Oil Filter Concerns

[Calrenman]

Before the valve burned my compression was high normal before the oil test to check the rings with little Slight raise after the ring test.

The motor in the Geo had 100 k on it. My V8s ised to smooth at certain place in the cylinder I think it was top and bottom center and outsid but I ran the piss out of those moters (350 chevy).
Toyota is not what they were in the 90 or early 2000s. Sorry you were burned.

Originally Posted by sh0rtlife

ive been inside mine..cause toyota fucked up and failed to torque the timing chain guides down FROM THE FACTORY and the dealers all blamed the noise on other things till it was out of warrenty

fwiw cross hatching life comes down to 3 things run time/milage, heat consistancy and overall ring seal/wear

in other words..sloppy rings will never get rid of the hatching, low run time wont wear it either and an engine that never gets too hot or too cold will also never wear it out..ive taken apart 100k mile 70s v8s that still had faint hatching ive taken apart ones with 30k that were slick as a mirror...the oil used has NOTHING to do with cyl wear...oil only has a genuine effect on bearing surfaces..the cyl's are scraped clean every stroke..besides unless youve got an engine wiht oil sprayers little oil gets in there anyway

[sh0rtlife]

Originally Posted by Calrenman

Before the valve burned my compression was high normal before the oil test to check the rings with little Slight raise after the ring test.

The motor in the Geo had 100 k on it. My V8s ised to smooth at certain place in the cylinder I think it was top and bottom center and outsid but I ran the piss out of those moters (350 chevy).
Toyota is not what they were in the 90 or early 2000s. Sorry you were burned.

funny enough, theres a post on the carnage in here, but after cleaning it out, swapping the vvt, chain and guides, its quieter than its EVER been and runs perfect...but im still getting shavings in the oil so i question its life span...sad its only got about 120k on it

[Calrenman]

That sucks!

I have no "shinies" when I inspect oil after a change. I hope it works out for you. Try changing the filter again, Maybe it is a brake in or defective filter.

Originally Posted by sh0rtlife

funny enough, theres a post on the carnage in here, but after cleaning it out, swapping the vvt, chain and guides, its quieter than its EVER been and runs perfect...but im still getting shavings in the oil so i question its life span...sad its only got about 120k on it

[sh0rtlife]

Originally Posted by Calrenman

That sucks!

I have no "shinies" when I inspect oil after a change. I hope it works out for you. Try changing the filter again, Maybe it is a brake in or defective filter.

you have to keep in mind im still flushing out the crap from toyota not locking the timing guides in place from new, which resulted in a destroyed vvt, 3 inches of timing guide that was both shaved off and broken, multiple grooves in the block and head...at this point im just buying time till i can gatehr everything for a 1.8 swap.....as i suspect alot of material got embedded in the bearings

"if" the engine goes another 100k ill be blown away, but theres no way it will go the 400k some guys get out of it...even if its only got 120k on it..the carnage from toyotas F-up will inevitably lead to a shorter life on the engine

[Calrenman]

I would be worried about the rings but if it is quiet and has good compression think if the silver flakes as aluminum lubricant! Its softer than the rings or the crank! Burn that puppy to the ground!
There is a 1.8 that fits in our cars... neat!

Originally Posted by sh0rtlife

you have to keep in mind im still flushing out the crap from toyota not locking the timing guides in place from new, which resulted in a destroyed vvt, 3 inches of timing guide that was both shaved off and broken, multiple grooves in the block and head...at this point im just buying time till i can gatehr everything for a 1.8 swap.....as i suspect alot of material got embedded in the bearings

"if" the engine goes another 100k ill be blown away, but theres no way it will go the 400k some guys get out of it...even if its only got 120k on it..the carnage from toyotas F-up will inevitably lead to a shorter life on the engine