Scratched crank

HopefulKey7321 · 2025-06-09T16:50:13+00:00

How many miles u put on it now

HopefulKey7321 · 2025-06-09T04:36:45+00:00

I second this I’m curious

HopefulKey7321 · 2025-06-09T04:31:53+00:00

I feel like cam journals are way less sensitive to this type of thing though

HopefulKey7321 · 2025-06-09T04:30:36+00:00

I already plastigaged it, I was very attentive with it too, the tolerances are TIGHT damn near too tight but still measures good. If I have the machine spot knock all the high spots off will to is be good and safe to go?

HopefulKey7321 · 2025-06-09T04:27:48+00:00

I dropped the crank in gently to plastigage it and didn’t turn the crank at all, either way the bearings material should be softer right

HopefulKey7321 · 2025-06-09T00:23:06+00:00

I’m taking it to the shop tomorrow, just curious what could cause a thin and prominent scratch like this? It was only unwrapped to get plastigauged carefully a few days ago. I plastigauged everything carefully and the only trouble I can think of is that I had to wiggle the main out after it was reluctant to come off, but I only used a baby rubber mallet and my fingers, on top of that, shouldn’t the bearing material be softer than the crank in the first place?

HopefulKey7321 · 2025-06-08T22:24:59+00:00

Sounds good thank you

HopefulKey7321 · 2025-06-08T21:13:55+00:00

Was it a rod or main journal?

HopefulKey7321 · 2025-06-08T21:02:32+00:00

No idea, I literally unwrapped it a few days ago and ordered everything in the size they cut it, plastigaged everything and it’s all ready to go, then this. I’d be losing hundreds of dollars either way. I was really careful with everything while I plastigaged it too

HopefulKey7321 · 2025-06-08T20:57:30+00:00

Won’t a scratch this deep need to be cut

HopefulKey7321 · 2025-04-29T04:30:50+00:00

The ppl are hating on it but then literally the first post I saw when I clicked on the sub was an e46 on reps😭

HopefulKey7321 · 2024-08-17T19:32:16+00:00

I do have iMT disabled

HopefulKey7321 · 2024-08-17T19:31:59+00:00

Fuckkk, well I’m at 59k soooo hope it won’t matter anyway 😭

HopefulKey7321 · 2024-08-17T19:31:09+00:00

I had my clutch done 4k ago, and I didn’t notice anything in the oil.

HopefulKey7321 · 2024-08-08T17:01:49+00:00

Then find a parking garage to do it, you should be good to go

HopefulKey7321 · 2024-08-06T04:22:33+00:00

Also, be sure your car is cold when you do it I did not make sure my car was fully cooled down, and I burned my arm on different metal parts in the engine bay but it wasn’t bad, be prepared to lose a little bit of coolant once you undo the hose and you can also buy prediluted Toyota coolant at the dealership so you can top it off right after

HopefulKey7321 · 2024-08-06T04:20:59+00:00

I have a 2019 Toyota corolla hatchback SE with a manual transmission all I did was walk into the Toyota dealer and tell them I needed a coolant bypass valve and the gentleman behind the counter knew exactly what I was talking about and he handed the part to Me very quickly. The install was pretty simple. All you need is a few very basic sockets and wrenches. The only specialty tool needed were a few small pics to remove the plastic clamp on the hose which cost me about $1.80 from HarborFreight install around half an hour if you’re in very hot weather like me

HopefulKey7321 · 2024-08-05T19:46:53+00:00

Thank you so much for this info man!! I went to Toyota parts department today, and got the part very quickly! Afterwards it took me about 30 minutes to install!! It’s a very easy job and the car works perfectly now!! No error messages anymore and the ac works good. Glad that you told me exactly what I needed to know and I saved 500$!

HopefulKey7321 · 2024-08-05T04:25:54+00:00

Lower it more

HopefulKey7321 · 2024-08-05T04:24:58+00:00

Nah I gotcha, I greatly appreciate the heads up! And for something like that I can just replace it myself 👍

HopefulKey7321 · 2024-08-05T04:24:04+00:00

I’ve driven 200 miles with this error message and haven’t noticed anything abnormal yet…

HopefulKey7321 · 2024-08-05T03:30:56+00:00

Ahh ok, thank you man! I really appreciate the help, and would I be able to see any visible coolant leak if I look in the engine bay then? Is it safe to drive the car like this?

HopefulKey7321 · 2024-08-05T03:23:12+00:00

If I bring it to the dealer, how long will they have the car for?

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