General Mechanical

Can anybody tell me anything about the 3k-h?? how was it different to the 3k-c? i have just got another corolla panelvan and it says it has a 3k-h.

I'm not sure if anyone has posted this up before (is this the link Doug posted up ages ago?), but came across this: Tech Edge

Hi guys.....long time since I visited here. I just purchased a 1979 ke55 coupe and a 1980 ke55 four door sedan. My question is: can I run these on unleaded fuel ?

We have had a couple of problems since putting in the 7k and 5spd. The first one is last night Craig sheared the nuts off the tailshaft bolts. He swears he hasn't been loading it up. Has this happen to anyone else? The other problem is its started overheating. At first it took half an hour to get hot but over the week this has shortened to about 5 minutes. I won't get to see the car for a few days so any ideas would be apreciated.

Hey All, Been going through the KE30 troubleshooting all the little problems, and the only thing left that doesn't work on the dash is the "Brake" warning light, that sits with the hand brake light. I'm assuming that its a low fluid level warning or similar, and also assuming that it connects to the sensor in the side of the distribution block thingo on the firewall. What i want to know is under what circumstances is this light meant to come on? There is currently no fluid whatsoever in the front brake circuit as i have changed to new front calipers that have yet to be bled, and the light still remains off with the ignition turned on. It's not a huge issue, but it…

Hey guys. I was wondering if any one can help me. My headlights and high beam stopped working, the parkers still work though. Ive checked fuses wiring and the globes ,all ok. Is there a relay that powers the headlights? I'm guessing there is but i can't locate it. Any help would be appriacited. Thanks fellow Rolla Heads. Dingo.

I am putting disc on my 69 corolla i have a article by Alex Bates but the caliper mount/backing plates have a four bolt mounting i got them off a 73 corolla but they don't line up with the ke10 struts do i have to modifiy the bracket from the article it say it a direct fit can any one help Thanks Nardy

Hi all, Does any one know why engine oil would become very thick and stick in clumps in the sump even when warm? its a diesel engine but any help would be good even if it relates to petrol engines..

Hey Guys, Rollamods has kindly given me alot of information on good places to get clutches done, as I am in need of a new one. Can anyone give me some places to get the parts from and or installed please? just so I may chase some people up whom I have never heard of before ans see what they can do for me :P Cheers Sads

Can anyone help me with how to fit an after market tacho to my AE92 Rolla? I got it on ebay and the instructions where vague as. I asked my old man and he said where's the coil in the old days you just used to connect the electric tacho to either side of the coil and your dash lights for night time. I am a first time noob so go easy. :hug:

Hi, just wondering if this is normal or not. When in third gear the gear stick moves back and forth as you put the accelerate on and off. The gearbox is behind a 3k motor which is in my ke20 corolla.

hello all, i'm interested in swapping out my t40 tranny for a t50. i have a '78 toyota corolla wagon te38. what do i need to watch out for? heard that depending on the year of the t50, shaft length and spline numbers could be different.

hi. i've been hearing a bit about sigma arms bolting into ke35-55s. i was wondering if anyone can tell me what year model sigma arms to get? and how much camber they give. i've got rose-jointed corolla arms at the moment that give me between 0 to 4 deg of neg. but can't get it engineered because they are illegal. thanks

i've searched but can't come up with anything. i've just put on series 6 rx7 brakes and i'm after a master cylinder/ booster upgrade for my ke55. has anyone done this? ifso what have they used and what sort of mods are needed? it's just been painted so i don't realy want to go cuting up anything.

Outer CV boot on my SV21 camry has shat itself, Haynes manual recons it's a "non-serviceable" part but searching around the net and asking around it seems that it's apparently a fairly straightforward replacement... Anyone have any tips? I've never taken apart the front end of the Camry before (apart from replacing the steering rack), so have no idea what to expect. It appears that I need to take the hub off, and I'm guessing there's a circlip or something that holds it all together?

hey guys ive ran a search but couldnt find anything. if you can find anything please direct me that way :) ive been giving a early model xx ke70 which has been in a front end crash. engine still runs, 5spd which has just been rebuilt. and all new breaks. so now heres my question, seeing my breaks are shit, can i put a ke70 axle in a ke35. without TOO much trouble what will i have to change? will it be too wide? Is this a good idea? is it worth the trouble? cheers jamie :P

Alrighty, ive been trying to get my head around what ratio ive got in my diff. The Vehicle id tag was blank so i got this off mt diff: T948-42-001 Can anyone make sense of it or is it just some dumb numbers. Ive read numerous diff codes explained articles and none match the sequence on mine. However it looks to be a standard borg warner one. I may be wrong tho.

hey guys. i have almost got the 1ggte ke70 running but i need to get the solenoid on the lpg tank opening and closing properly, and its not opening at all with the current hodge podge of relays that are there. i ahve been told that i need a tachometric relay (it makes sense to me :P ) and i have everything i need to power this relay except a tacho signal wire. so that brings me to my question...where the hell do i get a tacho signal from?!?!?!!? cheers :|

Hey Guys, On my KE55 my front lights are retarded i'll explain. When i turn the right indicator on the front indicator works and when i turn the left one on it flashes fast but the parker flashes? Any idea's? Cheers

well as the topic says, the plug in my borg-warner diff won't undo ... it just spins and spins and spins and spins, and spins some more. In either direction ... so at the moment the plug is half-tight, constantly. Which means it leaks slowly, and makes it hard if i wanna put any oil into it (running a bit low i think) ... What the hell? Is this common? Tried searchin but didn't find shizzle... Dyzza

as i now own the 3t legally, its time to get half serious with it i'm looking for peoples thoughts on what to do, i was tinking something along the lines of a ported 2t head and a cam, ive all ready got a 32/36 webber and extractors. (it goes all right, but not that much better than my mates 4k-c, so whats the point in having the extra half litre :P ) any help, ideas or problems that i may run in too, would be great

A bloke gave me this gear box. He reckoned he got it out of a KE55 (1980 model I think). I wanted to get a 5 speed gear box (K50) for my 4K engine. But I'm a bit confused. It looks like a T50 gear box. The clutch fork is on the passenger side (starter motor side), and it doesn't have a return spring on it. It must be a hydraulic clutch. And the drain plug is not direcetly underneath like on my K40 gear box. The bell housing has got '3A' on the top of it. And the bolt pattern looks a bit different to my K40. He gave me the drive shaft, since the front yoke was smaller in diameter than my KE30, so I can swap it over. I counted the splines, and I think its 22. …

Hey i was just wondering what sort of sealent people use when putting the alloy cups around the sparkplugs and other gaskets on the motor as i am having trouble sealing the sparkplug cups. I've used a black silicon sealant which was a waste of time and i've now tried aviation for-a-gasket No. 3 goo no hardening. Just wondering if there is something on the market that the toyota factory used it was a grey colour Cheers nathan thanks in advance

Hi guys, not sure if you know me of not because I am quite new to the forums, and haven't posted for a couple of months. I have a ke70 corolla that i bought as my first car a few months ago and I'm keeping it standard. I'm also only just learning about cars, so forgive me for not speaking in car terms and jargon (also forgive me for asking seemingly easy questions). I have a can of $4 spray on fish oil, and although I generally know what to do with it, I want to make sure I am using it correctly and understand it fully. My car has recently developed a little bit of rust, one bit which is not just surface rust :) . The things that I wanted to know about the fish oil w…

on my 4agte in the last two months ive gone through 3 water pumps clutch fans and two radiators. they keep popping of the front were the pulley bolts on. I'm thinking of going electric, any suggestions?

Hi, I was just tiding up my 4K motor I'm about to put into my KE30 and noticed on the fuel pump for it there is an extra outlet my KE30 pump doesn't have. The 4K is out of a KE70 and the pollution system has been removed. And I belive this line went to a part of the fuel system in the KE70. So here is a photo of the pump on the 4K: (the extra outlet is pointing away from the block on the top of the pump) Now the one on my 3K in the KE30 doesn't have this out let yet a blocked hole for one. And both fuel pumps work. So here is a picture of the one on my 3K for comparison: So my main question is what is this outlet for and when was it introduced in…

I found this link while looking for a 4age 16V ignitor part number, may be helpful to some: http://www.celicatech.com/Colossus20v/20valveparts.html If any one can help with a Toyota part number for a 4age 16v ignitor I'd appreciate it. Chris

Hey all, I bent a pushrod in my 5K and I'm having a fair bit of trouble locating a new one. Toyota keep sending out the wrong one and the wreckers don't seem to be able to help. The pushrods in my 5K are roughly 15cm long. Firstly is this the right size that should be in a 5K and if it is why is toyota struggling to GET IT RIGHT. I would also like to know if all K motors have the same size pushrods and if anyone is Sydney has a pushrod that they think will suit or if anyone knows where i should look for one I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Mitch.

Hi all, new to the forum!! came across a set of globe mags that came off an 82 mitsubishi sigma. anyone have a clue on PCD and offset? or if they don't fit, i know the PCD on my rolla is 4x114.3 but I'm unsure of what offset is suitable and how do i measure it thanks Jon

Hey everyone, just a quick question. I was wondering if standard MA61 wheels use a shank wheel nut or a taperd wheel nut? cheers

I was just wondering how you guys handled rust in your corollas lol since we're all driving vintage machines. The boot in my ke70 is almost rusted through and spots around my petrol cap too. I'm thinking of taking up oxy acetylene welding. Maybe cut out the rust find a piece from a donor car and welding back into the hole. I don't want a crappy bog job lol because my ke70 deserves the best.

:) I have a question for any one that can shed some light on the subject, I currently have a KE20 corolla that I used for racing through country dirt roads with friends, I have retired the car to the paddock to teach the children how to drive as the car is very easy and reliable for them to learn in, here is the question, I am building an engine and need some info, 5k engine, 4K-e, injection, Big port 3K head, BMW bolt on super charger, Silvia intercooler, will the compression be low enough and will the 3K head match up with the 5K block without much modification?

Hey hey, I need a new radiator for my ke70 to suit my 4agze and i was just thinking most radiators from automatic cars have a transmission oil cooler built into them. What if i used that oil cooler for the engine and not the tranny, would it work or do more harm than good ?

does anyone know if there is another car or anything i could use to change the 4 stud pattern to a 5 stud pattern? the mags selection for 4 studs is crap and the mags i want only come in 5 stud!! thanks! Dale

Hi guy was wouder if u can help i want to do a brake and suspension upgrade to front and rear off my pano so it will be able to take the 4agze i plan to put in down the track the only thing is i would like to keep it all toyota if that is at all possible i have heard the corona mk2 "F" series diff will fit not sure what centre to put in that plus i would love to put disc rear end allso have heard u can use ra23 front struts but just want to make sure if i want big wheels they will not scrub

Hey all. doing a spring replacement on my AE71. So far the rears have been easy as but I'm having trouble figuring out on how the fronts go. how do I remove the current spring from the strut itself? I noticed on the strut top under a rubber cap a bolt obviously needs to be undone? (the one thats packed with grease) help! Jon

If anyone tells me to search ive searched and found nothing, So this has been bugging my for ages now, my rear suspension sits around 1 -2cm higher on the left hand side at the rear, i have checked all my trailing arms and they are all perfectly straight, i have a stock panhard rod although that doesnt make a differnce to the height. I have had around 3-4 differnt rear end set ups, with everyone it has always sat higher on the left hand side, my current set up is kyb excel g short strokes and 6.5kg springs. Ive also heard of a few other Ke's not just 70's doing this aswell, happend to anyone here? Here are 2 pictures for a reference, sorry they are the best i have.

Hey guys I'm new to this forum..and need some help I'm here open for any ideas on what i should do, i currently have my hands on a 78 corolla coupe its immac the only thing is power wise... with a 3k motor 4speed box.. ive decided on a full engine change, i know i want to go bigger just not sure what will fit, i like the sound of a twin cam motor but not sure if they are a good fit..can ne1 help? what do u guys reccomend thanks...but i don't wanna spend stupid amounts of money on it though... I'm open for any suggestions .....as I'm goin to make this corolla tuff.. cheers adz

Hi, Got 5K into car today and running thanks to help of trev but it idles fast can't be timed long story there and is a bugger to run. So I am looking into swapping the 5K carbie throats and jets into the 3K one. So I was wondering will they fit and what are the 5K jet sizes and throat diameters. I read the FAQ only has 4 and 3K ones. Also will a 4K points dizzy go into a 5K block? Probably yes. Why u say my electric dizzy don't have time to muck with it so going old school for ease of use for a few months then swapping back to electric dizzy and before you ask keeping the electric dizzy not for sale..lol Cameron

When I push the clutch in on my DX, to stop at the lights, it just seems to die. I have to pull the choke on it a bit to make it idle, but after ive pulled the choke out it will idle again without dieing... do you guys have any idea what is causing this? :lolcry: