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Originally Posted by ThaPassion8
We have been checking the spark plugs, the valve covers, bolts and cams... found my #1 plug a lil too wet with fuel....checked injectors and i do have a bad injector which i will be replacing tonite ( those lil suckers are expensive! ) |
Given the mileage you're putting on the car (although this is adviseable for anyone with such an old car) you would be wise to send the other injectors off for professional cleaning, blueprinting and screen replacement. Toyota specs allow for variation to the point of being ludicrous. If an injector is flowing 5+cc less (or more) than the others it should be replaced, IMO.
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Originally Posted by ThaPassion8
I drive approx 200 miles a day commuting to and from work....would that make a difference in my oil consumption?
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Your oil consumption, per mile driven, shouldn't change much... the frequency with which you must add more oil on a temporal level will be much higher. Your engine's condition will also affect it; Low compression scores will cost you oil in a number of ways, for example (loss of oil seeping into the compression chamber, loss of oil through the PCV system, etc.). Also keep in mind that the oil seals rely on a sacrificial film of oil and old seals lose a lot more oil through old seals than through new ones (even new engines are always losing oil).
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Originally Posted by ThaPassion8
Is the oil pressure gauge suppose to drop so low when i come to an stop/idle then raise back up when im at 3000rpm?
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If I remember correctly, the Toyotas specification allows for as low as 6psi at idle. Should be over 30psi at 3000RPM.
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Originally Posted by ThaPassion8
As for noise...Last night we had to take out the crankshaft timing pulley. My question hear is, does the pulley come with a washer that seats against the timing cover and pulley or is it 1 piece that holds the timing belt in place? The pic on the TSRM looks like its only 1 piece. 
Mine is in 2 pieces...and the washer has been moving around and made a deep grove in my lower timing cover ...as well as chewing up my timing belt while the timing belt is slipping off pulleys. |
No, there are no washers. The retainer wall is supposed to be staked in place on the pulley. I recommend replacing it with a new one, some people have had decent luck getting it tack welded back on but you MUST be absolutely sure it goes back on straight.