david goliath I do use a shop vac! I use compressed air to clean engine area and then vacuum up the shavings from floor. I really like to focus my attention on making sure that the bits are dead on straight. Thanks
If youre just losing a little coolant when its fully warmed, many times you can just put longer, fatter bolts in the back side. There's an extra half inch down there. Buy the "2AZFE repair bolts" on eBay. 2.5 hours, cam comes out of the way but you need to have or fashion a long probe to release and hold the tensioner.
Hi, thanks for the video. Going to buy this kit next week. I actually had an '04 RAV4 show up that someone had took apart and came to me in boxes then an '04 Camry came the next day. The only question is, your guestimation on total time to do complete job, including head removal and reinstall? Thanks for the video, much appreciated. Good Job. Tim.
I definitely would have used one more piece of tape to keep the shavings out of that cylinder. I know you can blow them out, but there could be tiny particles that may get stuck between the piston and the cylinder that you can't see.
Question? how did you determine which head gasket bolts failed, were they still torquing down tight even though they were lifting or stripped or was the head gasket constantly blowing? It's only been a year an my head gasket is blown again.
knocternal51 It is usually the rear head bolts that get damaged. But its easy to figure out once you start removing head bolts because the ones that are stripped feel very loose like someone did not tighten them correctly.
Edward Prete I do all 10 bolt holes or I wont warranty the job. Problem with only doing rear ones is that during torque of new head bolts I have had front threads strip out during assembly. then your new head gasket is junk. Inserts are cheap and the process goes fast once you get the hang of it.Thanks
thanks Ron. Did all the bolt holes. Have a slight oil leak though need to take a look at. Believe it was leaking at the timing chain tensioner, and my wife overfilled it by a bit..... :(
Glad you got it done. The seals on the newer Toyota engine are sensitive. Like the whole timing cover is silicone only no gasket. And the head gasket is thin metal with built in sealer.
Dude why did you leave the strip open in the middle of the cylinder. You have chips of aluminum in every cylinder. 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮not to mention using compressed air to blow them down the cylinder walls. Sitting on the top piston ring !!!!
Peter Smith Over time, and changing oil has nothing to do with head bolts, high revving may speed up the process, but over time its just a factory defect i would say
Ron, after doing this fix I now have an oil leak at the timing cover side closer to firewall, or is it possibly another source? I've read you need to also silicone the VC gasket is that correct?
+Edward Prete I get calls on oil leaks after repair a lot. Because I can't see where it is leaking from I can tell you most of the leaks I see come from front cover that was not installed correctly. Before tearing it all down again check with mirror and flashlight to see if the leak is coming from timing chain tensioner first. As you found out there is no gasket on front cover, only sealer! It is very important to clean the cover and engine sealing surfaces very good before applying silicone and you must use a high quality silicone. I use ultra grey silicone and have had great success. Also after installing cover, or anything with silicone it is best to wait 4 hrs or more to allow silicone to cure. And yes a little dab of silicone on valve cover gasket only where front cover and timing cover gaskets cross is necessary. I hope this helps.Ron
Thanks Ron. Yes, all items were cleaned thoroughly. I ran a thin bead. I hope it was sufficient. I did suspect the tensioner, of which I pulled apart and resealed as well. I did not add any to the VC gasket. I do know there is a slight leak at the oil pan too. Headaches headaches.
I may have to do a 06 3L e90 BMW for a friend. It has a broken bolt FL cyl head. Oil leak HG under bolt. I am going to try replacing the bolt but worried I may have other pulled bolts from over heat. Is this the fix for these crazy ass Beemers too?
What a hack, engine is ruined competely full of metal eveywhere in rings that can never be blown out. Its toast missing tape all down the center of pistons he made a comment ge didnt want to 2aste his one strip of tape for the center when he probably charged the customer 300 in shop supplies and ruined his whole engine. Omg, owner needs to report him
Why did you leave the one strip of masking tape off of the cylinders?
you should use a shop vac to take care of most of the shavings
david goliath I do use a shop vac! I use compressed air to clean engine area and then vacuum up the shavings from floor. I really like to focus my attention on making sure that the bits are dead on straight. Thanks
you make this repair look easy
It is easy other than making sure the chain is on properly it's all time consuming though
If youre just losing a little coolant when its fully warmed, many times
you can just put longer, fatter bolts in the back side. There's an extra
half inch down there. Buy the "2AZFE repair bolts" on eBay. 2.5 hours,
cam comes out of the way but you need to have or fashion a long probe to
release and hold the tensioner.
Awesomeness
Thank you for your video, very clear guild of how to do it. Like it.
Great video Ron! Very detailed and clear.
Anyone that did this job have a timesert kit they would sell to me? Thanks.
Hi, thanks for the video. Going to buy this kit next week. I actually had an '04 RAV4 show up that someone had took apart and came to me in boxes then an '04 Camry came the next day. The only question is, your guestimation on total time to do complete job, including head removal and reinstall? Thanks for the video, much appreciated. Good Job. Tim.
Timothy Branthoover Usually around $2,000 complete add $300 for valve job and resurface.
Shame on Toyota for not recalling this type of engines.
I agree. Honda is better now.
It was a known issue too. Ashame Scotty Kilmer doesn't tell us how great the 03-07 Camrys are.....
How did you get the oil out of the head bolt holes beforehand?
I know it's late but it will be nice for you to but a link down to where you get the tools need for a good job fix thanks
your not supposed to tap nonstop, reverse it after every full circle to release the aluminum. clean out and then continue.
would this work on my Pontiac firebire 96 upper intake where the thermostat goes the hole is striped out it won't tighten
how much does the kit cost ?
Doesn't Toyota say to not use this kit and to use longer bolts that they issued?
Hi my name is Emmanuel, I wanted to know where can buy the kit for when you have a head clider bolt strip on the block , thank you in advance
metal shavings are getting down the cylinders. HUGE MISTAKE i bet it burns oil soon after
still a great video. but just be careful if your doing this guys, if that bit breaks your screwed.
Used timesert for brembo caliper install on 2006 subaru sti . Threads pulled out with steel bolt on alu. Housing poor design
Ron are you in Cali?
I could have missed it but I didn't see you use any drilling lube
Wow 450 dollars cheaper than engine replacement
Owner need to eyeball their coolant level and radiator cap or mechanic will love a fat check
Ron, Where can I buy the Timesert repair kit? It seems like I may need it for 01 Camry.
Check online at Wise auto tools.com for TIME-SERT 2200 Universal Head Bolt Thread Repair Kit M11x1.5mm. cost about $450.00 for kit.
Dude! One more strip of tape! Cmon
Why waste it! Lol
I definitely would have used one more piece of tape to keep the shavings out of that cylinder. I know you can blow them out, but there could be tiny particles that may get stuck between the piston and the cylinder that you can't see.
Question? how did you determine which head gasket bolts failed, were they still torquing down tight even though they were lifting or stripped or was the head gasket constantly blowing? It's only been a year an my head gasket is blown again.
knocternal51 It is usually the rear head bolts that get damaged. But its easy to figure out once you start removing head bolts because the ones that are stripped feel very loose like someone did not tighten them correctly.
I have a question.
I am working on 2003 Toyota Camry.
Hole size is 12MM after drilling it gets bigger 15MM.
Am I doing right ?
What did you find out?
GOOD JOB boddy
Great video. I'll be doing this work next week on a broken car a friend found for cheap on Craigslist :-)
Didn’t care much about the shavings getting into the cylinders? You should probably use some lube when drilling it out!!!!
I can't afford an air compressor, is an compress air can enough to blow out shavings?
What did you find out
I don't have a compressor as well I'm going to use my shop vac and the blow mode with a straw attached to it
Make sure all the shavings are out!!!!
Great instructions and detail, does every thread need to be done or just the affected threads? Thanks!
just apply timesert to stripped threads leave the others if they are fine
Edward Prete I do all 10 bolt holes or I wont warranty the job. Problem with only doing rear ones is that during torque of new head bolts I have had front threads strip out during assembly. then your new head gasket is junk. Inserts are cheap and the process goes fast once you get the hang of it.Thanks
thanks Ron. Did all the bolt holes. Have a slight oil leak though need to take a look at. Believe it was leaking at the timing chain tensioner, and my wife overfilled it by a bit..... :(
Glad you got it done. The seals on the newer Toyota engine are sensitive. Like the whole timing cover is silicone only no gasket. And the head gasket is thin metal with built in sealer.
I cannot understand why Toyota did not use a gasket in these two spots. I'm actually going to have to pull the timing cover back off to fix the leak.
Dude why did you leave the strip open in the middle of the cylinder. You have chips of aluminum in every cylinder. 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮not to mention using compressed air to blow them down the cylinder walls. Sitting on the top piston ring !!!!
nice!!!
How does these bolt get stripped? Owner must have over rev the engine? Or not change the oil?
Peter Smith Over time, and changing oil has nothing to do with head bolts, high revving may speed up the process, but over time its just a factory defect i would say
Peter Smith Has to do with aluminum threads and high torque head bolts/heat.
This engine has a design flaw which develops hot spots in the engine block which softens the head bolt threads leading to a blown head gasket.
MrStoneycool69 Al block, steel bolts, plus overheat. At least there is a fix other than looking for a cast iron block that fits.
Thanks for the video does this happen to most of these engines or is it sporadic?
cool video, you abused that bit a lot though.
520 dollars for the time-sert kit ask me how I know lmaooo in the process of doing this to my 03 camry
oh gees.... I'd have sold you the kit.
@@edwardprete it's all good man I appreciate that I plan on selling it after try to get some of that money back lol
@@kylejacob4956 any of you still would like to get rid of your kit? I live in CA thanks guys.
@@jesusnoepinedo3371 Hey what's up are you still looking for a kit ,nyc
Anyone still looking to get rid of a kit? I’ll take it off your hands
Ps. The spacer is a drill stop. Should always use the set screw on the drill bit !!! Wtf
Ron, after doing this fix I now have an oil leak at the timing cover side closer to firewall, or is it possibly another source? I've read you need to also silicone the VC gasket is that correct?
+Edward Prete I get calls on oil leaks after repair a lot. Because I can't see where it is leaking from I can tell you most of the leaks I see come from front cover that was not installed correctly. Before tearing it all down again check with mirror and flashlight to see if the leak is coming from timing chain tensioner first. As you found out there is no gasket on front cover, only sealer! It is very important to clean the cover and engine sealing surfaces very good before applying silicone and you must use a high quality silicone. I use ultra grey silicone and have had great success. Also after installing cover, or anything with silicone it is best to wait 4 hrs or more to allow silicone to cure. And yes a little dab of silicone on valve cover gasket only where front cover and timing cover gaskets cross is necessary. I hope this helps.Ron
Thanks Ron. Yes, all items were cleaned thoroughly. I ran a thin bead. I hope it was sufficient. I did suspect the tensioner, of which I pulled apart and resealed as well. I did not add any to the VC gasket. I do know there is a slight leak at the oil pan too. Headaches headaches.
I may have to do a 06 3L e90 BMW for a friend. It has a broken bolt FL cyl head. Oil leak HG under bolt. I am going to try replacing the bolt but worried I may have other pulled bolts from over heat. Is this the fix for these crazy ass Beemers too?
@@edwardprete how's the car running?
@@JDMJACOB1 it ran ok, until about 2 years ago. Car was in a slight fender bender and ultimately was junked. Ashame after all the hard work.
Let me rent your kit. Message me if interested
Yikes...
Messy job mate
What a hack, engine is ruined competely full of metal eveywhere in rings that can never be blown out. Its toast missing tape all down the center of pistons he made a comment ge didnt want to 2aste his one strip of tape for the center when he probably charged the customer 300 in shop supplies and ruined his whole engine. Omg, owner needs to report him