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I've finally got the engine in the car, I may get to start it today!

Somehow the rod on #1 had gotten a twist in it, and my new crankshaft was machined differently on the counterbalances to where it actually hit.

I finally got the shortblock re-assembled and rotating properly. Maybe i will have the car running by this weekend!

Ive been so busy i haven't had time to pull the block back apart (these wrist pins are a PITA!) but i will definitely keep this thread updated once i find some resolution.

Yeah no kidding, ive built 10+ engines and this is the strangest thing i've encountered. None of the other pistons have clearance issues. The area that is making contact with the piston is the outside of the cranshaft counterweight.

Im in the process of rebuilding my ej22t that died due to oil starvation (oil pump failed). It ate up the #2 rod bearing, rod and crankshaft. I picked up a crank from a member of this forum several weeks back and finally got around to assembling the bottom end today, only to find that when cyl #1 is...

Is it bad that this car really is currently a piece of crap but I'm already in love? Great to hear its running properly again! And No, its not bad LOL. Hell i havent even driven my tleg (only coasted down the driveway) and ive spent quite a bit of money on it... and i already like it better than my...

Maybe if ive got my engine together by then ill come out in the tleg

do u have the radio bezel?

I used a toyota specialty tool for these headbolts and it works great.

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Money is sent.


BTW, the race bearings aren't worth the extra cost in most engines. They are actually quite a bit harder material and are more damaging. Ive built several motors (some high hp) with acl duraglides with great success.

I should have everything i need now on teh way, thanks for the help guys!

Im actually a master toyota tech and we've got a hot parts washing machine on site, so pretty much everythings already been cleaned. (which is good because this thing was covered in oil gunk)

Are the ej22e block closed deck also?

Yep, ive built several motors and you can count on this one being built properly. Thanks to those who have replied so far!

Interesting in shipping the crank? What condition is it in?

Yep,
fortunately most reman cranks come with properly clearanced bearings & a warranty so i will try that route first. If not i will have this crank machined

LOL yeah i know. Well the engine has 194k on it and it was definitely not maintained, it was covered in oil gunk. Ive never even driven the car, i picked it up knocking so i have NO idea how it was driven but i suspect it wasnt nicely lol. Im currently trying to find a reman crank & o/s bearings...

Well guys its completely torn down now and in the process of being cleaned.. most of the bearings look bad and indicate oil starvation even though the oil level was fine.. then i started looking closer. the engine has an aftermarket oil pump which actually caused the bearing failure. I found 3 of th...

Got my ej22t disassembled today to find that i need a single connecting rod and crankshaft. Please post if you've got these items in good condition (no junk parts please). Items would need to be shipped to 30533 !


Thanks.

Thank you so much! Its nice to see there are forums out there who are actually helpful.

Got the engine completely torn down today... Rod bearing on #2 is completely gone, rod is toast and the crank is scarred... however the block appears to be unhurt aside from some light metal shavings. So now im on the lookout for a rod & crankshaft!! What engines share rods with the ej22t? Im go...

Well i got the engine mostly apart, i will split the halves tomorrow. Ive got some play in the #2 piston, so im thinking i may have a broken wrist pin or piston but i wont know for sure until i split it lol. I will try and take some pics! Oh yeah, removing 15yr old oil soaked brittle hoses sucks. I ...

Awesome, for some reason legacy mounts cost more than the WRX mounts so thats why i was asking.

thank you and ya, thats my little EF. ive been having to drive it sense the subies down. needs tunning.. i liked the color of the winestone and the gun metal metallic rims so much i got the car repainted. i need to wait for a nice sunny day to get some really nice pic's that do the car justice. Got...