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Originally Posted by Turfstuff
I had the recall work done and 1000 miles later the same ticking noise kicked in as many people here have reported. Car has 56k and is now a push car. Dealer has said there is a problem with the recall and Toyota has basically told me that since I don't have every receipt for every service done they are probably not going to cover it. SO long story short I am stuck with a car I can't drive. If they will not fix it I am going to tear the engine down and document everything I find. Dealer pulled the oil pan and the oil screen was gone when I viewed it. I am going to see if I can get by with a new crank. pistons and bearings. Any recommendations on these parts? I am not seeing a lot of options.
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Of course they hid the pickup screen. If I were you I wouldn’t rebuild the bottom end but simply replace the whole short block. When I did mine I got the short block for 1800. Rebuild gasket kit for 240. I also replaced my OCV screens and DI seals which was $20 or so. I went through 2.5 tubes of TB1217H at $20 each. 2 would probably do the job but I spread the work over a few days so I threw out an opened tube and got a fresh one. You also need oil and coolant. I doubt you could rebuild the bottom end for much less than that.
I’d put up more of a fight before throwing your own money at it.