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Imported engine swap 5S-FE - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Engine/Transmission/Maintenance
Leaking water pump gasket if I understand your description correctly.
Topic ID: 82841 • Post ID: 9662810
Imported engine swap 5S-FE - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Engine/Transmission/Maintenance
Coolant reservoir -- full, or filled to the FULL line? Big difference.
You bleed the cooling system with the radiator cap off because without the cap, the system never pressurizes and thus does not sp...
You bleed the cooling system with the radiator cap off because without the cap, the system never pressurizes and thus does not sp...
Topic ID: 82841 • Post ID: 9662807
Imported engine swap 5S-FE - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Engine/Transmission/Maintenance
On the valve cover, Toyota calls for use of form-in-place gasket at specific points. There is no call for sealant on the thermostat, and if there's one system where I'd be worried about tiny little bi...
Topic ID: 82841 • Post ID: 9662805
Brake upgrade options? - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
Toyota uses a drum-in-disc setup to provide an emergency brake system on vehicles with rear disc brakes.
The emergency brake assembly is entirely different from the drum brake assembly.
To do the swap...
The emergency brake assembly is entirely different from the drum brake assembly.
To do the swap...
Topic ID: 82723 • Post ID: 9661511
problem related to engine temp - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Engine/Transmission/Maintenance
Temperature sits at normal when the car is sitting still, and goes down when driving?
Exactly the symptoms of a thermostat stuck open. The problem is, as richee3 said, that the coolant keeps circulati...
Exactly the symptoms of a thermostat stuck open. The problem is, as richee3 said, that the coolant keeps circulati...
Topic ID: 82702 • Post ID: 9661317
Which octane is best for the 3S-FE engine? - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Engine/Transmission/Maintenance
Higher octane may force the engine to adjust its ignition timing -- octane prevents premature detonation by making the fuel less likely to combust from compression. Higher performance engines run at h...
Topic ID: 82609 • Post ID: 9660326
Which octane is best for the 3S-FE engine? - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Engine/Transmission/Maintenance
Make sure you're talking about the same scale when discussing octane.
North American pumps display octane rating based upon (R+M)/2), which is the average between the Research Octane Number and the Mo...
North American pumps display octane rating based upon (R+M)/2), which is the average between the Research Octane Number and the Mo...
Topic ID: 82609 • Post ID: 9660323
Valve Cover Issues... - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Engine/Transmission/Maintenance
7AFE.
Try a pipe wrench or a chain wrench to twist the tubes, breaking the sealant. And of course you have to remove the spark plugs first. It amazes me how precise you have to be when tapping the tub...
Try a pipe wrench or a chain wrench to twist the tubes, breaking the sealant. And of course you have to remove the spark plugs first. It amazes me how precise you have to be when tapping the tub...
Topic ID: 82593 • Post ID: 9660233
rear suspensions rattling - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
Rattling after replacing springs suggests springs were not properly aligned to the spring seat, spring seat insulators were not properly positioned/in usable condition, or that the strut mounts were n...
Topic ID: 82541 • Post ID: 9659622
header problems - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Engine/Transmission/Maintenance
QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Feb 25, 2012 - 9:14 PM)
as for that camry manifold, it maybe farther up on it, but i don't understand why you're replacing a stock exhaust with a stock exhaust...
just the a header o...
as for that camry manifold, it maybe farther up on it, but i don't understand why you're replacing a stock exhaust with a stock exhaust...
just the a header o...
Topic ID: 82525 • Post ID: 9659525
Stagg Struts - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
Don't forget to get a four-wheel alignment, it's a requirement after replacing your struts.
Topic ID: 82445 • Post ID: 9658411
resonator, or what? - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Engine/Transmission/Maintenance
That generic diagram isn't useful in telling you what's actually under your specific car -- you'll note for instance it lacks a flexpipe entirely.
Toyota does not, as a rule, put the resonator at the ...
Toyota does not, as a rule, put the resonator at the ...
Topic ID: 82411 • Post ID: 9658134
Very odd set of issues involving start up - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Engine/Transmission/Maintenance
QUOTE (Smaay @ Feb 13, 2012 - 12:54 PM)
sounds exactly like poor connection at the terminals. one of my celicas does this same thing. get ya a 10mm wrench and loosen the terminal clamps. wiggle them a...
sounds exactly like poor connection at the terminals. one of my celicas does this same thing. get ya a 10mm wrench and loosen the terminal clamps. wiggle them a...
Topic ID: 82388 • Post ID: 9657824
Engine overheat? - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Engine/Transmission/Maintenance
Thermostat's fairly easy to test, it's just that it means you drain half the coolant out to get at it. Given a thermostat is US$15 even from Toyota (via 1sttoyotaparts.com or Lithia Toyota; I would no...
Topic ID: 82313 • Post ID: 9656884
Automatic transmission '97 Celica GT - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Engine/Transmission/Maintenance
To prevent damaging the transmission internals, O/D will not activate until the transmission is up to appropriate levels of temperature and RPMs. It's specified in the owner's manual.
Topic ID: 82123 • Post ID: 9653679
drum to disc conversion using gt disc setup for st model. - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Suspension/Handling/Braking
The hydraulic hoses are largely the same between drum and disc, with the length being the primary difference -- the flexible section of the lines have to be longer to reach the calipers.
The handbrake...
The handbrake...
Topic ID: 82058 • Post ID: 9652840
Anybody sell an aftermarket antenna mast that fits? - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Interior/Audio/Electrical/Wiring
Take a look at your local junkards, Toyota used the same mast design for years after the sixth-gen was out of production.
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Topic ID: 82048 • Post ID: 9652720
header question... - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Engine/Transmission/Maintenance
Two issues: whether the inspection includes a visual component which requires you to retain any emissions equipment originally installed (in many jurisdictions it's illegal to remove a working catalyt...
Topic ID: 81982 • Post ID: 9651007
No heat, bad thermostat? but the gauge is fine. - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Engine/Transmission/Maintenance
If the sixth-gen's 5SFE isn't too radically different from the fifth-gen in this regard, look for the blue cable running through the firewall, almost in the centre of the engine bay. Make sure it's mo...
Topic ID: 81852 • Post ID: 9649375
Can anyone clue me in on this? - 6G Celicas Forums
EnthusiastJoined Mar 3, '05From Richmond, B.C.CurrentlyOfflineReputation:0(0%)
6th Generation Celica
› Exterior Styling
I take it trying to wipe/wash it off did not succeed? It's somewhat hard to tell from the photo whether the bubbly section is on the paint, or etched into it.
Topic ID: 81697 • Post ID: 9647660
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