General Mechanical

Hey guys, i've just bought a 4K and it came with a Oil Cooler. The engine has a little bit of work done to it like cam and ported and stuff, but is an Oil Cooler necessary? And its just my daily btw. Cheers

Sooo I just paid $250 for my first Toyota - an 82 Liteace "WAGON" van. :dance: 4k, 4 spd column. And I love it! I want to go lower with white walls (spray can home job most likely) so it's a nice little cruiser. After I've fixed the gobbling up the water and overheating issue. Now I've found lowering blocks on eBay in 2 - 2.5in which seems the way to go for the back, but I don't know what to do about the front. Does anyone know if there are any interchangeable springs with the Liteace? From any AE or KE? Because then I can get the King Super Lows off eBay, and maybe cut them to match the lowering of the rear. Cutting the stock springs will be a last resort.. …

Well.. I'm getting back into working on the car after some 'laziness' on my behalf. The car is a KE17 with a 5K and a 5speed.. and now for the questions... - The front setup... I have a whiteline swaybar that I need to put in but the question is should I be doing the KE20 springs (cut) without the front leaf or just putting the sway bar in and getting the leaf re-set.. How stiff are the KE20 springs? I have read about it but don't want to wreck the ride comfort. With that said i do want to lower the front at least 2 inches. - Diff.. now that it has a 5k and 5 speed.. first gear seems like its from a truck lol .. great accel but wouldnt mind a diffe…

Hello everyone... I am currently trying to get my 4age ignition sorted out! From want i have been reading i have been led to understand if i set up my stock 4age distibutor and coil with a GM HEI IGNITION MODULE it will work... Can anyone confirm this for me? Also what are some other budget options for carbed 4age ignition? Any help will be appreciated Thanks

Ok. So, the water pump pulley on my 4ag was worn. I bought a JASMA pulley kit to suit 20v/16v. Bought a 20v water pump also as they are shorter (to help it line up) The water pump pulley sits about 4mm foward to the standard crank pulley and alt pulley. And the crank pulley from the kit is about another 4mm back from the standard pulley. Am I missing something? Should it all fit??

Hi guys I'm pretty new to this whole corolla scene. I have recently purchased a ke70 as a daily, and it has a bit of oil in the water, and I'd say it needs rings at a minimum. I was just going to do a 4age swap but because I didn't research enough before I bought the car (should have loomed for an Ae71, it appears) and the fact that I live in Mackay (not exactly easy to find parts up here), it's going to be easier to just rebuild the k motor. Now I don't expect monster power from the thing, but would like it to be able to power up the range and be able to overtake safely. What kind of mods should I be looking into that won't cost me a fortune, but will give me good ba…

Hi guys I'm miller Just bought a 1982 ke70 4 speed manual light blue Now for the help part I just fixed up all the things for the rwc and the heater wouldn't select defrost windscreen so had a look and the cable had snapped now how do u get it out and where can I get a new one And if anyone could help me out there will be a 6 pack of what ever you drink

hey i have done about 2 hours searching and have not found the answer I'm after, i recently picked up an sc14 with no pulleys bearings or coils on the front... how can i do a vbelt conversion without using any of the clutch parts i.e. make a v belt pulley fit onto the splined shaft of the supercharger... or would it be better to find a clutch and wire it to ignition power so its on all the time? goin on a 4k btw, this is a pic i found of how mine is atm

hi i have a 1979 ke 55 i have just had the head ported and polished put a webber carby on it and put a came in it. i want turbo gear for just to get some more power so let me no if someone has some cheers tom

my mate keeps going on about Having an ADR (Australian design rules) approved steering wheel where can i find a list of what steering wheels are accepted i have a classic momo steering wheel to put on my corolla any info or advice would be appreciated thanks Harry

hi guys, I'm about to start wiring up my engine with stand alone ecu, the ecu i got only came with small amount of loom to work with and i don't want to spend the 330 dollars to get a new full length loom now i obviously need quite a few different wires, so the average 8 solid colours that you get from the local auto store wont be enough any one know where i can buy wires with the second tracer stripe, ie yellow with blue stripe, black with white stripe and so on? paul

hey guys I'm looking for a workshop in adelaide i can take my RN25 hilux diff into to have the leaf mounts swapped to spring and shock mounts any suggestions on workshops. and I'm chasing a LSD for it i believe a MA70 is the LSD to be looking for if I'm correct? cheers guys.

hi guys new on the site but am loving already. i just have a problem thats startin to give me the shits so i thought who better to ask my problem is i have a 1982 ke70 running a stock carbie ( though all emision stuff has been removed) just vacadvance is hooked up and when i accelerate it runs fine to 4k then sounds like vtec kicked in ( sorry ex honda man ) but realy does and then its dies in power like its slowing down until i hop off pedal the bring it under 4k.so no power at all between 4k to 6k just noise deep induction noise. my timing is at 10deg i have replaced fuel pump ( no diff ) i have swaped carbies to one i know works ( no difff ) set pion…

Hi kids, I've got a 5K in my KE26 with a Tighe 104 (from memory) cam, headers, a fresh bottom end and a redline manifold with twin side draft Dellorto's on it... It's just done a head gasket and while it's apart i'm wanting to match port the head to the inlet manifold, install an electronic dissy, and up the compression to 11.1, i've read stuff on the net about the 5K having dished pistons and not much head height or something, is it possible to deck the head enough to achieve this much compression? or will i crash things? Ideally i'd like someone to say, take XXX thou from your head and you'll have 11.1 compression, but i'm sure it's not that easy? Also, can i use…

Neat tip on working out which way you need to turn the spanner etc. Right hand threads By holding your right hand in front of yourself like in the picture. Hold your thumb in the direction you want the nut or bolt to travel. Working as an example on the nut in the picture of the nut and bolt. If you want the loosen the nut, the thumb points up. If you want to tighten the nut, the thumb points down. See how the tips of the fingers point into the palm of your hand (arrows show direction) is the direction you'll need to turn the spanner etc. Uncommon left hand threads are treated the same but with your left hand instead.

G'day will stock corolla 13s fit over the brakes on a hilux diff? I like my stockies and there aren't any decent hubcaps for 14s

ke30 has hard time getting from 90-100km, any thoughts?

hey guys well i bought a 5k head tonight, I'm fairly new to cars so i don't know everything, and i saw something i havent seen before and I'm not sure if it is repairable. below is a picture of the head i bought and one of, one cylinder in particular which is the one in question, as said above i want to know what happened to it, how its caused and if its repairable. cheers for any help guys. thanks tom :D

Just wondering what clutch you guys use? (drift, circuit, sprint or hillclimb) I'm looking to replace mine with something heavy duty and after market. Was thinking the 3puck copper clutch from exedy through t3 for 350 and it comes with aligning tool etc etc. Just swinging the spanner of options haha. Cheers! Jesse.

Hey guys, just a quick question. I've been searching for a while for some widened steel rims and when i searched ebay it came up with 12" rims that were 7" wide which is basically what i want... It may sound like a stupid question but would i be able to run this on my car? Cheers Tom

Hi all I've been on rollaclub for a while now but haven't posted a whole lot. I've got a 1983 ke70. At the moment it has the stock 13" rims on it, I however have a set of 13x5.5" mesh rims that I'm going to put on The stockies have 165/75/13 tyres while the mesh rims have 185/65/13 tyres on them which are bald as buggery. My question to you is, would it be possible to swap these tyres over and would they fit? Ie put the 165/75/13 tyres on the mesh rims Thanks for your help Ben

as the title states mini spools! Where can i get on in adelaide for my corona diff? Not sure on what series diff it is. But where?

I have a little issue with a Haltech. The problem is the ecu is seeing a rpm signal that is inconstant, sometimes it flicks to 16,000 rpm at idle and engine is running like a bag of shit and won't pull pass 3-4000rpm. We have been through all the possible signal inputs, including replacing the dizzy, to the ignition module. The engine use to run fine, but everything has been changed over to a new car, including a the ecu harness. Any help would be great.

having electrical gremlins with my car. windscreen washer motor got hot and now car won't start. thinking it might be the ecu any ideas

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So I believe the diff in my KE36 pano is about to crap itself - its constantly clunking. Anyway just wanting to know what options I have for a replacement. Are the wagon/panel van diffs any different from the sedans? what will bolt in without too much hassle? would a ke55 or ke70 diff bolt in? Thanks for any help, I am a super newbie when it comes to Corolla's.

Hey guys, Need help, hooked up sigma lower control arms and what tie rods do i need to have the wheels facing straight? This is my first time doing it so not 100% sure.. Any advise will help Thanks OLD.073

Hey guys, just want to know if the 5k hydraulic rocker gear needs to be torqued down to a certain point? http://www.rollaclub.com/hosted/5K_info.pdf I read through that link and couldnt find info on the rocker gear, thanks in advance :)

hey guys ive just recently installed a jdm tank into my sprinter however it appears now that the car wont start up? Ive checked: 1) All lines and that they are connected correctly 2) Prime the fuel line of any air 3) check pump if it is actually even working (which it is). 4) Spark plug wise the car did not have any issues with it before i installed the jdm tank So what could it be? Can you please help me find the root of the problem. Muchly appreciated, Dave

hey guys slapping a motor together quckily, basicaly i have a 5k bottom end and a 4k head. i would like to keep my hydro setup i have everything from a 5k head just no head. is it possible to bolt all the 5k rocker gear to the 4k head and bam hydro is go or no. haha and would that make it a high comp, low comp or standard comp motor. taz??

Ive been racking my brain on how id go about fitting and undercar surge tank in my ke30. I vaguely remember seeing build threads hear on rollaclub where guys had custom ones made up but after searching, I can't seem to find em. From memory they where kinda rectangular shaped that hugged the tire well but I can't honestly remember. If anyone owns or knows of these cars, could you give us a link to the build threads or any other info (based on personal experience) would be appreciated. I really don't want to put a surge tank in the boot.

I was having a look around as to what i can do for the brakes on the ke10. Now at this stage i'm looking at t18 struts and brakes and maybe a ta22 diff and drums. Due to limited room in the ke10 i can't see a way to run a booster but people have suggested a pajero master cylinder will be good enough. Can anyone confirm if this'll be true? It'll have a 3tc with about 110rwkw. Any other suggestions would be lush. Cheers

Hey all. Just wondering if anyone has managed to achieve more lock on steering box corolla's? As my ke10's lock is pretty average. Are there any tricks to achieving more? Any idea's? Cheers

Hi Can anyone give, or direct me to, the correct Australian tune-up settings for a 4A-C engine. I was given an August 1986 AE82 1587cc. It would benefit from a tune. I've looked online and can find US and Cailfornian specs only. They may different to Oz. I would like to know, best plugs, plug gap, ignition timing, (idle speed to set timimg if not around 750rpm). Also another basic question, are the valves hardened and able to run on Unleaded only? Ta, Brett

hey guys know this isnt a corona forum but! Does anyone know what coilovers can be fitted into then without to much hassle?

will 15x8+0 offset fit under the guards of a ke30?

Hi, I have recently picked up a set of twin solex 40s for the ke20 which are in good condition although quite dirty and grimey. My question is, how to clean them up and what products/tools etc to use to get them looking something like this? As they will be mounted on a cermaic coated manifold with ceramic coated extractors, alot of polishing and braid line about. Thanks in advance.

hi all, this is a pretty basic one, just upgraded the diff in my ke70 and was wondering how the best way to bleed the brakes would be, the brake lines hooked up at the back on the diff but no fluid in them, so should I pump the pedal a tonne of times and try to get fluid into the line on the diff or should I just do the usual routine of pump pedal, loosen , pump pedal, will that eventually get fluid to the back. Also going to change the brake master while I'm bleeding brakes, A mate that doesn't really know ke70's said that there will probably be like 4 or 5 places (other than at wheels) in the brake system that I will have to bleed, sounds a little strange to me? …

Hey, I have the option to either buy a original 3k-b twin carby set up or just the manifold. Obviously the manifold is cheaper but I am just wondering what i need to do to build up the twin system? Cheers Tom

does anyone make a turbo kit for a 4k? or do you just make your own? cheers tom :)