NO MIXING allowed.
just like rod big end caps, same deal.
and direction.
the cam must be sequenced in place or it will be wrecked.
RTM
read the manual;,
its no stove bolt six, not in the least.

your diagnosis would seem to be correct. when a head gasket goes, coolant can leak into the combustion chamber where the coolant turns to steam and vents to the exhaust.

Replace knock sensors

First you need to have someone hook up some sort of code reader to the car's computer to see why the light is on. Take note of the code or codes stored in the car's computer. I would clear the codes from the computer's memory and see if they come back, indicating there is still a problem, and go from there.

Hi,

That engine will leak oil from

- cam cover gaskets (rear one drips on the exhaust)
- camshaft end seals
- distributor shaft o-ring (appears on top of transaxle housing)
- oil filter bracket to block o-ring seal (drips on front bank exhaust)
- crankshaft nose oil seal (have done with timing belt change)
- rear main seal (expensive, leave it be)

1C-LTC and 2CL-TC Engines



2VZ-FE and 3VZ-FE Engines



You can find more details in Autozone.com (free register); select Year, Mark, Model, Engine.

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