Wont start after head gasket replacement.

On alot of engines if your timing belt breaks you smash valves into the tops
of pistons and make a nasty mess but most Toyota engines have a non
interference heads which means that the valve can be at its lowest point
and the piston at its highest point and they won't hit each other so you
can break a timing belt on most Toyota engines and all you have to do is
replace the belt instead of basically rebuilding your engine.

 

I'm pretty sure the FE is non-interference while the GE/GTE is?



Check the exhaust, engine mounts and your power steering pump
Are the manifold stays bolted up tight?

1st time for everything, it gets easier

nb - always turn the motor a few times by hand and re-check the cams before putting
covers back on
It's basic, but even us pro's make mistakes sometimes
Learn to mark positions of stuff, ie distributor with paint or markers. I chisel marks on everthything
so I know where to begin and where the part came from

 

at least I guessed one thing wright which was the timing that was wrong and the other one I was wrong and learned from it
that valves don't bend cool stuff. Happy for you that you sorted your ride out mate.

 

3sge is Non interferance... thank god. i would have been well screwed if it was! even with my pistons it doesnt catch the valves

 

-ive found mixed reports on almost all yota motors, but it seems to me that the valve indents on the pistons are the only thing making them non-interference.