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Installed the new oil pump rotor. You must lubricate the component before fixing, in order to get it primed

The oil pump new rotor was placed along side the old one.
The old one had to be replaced, considering the mileage on the car(about 257,000miles).
Always the timing marks on either sides of the rotor gears are aligned properly.

Top cylinder gaskets installed; awaiting top cylinders for mounting on.

Piston rings have being sized into the engine bores

Old and new water pump placed side by side

Toyota recommends replacing the water pump, when there's coolant leaks at the weep holes.
Don't reused such water pumps, if you noticed such colourations by the side.

This shows the level of sludge in the engine, and how the strainer was blocked.
That has to be totally washed off

The crankshaft sprocket notch timing mark, has to aligned with the line on the block.

Used a white marker to mark off the points at TDC after turning the crankshaft some revolutions.
Care must be taken to ensure that the points on the timing chain cover, aligns with that one the pulley(notch).

We're were trying to aligned the camshaft gears on all of the banks, according to the timing mark links on the timing chains.

Bank 1 on the right hand bank exposing the camshaft intake/exhaust gears and camshafts.

Engine removed, and getting ready to get it timed before disassembly

Overview of the transmission system after engine removal

The engine being completely removed