Just did mine, thanks for the video, 6h going slow, straight forward with the video, gasket was same as yours. So far no leak.

How come my clothes look like I've been working in a coal mine all day when I do a job like this but you don't have 1 oil stain, nice job, you make it look so easy

Thanks so much. What an absolute gem your video is. Followed your instruction step by step. Everything was exactly as described, your hints were excellent & the outcome was perfect. No more leaks.

a tip for people that forget where things go, just take pictures. use cardbord and push the bolts through it, in the correct position for the bolts, if you cant keep them in the bolt hole or with the part.

Dude thank you so much. Honestly?? I appreciate your personality as much as the step by step tutorial haha

This is going to be a huge help soon, I'll be tackling this job on my 00 GTS once I've gotten all the parts ordered in. Thank you for making this video!

I’m about to start this job, and am so thankful this video exists! Especially talking about what tools you need and what other things to do while you’re in there. On my way now to pick up some new tools 😅

Superb step by step tips removing all parts involved to remove timing chain cover. Kudos mate

Great video, I just bought my first 02 gts with 150k original miles in mint conditions!! Compared to my 00 gt the 2zz gts is a beast and I’m loving it, worth every dollar!!

Hey Sebastian, hope you're having a great day and just want to say I really appreciate you making these. I'm hopeful this process is pretty much the same Matrix XRS and Vibe GT. Always looking forward to your uploads. I'm reviewing all of your 2ZZ contents so that hopefully I can build up my courage to pull the trigger on a older used 2zz

This video is gold man. Gave me confidence to do this myself on my 2zz!!!

Dude internal combustion engines are SO complicated. I do software for a living and the complexity of these engines is even crazy for me! I have to just wait until cars are electric I understand induction motors just fine lol

These videos are golden keep it bro 💪🏼

Thanks for this. I watched all the videos. Thumbs up and subscribed. Thank you.

Great video! Sorry to hear about the lift bolts. I’m planning to do mine soon. Scared it might be broken as well. Always looking forward to your videos. Thank you!

Great video bro, I appreciated your extremely detailed video, I finally fix the heavy oil leak on my 03 Matrix XRS, THANKS Again...

dude thanks for the video man! i appreciate it! keep up the good work!

For the water pump pulley, you can stick any bolt through one of the vacant holes, spin the pulley and the bolt will "catch" on of the indentations on the motor side, this will hold the pulley still while you break the 4 loose

I just paid Toyota to do this. They did the tensioner o-ring and crank seal as well. I seriously didn't have the patience.

yo thanks for making this video. haha thanks for cutting out the birds too theyre crazy. lookin fwd to part 2

thankkk youuuuuu! i have the same fkng problem with my corollaa lol! thaaanks keep doing any video for 2zz gee engine's

I had to take the timing cover off before to change the timing cover gasket. Took me about 3 days lol

Great video mate! Very helpful! You know why my 2zz is it hard to start when it's hot? Cold starts is ok.

ATF makes a great engine flush. I mess around with Nissan 300ZX Z32s pretty heavily and they're really bad about getting lifter tick when they get sludged up. I dump a quart of ATF in the oil, drive it around for 20-30 minutes easily and the tick goes away. Then I drain the oil with the atf in it and change the filter. It usually does a really great job of getting rid of sludge. Also, Harbor Freight has a really cheap pick set that's great for extracting dried up gaskets. There's 4 different little picks in the set. They have orange handles. A lot of times they'll be free if you get their coupons in the mail.

Great video👍

When I did my timing chain cover gasket I did not need to take all those things I simply lifted the engine high enough, with a jack nd piece of wood under the pan nd taking off the motor mount from tht side ,until Pretty much everything was accessible even tht ac line u we're talking about. Good work tho .

Absolutely put the nuts and bolts back where they came from !! Better than having a few left over when the job is over.

Thanks for posting.

can you damage anything jacking the engine up like that or is it just the motor mounts you have to worry about? would it be bad if I had that motor mount off for a week or two while i work on it? any help much appreciated

Great video. Thanks for the easy to follow commentary. Got to do exactly this on my UK Celica. Think someone below mentioned an EGR and you said exhaust manifold, so will check for that. Just a question about jacking the engine - did you let the engine sit with the RH engine mount before jacking to take out the timing chain cover? Just wondering if it's safe to do that.

What gaskets, parts, etc, do you recommend replacing while doing this job?

Great tutorial! You have helped me a lot with this. I have to do the same job to my 2004 Celica ts. It is leaking oil in the passenger-exhaust side corner. The valve cover probably is leaking in that corner, but maybe the chain tensioner or/and chain cover are leaking too. My drive belt tensioner is stained in oil too, and when I start the car the belt squeaks a little for a minute or two (I think some oil fall on it). For making this job on my car I have to take out the exhaust manifold too, and since in your video this part is not needed, can I ask you some advise on it? If you have any tips & tricks or things that I should watch in taking out the exhaust manifold, can you please give me advise? For example, are the bolts easy to remove? Should I replace the exhaust manifold gasket too? If I should replace the gasket, should I just put in the new gasket and place the manifold on , or there are some things to do first ? Are special tools needed? If you could make a video about the exhaust manifold would be awesome, but any advice is appreciated. Im a little scared about the fact that the exhaust manifold is quite deep inside behind the engine, and I hope I can reach (maybe it is easier if I lift up the engine with the jack a little?). Thank you again !

I salute you! Now way in hell I can do this shit myself. Have to take it to the dealership. Oil is making a mess on my driveway. Unless I can bring it to you lol!

Love the video, quick question did you remove the stud that the belt tensioner is bolted to?

Super useful video. One tip, loosen the 4 water belt pulley bolts before you remove the belt, that way you don't have to grip the pulley to get to loosen them later. I wonder how different this process is for euro cars that don't have the cruise, but instead have the stupid secondary air injection system?

Hi, is there a way to do this job without removing engine on euro spec celica that has egr and that metal pipe in front of the timing cover? Tnx in advance Btw I don’t have cruise control, I have secundary air pump instead

“If you can’t remember where all the bolts are then you shouldn’t be working on cars” said no person ever that has actually worked on cars. Including top mechanics.

I called toyota said the gasket is price individual do I just need the cover change gasket and the sealer? Or do I also need other gasket like o-ring?

does the chain cover have anything to do with engine mount? ive done an engine swap and im having diffilcuties fitting the mount. Golf MK6 GT

Thank you for doing close-ups of the bolts, assuming yours is correct. Too bad you didn't measure them, I ended up counting the number of threads from your video to make sure that single bolt is probably 20mm (also based on MWR website). Because many of us are the second or third person in there and somebody pretty much mixed up all the bolts before me. I was shocked to find different lengths of valve cover bolts scattered randomly across valve cover, ignition coil, water pump, and timing cover.

Ok so I need help on a 2zz intake manifold removal for new gasket. I have all the bolts off that I can see but still can get it off it’s on solid. Anything I’m missing?

DO you have enough clearance for installing the new chain and perform the necessary aligments?

so after doing so many, what's the quickest you've done one of these would you say?

Excellent. Thank you very much. To your knowledge, is this possible on a 03' vibe (GT) which is exactly the same under the hood as a 03' Matrix XRS. Much appreciated.

Is this basically the same on a 1zz engine to remove the oil pump, have to take off the timing cover?

I wish i could find someone in Erie, Pa. to do this for me. My 2005 xrs is starting to leak pretty good

I need help getting the top bolt of my power steering pump out it hits the wall and won't come out I've tried lifting the motor and lowering nothing seems to work

thanks for this video.

How much time does this save versus just dropping the subframe with the motor on it?

Does the ac comp really need to be removed? Or is it just for the extra room you get?? In the middle of this job and one of the 3 ac comp bolts wont come off of course its the one on top so i cant get my extractor sockets on it w/o discharging the system. i only seen one 10mm bolt that is behind the ac pully can get a 10mm wrench on it. just wanted to ask before i go further

I leak about half a quart of oil everyday so i changed the o ring on the timing chain tensioner but its still leaking so im thinking its the timing cover gssket leaking but i dont want to change it if i dont know if thats the problem for sure

What is the size of the power steering pump nuts. I am now at the removal of the pump stage.

Do I need to remove the exhaust manifold on my 04 Matrix XRS like somebody mentioned in the comments to do this job? I prefer not to mess with exhaust bolts.

Hey is it necessary to drain the oil? I just changed it last month.. rather not order more oil..

Watching this video made me feel like I was reading a diy on Vamp's website in 2002

Thank you so much for this video. This was my first time wrenching on my car and following along to this made it super simple

Hey :) i m a new fan of your channel. I had no idea about vvti . From a video i saw on your channel u said the " lift " activates at 6k rpms. And the oil needs to be ( x) temperature. This web page indicates that engine coolant also need to be 60 degrees celcius too. So yep. Also, i m kinda shacked about the " lift" at 6k 🤣🤣🤣 I never ran my gts anywhere 6 k for any period of time long enough to activate the lift. So have i been missing out??? Lol i just i m kinda surpriced. I had no idea how vvti really works. Fan fact i learned from scotty kilmer is that " the higher the rpm the faster the engine wears out". So i kinda avoid the hi rpms therefore did not know about the lift. I will .... maybe try it ? What does it feel / sound like when it activates. Lol. Also, do u happen to be in california? Where r u located. I m wondering if u could refer any decent mechanics for future refrence. Any way thank you for making your videos. Sinceraly, santa.

why still need to replace the lift bolts?

Hey, is it the same for the 140bhp 1zz? I'm gonna be attempting this soon

I need to replace the power steering pump..... do i need to remove everything to get it out?

The oil pan is aluminum? Wouldn't it bend from the jack when lifting the engine up. Great videos I have oil leaking too it seams its on my ac. I'm guessing I have to do this :( gona take me weeks!! Lol

Can I do the same thing for my 04 Matrix XRS?

Can you tell me timming marks with the pully on?👏🏻

is it like possible to replace oil pump and timing chain without taking engine out of the bay?

Will video work for the corolla xrs 06 model?

Coolant and oil mixed, I don’t know how you got rid if that at a parts store

How many miles did this car came with? Would you suggest buying a 2000 gts with 190,000 plus miles on it?

I’m just going to use a grinder to make a “window cut” between the fender well and engine bay for easy access 😎 Then just reweld the window closed after I’m done.

My power steering pump is really stuck. Ever encounter that before? Any tips? I'm about to pull the axle out to get some more space to pry and chisel.

Do you know or recommend someone as good as you here at central Florida to do this job?

Can I just keep adding oil or will this only get worse?

Can I ask where you got the gasket from?

Do you have the parts number for all 6 bolts to the water pump?

I'm doing this same job on my 2zz xrs. The timing chain along w/ rest of the timing chain accessories appear to be in good condition still, but should I go ahead and replace those anyways since the cover is now off and accessible?

How much for you to do this job ?

Can you do this without draining coolant and taking off thermostat?

Homie is u wearing sandals 😂. ? Umm just dont let osha see u . Lol

How long does it take someone who's experienced like you??

I have changed the timing tensioner once but tell you what I will not do it again. No way!

This prob gonna take me a week damn

This is an exhausting job I’m doing right now. 😭

Wheres the install video

In conclusion - very simple stuff, Harbor Freight

10:05 belt removal

Do you have an insta gram?

Can we get a shorter version of this video? Clay has been doing some and makes it seem like it only takes 30 minutes

That coolant was like an Irish Black and Tan. Lol. Weird.

You dont need to remove the ac compressor! Don't try it! The 2 bottom bolts broke on mine, so i couldn't get it off, then i realized i didn't even need to attempt it. The ac compressor is a completely external bolt on. The crank position sensor wire runs between the ac compressor and the block but u don't gotta remove the compressor. Don't end up screwed over like i did. When i put this back together im just hoping that it'll hold its place good enough or i gotta remove the condenser and the bumper cover to be able to come straight at the broken bottom bolts for removal. Potential nightmare. Hopefully it dont need it. DONT TOUCH THAT COMPRESSOR. THANK ME LATER.

287k on my sons, not looking forward to this job.

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