For the first time, check only the intake valves of cylinders 1 and 2 and check only the exhaust valves of cylinders 1 and 3
This job was quite the pain in the arse but my buddy wei and i.
Checking the clearances with a feeler gauge should be 15 mins top
Curious, how much did the dealer quote you to do just the valve cover gasket job
It's labor intensive but not a hard job
This engine was used in 3rd gen 4runners, 1st gen tacomas, 1st gen tundras and t100s.
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The valve clearance is set by the bucket thickness
Adjusting this would require you to measure all of the clearances then remove the cams and buckets and measure them and then.
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I've passed the 60k miles point by quite a bit
Wondering if i should really have the dealer do this
Sounds pricey and hard to verify.
The 5th gen toyota 4runner is amazingly reliable if you keep up with maintenance.
I’ve been trying to play catch up with the maintenance on this thing however there is one maintenance.