Say hello to my little friend!

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One more

Just waiting to get the surf into the unit to get the smelly oily lump out.

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More pics

More shiny bits

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More pics

More shiny

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Shiny

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I have a query for Vince or anyone else who may know, is the thing in the pic a pick up sensor for the immobiliser?
If so what do I need to remove from the lexus to ensure this will not mess me up later on?
Nearly finished rebuilding the engine, gonna start to remove the 2.4 lump tmrw I hope. Will post a few pics a bit later on
Thanks

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Yep, the same sort of set up will be involved at some point.
I just know there will be some crap stuck to a wet patch of oil in there somewhere though.
The brake cleaner should dislodge any the the Hoover misses, then evaporate.

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I have one of these.....


I unscrew the flexy spout section and Gaffer tape it to the end of the hose of one of these....


Then poke it down the ports to suck any shite out.

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No not really
Haven't really tackled that problem yet, just been cleaning the block and cam covers.
Gonna get it upside down and spray some brake cleaner through the plug holes and let it drain out through the exhaust outlets.
Don't think there's a lot in there if any at all but want to be sure.
One thing I'm unsure of, Where do you put the flexi exhaust sections? Is up the front or over the axle?
I have nearly all my bits in a big pile, gonna get the engine pretty much re built before I take the surf off the road.
Thanks

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Yes mate loom went yesterday and payment went this morn.

Got 'em both, cheers.

No rush for the loom buddy won't be taking the surf block out for a few weeks yet.
The endoscope wouldn't work on a laptop but my pc found it but won't work as it's looking for an audio device?
Did yours just plug and play? What programme did you use to view?
Many thanks in advance mate your a diamond !

It was practically plug and play on the wife's laptop as hers has USB2 ports.
My laptop couldn't 'see' it.

Sorted it mate, got it working on my sisters mac book.

Marvelous, find anything down the holes?

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Sorted it mate, got it working on my sisters mac book.

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Yes mate loom went yesterday and payment went this morn.
No rush for the loom buddy won't be taking the surf block out for a few weeks yet.
The endoscope wouldn't work on a laptop but my pc found it but won't work as it's looking for an audio device?
Did yours just plug and play? What programme did you use to view?
Many thanks in advance mate your a diamond !

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It wouldn't work on my old laptop but it did on a newer one which has UBS2 ports.
Is yours USB2?

Have you sent the loom yet?

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Hi Vince hope ur well
My endoscope turned up today
I can't seem to get it working as there are no drivers on the disk, did u have the same problem?
Thanks buddy

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It was mostly dust/sand that had collected in a recess between one of the inlet ports which I blew with the air and it went all over the place, stupid I know without the ports being covered, no metal though. I have had it upside down with the plugs out and an air line up inside, plus through both the exhaust and the inlet side. I'm just worried that the sand will stick to any oil in the bores and maybe score the barrels.
Gonna order the endoscope anyway though as they come in very handy and for £13 that is a bargain!
If there is some sand left in there and i run it, what's the worst case scenario?
The engine was running sweet before, there was a small oil leak right by the power steering pump but it looked more of a leak from the power steering pump rather than the head leaking, ie it looked sprayed/flung on rather than running down the block.
Thanks for the advice vince
Will post loom tmrw and make payment tmrw evening

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What kind of crap went down the inlet tubes, muck or metal?

If it's muck then an airline should get it out. If it's metal, then use a magnet on a length of stiff wire, the block and heads are alloy remember.

I got one of these for checking ports/bores etc...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5M-USB-End...item35ca5a4467

Don't take the heads off if the engine was running OK, it's not worth the hassle. You won't gain anything by doing it.
Skimming the heads will alter the compression ratio not the timimng.

Valves never give any problems, it's the valve bucket shims that sometimes need adjusting on very high milage engines.
If the engine makes a slight ticking noise that increases with revs, it'll be the shims, particularly above pot number 7.