You Wont Believe What Was Wrong With The 3.4 Swapped Toyota!!

[@JH-ii4xi]

3.4 is a great and underrated motor IMO. I bought a 2003 taco new with the 3.4 5 speed. Drove it for 17 years and literally never had any problems. Man o man do I miss that truck and the quite and dependable drive train.......

[@MussaKZN]

my wife’s 3.5 litre V6 Rav 4 did the same thing and when you disconnect and reconnect the battery it would come good, So when it was running bad I just unplugged individual coil packs till I found one that didn’t make any difference in it’s idle sound then I changed that one. Fixed!! Keep that V6 it sounds good !!!

[@kyhillbillys10]

Sounds like someone half assed a motor swap and then wonder why it doesn't run good. Once you get it straightened out I think it will be a great truck

[@TheAlaskaCajun]

I just bought a 93 with a blown head gasket and I scored a 98 3.4 to put in it.... I look forward to following your progress on this project

[@Red_Beard_Builds]

3.4 is one of the best motor swaps for these trucks! 1uz if you are rich , but 3.4 is a affordable swap. Perfect amount of power to me I love my 93 3.4 swap 4:88 gears

[@GanjasorusRex]

Hellya

[@raidmax1098]

having a similar problem with a misfire in my 1jz swapped hilux have suspected coils also, this gives me hope that it might sort out my problem.

[@gunnartikka9287]

I wanna know how u found tacomas at the wrecking yard...

[@freddyflintstoned913]

Try finding a T100.

[@breeze787]

LOL!

[@RaulPerez-lf6ii]

Same. I’ve been looking for parts for my swap and none of them had any. Found one with a wrecked 4 runner but I’m sure it’ll be gone soon too.

[@scottkailey1]

I know everyone is talking a diesel swap but the 3.4 is bulletproof if fixed up right!

[@JonesingUSAF]

Posted on your last vid, but the vacuum operated fuel pressure regulator valve on my 00 Silverado threw the same codes and gave me the same symptoms. I ran through everything you have done so far. I hated troubleshooting that random misfire code! Took me forever. Glad you figured it out!

[@truepatriot8947]

Wasn't expecting another video so soon! That's awesome. Can't wait to see what you do next!

[@2THGap]

Looking forward to what else is wrong with this conversion. I hope you get it sorted out.

[@jason328d6]

You’re going to pull it , so just do it. You can fix all the little issues and start with a good mechanical platform.

[@kenno95]

Keep the 5vz-fe it's a good motor and goes hard, it's very reliable when it is looked after.

[@austinniemela]

Ill be keeping the 3.4!!

[@luiscruz-no3ib]

If you pull that engine take a look at the head gaskets if they are fiber instead of metal they need to be replace also do not reuse the head bolts

[@davidmelton9162]

Super easy to trick the evap. My 98 tacoma with the 3.4 has no canister and i just routed the purge solinoid outlet to the intake. No check engine light for the last 2 years.

[@ventura9513]

Here in Aust, its a quite common engine swap, v6 from a commodore to a hilux ,, the v6's are a buick engine which are from the states,,,, i'm a diesel fitter so didnt really ike the petrol conversions, but i have to say they have good power for pushing an older heavier 4by ,,, its gonna be a tall order to bring up the standards of your previous build mate

[@nathanatkinson446]

I got the 3.8 in my 93 ln106. Absolutely love it! Running 35s with 4.88 diffs and it tractors through everything. Tow the caravan at 110 all day in 35° heat no worries. Highly recommend the conversation

[@romanford431]

When you find a new channel and your set to binge watch the he'll out of it.... 2 videos in and your all caught up. Dang it 😆 great job dude. Subscribed.

[@austinniemela]

2 videos on this build! Did you happen to see the last build haha tons of videos for when your bored!

[@GanjasorusRex]

Same thing! just watched the diesel recap and now this 3.4!!!

[@orlandomuniz876]

Not too bad to pull out the motor, love this swap. I put a 3.4 with my 2wd yota and supercharger.

[@robertwalker7922]

Good to see the troubleshooting on this truck.

[@saltymethods2637]

I had the same issue when I had to replace my T100 3.4. The shop had to pull the motor after they installed it to drill the new dipstick hole.

[@austinniemela]

Yeah it makes the job much easier

[@mikediamond257]

Loooooove these things. Glad you chose that vehicle to work on 👏👍

[@Jesus-hx5vg]

The 2.5 TDS engine from a 1995 BMW E36 imported from Europe i had would be perfect for that pick up

[@poormofo1]

Yank the heart out is best option. I just want to see a spotless engine bay

[@austinniemela]

Coming soon haha

[@breeze787]

@@austinniemela I saw that vid. I'm hoping to run into the engine being put back in after the engine bay cleaning.

[@ethanrowland9220]

I’m gunna have to sub. I love older yotas

[@austinniemela]

Thank you!!

[@luiscruz-no3ib]

A little trick. Used a timing light to see a bad wire or coil in a 3.4 just connect ligh and wach flashers and see if skips or not brite enough

[@chasesettlemire312]

Hell ya man dosent have that drop when you rev definitely sounds fixed to me

[@tonymwaba567]

Looking forward to building my own truck... specifically Hilux, pretty much like your builds....your videos are coming in Handy.... getting ideas... thanks 👍

[@austinniemela]

Glad to help

[@GanjasorusRex]

Definitely drill it out of the engine bay!! Its a tight fit. Even with it out of the car. Pretty hacked up but youll get it right.

[@austinniemela]

GanjasorusRex check the video going up in a couple hours😉

[@liveoak7838]

if you end up with a missfire again, I would def replace the injectors. The 3.0 and 3.4 are notorious for cooking the #3 and #6 injectors during a "hot soak"(turning engine off, manifold heat soaks into back of motor). The resistance will check out fine but they will still be bad. don't send them to get them cleaned, replace them. aftermarket and fake(counterfeit) toyota injectors suck

[@asadkhan-qm1my]

Can you do a coil spring conversion?

[@dannyb6129]

Loving the 3.4 videos!!

[@havivskislife8661]

Hi Austin i would just go with the AVR logo and print and lose the customs .. GREAT VIDEO CANT WAIT FOR NEXT

[@scottkailey1]

You seem like a smart dude but did you clean that junkyard MAF sensor before you put it in?

[@austinniemela]

Scott K I sure did!

[@Officially_Josh]

Hey I know this is not with this truck but where did you get your lift from for your other truck

[@austinniemela]

Trail gear

[@JEREMY120983]

Hi! What are you going to do with this pick up? Monter truck too🙂

[@Jakezh81]

I have a 96 t100 same engine cold start would be chugging and misfiring warmed up slight misfire did plugs coils and wires. Ran a little better but still had a hard cold start. Changed fuel filter....... Solved.

[@jonathanvieira4295]

Coil over conversion?

[@MrClarkisgod]

Sounds like my Honda Pilot. I bought it with a "bad transmission". After researching and troubleshooting it was a bad alternator not putting out enough power to the electronic transmission controls. $160 later and it ran like an absolute champion. My gf liked it so much she sold her Escape and kept to tote our son around. Stupid easy fix.

[@ikaikasrgnts8618]

Just swapping the coils did the trick? I have the same problem. Lean bank 1 misfire bank 5. I changed the maf sensor, spark plugs, wires, ignition coils, fuel filter and still have the same problem.

[@austinniemela]

Yes coils fixed my issue! Injectors can cause a misfire as well and pretty common

[@ikaikasrgnts8618]

Austin Niemela just changed all 6 injectors today and I’m still having the same codes. I wish we lived closed to each other because I don’t trust these shops near me in Hawaii.

[@ikaikasrgnts8618]

Austin Niemela what else can u rule out that can possibly cause this issue?

[@victoraguirre8279]

I'm currently in the middle of this same swap and i just got my wiring harness. I would give Off Road Solutions website (offroadsolutions.com) a look they are in Colorado and have a lot of really good information and parts for the swap. Looking forward to the rest of this build!!

[@madcratebuilder]

I told you your going to rebuild the damn thing.

[@donotwantahandle1111]

Reminds me of a neighbor who had a misfire and loss of power. I advised him to go to a mechanic but he wouldn't and ended up replacing everything he could. Never found out what it was.

[@liveoak7838]

injectors, most likely #3 or #6. google hot soak 3.4

[@sergioc2646]

I have a 1995 t100 sr5 3.4 automatic, i want to replace the engine from a 2002 Tacoma 3.4 the question is, i have to replace the harness and computer? I appreciate if someone knows

[@ulisesacosta5940]

Should get some Trd headers!

[@ulisesacosta5940]

Probably hard to find but really worth it but I see a solid truck in the near future

[@recovery5667]

Why don’t y’all have double cab luxes up there in the states?

[@austinniemela]

I sure wish we did!

[@recovery5667]

Austin Niemela man you can get them cheap as hell from over here in Trinidad and just import it up there. Y’all suffering with king cabs only

[@Vladshock]

Toss a 6V71 in there, it'll fit with a little (a lot of) massaging.

[@CB-hr6zs]

Good stuff bro 🤙🏽

[@andrewo8987]

I don't trust non-Denso/Toyota coil packs. They might work fine for a while and you'll save $25 but they have a high failure rate. I've had two 5VZs with 300K+ miles on the originals.

[@johncourtneyscott2757]

I’d love to get that truck! The coin is the problem

[@diyjeff1838]

Nice work!

[@austinniemela]

Thanks!

[@codemister5480]

How much did you spend on just swapping the engine

[@austinniemela]

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[@Sunde53]

keep those wheels, they look like mickeys, unless there eagles. Love that setup with a bigger mud tire.

[@joshdane5657]

I have eagles on my 89 v6 extracab I love them they look good

[@Jameshkauai]

throw a trd supercharger!!!!!

[@austinniemela]

NOX JVM 👍👍👍

[@jasonblake2772]

You should do a SAS

[@surfnstocks2998]

Thanks for the videos

[@robertcassel6185]

Do you sell any Tacoma’s ?

[@realaussiemale567]

Come on mate, you know u wanna do a full rebuild of the whole vehicle

[@austinniemela]

Ross Westmore yeah I know haha trying not to 🙄

[@todhowell6366]

If it takes a minute for it to start missing after start up, it sounds like a vacuum leak.

[@doughboy1966]

Delete the crossover. You’ll thank me when you do it.

[@sparkadaus]

Sweet video

[@austinniemela]

Thanks!

[@elgenerz]

That's a great video, very interesting.

[@austinniemela]

Generz OxO thank you!

[@elgenerz]

Austin Niemela I daily drove an 88 4Runner with the 3VZE for 10 yrs and I currently drive an 04 Tacoma (4dr 4WD) with the 5VZE that I've had for over 10 yrs, so it's interesting to see this engine swap done, and having been done, lets say, "incompletely". It looks like the previous owner made some right and some wrong decisions (cheap parts that made their problems worse, it appears), but I have to applaud what appears to have been a novice giving an engine swap a go and getting that far... We all start somewhere eh? IMHO, in vids like these, the more details, the better... Like how did you do the resistance test on the injectors? Your other truck fricking awesome btw, nice work .

[@austinniemela]

Generz OxO thank you!! I’ll keep that in mind!

[@newvintage1554]

It was a quick backyard, no proper tools, i think i know what I'm doing install

[@jimmadonna1436]

The previous owner should have never touched anything or asked someone for help.

[@genxiong2695]

For sure the belts are loose.

[@todhowell6366]

Why not just put on a 3.4 oil pan?

[@austinniemela]

Tod Howell won’t fit with the pickup ifs!

[@garethl.2123]

You should pull that motor out and degrease it. Use the dipstick as an excuse lol.

[@EliAngwin]

Put a Toyota V8 in it.

[@ronthompson2366]

Pull it or regret it... motor, transmission and transfer... go through it all ... or you'll..... yeah pull it...

[@evloftis4143]

oh wow what a hack he did lol

[@petitpatapouf2853]

Put that motor out, fix it and cleanup

[@TimberTramp]

Better get the other side outta the wrecking yard

[@jordainian8]

T100 oil pan.

[@alexsynapse1740]

I like your cap, can I have it?

[@austinniemela]

My hat?

[@citabria4804]

Pull the engine

[@PaperRocket1886]

“I might have to pull this motor out”...... you’re DEFINITELY going to have to pull the motor out. Lol. Drilling that hole is no fun. You’ll likely have to pull the exhaust manifold off to get to it. MIGHT AS WELL do a full rebuild. 😉

[@erikramosandmelody8774]

Throw the motor away. If you have a tractor smash the whole truck.:)

[@austinniemela]

erik ramos and Melody okay

[@bob_frazier]

The guy who sold you this is going to thumbs down every video you make.

[@austinniemela]

Bob Frazier 😂😂😂

[@Venom-nk8nd]

🇵🇬🇵🇬🇵🇬,

[@gregh7457]

made in china strikes again

[@daleolson3506]

The music junked another video 👎🏻💩

[@austinniemela]

Dale olson what would you prefer?

[@nathankoroush7918]

I went to your channel to see your content, but you have none. Make some, than become a judge.

[@austinniemela]

nathan koroush music is hard! Can’t please everyone haha plus limited on what we can use

[@havivskislife8661]

Just go with lofi guitar stroks and not that hip hop nor electronic stuff ... keep it chill