1azfe to 2azfe swap Pictures Added!
Update as of 10/20/13
THIS SWAP WORKS!
More power and better mileage are in store if you do this swap. I had my doubts but it works!
I learned the hard way that you cannot use the 2az-fe oil pump with the 1az-fe oil pan. It will fit but will cause you to have no oil pressure. The 1az-fe oil pump is sufficient for the 2az-fe.
I hope that this helps those of you who were considering this swap but, like me, were worried at the lack of documentation. I will post up follow ups as time goes by. I don't get on here a lot but will try to come back and answer questions every so often.
Original post
So I joined the forum because I wanted to see if I can get a response from somebody who has actually done this. Let me start with some background.
My mother-in-law has a 2002 with the 2.0 in it. I got a call last weekend asking me what it means when the oil light comes on and it starts making a knocking sound that progressively gets louder until the motor stops and all the lights on the dash light up
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I have some wrenching experience and deduce that oil pressure was lost and a Rod or Main bearing has just bit the dust. Essentially the motor is toast. I know the in-laws don't have a lot of extra cash right now so I am currently looking for a replacement. They live 3 hours away so I can't do anything until I get a break from school. The only thing I can find locally is a used one with 108k that has been "run tested" by the local recycler. This means it was in a running car when they got it. They want $1800 for it though
I also found a local place that rebuilds Toyota motors and they only have a 2azfe in stock but are only asking $1400 for it. I called and they would rebuild the motor for the same price but that means much more downtime.
So now I can ask my question. I would just as soon swap the 2azfe in if it will work without trouble. Does anybody on the board have any experience with this swap? I have read a couple threads about this but not much info was offered. It sounds like the stock manifolds can be swapped over along with a front motor mount and everything should run well.
Some people who hadn't done the swap themselves hypothesized that the stock fueling tables would not compensate for the increase in displacement. My experience with Subarus and a very similar swap I did was that it ran just fine. But that was a Subaru.
Update as of 10/20/13
THIS SWAP WORKS!
More power and better mileage are in store if you do this swap. I had my doubts but it works!
I learned the hard way that you cannot use the 2az-fe oil pump with the 1az-fe oil pan. It will fit but will cause you to have no oil pressure. The 1az-fe oil pump is sufficient for the 2az-fe.
I hope that this helps those of you who were considering this swap but, like me, were worried at the lack of documentation. I will post up follow ups as time goes by. I don't get on here a lot but will try to come back and answer questions every so often.
Original post
So I joined the forum because I wanted to see if I can get a response from somebody who has actually done this. Let me start with some background.
My mother-in-law has a 2002 with the 2.0 in it. I got a call last weekend asking me what it means when the oil light comes on and it starts making a knocking sound that progressively gets louder until the motor stops and all the lights on the dash light up
.I have some wrenching experience and deduce that oil pressure was lost and a Rod or Main bearing has just bit the dust. Essentially the motor is toast. I know the in-laws don't have a lot of extra cash right now so I am currently looking for a replacement. They live 3 hours away so I can't do anything until I get a break from school. The only thing I can find locally is a used one with 108k that has been "run tested" by the local recycler. This means it was in a running car when they got it. They want $1800 for it though
I also found a local place that rebuilds Toyota motors and they only have a 2azfe in stock but are only asking $1400 for it. I called and they would rebuild the motor for the same price but that means much more downtime.
So now I can ask my question. I would just as soon swap the 2azfe in if it will work without trouble. Does anybody on the board have any experience with this swap? I have read a couple threads about this but not much info was offered. It sounds like the stock manifolds can be swapped over along with a front motor mount and everything should run well.
Some people who hadn't done the swap themselves hypothesized that the stock fueling tables would not compensate for the increase in displacement. My experience with Subarus and a very similar swap I did was that it ran just fine. But that was a Subaru.
