to 2jz....or not to 2jz. that is the question

[Wanganstyle]

When I got the engine from a friend of mine he said that it was already properly timed. So my mistake on not checking it and if it was timed properly I'm not sure on how often those jump timing if they even can. But I ordered a timing kit and everything to make sure everything's aligned so I'm really hoping that this will put me back on the road. I also resealed the vanos while re timing. But since winter is coming up I figured if there was any better time to swap it back out then that would be it. But I'll just stick with this headache for now and see what I can make of her

It's a chain. Unless guides and tensioner are gone; it cannot loose timing.
If it looses timing then I would be concerned about valve/piston contact.

I'd suggest you leak it down after you set the timing with the proper vanos setting kit


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[e-dirtym52]

Yea I got the proper timing kit and I've turned the engine over a few times and made sure the valves aren't being hit and the vanos is re sealed and set correctly too. Just waiting for a valve cover gasket to come in and its time to fire it up