General Mechanical

Hey everone I have a ke35 with an efi 2tg and it randomly starts spluttering then fixes up then does it again. just wondering what it could be. Only does it while driving. All help appreciated. Edward.

hi a few days ago i put a rebuilt carb on my 3k but now it idles high and there dosent seem to be any leaks or anything... help anyone? ;)

g'day boys. ok I've got a 4age engine with the small crank and I'm looking to replace the engine rods to handle the power I want but all the rods I find are for the large crank and I was wondering if it's possible to just get thicker bearings to fill the gap or do I have to get special made rods? I just not up to forking out $1,699 for a new crank. any information is much appreaciated.

Guys what do you do when you need to replace them? Can't find them anywhere!!!

I have just removed the head to replace a blown head gasket in my ke with my 4age 16 valve big port I was wondering if anyone has a link to an online engine manual that gives you orders of what's bolts to do up in what order for the head and cams etc and mainly torque specifications for head bolts and so on??

hey guys just finished putting the 5k in my ke25, went to start it and it turns over sooo slowly and won't start. do I need a high torque starter motor or just a newer standard starter.

Just wondering if there is any difference between the xt130 sedan and xt130 wagons front struts, hubs and steering knuckles? Cheers

hey guys iv got a worked 20v silvertop ke70, will be running a haltech e11v2. are there any good tuners in BRISBANE who have worked with 4age's ? (101 performance ʞ©$ɟd me around so not going there). iv heard pits on the goast is good but prefer dynoing here saves me forking out shit loads of money for a tow. Thanks :)

Hey guys and Girls, I'm new to Rollaclub, and yes i own a Corona and not a Corolla. I'm Nathan, but literally everyone calls me 'Socks', Live in a small town in tassie, and work out of the shed in my back yard. Never owned a corona before bar a skid bus years ago, couldnt sell my Commy wagon, so i swapped it for this. 1984 ST141 Dirty Auto Pig Corona, Interiors in pretty good nic but as you can see, bodys a bit worse for ware, also...auto. No major mods atm, just extended control arms, big wheels with stretchys and previous owner chopped the springs. Future mods are basically, make it look less shitty, work out what springs/shocks to run, find twin headlight se…

I've acquired Toyota 5K 1486cc engine. A very basic specimen, missing most auxiliaries and in a rather poor state. My brother happened across an odd looking engine at the local tip. He rolled it over to check the number & $5 later it's on my engine stand. That is what I call a win. My intentions for this piece are unclear but hardly honourable. This is going to be a very slow rebuild as I want to go all places and explore all possible scenarios.... and I'm not exactly a rich amigo.

G'day all Saw a nice diff on this forum the other day but it's been locked, what would be needed to do in order for it to no longer be locked and therefore legal again? cheers

Currently on 76 ke30

Hey guys! i need help with what springs to go with! i want my car to sit low ( i don't have enough $$ at this stage for coil overs in the front end saldy.. ) Ive been reading abit online about ajps 6kg springs? but aapparently i have to change my shocks aaahhhhhh...... What bout king spring ultra lows ? I'm on a 500 doller budget! Car is IRS wouldnt mind it sitting like the wagon.. thats dope Suggestions ? Cheers guys!

Looking to get a pair of front rotors machined. Who do you recommend that is cost effective on the Gold Coast? Cheers.

hey peepz, just wondering if anyone has a 4age silvertop 20v halteach e11v2 ********** base map ?

Ok so I have put into my ke20 a smallport 4age with t50 20 spline.. my build thread : http://www.rollaclub.com/board/topic/60867-another-4age-ke20/page__hl__%20another%20%204age I have 2 issues one which i think i have found the answer to. 1. i have an issue with oil leaking between the bellhousing and box. (i have found that i need a spacer ring on the input bearing.. will this be causing the box to move on the bh and leak oil?) 2. clutch slip. I have an almost new exedy clutch in there and afaik i have standard smallport hp. It slips really bad. could the spacer ring i didnt know about be causing this issue as well? any advice greatly appreciated, …

Hey guys, I'm having this problem with my engine of late, I'm running twin sidedraft c40 solex's on 4k, andill be driving along not flatfoot or anything then suddenly my throttle will go WIDE OPEN, without any input from me. its not the cable or the linkages. Any ideas as to what the issue could be? ( fresh rebuild in carbs too) -Kim

Hi I just got me a 5 speed for my ke30, but it don't have the fork can I use the one from my 4 speed??

Are those ''octane booster'' fuel additives safe to use ? Do the manganese deposits from the MMT in them gum up the carburettor and foul the plugs, as described here ? http://users.imag.net/~lon.trea/TREATalk/Article04.htm Sure enough, on taking out the plugs, the insulator tips have turned yellowish. And I am adding in only half of that suggested on the bottle, or just half a bottle every 60 liters. The petrol in Malaysia is currently of questionable quality. Quoted as 95 octane, but performance is sluggish, engine knocks easliy, and tends to run on after switching off. My mechanic agrees, saying that this current petrol is actually of w…

Hey all, going 4kc dizzy on a 4age smallport, and I need to know the measurements from the base of the shaft (ha) (where it contacts the head) to the top of the dizzy gear. IIRC I read somewhere that the gears for old and new 4ages are slightly different, so don't know if that would effect the measurements, so please if you do measure the distance to the bottom of the gear as well as to the top of it ;). Going to try get a late model smallport gear from a toyota dealer or something. Shitty 4ac blew a headgasket, so it looks like it's 4age time lol. Also, swear I didnt type that thread title so retardedly. Hax.

Hey there, I'm wondering how big of an ordeal would it be to put a 1jz-ge into a 1983, manual Ke70? How much money would I be looking at roughly to do this? And is it worth it in the end? My apologies if this is a dumb question, pretty new to this.

Hi guys, So i got a defect notice for my engine breathers venting to atmosphere, I'm running twin side drafts and i have no idea how i can get them to run legally without drilling into the inlet manifold, which I'm not doing. any help/previous solution would be awesome thanks guys! -Kim

Been having fuel starvation issues with my ae71, which has a weber carb and aftermarket fuel pump. Would I be correct in assuming that it is better to have the fuel pump near the tank? Seems it doesnt suck very well as it is, damn dodgy job the previous owner did xD. It's a brand new pump, old one died due to running dry and rust particles, lol.

Hey guys, Wiggles here from Townsville, can anyone tell me what turbo would be a simple easy swap on an EL31 GP turbo?, As far as i know it has a ct9 standard (same as the 4efte). Any help much appreciated. :whistle:

Hello all. Just a couple of questions. Currently fiddling with AE71/4AGE/T50 combo. The conversion is done, and running well. Car is club car never to be registered and runs on dirt. My problem is understeer. I have changed front springs to 175lb as per rally forums and chatting to well known suspension mob in Melbourne and rears have one coil removed (for now with king springs on order) Car has slightly raised front ride height for that "nose up" rally attitude and with one coil removed slightly lowered rear (still noticeably softer than front). Shocks are in working order and I have standard front and rear sway bars. I have run as sweep for local rally sprint on rally t…

hey guys, i have a ke70 wagon that has a 4age conversion. drove it for a couple years then ran out of rego and parked it out back. its been back there for a year now and now wont start. the wiring is dodgey and would really like to take it somewhere that will neaten up the wiring and get her up and running again. willing to pay for good work. preferably south of adelaide. miss driving the old girl so any help would be great as i don't have the skills to get it back up and running cheers Andrew

I got quoted $70 per cylinder to bore a 4k out to a 5k This sounds fairly reasonable to me, just wondering what other peoples experiences are.

My 3a-u carb is acting up..car does about 4km a ltr and i can smell the raw gasoline on the exhaust,reserviced it but its no better,can i swap to another carb type that will not need a plate modification,The 3a-u one is very rare and quite expensive to order, Any hekp guys..thanks oooh can one convert to an EFI and how would i go about doing it ?

Hey guys, just needed some advice and knowledge from the world of the wise rolla guru's.. I just finished converting my 4k to Twin solex 40's and it runs... barely... now i know they will need a tune and balance and the engine still needs to be re timed. (to 8 degrees right?)... BUT the carbs were off a 2tc 1600cc and have a 32mm choke, unsure about rest of jets but going from the solex website jetting chart they should also be running a 140 for the main jet. I'm fairly certain this is the smallest size jet you can go for solex's but really, I'm just after some advice experience and knowledge about what i should be doing once timed, balanced and tuned.. thankyou guys…

Hey guys recently done quad carb conversion to twin solex's.. wondering where i can run the Vacuum advance to now. help would be awesome!

Just wondering if anyone could recommend some places that are good at no questions asked wheel alignments in east Melbourne, near Carnegie? Looking at everything to be checked and set at the front end of my rolla. Cheers.

Hey guys i have a 5k for my ke20 and I'm just wondering what u guys think would be the best option for it. my mates running an import ke70 box in his 20 so i believe a k50 is probably my best bet cause its still cable and not hydraulic like a t50 but t50 seems to be a stronger box. i have a 5k flywheel and will run a HD clutch and.the motor will.be producing roughly 100kw so yea? any help.would.be great :)

Toyota AE71 Corolla VS Toyota Cressida 1990 2.4 GL Hey guys I very new to this and would like some help/info on my topic .Not to sure if this was covered in another article but here goes My names is sergio and here’s my story So I have a 1984 Toyota AE71 and I have recently decided to upgrade the suspension and brakes. ( you know starting with the basics ) But this hasn’t worked out liked I planned it would I live in south Africa and getting the parts to do the most common changes on the car is near impossible . So I had this brilliant plan to fit the Cressida struts and brakes on my car and for the most of it . Most parts seem to fit with ease .…

Okay so My 4k dies out every time I do the smallest skid When I open up the engine bay I can't see any fuel in the lines some I suck some trough to get it gaining again but I want to have it working right I've replaced the fuel lines and filter in the engine bay Any ideas on what I is Fuel pump maybe ?? How do I check of the fuel pump is working ?? Upgrade fuel pump ?? (Ke55)

Hi I'm a "newbie" to the forums but have had many different cars from commonwhores, to skylines, and a few corollas. I know my way around an engine and can normally diagnose problems i have had until i came across the ke from hell. Picked it up merely as a thrash around car because i own some land, fully serviced it, top to bottom from dizzy cap, leads, gaskets, oils, you name it, Ran like a gem and loved life. One day it wasn't starting, just clicking and not going nothing, (starter motor, i know) got over this by turning the key on and off until it went. Now i have nothing. No dash lights, no "door open" light, no clicks, nothing but headlights with no dash ill…

I was flicking through my Gregory's manual for the Corolla 1200. (KE2# series). In the brake section it does state there was a booster option on the Australian made vehicles. I'll scan the page as soon as I can get out to my old man's place. Can anyone else confirm or deny this?

Hey, I have a stock 3K in my KE35, last tuesday it was running fine, like clockwork. But then I gave her 4 days off. And now I can't get her going again. I have checked everything I can think of; I have a good spark, excelent compression on all cylinders, and fuel is getting through (even tried starting it on some of that easy start spray). The only other thing I can think of is that the timing has gone out. (can that happen when its not running though?) Any help would be very much aperciated. Thanks.

Hi all,was hoping to get some advice on a problem with what appears to be a gasket that goes between the inlet and exhaust manifolds which is partly missing (see photo). I have heard that you can get some exhaust repair paste that could potentially be a quick fix, but thought i would see if anyone else has had issues with this before (i haven't been able to find much info on this gasket, even the workshop manual i have doesn't seem to mention it in the inlet/exhaust manifold section). Thanks in advance

Help please I have a 3t motor in my KE20 and wish to fit up a pair of twin side draft carburetors . But the side of the manifold hits on the side of the distributor :bash: it is a long runner manifold. Is there a different distributor that I should swap too? I have searched and Google with no luck But I have found that people use a smaller 2T one? Thanks

hey guys just another quick question, the 5k i just bought has a 5k head but was once running a 3k bigport head and running a 10.9:1 compression ratio. the 4age pistons have the valve rececces in them so I'm just wondering weather its worth trying to find a 3k bigport head or just shave the 5k head and do a big port on it. what are your thoughts?? cheers again guys Not gunna lie, ill probabaly be putting a few topics up but should be right with most things :) do build 600hp diesel motors for a living :)