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Thank you! I will do that.

Up! I've still been looking and haven't found much on google. Anyone have a clue? Thanks!

Looks like I'm going to go ahead and remove the block as well. The rings seem alright since the WD-40 was in the cylinders for 2 days straight. The things I want to get to are the oil pump and bearings. I've read a lot about rod knock on these engines. I wouldn't want to go ahead and rebuild the...

How would I be able to check if the rings are good? Wouldn't that involve removing the block? And the head is already at the machine shop!

Yup, found just water in the coolant lines. Is there anything I should do about this besides flush the system?

So I finally finished removing the head off my 7MGTE and here's how it looks. This is my first time taking apart an engine so my question is: Is the black soot on top of the pistons normal? Or should I be worried? This black soot is also on the bottom of the head where the valves sit. In...

exactly what I needed! thank you!

Hello fellas! So it appears that my Radiator Cooling Fan Switch is busted. I have not idea what the previous owner was thinking of doing by cutting up several wires throughout the car. I'm only praying that his weird behavior doesn't damage the car after the HG replacement. I have...

Thank you sir! I will take that route.

I've never worked with electrical connectors so this is going to be a tough one! Would I have to open the actual small connector housing or is there a different route to doing this?

Yup looks like it goes to the radiator cooling fan sensor switch! Now, to find a new switch for it. :nono:

So I found another cut wire while rebuilding my GTE. This one is weird however. The first few inches of the wire are a different color (red/black) but if you follow the wire down you could see the original color of the harness wire was blue/yellow. Once again I have no idea what the previous...

That sounds good! Hopefully it won't cause me any problems as well. Is there any recommendations on the wire size I should use? I believe I have 24ga or 28ga laying around in my garage. The reason I have to extend it is because the wires were cut short. I would probably just bypass the green...

Thank you for the information guys! Im sorry for the shitty picture, I will try and take another later. The two wires I am talking about are on the far right side. One is red/green and the other looks orange.

Hello folks! So as I was working on removing the head off of my 7mgte, I noticed there was two wires snipped that went towards the female connection of the oxygen sensor. Why this was done, I have no clue. Would it be possible to just strip off the coating on both sides and make a crimp...

I am rebuilding my GTE as well and I'm missing all three of those connectors as well. When I bought the car home and saw those plugs unplugged and couldn't find where they went I spent at least an hour trying to figure out where they went but didn't find a thing. However with those three plugs...

Gotcha! So if the bearings look worn out, replace them correct? Would I have to replace something else? Replacement of the bearings does not look too difficult! How exactly do all these members "blow" their engines? I feel like everytime I'm on here someone else is parting out their engine...

Thanks so much for all this amazing info guys! Especially Suprapowaz, I will definitely be purchasing the items on that list once I get the bottom checked out. Not really block smart with all the bearings and pistons, but I'm sure my uncle (who is a mechanic) could help me out with that. What...

Well I do not plan on getting too much power out of the motor. Just simple things like an exhaust, downpipe, and intake is all I will be doing which is why I'm not trying to put in work on the engine to bulk it up. Looking to hit just under 300whp and call it a day.

Hey guys, I'm contemplating whether to switch out my old 7MGTE engine for one with a lot less mileage on it. The stock engine has 130k on it and the previous owner stated it ran with low oil before. From what I've researched this is a good way to develop rod knock. So the big question is...