Wrenching?

[SuperBuickGuy]

one of my friends just replaced the 2.2 in his Camry with the 2.0 (the old one ran out of coolant - long story involving his wife)... cost him $1200 total for the motor and the mechanic to put it in... might be something to consider before you spend a great deal of money on that head.

[SpiderGearsMan]

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Well Spiderman you saved the day. Your a genius. Its ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!! if you ever make it to Olympia WA area I owe you a beer or 12. Lol that was the last dam thing me and my dad ever expected it to be. Now to weld up new exhaust and get it tuned right. Thanks again spider
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[SpiderGearsMan]

toyota 2.2 usually wear out valve seals and guides , smoke in the morning like an old 283
just ez out the plug or get a heli coil for the plug hole

[TC]

good info. thanks man!

No Prob, and I hope you have a great 4th!!!!

[dieselgeek]

good info. thanks man!

[TC]

I know it's pretty cheap to have done. What all do they do? valve job, ?? and while I have your attention, should I take the camshafts to the shop too?

Take them the whole head camshafts and all.....Basically they will look at the seats, valves and guides. I'm thinking if there is any problem with the heads your going to see it in the guides, they are usually what wears out, other than that they will clean it all up, check for cracks and make sure the head is straight and then reassemble it. And why I say send it with the cams is if there is any adjustment need to be made they can do it a lot easier than your going to be able to do it. If they cut the seats and valves they will need to adjust the lash on the cams........They will also install new valve seals and make sure the spring height is right......

[SpiderGearsMan]

aww I can't stay mad at you ,,,have a happy fourth of july

[dieselgeek]

If it was me and all the trouble your going to go through to take the head off, I would have it gone through, there is no harm in having it checked out......

I know it's pretty cheap to have done. What all do they do? valve job, ?? and while I have your attention, should I take the camshafts to the shop too?

[TC]

it had these "Bosch Platinum Tip" plugs that have the dual ground straps - weird looking. I am guessing no anti seize was used and they were in TIGHT like a mofo... I'm not a great mechanic by any stretch but I can usually finesse a plug replacement (where's the GRRRR smiley)!

here's a question: should I have the head gone through while it's out? it has 195,000 miles and showed no signs of problems before this. And, how do they repair the spark plug threads/holes? an insert or ? -

If it was me and all the trouble your going to go through to take the head off, I would have it gone through, there is no harm in having it checked out......

[dieselgeek]

since business is so freakin good , why not the 911 ?

I have a grand total of $870 in this car and it's a creampuff. I have the spare time right now, I should be doing the work... I could probably puss out and take it to one of many mechanic buddies whose cars I helped on, or trade for wiring up a nitrous kit or, whatever.

but I kinda want to do it myself.

[dieselgeek]

Be careful to not over torque the sparkplugs when using anti-seize, and if you are using NGK's you don't have to use anti-seize due to the fact that NGK using a special plating on the metal part of the sparkplug.....



http://www.ngkplugpro.ca/content/con...SparkPlugs.pdf

it had these "Bosch Platinum Tip" plugs that have the dual ground straps - weird looking. I am guessing no anti seize was used and they were in TIGHT like a mofo... I'm not a great mechanic by any stretch but I can usually finesse a plug replacement (where's the GRRRR smiley)!

here's a question: should I have the head gone through while it's out? it has 195,000 miles and showed no signs of problems before this. And, how do they repair the spark plug threads/holes? an insert or ? -

[SpiderGearsMan]

since business is so freakin good , why not the 911 ?

[TC]

Be careful to not over torque the sparkplugs when using anti-seize, and if you are using NGK's you don't have to use anti-seize due to the fact that NGK uses a special plating on the metal part of the sparkplug.....

It is recommended to use spark plugs with the special plating on all aluminum cylinder head applications to prevent damage to the cylinder head. All NGK Spark Plugs are manufactured with special shell plating on the metal body. The use of anti-seize on spark plugs is only recommended on those brands that do not offer a special metal shell plating. Spark plugs that have a shiny silver appearance on the metal body usually indicate that the spark plug is manufactured with special metal shell plating. When installing spark plugs without special metal plating (with anti-seize), install based on vehicle manufacturer’s torque angle.]

http://www.ngkplugpro.ca/content/contentfiles/pdf/NGKSP-0907-1R-Anti-SeizeonSparkPlugs.pdf

[dieselgeek]

oh ya , those camrys are kick ass

I have to defend the Camry and it's mighty, 2.2 liter 4 banger!! 32mpg religiously, doesn't burn a drop of oil, has been 100% reliable.

[SpiderGearsMan]

I have been toned down , I am proud of hero finally getting a project car