General Mechanical

From Southo on Performance Forums: Hmm... Now I wonder if Cressida struts bolt into old Corollas? :)

Does anyone here have the torque specs for the rear suspension for an AE102 corolla/prizm. i need the specs for pretty much everything back there since i'm replacing a broken strut on the rear passeger side. i was hit on the wheel and it bent the shock and jammed it. my wheel survived with only a scuff. i got a set of alloys off an 90 prizm, ae86 corollla equivelent, and holy crap those wheels are strong!. best $60 i spent. thank you all in advance to anyone who can get me the info i am seeking or to anyone who can point me to where i can find it

ok looked at the new rolla; wrote down the codes....someone tell me what they mean, please J2TE72D6C0267907 TE72LEDMDCA 125QH8IS374T50 I know the body is te72 and the trans is t50, what's the axle?

Time to call on the collective wisdom of Corolla land. I've noticed lately especially since the weather turned a little colder that the 3K has a distimct rattle for a minute or so after starting then it quietens. Do these engines have a hydraulic tensioner on the chain that perhaps is a little slower to take up the slack when the oil is thicker? Is this a problem? Is it anything to be concerned about? Barry

hi, i am newbie here. what's the diff.between Ke30 & Ke55?? from the outlooking, they are the same width, and Ke55 has a smaller height, but bigger length. am i right?? how about machincal?? is that only ke30 use 2k, but ke55 use 3K?? sorry for so much stupid question

I have searched the forums and found nothing to help. (maybe I missed). What is involved in fitting the disc brakes (front) to my ke35 coupe from my ke55 coupe? The ke35 has front drums..........is there anything preventing a straight swap? Thanks in advance for anyone's helpful advice.

some more 4AGE info. 4age site

ok got him up and running, no charge; blown fuse, no guages; blown fuse, no rear/side/indicator lights....can't find a fuse.......wtf is the other fuse box? i've looked all over and can't find it

Did a search but can't remember whether it was on this site or another that I read this advice. Someone suggested using a screwdriver shaft on a drill to prelubricate the bearings before a first start, after an engine strip down/rebuild. With dizzy removed the oil pump is not connected to running gear, so can be turned by poking said apparatus down dizzy hole. Never tried this before so gave it a go at the weekend, on 5K just about finished. Lubricated the bottom end OK, but couldn't see any oil coming out around the rockers. Occurred to me that upper head lubrication maybe from a flat on the camshaft journal as I have come across in other engines I have w…

Anyone know what the red and green wires are for that come off the dizzy? I wanna convert my 4-AC to eletronic ignition. I'm sick of contact points.

Hey guys, anyone know what a 4age 16v would cost to do a rebuild on? I would do it myself with help from a mate. The big end bearings have gone and it has been sitting for a long time does anyone know what I would need to replace and what would be best to replace while I have it pulled down? and also what it would cost as a rough price, any info would be great thanks guys :y: =) :wub:

hi, I was wondering how far up the temperature gauge the needle should go. I have taken off the original fan and put an electric one on instead because it was running cold. It used to take forever to heat up, so I replaced the thermostat with a tridon brand one which is the same 82C degree's as the original one. Now the needle sits halfway on the temp gauge, even with the fan on. I'm getting the radiator recored and hoping that this helps it to run a bit colder.

Tightening rockers but don't have service manual. :D Tried search but couldn't find anything. :D Anyone know the gap between the rocker and valve? BTW: I know this should be in the mechanics section, but nobody is reading there and i need an answer asap!

I asked here and on other forums whether my 4K-C needs leaded, and I was told yes it needs lead substitute. However I was reading the "how to build a tough K engine" thing in the wiki... and it says "Valve seats made after February 1972 are made of hardened steel and are fine for use with unleaded petrol. Toyota Corporate themselves told me this." and my car is a 1981... so.... I should stop bothering with lead substitute? :hug:

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what the hell is this thing The thing in the second picture. It's attached to the bottom of the block and pokes out into the sump. I'm guessing something to do with oil. Name the part so i can google it? :harhar: Cheers

I'm thinking i want to paint the centre of my simmons gun metal grey, (currently alloy) and i was just wondering if any one has unbolted the outer rims off these things. They are b45s if it makes any difference.Will it make the out of balance or centre or anything. Will i need to etch prime them as well? Thanks guys!

Hey everyone! This is my first post here. Glad I was able to find this site, as Corolla people can be hard to track down. Anyway, I am building an '80 Corolla SR-5 Coupe (US spec TE72) for road racing. The rules of my class state that I cannot change the rear differential housing, but that the internals of the diff are open and that I can run any gear ratio and LSD unit that will fit... without modifying the housing. In the US, the TE72 came only with the 6.38 8-bolt rear (so my research tells me). I know that TRD used to make an LSD for this rear, but they have been out of production for a long time now. Are there any other LSD's out there to fit my car? I saw so…

well the title explains it, I'm tryna track down jeremy aka 1g-gte ke70 or gaijun doru. i was talking to him this morning on msn, trying to get his address so i could go and get his car which I'm buying. and he went silent on me, havnt heard a peep from him in almost 2 hrs on msn and he has changed his status to busy, so i am assuming that for some weird reason he is ignoring me. if anyone knows his phone number please pm it to me as soon as possible thanks guys regards andrew

hey guys ... well the dream run on the stock carby is over ... the float is getting stuck at the top (i think) so the carby is flooding ... Any possible reason for this ? i have pulled the needle and seat out and cleaned them up, they look in immaculate condition... Where the fuel line plugs onto the carby, just inside the 'tube' where it bends down at a 45 degree angle, there is a sort of 'filter' i guess you'd call it ... well this one was stuffed and wouldn't let any fuel into the motor when i first put the carby on, so i took it out ... My question - what is that thing ? Could that be the source of my problems? i thought it might have just been a …

Hey all, I was driving my ke55 rolla last night and when i put it in first it was fine intill you started to drive. Before you even went to take it out off first to put it in second it slipped outta gear. Does this mean my gearbox is going? Or is there something totally going wrong with my gearbox? Cheers Sarah :hmm:

hey guys well i had a look at the plate on my diff. Its a borg warner, 4.11 ratio. My car was originally automatic, and a 5 speed was put in it with a different diff by the previous owner ... T334 – 42 – 001 this is on the plate under p/n (part number?) ... does this mean it is a t-series diff ? I checked the FAQ and came up with a few things ... 6.7" (T) Celica ALL 71-85 (RWD) Corona RT85,95,104,114,105,115,119,134,32,34,36 72-82 Corolla TE37,51 75-79 Corolla TE27 (some) 74 Corolla AE86 83-87 (?) ... Common upgrades are a Celica/T18/Corona T series 6.7" diff ... --> could this be what it is ? The only thing that sent me down this path w…

I am getting a 82 ke70 but have to wait till summer holidays and the car is 6 hours from my hometown and would like to know what a stock engine looks like.p.s got it for a canadian dollar. any stock type for that year its a sedan.

Hi everyone I'm having an interesting issue with a ke70 i purchased for my girlfriend. under load (i.e only driving up the mountain where i live) the car will loose all power and the car will begin to make a lagre hissing noise (almost like large air compressor cannot pinpoint if this is coming out the exhaust or the engine bay). The car will also heat up slightly but stays within the "normal" range on the guage. on pulling over the car will run very slightly rough but then correct itself within 20 seconds or so. after losing power and reaching the top the car will drive normally and wont do it again until under a consistant high load. the problem has …

Hi, my name is Andrew. I reasonably new to the forum so excuse the ignorance. I have recently bought a 1994 Toyota Corolla Seca (yes I realise that this is slightly newer than the cars this forum is built around, however I am hoping that you might all still be willing and able to help.) I have been thinking about installing a Cold Air Intake over the holidays for some entertainment. However after some research on the topic I still have some questions. Firstly I understand that the more expensive filter, the better filtration and life span. However I was wondering if it is recommended to fork out the cash and buy a brand name such as K & N or will a cheaper fil…

we lowered my mates rolla the other day, the problem is that he has 14 x 7 ceterlines with a phat as off set, and because of how wide and low it is now the wheels rub on the fruont gaurds with only a slight turn, what can we do to stop or lessen the rubbing. as you can see it is quite low sorry about how filthy it is, bit of a dirt drifter

Hi, I have been given a quote for a electric dissy for my 3K at $128 AU. I was woundering is this a good price to pay or should I tell them where to go? Also how rare are these units to come accross? Cameron

just wondering if a steering wheel that suits a ra40 and corona has the same spline as a ke70? i have been told that some one that they don't think so but want to make shoure... cheers aaron

well i want to lower, stiffen and anti tramp the rear leaves about 30mm or so on the ke25, seems like everyone has a different method, some i come across so far: lowering: lowering blocks (not good) invert eyes invert leaves reset entire pack stiffening: add 1 leaf add multiple leaves add thicker custom leaf use wagon leaves (not true apparently) to stop tramp: add half leaf cut off at front clamp front end add leaf now i want the car to handle and from what i can see that would mean a slightly lower, slightly stiffer rear end without too much tramp. the setup on the car: stage1: front low king springs 30mm, monroe gt gas dampers f…

Made my own topic, don't want to get warned for doing the same stupid thing that many others did AFTER admin told them to stop. :) Anyway. I can't help but notice the "two" extra cylinders out of the Toyota V8 :thumbsup: are you really comparing a V8 to an inline 6? Alright then, here we go. I presume your talking about the 1ggte, the twin turbo inline six 2.0L toyota engine, that was found in the JZA70 Supras. The JZA70 Supras weighed in at 1586kg, and the motor makes 210hp (156kw) (according to wikipedia.com) On the other side, you are comparing the 'Barra Turbo', the single turbo inline six 4.0L ford engine, that is found in the BF F6 Typhoon. The…

Hey guys, I'm asking a question on behalf of my sister / brother-in-law so I'll introduce myself another time, he drives a Suzuki Sierra 4X drive. I'm not sure which year model it is, 90's / 80's, but I just had to pick them both up 'cause she was driving along and her wheels just locked and the car came to a hault, couldn't roll the damn thing off the road 'cause they still wouldn't move! Does anyone know what this is, and if so how to fix it? It's all the little things in it that screw up, the engine is brand new so I don't think it's that... my friend said that it's most likely the gear box locking up or the brake booster stuffed up -- can anyone verify? …

hey guys, well ive got the 1ggte into the ke70 rebuilt and running well now :P latest issue is, i want to keep the stock tacho, however its designed for a 4 cylinder engine, and I'm getting a 6 cylinder pulse from the mallory ignition system I'm wondering if anyone knows how to do this, or knows a product to convert it? i found one, but at 295 i could just pay someone to steal teddy's custom dash and gauges :jamie: i just thought that maybe i could reprint the tacho face thingo with the numbers 2/3rds further round, but i would run out of tacho around the 6000 mark then...not enough hehe so if anyone has any solutions or ideas I'm keen to hear them cheers, a…

i am looking at a mig for doing my project car, single phase, gas, med duty (8mm max) any recommendations? advice? brands? tradetools have a unimig panther for about $500...

Hey, i was just on the rare spares website looking for new front and rear screen rubbers, and there appears to be two listings for each, with two separate part numbers. Is there two different shape ke25s or does anyone know the difference between these two sets of rubbers, there is also a price difference of about $2. thanks, any insight is appreciated. :wink:

well ive started to scrap cars out at my house, and ive had dis old 3K motor in a ke20 for some time that has blon up and ive only just not seen what happened:P i didnt blow it up so i can only guess what happened but the remanes, but it looks like it has had the shitter reved out of it, it didnt drop any valves or any thing only the bottom end what damaged, but looks like number 4 rod has let go, half of it smashin out the side of the block and breakin off the rod bolts, and the the end cap has come off and was floatin around in the block gettin smashed about, then number 3 rod has let go and was smakin about the blosk still on the crank, smashed the oil pump up, then s…

I'm wondering whether to get the ports on my 5k cylinder head polished or not. I've been searching the net for info regarding this and a good piece I found (on WIKIPEDIA) was this: The reason that polished ports are not advantageous from a flow standpoint is that at the interface between the metal wall and the air, the air speed is ZERO. This is due to the wetting action of the air and indeed all fluids. The first layer of molecules adheres to the wall and does not move significantly. The rest of the flow field must shear past which develops a velocity profile (or gradient) across the duct. In order for surface roughness to impact flow appreciably, the high spots must…

my mate found a mirror at the last swap meet and i brought it for $10 but i need another, can any one tell me what its from?

hey guys, just rebuilt a 1995 323 astina. i know, thats where i went wrong, but its my sisters car, so i gotta do the right thing. anyways, all went well except the oil filter seal not sealing so i pissed a sump full of oil onto the shed floor. another new oil filter and some oil and all went well. drove it to work in the typical running in, aka thrash it, style of driving and all was well. got back in that afternoon and oil light stays on.... so i tow it home, and think maybe dodgy sensor, remove sensor, fit new one. nothing. remove sensor, start motor (yes, nothing in the hole...no oil comes out. nothing. not even a token drop!!!) so, sump comes off, ch…

Was the TE72 made in japan (imported to AUS like the KE70 panelvan) Was the T-50 manual used in the TE72?? Would anyone have any pictures of a TE72 manual gearbox x-member? I would like to know the dimensions/distance between the bolt hole centres??? :ninja:

Hey guys, So today I start up my car and drive out, when i get to the roundabout i press the clutch to go from 4th to 2nd and the revs drop suddenly to just 400-500 revs. This is a far cry from the 700-800rpm the car normalls sits at in neutral. It feels like it's about to stall every time i put the clutch in. This is making everyday driving more difficult, and is really pissing me off. I thought the carby may have been clogged with shit (It's a 4A-C by the way) so i bought some fuel additive to clean it out, but to no avail. At first i thought the hot weather today may have had an effect, however i've been driving it around just in the last hour at night time and th…