Lexus/Toyota 2JZGE VVT-I cam gear O-Ring/Seal replacement |Rebuild

[@Tech_Guy_87]

Best video I've seen with less work compared to other videos. Now I know what to do on my 2003 Lexus GS300.

[@XannyDeVitto9339]

God bless your soul. I was about to spend $710. You saved me $680 and thats a a cheap shop. I cant thank you enough for going into detaynot like the other videos I’ve watched 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@SciToxic]

Im thinking this is my problem aswell hopefully i can pull this off and not have a shop do it

[@XannyDeVitto9339]

@@SciToxic if you have a second car, it wouldn’t hurt to try. But i was tired of getting ripped off by auto shops and my 300 is still running like the day I bought it

[@ChefBoyOur2j]

Definitely saved me a bunch of time doing this as i just replaced all the cam seals and crankshaft seal and timing to find out it was the vvti leaking 🤦

[@mkcelectronics1152]

Same here 🤦‍♂️

[@Tactical_Response_Team]

This man is so accurate with his work. He helped me figure out the AC problem, he's theral af! I highly recommend listening to his words of wisdom. My 05 IS is making a knocking noise and I have no idea what it is. Imma check it out tomorrow..

[@Jursaw]

Did you have rod knock?

[@Tactical_Response_Team]

@@Jursaw Mines was the power steering wheel! My bolt was lose! I tightened it up and put some lock tight! She's been solid after that no more noise!

[@Jursaw]

@@Tactical_Response_Teamthe power steering wheel? The steering wheel?

[@Tactical_Response_Team]

@@Jursaw it's the magnetic clutch attached to the ac compressor! Have to either swap one out from a used Denso ac compressor or buy a new Denso one. The magnetic clutch doesn't work well 3rd party unless it's Denso. Denso is OEM.

[@mkcelectronics1152]

Bro u nailed it . I just had replaced seals behind them cam gears because I was thinking it’s them what’s leaking but even after new seals I still have leak . So this be my next thing to do this weekend hopefully. BTW I did not know it’s got 0 ring 😂

[@christopherquijada4362]

Crank seal

[@perrytree01]

Thanks for taking the time and post in details. Definitely going to get it done on my 03 GS300. 😃

[@angelrolon8711]

I’m over here really worried about changing mine out. All other videos skip parts. Thanks Dude really appreciate the video. I’ll be doing mine as soon as it warms up.

[@briann977]

Thank you so much. I was dreading taking the whole thing apart again after I had previously replaced all other seals (cam/crank, valve covers). I'm going to give this a try today. Great video!

[@Jursaw]

Thanks for making this video. I did cam seals and crank seal and oil pump washer and still have a leak. Going to replace this

[@thecavemandynamic2685]

@Sokhom Garage: Thank you! 🙌

[@nickleafs467]

We’ll put together ive been seeing oil in spark plug well and water pump thought it was only the valve cover gasket til I took the timing covers off looks like another thing to do after work

[@amilcarchavez285]

Thank you! I need to do this job on my 2001 lexus GS300. 🙏

[@yuryzuborev1343]

Great job mate! Well done!

[@dannyorozco3899]

Check cam seals

[@CarlosLopez-oi8cn]

That may work for the IS300, but the cam sprocket is different on my GS300. It's not a continuous rubber circle.

[@SlickRexx]

Did you use anything to keep the gears from not moving?

[@SokhomGarage]

Timing belt is still on, cam gears won’t move.

[@sswankk0070]

Did this stop the leak it looks like there’s another seal behind the actual gear within the head that might be the source aswell.

[@SokhomGarage]

There is, it’s the cam cap seal, and I will be doing that soon too, because I have to replace my timing belt, and will be doing an complete timing and seal replacement job.

[@p-teddy1342]

Did you need to set the motor at Top dead center before removing the cap?

[@SokhomGarage]

No, because im not exactly messing with the timing, and the the timing belt stays intact, it doesn’t come off, but yes, you can set it on the timing marks for safe measure.

[@kidicarus2637]

good idea as that will allow you a small safe range of counter-rotation until BTDC if you have to fight with the large hex cover. I've seen them so tight that the cams move ccw.

[@sammaverickmolotovl.2478]

Good Job

[@rileywatson926]

Out of curiosity the inside of the cam gear has oil in it did you fill it back up if so how much did you put in

[@SokhomGarage]

So yes, it did have oil, but it didn’t continue to leak once you’ve taken it off, you might lose a few ounces or so, not a big deal, but you can also determine that by checking the dip stick, check the level to make sure it’s good.

[@rileywatson926]

How does the motor feed oil into that sealed unit, would it not be pre filled with oil on assembly, currently replacing the o-ring on my jzx100

[@pablogates5355]

@@rileywatson926hey were you able to figure it out

[@jghnny]

@@pablogates5355cam cap has oil galleries fed by the vvti solenoid that gets oil from the big banjo bolt connected to an oil line

[@joecox9958]

sorry five 10mm torque not in spec, under 14mm there is set screw 10mm that is 11ftlbs, also there is a seal you seems not touched. thanks for your video!

[@kidicarus2637]

the seal on the middle/traveling vvti gear is actual a plastic coaster with a diagonal slit.

[@FUNZO1904]

I have done it two times on different gs300's and i cannot break free the 14mm up front even with two different impact guns, I figure since it's not leaking it doesn't need to be changed.

[@kidicarus2637]

yeah, they get pretty stuck. I put mine engines at TDC, then use a CMCF940. If the timing walks to BTDC, I turn the crank clockwise again until TDC and give the hex some more luv.

[@Chavatradezz]

Is this a safe way to do it cause you said that we shouldn’t mess with the timing too much. My IS been leaking for a good while now and Ima pretty sure it’s that because my from cover have all over and I just did my valve gaskets

[@SokhomGarage]

I can’t say that it’s the safest, honestly looking back into this, the timing belt never comes off, but it’s an effective method, just as long as you mark/score your position and location.

[@JoyLong]

Bro, put it back the same way you took it off, not a big deal, just mark your position, don’t twist or turn any other way.

[@Chavatradezz]

So I just went to a shop and I asked them if they do O-ring seal and they said that shouldn’t be the problem, they said it would be the cam gear seal (seal type T oil) any help who help thank you guys

[@MakersMike]

@@Chavatradezz the T type oil seal are the cam shaft seal that are behind the black plate. This is a different job.

[@kidicarus2637]

start at tdc in case timing cranks counter-clockwise a little.

[@MiguelRodriguez-if4em]

So I just changed my O-Ring but the person who did it did a Mickey Mouse and tired to do it fast and short way point is we kinda didn’t have the right tools but made it work he didn’t have a torque wrench and put everything back together I ran it and it wasn’t feeling right wasn’t picking up speed as it would

[@takinickmakazdy]

Why u did not replace second oring ? The front on the cap one

[@SokhomGarage]

It’s just a cover, it doesn’t do anything

[@takinickmakazdy]

@@SokhomGarageokay thanks ! Great video, i am going to do the same as u showed 😊

[@kadhmkazem5586]

❤❤❤❤

[@rhianGT]

Why not take the radiator out?

[@DennisSection]

What if you took it off before marking it? 😅

[@SokhomGarage]

It can mess with the timing if you’re no careful.

[@s5loh974]

will removing the hex throw off timing?

[@kidicarus2637]

no, the timing is fixed with the belt on.

[@joecox9958]

which manual you use? there are serious errors. The five 10mm is 11ftlbs, 14mm is 60ftlbs - the 60ftlbs is from genuine manual.

[@craigwalsh8116]

60 ft lbs is what the internal 10 mm hex bolt is torqued to. That holds the intake pulley to the intake camshaft. The 14 mm is just to seal the front of the VVTi gear and it's torqued to 11 ft lbs (page EM32 in FSM). Since he is not removing the VVTi gear (you would need to remove the timing belt to do so), the internal hex bolt does not need to be removed. As for the five 10 mm bolts, there is no "official" torque for them since the service manual simply states to replace the whole VVTi gear if it is leaking. 11 ft lbs is the consensus in the forums though.

[@ahmidjones1931]

where did you get the manual from?

[@SokhomGarage]

I’ve had this for a long time from Lexus.

[@syedrezansyedabdulrahim6003]

Do you have the part number of the o ring?

[@SokhomGarage]

Sorry I don’t know the part number.

[@paitoon9929]

❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@kadhmkazem5586]

🙏🫶👍💯👍💯

[@rhianGT]

Motor, engine = power plant

[@Jursaw]

Anybody get a code p1349 after doing this?

[@SokhomGarage]

I never had an issue, but it might be the oil control valve getting stuck open, might want to check that, it’s the big silver part that sits behind the VVTI cam gear.

[@kidicarus2637]

p1349 usually happens when you take the vvti gear out of the car and accidentally flip the small gear 180 on the workbench.

[@Jursaw]

@@kidicarus2637 my code never came back and i did 2 cars and never flipped them but the codes appeared. They haven’t came back on which is good