I really appreciate the offer but I'm going to have to decline it. Mental capacity to want to have a project is basically none.
Project: I dunno yet ('99 GT) - 6G Celicas Forums
On Friday I had to replace the right side washer nozzle because the barb the the hose pushes onto had turned to crumbly bits. Also blew out the left side. Both nozzles work good now.
The driver's door was really squeaky when opening/ closing it, so I sprayed it down.
Sounds stupid but I washed/ cleaned/ took steel wool to the car key. It was pretty discussing & that's one thing I didn't clean when I bought the car.
Going back to the major issue I had...
I swear I still can feel some kind of RPM fluctuation while driving, although its not to noticable. And a few times since I've put the crank sensor in it's had an extended crank but fires right up. Not to worried about it as long as the car don't let me down on a road trip, LOL.
The driver's door was really squeaky when opening/ closing it, so I sprayed it down.
Sounds stupid but I washed/ cleaned/ took steel wool to the car key. It was pretty discussing & that's one thing I didn't clean when I bought the car.
Going back to the major issue I had...
I swear I still can feel some kind of RPM fluctuation while driving, although its not to noticable. And a few times since I've put the crank sensor in it's had an extended crank but fires right up. Not to worried about it as long as the car don't let me down on a road trip, LOL.
Needs new muffler bearings.
2000 Celica GTS 'slowest gts evar'1998 Mazda 626 FS-DE/CD4-E
I wouldn't doubt it.
Had to change out some brake light fluid. Didn't make mess, so that made me happy.
Really wanted to drive the Celica the past few days but the roads are still covered in salt & potholes. Even tho the car isn't perfect would still like to keep it clean. Maybe I'm using that as a excuse, LOL.
Same man, same. We keep having a few scattered 50 or 60 degree days but they're bracketed by rain/snow/freezing temps so everything is salted so bad it's like driving around on gravel roads in some places.
2000 Celica GTS 'slowest gts evar'1998 Mazda 626 FS-DE/CD4-E
Facebook reminded me... February 3rd/ 4th 2018 is 5year anniversary. Exciting I know.
I might pull it out of the garage since it's supposed to be warm & drive it around. If I remember how to drive a manual, lol. Been sitting since mid-December with a battery tendy on it.
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I might pull it out of the garage since it's supposed to be warm & drive it around. If I remember how to drive a manual, lol. Been sitting since mid-December with a battery tendy on it.
This post has been edited by navseal345: Feb 4, 2023 - 1:02 AM
Almost warm enough here, 40 degrees. Roads however are so salted much that my Mazda can do burnouts from stop signs on the powdered road salt.
2000 Celica GTS 'slowest gts evar'1998 Mazda 626 FS-DE/CD4-E
Don't do it, the salt be too much. We're about to jump back up to 40's for two days then drop again in MN. Snow and ice is still there.
To late. Drive it to work today & I'll probably do it tomorrow & Wednesday.
I can hear it rusting in my nightmares now, thanks!
2000 Celica GTS 'slowest gts evar'1998 Mazda 626 FS-DE/CD4-E
Well it is parked next to my truck that's a rusty POS.
Bed sides over the wheels and the cab rocker panels? How they constructed those flares over the wheels on the bed is just ludicrously stupid, the layers of steel are almost built to rust out. I've seen some people drill big holes into them and paint the insides but leave the holes open so they can drain out and get washed out regularly.
2000 Celica GTS 'slowest gts evar'1998 Mazda 626 FS-DE/CD4-E
Rocker panels are the worst. Bed is in ok shape.
For as much and as often as rocker panels rot on cars you'd think we'd have advanced to the point that they'd be bolt on or plastic.
2000 Celica GTS 'slowest gts evar'1998 Mazda 626 FS-DE/CD4-E
I'll be interesting on all these aluminum cars in a few years.
So... Had a P0115 (Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor 1 Circuit) pop up, So that's just dandy.
At least for now I have another POS to drive.
At least for now I have another POS to drive.
Finally got around to fixing the Celica. Ended up being the coolant temp. sensor for the ECU. Unplugged it & ECU read -40°, then jumped the connector & it read 284,°. Also put an ohm meter on the old sensor & nothing.
I swear this is the sweet spot year for cars. Most of the time super simple to diagnose.
Also tightened up the cruise control cable. It would accel & decel like maybe 4mph from set speed. Hope that fixes it & I didn't f*ck it up.
I think that's all for now.
I swear this is the sweet spot year for cars. Most of the time super simple to diagnose.
Also tightened up the cruise control cable. It would accel & decel like maybe 4mph from set speed. Hope that fixes it & I didn't f*ck it up.
I think that's all for now.
Hell yeah, I hope that's it. Gotta get back out this way to see the Bison over at Buffalo Rock across the river.
This post has been edited by Bitter: Sep 20, 2023 - 11:21 PM
This post has been edited by Bitter: Sep 20, 2023 - 11:21 PM
2000 Celica GTS 'slowest gts evar'1998 Mazda 626 FS-DE/CD4-E
Oh... forgot to mention... It looked like the sensor had been replaced before. As 2 of the locating tabs were ground off to fit the connector. The locking tab (south) & the one exact opposite (north) were ok but the (east & west) tabs were ground off.
Not sure what might be the exact issue with the cruise control... but after adjusting the cable, setting cruise it will accelerate 5mph past, then slowly decel & keep a few mph above set speed. And it seems the few times I used the decel on the cruise stalk it wanted to accelerate! I only tried cruise a few times so not sure exactly what's happening. I might try & take a video, will probably make more sense there.
Bison are the coolest!! Especially when they attack people that get to close to them in national parks, LMAO. Definitely will do that next time!
Not sure what might be the exact issue with the cruise control... but after adjusting the cable, setting cruise it will accelerate 5mph past, then slowly decel & keep a few mph above set speed. And it seems the few times I used the decel on the cruise stalk it wanted to accelerate! I only tried cruise a few times so not sure exactly what's happening. I might try & take a video, will probably make more sense there.
Bison are the coolest!! Especially when they attack people that get to close to them in national parks, LMAO. Definitely will do that next time!
The cable adjustment is probably just donked up.
Service info just says less than 10mm free play, so shoot for 5mm free play on the cable adjustment for that and see how it does. There's a list of symptoms and possible causes but I'm not sure any of those would be helpful.
Service info just says less than 10mm free play, so shoot for 5mm free play on the cable adjustment for that and see how it does. There's a list of symptoms and possible causes but I'm not sure any of those would be helpful.
2000 Celica GTS 'slowest gts evar'1998 Mazda 626 FS-DE/CD4-E
Yeah I did see some of the service info. Just need more motivation to work on it again, lol.
Kinda a dumb question... Any recommendations for fog light bulbs (H3 style)? I want amber/ yellow color.
So back in October of '24 I put in a new battery Deka brand 800cca (734RMF) to replace the Walmart Neverstart that was in the car since I bought it, yes I killed it a few times but always charged back up. Sounds dumb but it made a difference, no more major dimming of the lights when stepping on the brakes, voltage & when the a/c fans kick on the car feels like it doesn't want to stall now.
It's been a month & a half since I started the car, been in the garage because of MidWest weather & road salt. So while I was out cleaning up the driveway of snow, I let it run for a hour in this lovely 9°F weather. At least it was sunny.
I have some 7th gen wheels that I want powder coated in a stock like color & get some tires too. Hopefully before summer but who knows.
Cool stories I know.
It's been a month & a half since I started the car, been in the garage because of MidWest weather & road salt. So while I was out cleaning up the driveway of snow, I let it run for a hour in this lovely 9°F weather. At least it was sunny.
I have some 7th gen wheels that I want powder coated in a stock like color & get some tires too. Hopefully before summer but who knows.
Cool stories I know.
Michelin PS4s or bust!
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If they made them in 7th gen size I might. The only other performance tire I'd consider is the Direzza 3 or whatever. But I don't drive hard enough for a performance tire so I'll probably go with Continental DWS06.
QUOTE (richee3 @ Feb 18, 2025 - 8:26 PM) 
>Michelin PS4s or bust!
If they made them in 7th gen size I might. The only other performance tire I'd consider is the Direzza 3 or whatever. But I don't drive hard enough for a performance tire so I'll probably go with Continental DWS06.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...romCompare1=yes
Those are excellent tires, superb wet performance, impressive dry performance, and surprisingly good tread life, plus I hear they're not super loud and don't ride like ass. Sad to see they discontinued the D3 in 205/50R16. I better not get a ****ing flat tire.
Those are excellent tires, superb wet performance, impressive dry performance, and surprisingly good tread life, plus I hear they're not super loud and don't ride like ass. Sad to see they discontinued the D3 in 205/50R16. I better not get a ****ing flat tire.
2000 Celica GTS 'slowest gts evar'1998 Mazda 626 FS-DE/CD4-E
I dunno what I want anymore, LOL.
Website was dieing while I was trying to post, so of course it posted like 8 times.
2000 Celica GTS 'slowest gts evar'1998 Mazda 626 FS-DE/CD4-E