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1G-GTE revision 3 spun bearing!!!!
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Mon, 06 June 2005 22:50
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My car has been off the road for ages now... I took the engine out and started tripping it to get distracted with a quick engine transplant on my girlfriends Supra turbo (also bottom end lol)
The engine clanked on start up, then quietened down a bit when the oil preasure built up.. turns out the problem was no.1 big end bearing spun 
Here in the uk there is Zero support for 1G-GTE folks... Toyota say they can not get me oversize bearings (although they can for a 1G-GE).
I did a quick search here and it seams it is not uncommon for the 1Gs to go clank, but it seems once they go they are not worth fixing!!!
I want to keep with the 1G ideally as I sent the head off to Renault F1 (do you guys follow F1) for a port polish and gas flow... and I don;t want to waste that money if the bottom end is dead! (I should have looked into the cause more before sending off bits to try and get some more power!)
I have not yet got the crank pulley off,(its seized fast! I'll have to make something to try and get it off!) I'm guessing teh crank is goosed anyway... Has anyone here repaired an engine in this state? or is it worth just trying to get another engine and starting from there???
Cheers guys.. fed up of my car being dead! We have our few months of sun here and I want the aerotop back on the road!!!
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: 1G-GTE revision 3 spun bearing!!!!
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Mon, 06 June 2005 23:42
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It's not the fact they aren't worth fixing, it's just that they're so cheap here, it costs us less to buy a new one  If you're having trouble with the dealers over there, your last resort might be ringing someone like Castle Hill Toyota over here, and seeing if they can send it over to you, or find out the part numbers and try to find out a good dealer over there.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: 1G-GTE revision 3 spun bearing!!!!
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Mon, 06 June 2005 23:48
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Try to confirm if the 1GGE ones are the same also
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: 1G-GTE revision 3 spun bearing!!!!
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Mon, 06 June 2005 23:54
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I recall talk about 2s-c big end bearings being the same as 1g-gte (not sure what gen) (the 2s-c being a 4cyl tho requires you to buy 2 sets  )
Cheers
Wilbo
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Location:
Central Coast, NSW
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February 2005
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Location:
UK
Registered:
August 2003
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Re: 1G-GTE revision 3 spun bearing!!!!
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Tue, 07 June 2005 11:07
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I'll give that a try!! cheers guys!!!
I'm tempted to fit a 2JZ, but funds are tight and I have already spent too much getting teh head done to just not use it.. Selling it here will not be that much easier either, as you can probably count the number of 1G-GTE cars in the uk on both hands!
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