I bought an ‘87 SR5 4x4 with the 22RE a few years ago. I love its simplicity, reliability, and looks. It is easy to work on, and engine/drivetrain parts are readily available. In my mind, it’s the perfect vehicle. The 80’s and 90’s were truly the golden age of Toyota. Thanks for the videos. 👍
Couldn't agree more. My girlfriend has a 1996 Lexus ES300 w/ the 1MZ-FE motor - that thing is super nice and similar in a lot of ways to my truck. 90's for Toyota is where it's at for sure.
Im 20 years old, started at a Machine shop this Feburary. The boss gifted me 2 22re cores. Exicted to rebuild them at the shop on my free time with an experinced machinist in case i get stuck.
I am thrilled to have found this channel as a fellow 22r/re lover. I had an 87 4x4 single cab that started my toyota pickup obsession. I spent much of my late teens and early 20s hunting extra parts and tinkering on it constantly. I eventually sold it because I wasn't using it anymore. Last I heard, the guy that bought it has put like 150k miles on the engine I built for it. After the better half of a decade, I finally got the toyota pickup I always wanted. It's a white 91 pickup dlx xtra cab- 2wd 22re 5 speed. My buddy that had it swore he'd never get rid of it. After a decade of wearing him down we were able to make a trade for one of my other cars. Thankfully, I always hoped to get another one, so I kept all my extra parts lol. I tell everybody, these little trucks can do 95% of what the average suburban truck owner needs a truck to do. If it's a 2wd you get the benefit of being able to step directly on the tailgate. Think about that next time you have to move a refrigerator.
My dad’s 1991 22re std cab has been in my family for over 30yrs. People ask me if I’m selling it. I alway reply, “Sorry, it’s my dad’s” (even though I inherited it) I spent 1.5yrs restoring it. And I love it alot. And it helps that there are companies supporting the plat form, such as LCE. Also, it helps having the community share repairs/tips, such as yourself. I was able to diagnose a few things using your videos
Yes, THIS chick digs it! The first vehicle my oldest son bought from a used car lot was a 1992 Toyota pickup. We swapped this truck for our 1995 Ford Crown Vic when he moved to Oregon cause we didn't think it would make it. I still have the truck and LOVE IT! It's got rust on the body but it's like the energizer bunny...it just keeps going.
I just bought a 1992 Toyota pickup truck it needs some work. I just wanted to say that you described your truck very well and made me feel good about the purchase I made thank you. You now have a new subscriber.
Have a 91. I bought brand new 34 years ago. Ready, $6500. But the dealer but in factory ac and cruise control for an extra $750. Yea they use to do that. No radio came with it, So I put one in. Many folks give me a thumbs up. Never drive it in the snow and rarely in the rain. I'm retired now and it serves me well.
Nice Truck such a classic!!!! I Got my 92 Toyota Pickup 22R-E (2wd) back in January of this year, ended up Turning it into a Toy Story Pizza Planet Truck as a Replica, it also taught me how to drive a stick shift as well. Is it a little loud......yes, Do chicks dig it........sure, Does it get me from A to B......oh yeah, mine has a few dings and dents on it but I love that as well and it does make character to it. the exhaust goes "Putt Putt Putt Putt" every once in a while but hey it starts up every time and is running as of now these trucks are Awesome :)
I didnt start working on any engines untill i bought a 93 xtra cab 2wd. No AC. Automatic. And only 88xxx miles. It has 104xxx miles now. Im learning more and more as i go! Great truck to learn on. I do some things on my little pickup then it gives me confidence to tackle my toyota t100 3.4l so far i have had great success ! I love how my little toyota pickup sits low. Is pretty stylish. Has torsian bars ( dont have to worry about lower ball joint failures like tacomas because of them ) 22re is a loud ticky lil thing. Going to do a valve adjustment still. I would also say the 5vze is also a bullet proof motor in the camry. 4 banger. I got over 150k out of mine before i decided to sell to get my truck. I still miss my camry. I wanna keep both my trucks and get a 93-95 camry. I have toyota issues hahaha
I have a 1992 4runner 22re manual. Use for camping, off roading, snow driving/drifting and whatever. It’s not the main driver as we have a nice Audi for my wife. But there something about a simple classic engine haha
Nice to have you back. I sent you a email in regards to an oil change a while back. Just resent it. Wanted your advice on it. Thanks. Mike from Modesto.
@@garethleitner9547 For sure man, no problem. But 40 MPG seems really high. Have you checked your speedometer using GPS on the phone to confirm everything is reading accurately? Best I've ever seen on my truck is about 26 MPG with a tail wind, although I'm usually driving 80+ MPH also. In my experience a lot of times when people say they are getting 35 or 40 MPH out of the 22RE it's either because they are not actually doing the math calculations correctly and/or because they have an undiscovered calibration error due to running different gearing or something. Are you filling up your tank full each time and then dividing the miles you've driven by the exact gallons needed to always top off the fuel tank or just estimating how many miles "for a full tank of gas"? Also, have you done a GPS calibration to check our gauges? On my truck for example, I have different gears and tire size and that all works out to a 5% error which I have to account for. So when I'm traveling 80 MPH on the dash, my truck is actually going 84 MPH. If my odometer says I've covered 200 miles, really I've covered 210 miles. If it takes 10 gallons to fill up the tank to top again, then just divide the 210 miles by 10 gallons and mileage is 21.0 MPG. Is that how you are computing things? I think 40 MPG from a 22RE is next to impossible unless you are maybe running 35's and driving 55 MPH the entire trip or something... fill me in, I'd be curious to know more! :-) With regard to removing the side mirror and installing a smaller mirror on the passenger side, I can definitely feel that the truck drives a bit smoother on the highway and mileage improved maybe 1/2 MPG +/- on account of it. There are times when parking that I do miss that passenger side mirror though! :)
I got a '97 Mazda B2300 single cab with a bench seat, manual mirror/transmission/window. My girl thinks it's a cute lil truck and I love to beat the crap out of the 4 cylinder. Find yourself a girl that's just happy to be with you, not the type of car you drive, and treat your car and woman right and life will be good.
Hey Ray, just adjusted the iac valve after replacing the fuel pump which was a task and I can give advice on how to access the fuel tank if anyone wants to know. Anyway I could only let out the valve 3/4 and now it’s pretty rich . I’m wondering if 1/4 turn back if it will help lean it . Thoughts ?
The IAC valve should have no impact on running rich vs. lean - at least not once the warm up phase of the motor is complete. Let me know what you mean by 3/4 ? you mean you turned the little slot nut thing inside the IAC valve counter clockwise an additional 3/4 of a turn? How are you getting an AFR reading from the truck during operation?
Yes I was trying to back it out more but could only get 3/4 turns . My thoughts were to make it idle better and also to have the same airflow after let’s say having it parked for 15 minutes , more of an experiment really . I know or assume the computer trims down or up no matter what so maybe it’s the 02 sensors . Everything else , sensor wise has been checked. It’s drivable just the fuel economy is off. Ive had the truck for 5 years now and I’ve hit the sweet spot where it runs like off the assembly line but it never lasts
@@gatzbravo Hmm.. hard to say but usually the IAC valve doesn't have a lot of impact on stuff like fuel mileage. It's only function is to act like a choke basically. Did you see my other video regarding what to check when your 22RE isn't running right? You can also just block off the air inlet hole inside the throttle body to totally disable the IAC valve in order to rule it in or out of what is wrong and see if that's even a factor to be concerned about or not. What sort of mileage are you seeing around town vs. on the highway? With my truck I average around 19 MPG in town and more like 24 MPG on long highway trips.
Last I checked I was there at about 17-18 mpg but that was before the fuel pump change. When I changed the pump i could se the previous owner did an amateur job with the wiring. He put twist caps on the connections which may have been submerged in the gas but still worked till it didn’t . As far as the mpg if I smell gas it can’t be giving me good mileage now. It’s just weird that it’s off after just the pump change . I had already cleaned the intake, throttle body , when trying to troubleshoot till it stopped pumping gas. I think it was on its way out regardless of any other issues.
I did see your video yes. These engines are so simple but tricky also. I do believe that I’ll never get it finely tuned like u mentioned on one of ur videos
I still dream/aspire to own a 355 some day (and my old roommate's got a 360 on the way from Japan that I'm supposed to help him manual swap here soon), but maybe my old 22re Toyota 4x4 pickups make those Italian stallions obsolete lol
F355 is a fun car... feels a lot like a tricked out Datsun 510 :) You gotta be real careful with the 355, because it's easy to spin up the rear tires and things can get out of control very fast. I nearly wrecked my 355 the 1st night I owned it.. also damn near crashed it just driving into town on a cold morning; rear tires spun up and it went sideways into the parking lane - had there been any cars parked there I would have wiped out the rear quarter for sure. The 355 also is somewhat poorly built in some areas. Things fail on it, stuff falls off it. The cat ECU's are prone to failures and need to be replaced. The left side (as I recall) factory manifolds will blow a hole into the air injection and the car sounds like a VW bus w/ no muffler. The inside has a haze that builds up on the windows due to whatever adhesive they used. It's a fun car and w/ a tubi it sounds like a straight F1 car through a tunnel. Also belts require a full motor drop as I recall. So you better really love the 355 if you plan to actually drive it. The 360 is built more like a tank by comparison. Models before 2001/2002 had issues that should have never left the factory. It's a bigger more comfortable car, but still fast. Exhaust doesn't have the F1 sound.. it's more like a drone w/ any sort of aftermarket exhaust. Beautiful sensual lines on the 360, especially in metallic paint. Feels much more bullet proof and powerful. The 355 feels like a kit car, while the 360 feels like an exotic. 458 is a dream.. it's like if the 360 and an iPhone had a baby and that baby grew up to rule every other car on the road and that baby said "you shall only drive me at 130 MPH during rush hour traffic... and the CHP can suck it... they can't catch us, even with their helicopters - now drive". And the 488 is just garbage... and anyone that likes the 488 has no taste, at all :) But the Toyota pickup is as much fun to own as the 458, you just gotta not care about lack of power. And CHP helicopters can catch you, unless there is a dirt road that leads deep into the forest, then maybe you can get away still...
Good women are hard to find! I tell women up front I drive an old truck and wear Doc's and Gripfast boots just so everyone's on the same page. My current girlfriend loves my truck, so that's a plus (I'm actually trying to teach her to drive stick on it - hopefully she doesn't explode my kevlar clutch anytime soon haha).
@@flyprincess69 A/C is fun times.. I just removed the entire A/C system from my buddy's truck - not sure if he is still selling all those parts or not, but maybe.
@@flyprincess69 That manifold? I'm not super familiar with the A/C system - are you talking about the mounting bracket that holds the compressor the block? Let me know and I can ask my friend if he has any parts still or what's up with the stuff we removed from him truck.
I have a 93 Pickup with the long bed. 5 speed, 307k miles, man I love this thing.
I bought an ‘87 SR5 4x4 with the 22RE a few years ago. I love its simplicity, reliability, and looks. It is easy to work on, and engine/drivetrain parts are readily available. In my mind, it’s the perfect vehicle. The 80’s and 90’s were truly the golden age of Toyota. Thanks for the videos. 👍
Couldn't agree more. My girlfriend has a 1996 Lexus ES300 w/ the 1MZ-FE motor - that thing is super nice and similar in a lot of ways to my truck. 90's for Toyota is where it's at for sure.
Im 20 years old, started at a Machine shop this Feburary. The boss gifted me 2 22re cores. Exicted to rebuild them at the shop on my free time with an experinced machinist in case i get stuck.
I am thrilled to have found this channel as a fellow 22r/re lover. I had an 87 4x4 single cab that started my toyota pickup obsession. I spent much of my late teens and early 20s hunting extra parts and tinkering on it constantly. I eventually sold it because I wasn't using it anymore. Last I heard, the guy that bought it has put like 150k miles on the engine I built for it.
After the better half of a decade, I finally got the toyota pickup I always wanted. It's a white 91 pickup dlx xtra cab- 2wd 22re 5 speed. My buddy that had it swore he'd never get rid of it. After a decade of wearing him down we were able to make a trade for one of my other cars. Thankfully, I always hoped to get another one, so I kept all my extra parts lol.
I tell everybody, these little trucks can do 95% of what the average suburban truck owner needs a truck to do. If it's a 2wd you get the benefit of being able to step directly on the tailgate. Think about that next time you have to move a refrigerator.
Yeah, they are great trucks for sure. I love mine. Does everything I need and is super enjoyable to work on and drive.
My dad’s 1991 22re std cab has been in my family for over 30yrs. People ask me if I’m selling it. I alway reply, “Sorry, it’s my dad’s” (even though I inherited it)
I spent 1.5yrs restoring it. And I love it alot.
And it helps that there are companies supporting the plat form, such as LCE.
Also, it helps having the community share repairs/tips, such as yourself. I was able to diagnose a few things using your videos
Yes, THIS chick digs it! The first vehicle my oldest son bought from a used car lot was a 1992 Toyota pickup. We swapped this truck for our 1995 Ford Crown Vic when he moved to Oregon cause we didn't think it would make it. I still have the truck and LOVE IT! It's got rust on the body but it's like the energizer bunny...it just keeps going.
I just bought a 1992 Toyota pickup truck it needs some work. I just wanted to say that you described your truck very well and made me feel good about the purchase I made thank you. You now have a new subscriber.
welcome to the channel!
Have a 91. I bought brand new 34 years ago. Ready, $6500. But the dealer but in factory ac and cruise control for an extra $750. Yea they use to do that. No radio came with it, So I put one in. Many folks give me a thumbs up. Never drive it in the snow and rarely in the rain. I'm retired now and it serves me well.
Nice Truck such a classic!!!! I Got my 92 Toyota Pickup 22R-E (2wd) back in January of this year, ended up Turning it into a Toy Story Pizza Planet Truck as a Replica, it also taught me how to drive a stick shift as well. Is it a little loud......yes, Do chicks dig it........sure, Does it get me from A to B......oh yeah, mine has a few dings and dents on it but I love that as well and it does make character to it. the exhaust goes "Putt Putt Putt Putt" every once in a while but hey it starts up every time and is running as of now these trucks are Awesome :)
Man that little pickup is clean !! I love the engine! Looks brand new!🙌🏼 also the Nardi steering wheel is a nice touch!
Thanks!
I didnt start working on any engines untill i bought a 93 xtra cab 2wd. No AC. Automatic. And only 88xxx miles. It has 104xxx miles now. Im learning more and more as i go! Great truck to learn on. I do some things on my little pickup then it gives me confidence to tackle my toyota t100 3.4l so far i have had great success ! I love how my little toyota pickup sits low. Is pretty stylish. Has torsian bars ( dont have to worry about lower ball joint failures like tacomas because of them ) 22re is a loud ticky lil thing. Going to do a valve adjustment still. I would also say the 5vze is also a bullet proof motor in the camry. 4 banger. I got over 150k out of mine before i decided to sell to get my truck. I still miss my camry. I wanna keep both my trucks and get a 93-95 camry. I have toyota issues hahaha
5sfe *** 5vze is in t100.
Love my 90 22re 4x4 pickup. Just got some fresh bfg k02s. Gonna keep the truck forever.
Love my 86 4Runner SR5. 22RE's are the best.
I have a 1992 4runner 22re manual. Use for camping, off roading, snow driving/drifting and whatever. It’s not the main driver as we have a nice Audi for my wife. But there something about a simple classic engine haha
Nice to have you back. I sent you a email in regards to an oil change a while back. Just resent it. Wanted your advice on it. Thanks. Mike from Modesto.
Next video - the multiple ways and areas for installing a kill switch.
The passenger side mirror is a worthwhile investment..
I removed it to reduce drag and help increase gas mileage
@@ray5961 Not to be argumentative, but I put one on my 94 base model and have gotten 40 mpg on occasion with my 22re with a 5 speed.
@@garethleitner9547 For sure man, no problem. But 40 MPG seems really high. Have you checked your speedometer using GPS on the phone to confirm everything is reading accurately? Best I've ever seen on my truck is about 26 MPG with a tail wind, although I'm usually driving 80+ MPH also. In my experience a lot of times when people say they are getting 35 or 40 MPH out of the 22RE it's either because they are not actually doing the math calculations correctly and/or because they have an undiscovered calibration error due to running different gearing or something. Are you filling up your tank full each time and then dividing the miles you've driven by the exact gallons needed to always top off the fuel tank or just estimating how many miles "for a full tank of gas"? Also, have you done a GPS calibration to check our gauges? On my truck for example, I have different gears and tire size and that all works out to a 5% error which I have to account for. So when I'm traveling 80 MPH on the dash, my truck is actually going 84 MPH. If my odometer says I've covered 200 miles, really I've covered 210 miles. If it takes 10 gallons to fill up the tank to top again, then just divide the 210 miles by 10 gallons and mileage is 21.0 MPG. Is that how you are computing things? I think 40 MPG from a 22RE is next to impossible unless you are maybe running 35's and driving 55 MPH the entire trip or something... fill me in, I'd be curious to know more! :-) With regard to removing the side mirror and installing a smaller mirror on the passenger side, I can definitely feel that the truck drives a bit smoother on the highway and mileage improved maybe 1/2 MPG +/- on account of it. There are times when parking that I do miss that passenger side mirror though! :)
Sweet wheels man ;) Podium here with the SE37’s 🤙🏼
Thanks man!
I got a '97 Mazda B2300 single cab with a bench seat, manual mirror/transmission/window. My girl thinks it's a cute lil truck and I love to beat the crap out of the 4 cylinder. Find yourself a girl that's just happy to be with you, not the type of car you drive, and treat your car and woman right and life will be good.
Love your videos. Ode on Toyota
I had a mature lady try to buy my 79 while I filling gas a while back. It has an older motor. No EFI.
Mature ladies are all about that dwell angle life man...
Hey Ray, just adjusted the iac valve after replacing the fuel pump which was a task and I can give advice on how to access the fuel tank if anyone wants to know. Anyway I could only let out the valve 3/4 and now it’s pretty rich . I’m wondering if 1/4 turn back if it will help lean it . Thoughts ?
The IAC valve should have no impact on running rich vs. lean - at least not once the warm up phase of the motor is complete. Let me know what you mean by 3/4 ? you mean you turned the little slot nut thing inside the IAC valve counter clockwise an additional 3/4 of a turn? How are you getting an AFR reading from the truck during operation?
Yes I was trying to back it out more but could only get 3/4 turns . My thoughts were to make it idle better and also to have the same airflow after let’s say having it parked for 15 minutes , more of an experiment really . I know or assume the computer trims down or up no matter what so maybe it’s the 02 sensors . Everything else , sensor wise has been checked. It’s drivable just the fuel economy is off. Ive had the truck for 5 years now and I’ve hit the sweet spot where it runs like off the assembly line but it never lasts
@@gatzbravo Hmm.. hard to say but usually the IAC valve doesn't have a lot of impact on stuff like fuel mileage. It's only function is to act like a choke basically. Did you see my other video regarding what to check when your 22RE isn't running right? You can also just block off the air inlet hole inside the throttle body to totally disable the IAC valve in order to rule it in or out of what is wrong and see if that's even a factor to be concerned about or not. What sort of mileage are you seeing around town vs. on the highway? With my truck I average around 19 MPG in town and more like 24 MPG on long highway trips.
Last I checked I was there at about 17-18 mpg but that was before the fuel pump change. When I changed the pump i could se the previous owner did an amateur job with the wiring. He put twist caps on the connections which may have been submerged in the gas but still worked till it didn’t . As far as the mpg if I smell gas it can’t be giving me good mileage now. It’s just weird that it’s off after just the pump change . I had already cleaned the intake, throttle body , when trying to troubleshoot till it stopped pumping gas. I think it was on its way out regardless of any other issues.
I did see your video yes. These engines are so simple but tricky also. I do believe that I’ll never get it finely tuned like u mentioned on one of ur videos
What brand alternator do you recommend? .. I have an '86 with the 22RE manual..
Stick with Denso
I still dream/aspire to own a 355 some day (and my old roommate's got a 360 on the way from Japan that I'm supposed to help him manual swap here soon), but maybe my old 22re Toyota 4x4 pickups make those Italian stallions obsolete lol
F355 is a fun car... feels a lot like a tricked out Datsun 510 :) You gotta be real careful with the 355, because it's easy to spin up the rear tires and things can get out of control very fast. I nearly wrecked my 355 the 1st night I owned it.. also damn near crashed it just driving into town on a cold morning; rear tires spun up and it went sideways into the parking lane - had there been any cars parked there I would have wiped out the rear quarter for sure. The 355 also is somewhat poorly built in some areas. Things fail on it, stuff falls off it. The cat ECU's are prone to failures and need to be replaced. The left side (as I recall) factory manifolds will blow a hole into the air injection and the car sounds like a VW bus w/ no muffler. The inside has a haze that builds up on the windows due to whatever adhesive they used. It's a fun car and w/ a tubi it sounds like a straight F1 car through a tunnel. Also belts require a full motor drop as I recall. So you better really love the 355 if you plan to actually drive it. The 360 is built more like a tank by comparison. Models before 2001/2002 had issues that should have never left the factory. It's a bigger more comfortable car, but still fast. Exhaust doesn't have the F1 sound.. it's more like a drone w/ any sort of aftermarket exhaust. Beautiful sensual lines on the 360, especially in metallic paint. Feels much more bullet proof and powerful. The 355 feels like a kit car, while the 360 feels like an exotic. 458 is a dream.. it's like if the 360 and an iPhone had a baby and that baby grew up to rule every other car on the road and that baby said "you shall only drive me at 130 MPH during rush hour traffic... and the CHP can suck it... they can't catch us, even with their helicopters - now drive". And the 488 is just garbage... and anyone that likes the 488 has no taste, at all :) But the Toyota pickup is as much fun to own as the 458, you just gotta not care about lack of power. And CHP helicopters can catch you, unless there is a dirt road that leads deep into the forest, then maybe you can get away still...
Funny because I had a girl break up with me because of my 93 Pickup
My now wife thought it was so “punk” I drove a truck with 250k miles that rattled
Good women are hard to find! I tell women up front I drive an old truck and wear Doc's and Gripfast boots just so everyone's on the same page. My current girlfriend loves my truck, so that's a plus (I'm actually trying to teach her to drive stick on it - hopefully she doesn't explode my kevlar clutch anytime soon haha).
Do girls like it probably not, especially around my age but their dads do lol
Right? If my daughter bring home a guy in an old 4Runner or Land Cruiser, we good.
Lol ill keep this in mind next time i have to meet a womens dad
@@lukemarks92 lol yeah certainly won't hurt anything to have a nice older Toyota :)
I peed 3 times while watching this...
UTI's are no joke bro, been there.
It’s that fountain bro.
@@ratpinscher lol oh yeah true - the humming birds love that thing.
No way
Yes way :) 3 videos, 3 days.
My daily is a 93 Toyota Pickup 🛻 I love it’s simplicity. 230K and I can fix anything on it for dirt cheap.
Right? That's what's up.
@ she’s still a work in progress. Trying to install AC on it and working on a tricky kill switch.
@@flyprincess69 A/C is fun times.. I just removed the entire A/C system from my buddy's truck - not sure if he is still selling all those parts or not, but maybe.
@ I need the manifold on the compressor. It gets to 115 where I live.
@@flyprincess69 That manifold? I'm not super familiar with the A/C system - are you talking about the mounting bracket that holds the compressor the block? Let me know and I can ask my friend if he has any parts still or what's up with the stuff we removed from him truck.