Hi
I have read your Beams swap with much interest as I plan to do the same thing soon. I hope that I can seek advice from you since you have done this yourself. I hope you can guide me in this project as it will be invaluable to me. I have access to a half-cut Caldina with the 3S-GE with the harness untouched. I will have this done by a competent and experienced mechanic. May I ask what reference you used in order to match the proper wires? After reading your thread, I saw that you had issues with the absence of a fuel return and that you had just used the RAV4 fpr to solve your problem. Was this a simple operation to do? Another issue of interest is what difficulties did you have when you re-activated the diff lock? Sorry for asking so many questions but I hope that you will help me out. I am trying to avoid surprises in the swap and I'm sure you've seen them all. Since the swap, have you experienced any new problems that I should prepare for? Is the car still performing flawlessly? By the way, has your fuel consumption increased drastically as compared to the stock motor? Thank you in advance as I look forward to your help in any way. Merry Christmas!
Ray Estrada
I have read your Beams swap with much interest as I plan to do the same thing soon. I hope that I can seek advice from you since you have done this yourself. I hope you can guide me in this project as it will be invaluable to me. I have access to a half-cut Caldina with the 3S-GE with the harness untouched. I will have this done by a competent and experienced mechanic. May I ask what reference you used in order to match the proper wires? After reading your thread, I saw that you had issues with the absence of a fuel return and that you had just used the RAV4 fpr to solve your problem. Was this a simple operation to do? Another issue of interest is what difficulties did you have when you re-activated the diff lock? Sorry for asking so many questions but I hope that you will help me out. I am trying to avoid surprises in the swap and I'm sure you've seen them all. Since the swap, have you experienced any new problems that I should prepare for? Is the car still performing flawlessly? By the way, has your fuel consumption increased drastically as compared to the stock motor? Thank you in advance as I look forward to your help in any way. Merry Christmas!
Ray Estrada