1GR-FE Rebuild Recommendations

Hey everyone,

I was hoping to get some recommendations on third party mechanics that specialize in rebuilding Toyota engines.

My 1GR-FE is running fine and at 250k miles I don’t have any immediate issues. This truck will soon become my second vehicle and I want to start restoring it.

I live in southern Louisiana but don’t have a preference on location or price, just want quality work.

Thanks

 

If It Ain't Broke... Don't Fix It!

 

You'll have to specify. Do you mean that you want to do some major service / preventative maintenance to the engine due to higher mileage? <- great idea. Or do you want to replace bottom end bearings and valves and such for the hell of it? <- Terrible idea

250k miles is nothing if it's been maintained well.

If you just want to tinker, why don't you focus your time and $ on mods and improvements. You can do exhaust cam gears, ecu tune, general deferred maintenance like plugs and cooling system maintenance, suspension refresh, bushings, cab mounts, etc...

 

can you actually add the exhaust cam gears on the single vvti motor?

 

Yup. From what I recall its a fixed 3 degrees retarded offset of the exhaust valves. The intake VVTi still functions normally

 

ill have to remember that

 

(A lot) more info on 3º exhaust cam gears for the 1GR-FE single VVTi motor:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cam-gears-for-v6-add-power-and-mpg.618266/

 

First of all, what diagnostic data have you measured to make this determination? If you contacted tech support as a mechanic with 0 info as such, I imagine they would fire you quickly.

that is not how things work. There is cause and effect. “X motor needs replaced, because X motor was found to have unrepairable rod knock, here is how I found that”

second, that mileage can be nothing, if it is maintained. It is a Toyota. There are German cars with 1m miles that are maintained.

which is why, in addition to it not being a race car, there are few builders if any.

if you really want to throw a bearing in it for no reason, there is nothing stopping you from doing that yourself, having any skilled mechanic do it with the right parts, or doing it on an acquired spare motor.

or, what other folks do with that money and miles here is
They drive
And get other things
Or nothing
And then keep driving

post has 0 mention of wet or dry compression
Leakdown
Borescope
Oil consumption
Or really anything at all
Tests that are pretty cheap and easy to do.

while you’re at it, pay a lawyer $10k to defend you in court against a case that does not exist.
Even though you haven’t been charged with anything, were not arrested, and did not receive a summons to appear.
See what they say

 

just took a look at the link, thanks guys. I may do this at some point. Is a tune needed or just bolt in and go?

 

Does Dave's Auto Center do Toyota's?

I do like to watch his video's.

https://www.youtube.com/@DavesAutoCenterCenterville

I feel really good about buying an engine from this guy.