Toyota Trucks: 88 4Runner V6 Head Gasket

Its a pretty big job! You'll need torque wrench plus other normal tools.
Ya might as well do the timing belt and water pump if you don't know when
they were last done. Thinking of tubular headers - now's time to install.
The old headers will be fun to get off (heat/rust) - ya may need a torch to
heat nuts and liquid wrench (soak for days before tackling). (Buy new nuts
and a few studs). I'd take heads to machine shop when they're off and have
valve job done and heads trued or checked for trueness. Did it overheat?
SO weekend to take apart and another (maybe 3 day one) to put back together
and adjust everything (valves). Follow head torque instructions to the
letter -- or you get to do it again soon!

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I've always liked a challenge. What about the head bolts..is there a
special tool to remove them. I did the timing belt and waterpump 2 years
ago. It didn't over heat all I have is oil in the coolant not even milky
oil or even white smoke in the exaust, just oily coolant.


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Curious George wrote:
 

No, you will need a deep 12 pt socket in 14mm. Replace the knocvk sensor
and the pigtail wire. If you do a water pump, use repalce the
thermostat. Get OE or you'll have it everytime you drain and refill your
coolant.


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This is a quite major repair...... see a repair manual to decide if you have
access to all of the things you will need. I'm about to affect the same
repair to mine a 93" 4runner..... good luck and be prepaired to lay down
some JACK my head gasket set cost $214.00
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