General Mechanical

Hi all. I have heard rumors that the Red Coolant used by Toyota has been causing corrosion in engines after about 10 years, and Toyota servicing are removing it after the Warranty period to put a better Green product in. Has anyone heard this, is it just a rumor? I heard it through a friend who knows a Toyota specific service agent. Any one else had similar problems? Grant

My K-50 had been making a whining bearing noise in 1st,2nd,3rd and 5th gear so my mechanic said come in and i will teach you to pull it apart. We thought it was just a dead bearing but when we pulled the countershaft, which is the shaft that runs parallel to the output shaft in the gearbox and where the bearing operates for the gears on the shaft and it has deteriorated creating the whining noise. Has anyone else come across this? Is it common problem? Here are some images of the shaft out of the gearbox and an image from my Toyota chassis manual, only in the manual it doesn’t have the section of bearing steel in which the bearing runs on in my gearbox. Any advice or anyo…

hey guys, i just pulled down two 4k's that i got given, one from a ke70 van, one from a sedan, the one in the van had flat top pistons and a head with deeper valve areas than that of the sedan motor. are the flat tops standard or are they forgies and some one has put a different head on it. check my pics, first 3 pics are the flat tops head, last three are the other. also the ends of the head are different, one has a cap with 4 bolts. is it possibly a 3k bigport head? thanks

Hello guys, sorry for the noob question. Ain't a car expert here. i Juz got a AE93 7AFE corolla which has a shaky rear view mirror. i believe its screwed on to the top. Anyone knows of any parts similar to the original at maybe supercheap auto ? if possible i want to seek for the exact replacement not those paste on the windscreen types. Also can this take the "powered" side mirror mods?

I'm looking at supercharging the rolla but the Q is AMR 300, AMR 500, Sc12 or Sc14 5K Ke20, does anyone have any experience with any of these and what do you think is the best one to use, keeping in mind I need to be able to drive it every day on pulp, any input is appreciated :dance: :lmao: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

Hi guys, I am in that mental debate situation for my 5K I'm building. Trying to work out if I want Dizzy Regraph, Jaycar Prog Ignition or perhaps the Megajolt ignition V4 Read up about the Megajolt, but I can't seem to find many people in Aus using it, and I reckon that may be due to the lack of access to the Ford EDIS gear you need to run it. Anyone out there used it? Tom.

Hi all could someone please tell me if Getting twin carbs (not sidedraft) for my 4k is worth it, ive had mixed opinions on this, it is for a twin weber setup, my mechanic uncle says itll just waste gas. Also could someone please tell me how to rejet carbs suitable for a 4k preferably with pics. Thanks all

hey guys at the moment i have cut, king low springs and monroe shocks in the front of my ke30 but i need to stiffen and lower the front end up becuase its to sloppy on the track. I have orderer whiteline sway bars for the front and rear. What other ways are there to get the front rock hard for drifting ?

hey everyone. i'm not sure if this is the right section so mods move as required ( but i think i got it right) my mum just blew up her mx5 :dance: , i know its not a rolla but you guys are all pretty car learned so i was hoping you all could help, underneath a wollies car park. she managed to get it home but its was running quite bad. we think it may be a blown head gasket though can't be sure, what is a way to check?? basically it is blowing copious amounts of white smoke out the rear and a small bit either out of the head or exhaust. she wont idle and is hard to start. the injectors where cleaned the other week, could this have caused some sort of other problem?…

Hi All!!! I got a T-18 I am doing up, and something i have come across lately, and something that opitimises the style I am looking at, is the concept of "Modifications that look Stock" I want to know what people consider as performance modifications that look stock... Anything you think will improve the handling, comfort or overall appeal of the car while giving the impression that "hey, it could/should have come from the factory like that..." Anything from rims, exhaust, engine conversions, suspension, seats and interior mods... anything goes... I want to hear thoughts on every aspect. Looking forward to all your ideas.

hello guys I'm new to the site and was wondering if someone could help me out i got a pair of 45mm webers and trying to presserise i got an 82 wagon I'm charging the last time i did this i boult the webbers already done so I'm trying to save my money and put it somewhere esle thanks for any info

I went to get my Ke55 stuts converted into coilovers today, and the guy at the suspension place sugested that use AE86 struts instead, he said that he can use better shocks into it and you get the added bonus of bigger brakes. Now that all sounds sweet to me, but i did not know that this was possible. he insures me that it all bolts up. Has any used this combo into a Ke55? And what if any problems did you have? Thanks

hey all just picked up a ke70 for $200 had a stuffed motor so i put my good motor into it had a stuffed choke cabel but can't figure out how to remove it to replace it with my good one any help appreciated thanks :D

Hello all, I am currently rebuilding a pair of DHLA40 carburetors for my new engine and I came across a problem which I thought I'd throw up on here to see if anyone knows the answer. One of the carbs has at some stage in it's previous life had the butterflies removed and when I bought them (ebay) the brass screws that hold them in place were missing. Now, I've been searching in town for replacement ones however I can only find people who can order in Weber items, not Dellorto. My question is, are the screws that hold the butterflies to the shaft in a DCOE weber the same/interchangeable with DHLA carbs? I don't have access to a DCOE carb, so I can't compare myself. …

:dance: Hey Guys Has anyone ever had to grind down a brake caliper to fit a wheel on before? I just got some new wheels and i put them on but when the front ones went on they wouldn't spin I then realised that the caliper was protruding too far out and the wheel wasn't quite sitting properly :lolcry: I took to the caliper with a grinder and took off perhaps 4-5mm of what looked like unneeded steel Is this safe? i haven't really got to the meat of the calliper or anything but i didn't knw if this was a common issue And also, how much clearance should be between the wheel and calliper? At the moment there is maybe 2mm Should i grind more off? A…

Gaday, i'm wanting to know what injection manifolds are availiable to fit a 4K. Me and my mate are planning on trying to make a gas injection setup for our rally car, and since his dad is a gas fitter he can do this quite easily but we don't want to make our own manifold, and i'm wondering if maybe a 7k one would bolt onto a 4k head and if it does what cars did they come on. cheers

hey i was wonder if would do anything if i hooked up the heater fan inside the car as a electric turbo supercharger thingy hook it up so that the outlet goes straight to the carby instead of that radiator thing that goes to the vents and i would be cool because i could adjust the speed of the fan thanks

now that i got your attention lol About to put K40 box onto the 4k, just need to clarify a few Q's before i go dropping motor in 1) I'm assuming if the clutch is not alingned properly the gearbox wont go on? i think i have it fine, box goes on and comes off ok. 2) How is the throwout bearing attached? i know it sits ontop of the Clutch fork. but what next? just put box on? 3) How do make sure timing is good before i crank over motor? the dizzy was half out when i got motor and i want to make sure its not way way out of timing, like 180 degrees backwards or whatever. 4) i got 2 4 speed boxes. the one I'm going to use has 2 prong's for something electrical to ho…

Hey all, Just interested in some opinions.................. CLICK Even with this jet setup, who beleives it is still to big for a 4/5k ? Cheers,

Hey check this. serviced my 911 today, and when I pulled the rotor out I got a strange surprise. Check it out below. Funny offset rotor arm. In the centre, the yellow thing is spring loaded with an electrical contact on the end. Centripetal force drives it out until it makes contact with the tab on the outside. I think its a crude sort of rev limiter, because once it contacts it will earth through the driveshaft of the dizzy. The replacement item I bought was just your garden variety rotor, so If anyone knows any more about it, I'm all ears.....

Hi guys, I have a mystery cam I bought of kangaroosa. Its had a grind, but no idea what it is. Before I run it I want to check the lift etc. If anyone has a stock cam and a stock set of rocker posts lying around, I was after the following measurements: Root diameter of both inlet and exhaust cam lobes Overall height (from face to face) of the rocker posts. Cheers tom.

hey guys, I'm thinking of buying another corolla. to save the trouble of getting the engine tunned or what ever ( only casue I'm spent money on getting my 3k fixed n running sweet) i was planning on swapping my current 3k out of my ke30 which has an auto box and swapping the engines over, both engine wil be 3k's. the 3k which run of the auto box will be going on to a manual. i have no time during the week due to work and the only time i would ahve to do it is over the weekend.. I'm not to mechanicaly minded but know how to do bits n piece ( i aint stupid other wise) what would i need to do the swap and how much time would it take? CAN I DO THIS??? any…

For those that have done the swap, can you give me some advice to go about wiring up the thing? or guid me the right direction for some info. Ive done a lot of wiring before, buit i want to get some background info before i start it. FWIW, the motor is a S14 SR20DE (non turbo) going into a ke70. Will i be able to run the stock tacho? Any help would be much appreciated.

I want a brand of Supercharger that provides LOW down rev range boost! 2000rpm? ish if possible!

hey all i just want to no what kind of mods i can get for a 4k-U engine to make it go abit harder, i don't no much when it comes to engines so help me out! i don't want to go to crazy so it drinks massive amounts of fuel and don't want it to run hell sloppy, but yeee anyones ideas will be much appreciated, cheers, haydo

The 4:1 ratio in my KE17 is way to short. Looking for a bolt in replacement thats about a 3:7. Otherwise what ratios can yoy get for a KE30/55 rear. Any advise would :) be greatly appreciated!

Is there any difference between KE30 Brake Boosters to KE55 Brake boosters? Can the KE55 master cylinder go onto the KE30 brake booster? Would the KE30 brake booster even bolt onto my 1981 KE55 hardtop? Sorry about the nub question.

hey guys tonight i put on my new wheel cylinders and my new shoes on my ke35 and everything went to plan, bleeded my breaks and then thought how do i adjust my drums to the right friction, I'm thinking i roar down my street backwards then slam on the peddel and hopfully they will adjust them selfs then slowly crawl my way down do the local garage. what should i do Thanks, Lukey :lolcry:

other than after market seats,does any one know or has installed themselves seats from a later model corolla?or simular.i have a ke30.i would go to the wreckers,but i would like to know if you have done this to your own car.or could recommend later model seats that fit without to much modifitcation? thanks for any help andy

Hey guys I posted this on Toymods but didn’t get much help so I thought I’d ask you…. Hey guys is anyone running a peddle box with the clutch master mounted under the dash and the reservour remote mounted (something like a van setup) as I will need to do this because my intake plenum is in the way. Any pics would be great has I can do all the fabricating just need an idea on where to start. Cheers Shaun.

having problems with clutch cable atm. can't seem to find how it goes, i got some pics so maybe someone can help. Number 1 seems the obvious spot for the clutch cable to go thru, but that means it has to bend sharply to reach top of pedal (number 3) Number 2 seems right for it, but the rubber cup bit the cable go through don't fit in in thaat hole. I'm lost. very lost

With me only being 15 and the new laws in nsw saying that i couldn't drive around in a modified car, my dad suggested that i put a dohc head on my 4k, seeing as most other brands of engines can swap heads eg. subaru 2.5l with 2l and ford 1.8l and 2l heads i was wondering if there were a toyota head with dohc that would bolt straight up, without too many modifications. i was hoping that a 4age head would bolt up seing as they're relitivly cheap in comparison and would be easier to find max

hi am just wondering about lowering the front end of my ke10. it has a macpherson strut set up with a tranverse leaf spring. I have been told different things about lowering it. question is do i need to get a new transverse leaf spring made up or will it go low enough if i just change the coils to 40 mm lowered. i was told the transverse may not allow the front to rest down enough , hence meaning the coils maybe loose on the macpherson strut where they seat . is this true and has anyone out there lowered theres. And i don't mean lowering it by chopping the springs or removing the leaf spring and throwing it away . i lost a mate in a car with chopped springs wa…

hey guys ive got a ke38 with a 4afte in it and i had a few questions. firstly will a 4age turbo manifold bolt up to a 4afe and will a 4age head fit on a 4afe any help would be great thanks

Hi Guys Would a 4K starter motor suit a 4A engine? Cheers Mike

hi ive searched the furums but they havent answered what i need to know. i am looking at a 1980 ke55 which is a auto and i have another ke30 at home which is a 4 speed will the gearbox and crossmember etc. from the ke30 bolt into the ke55 with no problems?

i am currently replacing all the suspension bushes on my ke10. i had no trouble finding rear shackle bushes in nolathene. When i asked to order a set of front eye bushes they arrived but werent the correct size. we double checked with the manufacturer and they claim they are the correct ones. the size i received were : 50mm diameter at the bush end 10mm eye bolt hole the ones that come out of my car were : 35mm diameter at the bush end 8mm or so eye bolt hole I'm just wondering if anyone out there has had the same problem. …

My old man recently gave me a AE92 rolla, and i was wondering how hard it would be to install power steering? and where i would start looking for parts? (wreckers, etc.) any help would b appreciated

do i need top make ke10 front control arm bushes or can i get em somewhere. I'm sick of talking to dicks in shops. u guys and gals on this forum are like family to me now :P

hi i was just wondering wether my car is a early or late 20?? heres a link to some pictures of it http://www.rollaclub.com/board/?showtopic=20660 thanks