Cracked Head 97 1kz-te

Subject: Cracked Head 97 1kz-te Sun Aug 30, 2020 10:21 pm

Hi all,
Finally got the van on the road after months of front yard fixing and on the first long trip it was pressurising the coolant overflow and overheating. I have replaced everything and know it’s a cracked head.
Wondering has anyone changed a head on their 1kz-te and in particular is it a SHORT VALVE head on our vans ?

Subject: Re: Cracked Head 97 1kz-te Mon Aug 31, 2020 8:03 pm

Did a head swap on my Colarado (Prado) same engine but much more room, as I am not a mechanic had to do it twice as I nackered the gaskit first time but got there in the end no idea about short valve as I just ordered the head as per 1kzte colarado and it ran perfect no more bubbles or pressurizing in the header tank.

Subject: Re: Cracked Head 97 1kz-te Mon Aug 31, 2020 11:08 pm

Hi JT69
Thanks for your message I have worked out through part numbers that my van 97 is a short valve. It appears long valve came out much later.
Now to get the money together to fix it up. Stopping every 100km on the freeway is a real pain, given the distances we travel in Australia it adds up...

Subject: Re: Cracked Head 97 1kz-te Wed Sep 02, 2020 5:08 am

Where are you travelling through at the moment? My mechanic in vic is great with the 1kz

Subject: Re: Cracked Head 97 1kz-te Wed Sep 02, 2020 6:04 am

Hi I made it back home and the old girl is parked up for now while I get the money together and do some research on which new head to get whether it’s AMC or something Chinese..

Subject: Re: Cracked Head 97 1kz-te Wed Sep 02, 2020 5:29 pm

Here's are a couple searches for KZH106/1KZ heads on Buyee just in case you haven't looked there:

Buyee KZH106 Head Search

Buyee 1KZTE Head Search