MY 1uz into my 93 dualcab hilux

[fugly]

Was wondering how you were progressing so it's good to hear it's going.

 

[v8toy1]

yeah mate turned out to be installer error lol but still gonna get new dizzy caps and rotors and will still do something about the injectors.

so now its all about tidying up the wiring etc etc and finish of the suspension setup then REGO

cheers
stewy

 

[v8toy1]

WELLLLLLLLL
it broke tonight
i loaded the other ecu map on it started her up she had oil pressure not 100% but it was up there not to really worry about.
started recording the vid for wankfactor reasons and at 2000rpm it stop dead it about .1 of sec flat.

the pics following show what happened

i dont know how but the cam gear has sheared of leaving about 25mm of the cam still attached to the camgear
im not sure yet if the engine has more damage deeper as i really need to put another cam in set it all back up and rotate it by hand to see if it binds up or if the valves dont return
hmmmmmmmm cars
cheers
stewy

 

[sideshow]

heheh
thats the 2nd 1uz ive seen do that this month
maybe remove it and fit an ls3 heheheheeh

 

[v8toy1]

what causes it
cause i cant see any tell tale signs like the cam seizing or anything

ive got enough gm parts on my lux

stewy

 

[sideshow]

main thing is the jaaaapppppsssss are tight asses
they dont do regular oil changes and they just drive their cars fro afew years and get rid of the car
it sits at wrecking yard for a couple of years till it ends up with people like us
usually its a blocked oil gallery or somehting on those lines and since the 1uz has oil tubes in the head to feed oil round if oil drops press drops abit the furthest spot is the front of the cams and suddenly the bearing cap has no oil and being alloy it grabs quickly and heats up the cam and snap bolt holding cam breaks and the cam gear moves etc etc

these engines are starting to show their weeknesses lately
dont forget some are nearly 20 years old

 

[v8toy1]

oil starvation was the first thing i looked for on all the journals but can not see one telltale sign there was heaps of oil up there and the pressure gauge showed 75psi but it wasnt that long started either so the oil pressure was alittle low.

who nows ill whack a new cam in give everything a once over and try again the cam sensors had a little touch so i might swap it out for the drivers side one.

according to my ign leads my engine will be 20 yrs as off this year

cheers
stewy

 

[v8toy1]

ok so not doubting what sideshow had said about the cam seizing i ventured to the drivers side cams and this is what i found.

the culprite
drivers side intake cam shaft seized causing passenger side to break
bearing journal driver side

drivers side intake cam

new engine may be on the way from ichiban in sydney soon and keep mine for spares
cheers
stewy

 

[sideshow]

i got a 1uz in a surf body on a hilu xchassis to fix next week
and a buggy with a 1uz coming in in afew days aswell
i better get off my arsss and do some work

 

[v8toy1]

got any good engines mate

 

[sideshow]

sorry i dont do engines
luckily i rent some floor space in a place called SSS Automotive
best place for import engines especially if u want quality and complete kits
i love it when they get a container in which one just came in last saturday
heaps of goodies for them to sell

i have the biggest range of spare parts i can borrow and eventually buy
that helps alot when diagnosing

 

[v8toy1]

u woudnt happen to know how much they would be going for would you.
ideally i want a rear sump for the pick up and dipstick
i wont need the wiring harness bar a tps plug
the engine i have now is a crown

cheers
stewy

 

[sideshow]

u would have to ring them
im pretty sure all their 1uzs are full kits
and i dont htink they would break them up for a cheaper price as
the rest of the parts dont sell as good

 

[sideshow]

another thing is
i havmnt seen a crown 1uz for atleast 6 or more months
they are hard to get these days

 

[v8toy1]

ok ill email them now then cheers mate
no crowns, i guess it wouldnt matter tho hey i can swap my stuff on it

cheers
stewy

 

[sideshow]

i would ring dont wory bout email
they get 100 emails a day so they might get back to u eventually
phone is the best way

 

[v8toy1]

sweet cheers

 

[v8toy1]

engine turned up late yesterday arvo seems all good on first appearances even though its been checked by the guys i bought it from ill check it myself before it goes in but should be in by sunday kids permitting lol

the old engine will be used for ANOTHER PROJECT i have in mind lol

cheers
stewy

 

[v8toy1]

just a few promised pics so far
sump after i removed from broken engine remembering it was brand new
the sorta long bits u can see in the sludge are bits of the thrust washer there was a few.

thrust washer from 3rd maincap

side view of factory steering box

these are the brackets to remove for the x-over steering conversion and shock hoops
upper torque rod bracket

hopefully tomorrow i can get into it and get the steering box fitted and also the shock hoops.

cheers
stewy

 

[v8toy1]

IT RUUUUUNS AND BETTER THAN BEFORE

even took her for a fang around the block and im hard lol
small oil leak to sort out and try and attach some shocks this week