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Ok. This is good to know. But in my case, the crank was initially mic'd and the bearings selected. I don't recall them being standard or not but in any case the first check was using micrometers and the bearings selected based on this. The bearings used were not, however, OEM. The plasti-gauge...

This is interesting. I'm not sure what you are saying. You say that Toyota has bearing sets that are matched to my crankshaft and that the rod journal diameters may be different but Toyota bearing sets account of this? But when someone builds an engine they should check the clearance on all rods...

Hi Gebo, I purchased Toyota Oil Filters from a dealer - Olathe Toyota in Olathe Kanas. This dealership has an online store that sell Toyota parts at the discounted rate. You have to pay the shipping so for some parts it makes sense. For other things it doesn't. I buy filters by the dozen to...

My 97 doesn't have vvt. It is pretty much hard wired as in you have one camshaft and that's all you get.

I assembled the motor. The shop cleaned and inspected the crank (plus a ton of other stuff - cleaned/inspected block, surfaced deck, ground valves, honed bores (I used standard rings), surfaced the flywheel, etc.) As I recall the crank remained standard as well. So I put in standard bearings...

It is not a lifter tick. It is a rod knock.

Hi Trav, I don't recall what beings for sure but I think they were standard. I don't recall the machine shop turning the crank. Good to hear about your experience with Plastigauge.

Good questions and a great suggestion. I'm about ready for another oil change. While I don't like to change oil when it's cold, in this case, it may be worth it. I'll change it first thing in the morning and check out the old filter. Simple. I need to look at some actual pressure stuff before I...

Thanks for the response. The initial set of bearings were selected based on actual journal measurements and then checked with plasti-gauge during assembly. The replacement bearings were selected based on the bearings used at the rebuild and plastigauge was used to confirm that the clearances...

The rebuild was done because of leaking, primarily. The engine had a lot of miles on it but ran well. I never checked the lead down before pulling it apart but I'd guess it wasn't that bad. But there was leaking from the oil pan gasket and other gaskets (due to being dried out and cracked) so I...

I wonder about crud build up as the rebuild is so recent and the oil and filter is changed every 3,000 miles. But I do wonder about the pick-up tube connection between the tube and the pump. If this was bad the pump could suck air I guess or the tube could drain back. But do the pick-up tubes...

Ahh.... great question. So on to more of the story. During the rebuild I used my normal pre-lube for bearings (lubri-plate -maybe old school,ok) and moly for the valve train parts. Unfortunately due to issues outside my control I was not able to drain and replace my initial charge of oil before...

Thanks NewtonPulsifer. As I stated the engine was completely rebuilt about 15k miles ago. At that time the pump was replaced with a new OEM pump. I most want to know is why don't all engines rattle on start-up? Is pressure being maintained in the system? I would think not. I would think that...

First thanks to both of you for your responses and THANKYOU Astro14 for your service! You both touched on the filter issue but I've only every used genuine Toyota filters that I buy from a dealership (online, in quantity to keep the cost down.) I have always assume at this OEM filter was about...

I have a 97 Rav4 with 15k on a rebuild (2L4 cylinder) Have always used quality 10w-30 and Toyota filters. If the car has sat for 24 hours, it will rattle on start-up like I have a loose rod bearing. After a couple of seconds and the oil pressure light goes out, the rattling stops and the engine...