Comprehensive, thank you. Not a lot of videos on this specific job and I appreciate your contribution to the cause. 4th Gens, especially the early ones are notorious for valve cover gasket leaks and up until very recently there weren't good resources to DIY this. Thank you for digging in and giving us something meaty to know what we're getting into.
Thank you Sir. Glad you got some use out of the video. It’s not a terribly hard job, just frustrating getting through all that driver’s side mess. Enjoy the project if/when you get to it.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video mate. Without it I would of tried to do this myself. After watching what you went through I’m definitely taking it to my mechanic
Man you did this all in one go? Impressive, did this for the first time and all in one day. I definitely would be taking my time and it be a weekend project LOL. awesome vid man thank you.
Thanks for this. Nice to have backup while ripping apart my truck. I didn't notice any grommets on the perimeter when taking apart. Are you sure they are needed for the install?
It was one I purchased off eBay for a 100 series Land Cruiser. It for sure didn’t fit the 4th Gen 4Runner very well but I wanted to see if I could make it work. I believe I have a video in the channel somewhere of the instal
Hi Justin. Sorry I missed your comment, I was away in Colorado for a bit there. I think I mention it in the video but I seem to remember it taking 2+ hours to get everything out of the way on the drivers side and about an hour to actually change the gasket and put it all back together again. The passenger side was an hour to remove everything and an hour to change the gasket and put it back together.
Great video, thank you. I initially looked 1st gen Tacoma 3.4 V6 replacement required other parts. Do we still need intake manifold gasket to have ready just in case, not to mention spark plugs.... What brand was blue color gasket and part # ? Last but not least - drivers side gasket looks easiest to replace, and it's only slightly leaking on my truck at dipstick area, perhaps not losing oil, would it be worth to go for both, or just one in a simplest way?
Hi there. Thanks for watching the video. I’m not sure what the part # is for a 3.4L v6 as mine is a 4.0L. I think if you’re taking all those things apart anyway you may as well buy the parts you ‘might’ need like the intake gasket. If you don’t need to change it then just take it back for a refund. If you haven’t changed your spark plugs in a while then for sure change those. And clean the Mass Airflow Sensor and the throttle body too while you have everything open. On the 4.0 at least the driver side is much harder as the air intake plenum etc takes a lot to undo. If your driver side looks easiest and the passenger side isn’t leaking I’d get the whole kit but just do the drivers side for now and then hold onto the passenger side gasket if you need it down the road
Thanks a lot, meant that have same 4.0 V6 engine on 2nd gen. Tacoma. Yes, will get both sides, and do the easiest passenger's first. What was brand # of yours, I like blue color. Also there are intake upper plenum gaskets, wonder if those needed and how many.
PSN you got this pal. Going to feel so good when it’s all done and you don’t see (or smell) that darn oil leak anymore. Let me know how it rolls for you
Will do, lightly washed the engine surface to clean up what I could and let it sit. Haven’t ordered any parts yet I should be able to get the off the shelf at orileys or the Toyota place.
@@OffroadGrind new covers in, only mistake I made was not grabbing the gasket maker while at Toyota. So after a short trip there and back I also realized I didn’t have the 6 washers for the bolts by the coil packs. But I just used what I had since they had some life in them. Old gaskets were completely dry rot and crumbled in my hand. Also while disassembling the intake and valve covers I decided to take everything off the top and have a complete open work space which helped with debris.
Is your rocker covers leaking as you didnt use a toyota branded rocker cover gasket (blue)- toyota brand is black- and you didnt grease the upper part of the gasket. Curious to see if you stopped the leak?
This video has helped me immensely. The only thing I am wondering is about these valve cover grommets. Do they only go on one cover? FelPro supplied 12 grommets but each cover has 10 bolts to remove.
That’s a great question. I wondered the same thing when I got the kit. I just spread the new grommets around with some of the old and just focused on getting the torque values right. I also did the same repair on our 03 Tundra and both have been great ever since. The 4Runner smelled horrible after it was running for a bit with the dripping oil burning on the engine. Not a problem since changing the gaskets though.
Hey I have same issues on my 05 4Runner just noticed this issue but have to drive about 300 miles to get home before I can get this to my repair shop. Should I be okay to drive ? So far noticed oils leaking exactly where your are. And been checking my oil levels so far not that bad. Should I just continue to monitor the oil before I drife back home next Wednesday?
I don’t imagine that much oil is coming out so if you check the engine oil level and top it up if required then I imagine you’d be fine. Mine was seeping for years before I finally got around to fixing it.
Boy you created a lot of headache by not undoing a couple more hoses and connectors. Always torque valve cover gaskets in a criss-cross pattern starting at the middle and working your way out to the edges.
Right on. Thanks for the advice. Maybe include the link to your TH-cam channel and video showing how to do it properly !! As you can tell from the comments there’s VERY little info online on how to do this. Instead of complaining about how I did it maybe provide a better example of how to do it properly. But thanks for taking the time to complain.
Can of compressed air and a rag and skme cleaner to clean all the crap off as you go - only adds another 20 min and ensures you arent getting crap in like you did
Ummm, I hope you don’t use grease on a silicone gasket. If anything you’d use a silicone lubricant. That’s totally optional though and it’s not to seal the gasket, that’s what the gasket is for, it’s to let it slide a bit if required. I don’t need that so didn’t use it and it worked perfectly the way I did the repair. But thanks for your thoughts.
Bro i think you do need to use the toyota 403 sealant or whatever its called just on 2 low points on the rover covers on both left and right cover. Apparently toyota fixed this issue from 2009
Ha, I’m old-school. If I wore gloves every time my hands were about to get dirty they’d be constantly wrinkled. I save the gloves for when I’m using solvents etc or painting and want to keep the oils from my hands off the piece I’m finishing. Grease and oil doesn’t warrant me wearing gloves. I’d rather just use my hands, get them dirty and clean them afterwards.
Comprehensive, thank you. Not a lot of videos on this specific job and I appreciate your contribution to the cause. 4th Gens, especially the early ones are notorious for valve cover gasket leaks and up until very recently there weren't good resources to DIY this. Thank you for digging in and giving us something meaty to know what we're getting into.
Thank you Sir. Glad you got some use out of the video. It’s not a terribly hard job, just frustrating getting through all that driver’s side mess. Enjoy the project if/when you get to it.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video mate. Without it I would of tried to do this myself. After watching what you went through I’m definitely taking it to my mechanic
Man you did this all in one go? Impressive, did this for the first time and all in one day. I definitely would be taking my time and it be a weekend project LOL. awesome vid man thank you.
awesome VIDEO
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I had the same kit. Came with o rings and rubber grommets. Could not figure out what they were for and couldn’t find anything on the internet either
Same here. It only had 3 grommits on the center bolts. I definitely didn’t find any more orings on the original tear down
Thanks for this. Nice to have backup while ripping apart my truck. I didn't notice any grommets on the perimeter when taking apart. Are you sure they are needed for the install?
Thanks so much this helped me out a lot
Great video sir! What snorkel is that ?
It was one I purchased off eBay for a 100 series Land Cruiser. It for sure didn’t fit the 4th Gen 4Runner very well but I wanted to see if I could make it work. I believe I have a video in the channel somewhere of the instal
So disconnect battery?! Lol
How long was the process including trial and error?
Hi Justin. Sorry I missed your comment, I was away in Colorado for a bit there. I think I mention it in the video but I seem to remember it taking 2+ hours to get everything out of the way on the drivers side and about an hour to actually change the gasket and put it all back together again. The passenger side was an hour to remove everything and an hour to change the gasket and put it back together.
Great video, thank you. I initially looked 1st gen Tacoma 3.4 V6 replacement required other parts. Do we still need intake manifold gasket to have ready just in case, not to mention spark plugs....
What brand was blue color gasket and part # ? Last but not least - drivers side gasket looks easiest to replace, and it's only slightly leaking on my truck at dipstick area, perhaps not losing oil, would it be worth to go for both, or just one in a simplest way?
Hi there. Thanks for watching the video. I’m not sure what the part # is for a 3.4L v6 as mine is a 4.0L. I think if you’re taking all those things apart anyway you may as well buy the parts you ‘might’ need like the intake gasket. If you don’t need to change it then just take it back for a refund. If you haven’t changed your spark plugs in a while then for sure change those. And clean the Mass Airflow Sensor and the throttle body too while you have everything open.
On the 4.0 at least the driver side is much harder as the air intake plenum etc takes a lot to undo. If your driver side looks easiest and the passenger side isn’t leaking I’d get the whole kit but just do the drivers side for now and then hold onto the passenger side gasket if you need it down the road
Thanks a lot, meant that have same 4.0 V6 engine on 2nd gen. Tacoma. Yes, will get both sides, and do the easiest passenger's first. What was brand # of yours, I like blue color. Also there are intake upper plenum gaskets, wonder if those needed and how many.
@@evgenyaleks1696I didn’t see any gasket under the air manifold on my truck. The link to the felpro gaskets is in the description of the video
About to try it out on my 04 v6 SR5 wish me luck 🤓
PSN you got this pal. Going to feel so good when it’s all done and you don’t see (or smell) that darn oil leak anymore. Let me know how it rolls for you
Will do, lightly washed the engine surface to clean up what I could and let it sit. Haven’t ordered any parts yet I should be able to get the off the shelf at orileys or the Toyota place.
@@OffroadGrind new covers in, only mistake I made was not grabbing the gasket maker while at Toyota. So after a short trip there and back I also realized I didn’t have the 6 washers for the bolts by the coil packs. But I just used what I had since they had some life in them. Old gaskets were completely dry rot and crumbled in my hand. Also while disassembling the intake and valve covers I decided to take everything off the top and have a complete open work space which helped with debris.
wow did it go? i'm doing mine next saturday!😁
Is your rocker covers leaking as you didnt use a toyota branded rocker cover gasket (blue)- toyota brand is black- and you didnt grease the upper part of the gasket. Curious to see if you stopped the leak?
No leaks on this truck or our 03 Tundra that I did around the same time.
This video has helped me immensely. The only thing I am wondering is about these valve cover grommets. Do they only go on one cover? FelPro supplied 12 grommets but each cover has 10 bolts to remove.
That’s a great question. I wondered the same thing when I got the kit. I just spread the new grommets around with some of the old and just focused on getting the torque values right. I also did the same repair on our 03 Tundra and both have been great ever since. The 4Runner smelled horrible after it was running for a bit with the dripping oil burning on the engine. Not a problem since changing the gaskets though.
12 bolts total on each side but 3 grommets go on each side ontop of the valve cover
Great video, im not sure if I missed it in the video but do you know the torque specs for the valve cover bolts? thanks!
Hi Chris. They’re 8ft/lbs of torque. (96inch pounds).
@@OffroadGrindAppreciate it!
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Hey I have same issues on my 05 4Runner just noticed this issue but have to drive about 300 miles to get home before I can get this to my repair shop. Should I be okay to drive ? So far noticed oils leaking exactly where your are. And been checking my oil levels so far not that bad. Should I just continue to monitor the oil before I drife back home next Wednesday?
I don’t imagine that much oil is coming out so if you check the engine oil level and top it up if required then I imagine you’d be fine. Mine was seeping for years before I finally got around to fixing it.
14:25 hahahahah i was thinking the same thing gotta be an easier way. so many hoses and brackets and stuff in the way.
If you think there are too many hoses and clamps, try one with the lpg conversion. Lol that's what i got myself stuck into today. 😅
Boy you created a lot of headache by not undoing a couple more hoses and connectors. Always torque valve cover gaskets in a criss-cross pattern starting at the middle and working your way out to the edges.
Right on. Thanks for the advice. Maybe include the link to your TH-cam channel and video showing how to do it properly !! As you can tell from the comments there’s VERY little info online on how to do this. Instead of complaining about how I did it maybe provide a better example of how to do it properly. But thanks for taking the time to complain.
Thanks for the vid! Did you need to drain the oil or the coolant beforehand?
No need to drain anything. I checked the coils and spark plugs to see if they needed replacing but they were good so just popped them back in.
Can of compressed air and a rag and skme cleaner to clean all the crap off as you go - only adds another 20 min and ensures you arent getting crap in like you did
You forgot to put grease on the upper part of the gasket!
Ummm, I hope you don’t use grease on a silicone gasket. If anything you’d use a silicone lubricant. That’s totally optional though and it’s not to seal the gasket, that’s what the gasket is for, it’s to let it slide a bit if required. I don’t need that so didn’t use it and it worked perfectly the way I did the repair. But thanks for your thoughts.
Bro i think you do need to use the toyota 403 sealant or whatever its called just on 2 low points on the rover covers on both left and right cover. Apparently toyota fixed this issue from 2009
You totally should have cleaned all hoses etc before ripping it off. All that grit straight in
Haha. Thanks for the thoughts. I think it worked out perfectly.
WEAR GLOVES. Otherwise awesome video, thank so much!!
Ha, I’m old-school. If I wore gloves every time my hands were about to get dirty they’d be constantly wrinkled. I save the gloves for when I’m using solvents etc or painting and want to keep the oils from my hands off the piece I’m finishing. Grease and oil doesn’t warrant me wearing gloves. I’d rather just use my hands, get them dirty and clean them afterwards.
Failed to mention engine liter size. Instant thumbs down
Dude, it’s an 07 v6, it’s literally in the title of the video. Figure out the L size yourself
@@OffroadGrind🤣🤣 ikr