considering pulling my motor for some maintenence, could use some advice :) Options

[brianforster]

now as many of you guys know, when i did my swap i was trying to get it done ASAP and i also trusted the condition of my motor seeing as i was getting it from someone who said it had been rebuilt, not from japan.

now here i am a year and some change later, and im about to move into a house with a garage and im gonna be bored all summer so i wanna treat this car right.

the main project would be refreshing the motor, ive got an oil leak that i cant really find right now and i feel like removing the motor would be the easiest way to knock out all the gaskets seals and hoses i would need to do to get this motor in tip top shape, id also give it a real good cleaning, paint the heat shield and valve cover, etc.

another task i would undergo is putting the ac in my car, i have the lines sitting at home all i need is a condenser, i just have a feeling that putting the lines on with the motor in the car is going to be hard.

finally i would like to replace my master and slave cylinders because i get inconsistent shifting, sometimes its butter, sometimes its rough, and i have bled the clutch like 6 times.

i feel like this could all be knocked out much quicker if i were to pull the motor, what do you guys think?

what would you do while you had the motor out of the car that i have missed?

thanks

-brian

[lagos]

great plan, brian. i would HIGHLY recommend taking the tranny off and possibly installing a new, upgraded clutch while you are doing all of this.

then get yourself an oem gasket kit and do everything you can think of. front/rear main seals, cam seals, distributor, valve cover...etc...etc... etc..

[brianforster]

i was planning on having the clutch inspected, or looking at it myself. ive never really ventured to learn about transmissions/clutches. (is that possible?) mark said it was new, but we dont exactly know if that is correct.

[presure2]

i was planning on having the clutch inspected, or looking at it myself. ive never really ventured to learn about transmissions/clutches. (is that possible?) mark said it was new, but we dont exactly know if that is correct.

brian, you could inspect the clutch, and check for wear, but if your having shifting issues as it is, i would check into getting a new clutch like art said.
pulling the motor out and doing everything at once is the best way to really do it, if you can afford it.

[brianforster]

i agree manny, however the inconsistency of the problem leads me to believe the hydraulic system is at fault, because sometimes its smooth as butter. also pumping the clutch sometimes makes it a little better.

[presure2]

i agree manny, however the inconsistency of the problem leads me to believe the hydraulic system is at fault, because sometimes its smooth as butter. also pumping the clutch sometimes makes it a little better.

yea, i would tend to think the same, either the slave or the master.
i would still take the tranny off and inspect all the clutch parts well, and relube them while your in there.

[brianforster]

i agree manny, plus its a good opportunity to learn a little bit about the clutch.

i just dont have the money to drop on a full clutch kit at the moment.

[presure2]

i agree manny, plus its a good opportunity to learn a little bit about the clutch.

i just dont have the money to drop on a full clutch kit at the moment.

i know how it is..lol
still, at least if you check it, you know where you stand.
if you dont, and the clutch decides to take a crap on you 3 months from now, you'll be cursing yourself!!

[brianforster]

so far i have had trouble trying to find an oem gasket kit, where do you guys think i should look? i looked on partznet and couldnt find a kit of any sort.

do you think i should buy them individually from toyota? or are there any companies that kind of make an engine refresher gasket kit?

[brianforster]

of course right after i post it i find it.. is this what i should buy?

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/ind...amp;catalogid=1

also, i think i found a cheaper site than partznet

https://www.1sttoyotaparts.com/partscat.html

same browsing system, 209 there for the set, 221 at partznet.

[presure2]

1st toyota is almost always a few dollars cheaper.