The 3.4L Engine Is Back In The 1990 Toyota Pickup!

[@drew.blanks]

When you pull parts at the junk yard, it would be cool to see that process!

[@johnpyle8027]

Had to make me a PBJ on wheat toast after that! I've never cleaned a motor "out" of the bay unless I was going to rebuild it. A trick I learned for cleaning them in the bay is to warm up the engine a little bit and then use about 3 cans of Armour all tire foam. Really really soak it andlet it sit 15 minutes. I don't use a power washer, just air and they come out really nice. You can watch everything turn brown and run off! I noticed the Harbor freight jack stands. Have you checked the numbers to see if those are the ones that just drop? I had 4 for almost 10 years and thank God I never had a problem. They gave me a store refund and I bought a bunch of consumables and then bought some bad ass stands from Home Depot. They work the same but there is a safety pin that will never let it fall.

[@austinniemela]

Haha nothing like a pbj after a successful pilot bearing pull 👌👌

[@saltymethods2637]

Your videos are the first I ever seen that are this comprehensive on this 3.4L motor. Thanks for the detailed video work. Very helpful.

[@jimmadonna1436]

I can't believe that BREAD trick worked as well as it did.

[@gregh7457]

i prefer irish spring bar soap. My mamma always told me to never waste food

[@stevewhyte8476]

been using the "bread trick" for years . we always use whole wheat bread .much healthier crank !

[@austinniemela]

Hahahaha 😂😂 Dave’s is a wholesome bread tho 🍞

[@Jesus-hx5vg]

I learned more from this channel than I did in 4 years of high school

[@theravedaddy]

If you go watch some cookery channels next you'll be able to wow the disciples at your farewell bash by putting on a chocolate fountain and some pulled prawn fajhitas...

[@aaronraymond5121]

Something about power washing old engines is so satisfying 😌

[@stephanredpath9778]

Your a Machine, Niemela! 🤖 Love that you are showing us the tricks of the trade!🙌 Content Value = 💯

[@Shop_Simplicity]

Nice to see the engine back in. I really like the engine bay with the color raptor liner!!!

[@austinniemela]

Thanks I’m digging it!

[@IbericaOverland]

Planing to do a similar pick up, so very useful

[@nathankoroush7918]

You are becoming my favorite build channel. Nice work.

[@austinniemela]

Thank you!!

[@mduduzimkhabela2245]

The bread thing has to be the best hack ever. I have seen lots of guys go to hell and back trying to remove that bearing.

[@mrm4155]

Just as a recommendation, when you prep the outside for raptor liner, use a nylon abrasive cup brush. A lot of professional companies use them and makes life easier for prepping the paint. There’s a bunch of KZbin videos showing people using that as well.

[@austinniemela]

Thanks for the tip! I just bought one, ill give it a shot!

[@mrbananapsychooo]

Cool project! NOW TURBOCHARGE IT!!!

[@hurlcat9301]

Never done a 3.4 swap before but did do a lot of research on it and if I remember you need the body lift to get the hood to close because of the additional height of the 3.4 engine. Hope this helps. Love the channel.

[@austinniemela]

Thanks! Yeah most people do 1-1.5” lift for clearance!

[@leviwagner1516]

Looks like the previous owner was a huge hack 😂

[@phillipsmit7674]

Great build keep it up.

[@austinniemela]

Thanks!

[@Thedaleb1]

I wonder who the first person was who melded lunch with engine work. I really like these videos thanks

[@driverman252000]

Great job, looks great and nice to see some doing it right

[@jacobcarrera2055]

Looking very nice Sir. 2 thumbs up great work!

[@orlandomuniz876]

Looks good...that trick is crazy..who would of thought. The body lift is crazy on the truck but prolly makes is easier when installing the motor.

[@austinniemela]

Yes I am dropping the body down 👍

[@johnathancribb2732]

“What you want to use is Dave’s killer bread” 😂😂 love your content!

[@migueldorantes7169]

You look young but it seems like you have a whole lot of knowledge about this stuff good shit !!

[@austinniemela]

Thanks! Might surprise you, i'm an old geezer haha

[@jennifergreene1983]

Awesome job!

[@Jaymes222]

Can’t wait to see that color on the truck.... looking 🔥🔥🔥

[@austinniemela]

Me too!! Thanks!

[@cmac956]

looking good. thanks for the bread trick, never heard of that one.

[@jedidan045]

Just subbed...nice!...I am picking up a cherry '88 XtraCab 4X4 5spd with the 22RE engine on Saturday...can't wait...Toyota4L!!

[@austinniemela]

👍👍👍

[@CammaHD]

I’d probably would’ve done the valve cover gaskets man while you had it out, they’re pretty common to leak as well

[@breeze787]

Wait! What? Bread? Nice!

[@austinniemela]

Works great!!

[@joshdane5657]

Nice I picked up a cherry all original 2 owner manual 89 xtra cab with a 3.slow with high miles. Only thing I don't like about it is the engine I'm worried about it because all the horror stories about headgaskets. But I also have a 3rd gen 4runner for parts. So I think ima attempt the 5vz 3.4 swap. I searched for a good 22re truck or 95.5-03 tacoma an coudnt find one and I'm kinda glad because I like the pickups better anyway.

[@curtisoedekoven6211]

Ya get rid of the body lift. As usual great job.

[@scottblake6850]

Truck looks really good! You should lift it 2 inches ! Keep the videos coming

[@raidmax1098]

starting to take shape, going to be awesome!

[@polarisoutdoors3105]

This channel and deboss garage are now my two favourite channels. Keep up the great work. Respect from canada

[@austinniemela]

Thank you!! 👍👍

[@ipl_justice8704]

You could use oven cleaner next time u clean an engine on the engine bay works alot better than any degresser 🙏

[@kodyturchon3954]

These videos are the shit. Thanks to you I was able to SaS my 88 near mint 1st gen 4Runner without any problems. Always wanted to do a 3.4 swap . But luckily this 3.0 slow is still heathy (For now).

[@austinniemela]

Awesome good to hear!! And thank you👍

[@mead6754]

great video big shout out from australia

[@soulsurfer8797]

I did the same swap to my FirsGen 4runner. Toyonlyswaps makes plug and play wiring harness’s that act as a bridge between factory wiring harness and dash plugs.

[@edgarrazo6481]

Would be cool to watch you turbo it

[@SOLDADITO76]

Toyota did make a two piece intermediate shaft. I have a 3” body lift on my rig and all I needed to do was lengthen the shaft for the amount of lift.

[@justinlawrence4562]

Looking great.

[@austinniemela]

Thanks!

[@miguelortiz391]

Bread it’s also use for soldering joints water pipes brass copper keeps the water from flowing back then it turns into mush and then to nothing

[@austinniemela]

Nice! Never heard of that use!

[@jevans4379]

good call, i've used that several times.

[@welderse14]

I also use wet newspaper to get the pilot bearing out. Holds together better than bread

[@migueldorantes7169]

That’s exactly what I was thinking as a substitute for bread 😂

[@mickfreeburn9181]

Great work Austin always enjoy your channel thanks mate from your Aussie friends

[@ericmenard1042]

Nice job 🤙

[@austinniemela]

Thanks!!

[@JuanPerez-gn5gn]

I just found your channel and I've been binge watching your videos great work man.

[@austinniemela]

Thanks man👍👍

[@michaelwhite8669]

Awesome channel !

[@steveo7767]

All I could think of during the grease and bread bearing removal was...Peanut Butter Jelly time Peanut butter Jelly time!

[@muhammadusman9288]

You r a jem bro...love your skills...

[@outdoorsfish2859]

Love this channel man keep it going !

[@austinniemela]

Thanks!! Glad you enjoy it!

[@mrm4155]

Awesome job bro. I look forward to your videos. Keep up the hard work

[@austinniemela]

Thanks!!

[@Shadow-ol2ik]

Love Dave's killer bread.

[@austinniemela]

Good stuff!!

[@javier4764]

Good job

[@suzuki230]

Good video, love the content, good feel overall from the video and editing too, keep the series going

[@austinniemela]

Thank you!!!

[@jeffcampbell2309]

I am doing this exact swap right now. I didn't have the teardown myself. I'm not sure where all the hoses & vacuum lines from the 3.4 connect to the 3.0 truck. I'm also unsure of the wiring. Do you have any video on this or have any advice for someone who has never attempted a build like this?

[@austinniemela]

There is so much info out there! Join the FB group 3.4 swaps

[@jeffcampbell2309]

Thanks. I'll check it out. I gotta say, I love your videos. Very well done your truck is the same color as mine minus the raptor lining. It's like watching someone else building my truck. Lol.

[@austinniemela]

@@jeffcampbell2309 haha thanks man!

[@jeffcampbell2309]

Thanks again for steering me towards that Facebook group. It should come in helpful. Are there any other sources of reference that you could recommend? I am a total layman, & can use all the help I can get & am unsure where to look.

[@dezfan]

Bread!? Who knew! 🤣

[@mamakd32]

8:34 that’s how you make a PB&J sandwich 🤣

[@austinniemela]

😂😂

[@mikediamond257]

Loving the content !!

[@postelmanshugues5133]

👍

[@gosth81]

Good video

[@Alowe25]

I'm thinking about doing exactly what you did on the red 91 as in the SAS and tdi swap on my 98 frontier

[@tradeMark182]

Yess you and dev same night this is life 🥰 AVR all the way

[@austinniemela]

❤️❤️

[@greatfishinglife-jovenmana9291]

Love it...

[@austinniemela]

Thank you!!!

[@RicardoGarcia-kp4eq]

Tengo mucha curiosidad, la transmisión automática del 22re 90 puede funcionar también con ese nuevo motor?

[@zachseifts1022]

I've used AVE's bread trick to remove so many bearings, it's good enough for the girls I go out with

[@LuisGonzalez-th5fv]

That bread trick is good. And there still enough left for half a sandwich

[@austinniemela]

Haha works great!

[@elston.outdoors]

Was the trans ever out? Wondering how bad it is pulling engine an trans together an dropping in together.

[@hunterm.172]

Thanks crazy about the steering shaft/tranny mount/all the other things youve had to fix (alternator wired wrong) some people (the guy you bought it from) should NOT work on cars/trucks 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@gerardcurran8664]

Hi hope Devin will return the favour and will be rockin your merchandise in his videos😜🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@austinniemela]

🤘🤘

[@Ohiocountryboy-se2cn]

Might wait to change the timing belt. Your supposed to every 100k if i can remember currently.

[@austinniemela]

It was done in 2018! Can’t be 100k yet haha it sat for a year!

[@petersmethurst8717]

hi mate you put the clutch plate in the wrong way. They sometimes actually hit the flywheel bolts in some vehicles if they are put in the way you fitted it.

[@austinniemela]

This is how the OEM toyota manual states to install the disc!!

[@montemurray4513]

Just need some peanut butter already got the jam there lol

[@austinniemela]

Ah yeah haha 👌👌

[@brianahern8147]

That bearing removal was erotic!

[@jcl1201]

When you think you saw everything.. bread who would have thunk it 😂

[@lukehoe3042]

What are the dowels for? Just for proper alignment?

[@austinniemela]

Yes keeping the trans, clutch and engine all aligned and happy!

[@spearodanger1794]

Isn’t the body lifted so that the hood will clear the top of the 3.4? That’s why I lifted mine because I plan on 3.4 swapping. Shirt fit great btw!

[@austinniemela]

Glad you like the shirt!! Yes but 3" is way too much!!

[@spearodanger1794]

@@austinniemela I put a two inch body lift on mine I hope it’s enough 😬 is a two inch body lift kinda what your shooting for?

[@austinniemela]

@@spearodanger1794 I’m going 1.5”

[@spearodanger1794]

@@austinniemela right on 🤙

[@groundcontroller4173]

5vz Fe is the best

[@arjsantos2558]

use newspaper for the pilot bearing hehe

[@arjsantos2558]

wet the newspaper before you put in inside

[@philgriswold2133]

It's amazing that a truck that seems to be in ok condition has so many issues once you get trying to get it right. I'm sure that you work harder to make things 100%, but it makes one wonder how much crap is out there posing as a rebuilt truck.

[@austinniemela]

Oh there’s lots!! Not many people can fix a car correctly it seems

[@linksgarage1985]

Great video. Subbed! What camera do you film/ edit with?

[@austinniemela]

Sony a7ii

[@chadalcock7275]

Every time that I've seen a friction plate put in like that, the springs got stuck on the flywheel bolts.

[@austinniemela]

Wierd! This is what the manual even states!

[@rushjohnston5718]

Do you have a vacuum line diagram that you used? I can’t find one anywhere

[@austinniemela]

For evap?

[@rushjohnston5718]

For everything on the 3.4l I’m not sure exactly

[@austinniemela]

@@rushjohnston5718 I just did a quick google search

[@alexvandenover917]

Hey man, what degreaser do you use?

[@austinniemela]

Simple green hd!

[@tylerpearce2891]

Is that break booster out of a 3rd gen runner

[@austinniemela]

Came out of a 95 4runner!

[@Обовсем-э7р]

трансмисия одинаковые с дизелем?

[@oldkins]

You have kids so next time steal their Play-Doh to get the bearing out.

[@austinniemela]

Slice of bread is cheaper haha

[@dariocorral]

OMG I thought only mexicans do those kind of weird tricks, they say we can fix everything with a wire, thanks for sharing I have to fix one 3.4L soon

[@bobhenderson7961]

Sorry but I disagree with put the clutch disc in arse about-face, doing that often the disc rubs on the flywheel or the bolts in the crank not letting it disengage, the clutch cover has clearance for the plate springs, etc.

[@quadracer567]

No worries the hub have tons of room

[@austinniemela]

I’ll follow Toyota’s recommendations over an aftermarket company!! The manual states the hub faces the flywheel!

[@gregh7457]

i was reading on ih8mud that brake fluid eats the liner. Anyone know if thats just folklore or truth?

[@BakuretsuTen]

I'm fairly certain brake fluid will eat paint so i don't see why it wouldn't affect the liner. austin had a towel protecting it though.

[@austinniemela]

Break fluid eats about everything!!

[@gregh7457]

@@austinniemela i was somehow under the impression that rhinoliner was an epoxy.

[@Venom-nk8nd]

🇵🇬🇵🇬,,

[@erzhanargynov5697]

Зачем 🍞? можно было мылом хозяйственным

[@BCRyot]

I’m surprised the truck drove with all these issues you are fixing

[@austinniemela]

Haha yeah it barely drove!

[@mattgwin2438]

Bread or toilet paper

[@monicashley1]

A/C???

[@austinniemela]

This one doesn’t have ac

[@bajamedic]

Get rid of all of that body lift. Stop chasing gremlins with every where it should be.

[@brocksinclair66]

just throw that engine in a skip. one of toyotas worst emgines

[@wrmathis2]

huh? the 5vz is one of the best v6 engines toyota has done. the 3.0 3vz was the garbage engine that was originally in that truck.

[@austinniemela]

^^ This guy knows!!

[@wrmathis2]

@@austinniemela ive owned the 3.0, 3.4, 4.0 and 4.7 the only one that hasnet been replaced is the 3.4 and 4.7

[@austinniemela]

@@wrmathis2 what?!? I love the 4.0!!!

[@wrmathis2]

@@austinniemela I blew my 4.0 at around 49k miles. Mostly my fault. Put a catch can in that leaked causing a bad vacuum leak. Ended up spinning the rod bearing on the number 4 piston. Replaced with another 4.0 with less miles and haven’t had an issue since.

[@romo2517]

awesome work!

[@austinniemela]

Thanks!!

[@postelmanshugues5133]

👍