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Engine Weekend project, 1ZZFE swap

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    Weekend project, 1ZZFE swap

    So my roomate has this 1998 Corolla with a blown engine in it. He was doing about 100 MPH when it seized up. Being the nice guy I am I told him I could swap in an engine with 20k on it for half what his mechanic wanted. 72 Hours later the beast runs again.

    The specimen:
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    Pull er out:
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    WOW!
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    The engine only had 78k miles on it, it had good oil and everything, what the heck happened to make it bust a rod. The inside of the aluminum block isn't a pretty sight.


    Also, I can't get the transmission (3SPD) to engage. We hooked up the crank, the shift cable works fine, there is fluid in the differential, it will go from park to neutral just fine. Could the high speed have damaged the transmission?
    psaphoto, Jul 6, 2004
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    Holy crap!!! Damn that's messed up. What a nice friend you are though!
    TurboRolla21, Jul 6, 2004
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    tranny is fuck'd...5spd swap
    Lekz, Jul 6, 2004
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    yayyyyy i'm not the only one who's blown a 1zzfe and pulled a garage replacement!

    good work!
    midniterains, Jul 6, 2004
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    Those blown pieces remind me of a RSX-S who mis-shifted. Not nice.
    BLADDER_MASTER, Jul 6, 2004
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    rolla02 Corollalcholic

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    DDDDAAAAMMMMMNNNNN.

    WTF, wow, Im speechless.
    rolla02, Jul 6, 2004
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    Question.... does it still work? :)
    kickarse, Jul 6, 2004
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    turbo4age Love to Hate me

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    the highspeed lockup could have very well damaged the tranny..... you should have pulled the case apart when you had the chance......

    the tranny absorbed a huge shock when the engine let go (assuming he was in gear)......
    turbo4age, Jul 6, 2004
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    ive done a garage replacement also
    corollinout, Jul 6, 2004
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    Cuztomrollaz98 MAD VLAD!

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    damn that looked pretty fucked ^ lol, my original engine is pretty worn out so I'm buying another one with like 30K miles on I'm gonna build it for a turbo set up
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    corollinout New Member

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    thats what im doin with my old one
    corollinout, Jul 6, 2004
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    man was that a manual or auto? could the high rev mess it up?
    Silver_Nitrate, Jul 6, 2004
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    what did he do? throw in it L or R when doin 100? i've done over 100 plenty of times (even hit the governor @ 117 mph a few times) on my 99 (now like 54,000 miles on it) and have never had a problem.
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    Crapomatic transmission (3spd). It was in D when the thing blew and he didn't put it into neutral. I'm assuming now it is shot, for some reason when we did the engine we thought the transmission would be ok.

    Next weekend is the transmission replacement, that should be fun. The transmission should only run ~ $300 for one with 20k though, so the thing will be like new.
    psaphoto, Jul 7, 2004
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