Toyota 22REC

8 discussions on MotorsForum about the Toyota 22REC: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.

What owners report

Inspect engine valves?

Coming up on the 60k maintenance, and I notice the manual calls forinspection of a bunch of stuff, including engine valves. The rest ofthe stuff -- brake lines, fuel lines & connections, drive shaft boot,etc. -- seems to be relatively...

head gasket or timing belt

This is the 3rd post in a series to diagnose an engine overheat forthose interested. I have a 1988 toyota p/u with 190K 22RE fuelinjected.Engine overheated one day coming from work, cold air blowing in vehicleand temp gauge nearing red. It...

head gasket or timing belt

This is the 3rd post in a series to diagnose an engine overheat forthose interested. I have a 1988 toyota p/u with 190K 22RE fuelinjected.Engine overheated one day coming from work, cold air blowing in vehicleand temp gauge nearing red. It...

22r carb rebuild?

I have an 87 2wd truck with 227,000 miles. It's starting to sound alittle rough,reqires a longer warm-up on winter mornings.Would youreccomend I buy a rebuilt carb or rebuild I just remove,clean and reassemble or should I buy a one brand...

22re Motor...Problem with timing chain

I am rebuilding a 22re motor for my toyota pickup truck. The motor isthe original. I bought a rebuilt head off of ebay that a guy hadpurchased from a junkyard and couldnt use due to his damaged crackedengine block. My old head kept chewing...

Toyota 22R series engine technical data

In North America the 22R & 22R-E s are used in the following:22R1981-82 Toyota Corona1981-83 Celica1981-87 Toyota pickup (up to 1990 on 2wd)1984-87 Toyota 4-Runner22R-E (22REC=California emissions=extra charcoal canister)1983-85...

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