Based on your description it sounds like its new clutch, pressure plate and throwout bearing time.

 

The only way to say it's a worn out clutch is to rule out the possibility that the SMT isn't erroneously slipping the clutch. The only way to rule that out is to use a small video camera to take video of the clutch actuator in action, or have the clutch inspected...in which case you should just replace it since you've gone through the trouble of having the transmission pulled.

I believe there are SMT error codes for excessive clutch slip. It would be good to pull those codes. You can pick up a device that would read the SMT codes (and do other fun "advanced" things) on Amazon. The software that ships with it isn't authorized, so you can use your conscience to decide to use it or pay Toyota something like $400 for it. You can also get more above board code readers that will also read the codes, but not do the advanced SMT functions.

 

One more note, the car is really slow throughout all gears and is burning oil like a mad man. Changed the oil at 2,500 two days ago and it was about 98% gone. I'm getting passed at every light I stop at by every make and model car lol.

 

Sounds like precat failure, if your clutch is slipping it is on top of your engine going bad.

 

Thanks Drew

 

I thought I would post a video of the problem here since this seems to be my SMT issue: http://youtu.be/T2A2dTzTdro

 

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I'm just gonna comment in both of your current threads.....2ZZ!! While you're at it, get rid of that pesky SMT and replace it with a sweet 6spd.

 

Follow up on this post it was my clutch, every part of the original clutch was toasted. Oil consumption was due to 4 oil leaks and not the pre-cats thank god. The car was loosing oil not burning it up. The video I posted above is a SMT toasted clutch, symptoms: Power loss, when pushing the gas hard the Rpm's would go up then drop back down like it was winding up then catch and accelerate slowly in 2nd & 3rd gear mainly, dash beeping came on 3 random times then went off and no dash light of any sort.

Replaced with Exedy stage 1 kit, oem flywheel bolts,oem smt clutch bearing,fidanza flywheel and also had the trans fluid replaced with redline mt-90, replaced the pump fluid again with the remains I had left from last year and Corky's BP as the finishing touch.