Intake valves are The Toyota 1KZ-TE engine does not have hydraulic lifters, so special shims are used to adjust the valve clearance. The camshaft is driven by a timing belt and gears. The engine has single overhead SOHC high-quality steel camshaft and two valves per cylinder: one intake and one exhaust 8 valves in total. The cylinder bore is The 1KZ-TE has an aluminum alloy cylinder head with a cross-flow configuration which is mounted on a steel laminate type head gasket and had plastic region tightening bolts.
Each piston is fitted with two compression and one oil control rings. The pistons are made from aluminum alloy and an FRM fiber reinforced metal top ring groove to improve wear resistance. The connecting rods are made from lightweight carbon steel and each rod has an internal oil passage which supplied an oil gallery in the piston. The 1KZ-TE engine is equipped with a fully balanced steel crankshaft that has five main journals and operated on aluminum alloy bearings. Solved: Land Cruiser Prado Engine Light at Idle Error Code 14 1KZ-TE The cylinder bores were plateau honed for more efficient piston ring sealing. The cylinder block has a monoblock high-strength cast-iron structure with the five-bearing-support system. The 1KZ-TE engine has a cast-iron block with Compression ratio rating is The engine is equipped with the EGR system.
