General Mechanical

i've got oil on the bolts on my inlet manifold. i've no idea where it is coming from any ideas? here is a pic. its dry above the bolts. i've taken the bolts out and the threads are dry.

I have a couple issues with my 1978 KE30 corolla (1.2, manual trans) that I hope you can help me with. 1. It drives great, but when I put the car in neutral when coming to a stop it stalls. However, it will restart if I put it back in gear as long as I am still coasting more than 10/mph. Also, if I pull the choke out before I start braking it will not stall. 2. Sometimes the car will not start. When I turn the key it does nothing...no click, no attempted start, nothing at all. However, if I shift through the gears or wait a few hours it will then turn over. Any thoughts? All the lights work, the blower works etc. so it is not the battery and the starter wa…

Hey there people, Well it's a long story, but I'll do my best to cut it short :lovin: I ordered some new 5K pushrods from Toyota last week and went to pick them up today. Basically got there, compared my one from my engine to the new ones, and hmmm the new ones are too long. So, I ask the guy to have a look to find the part number for the pushrods from the varied 5K models (flat top pistons/solid lifters). So anyway, the guy goes and gets help from another guy. So now two people there ask me if I am certain I have a 5K and with my response the guys looks through the computer muttering stuff the the first guy, "Check the YH** Tarago, I think they had 5K's" :D Funnily e…

Hi all, i was just after some help with tuning my twincarbs, they are the stock ones off a srcoupe that i have on my 4k with extractors and exhast and full ignition system, anyway, i havent got my lumpy cam yet so i was wondering if someone could tell me the most basic way to tune them to go their hardest, 9i can fine tune) in simple talk. also i find sometimes when i accelerate hard, the revs don't drop fully , and i think its to do with the throttle return spring, is there supposed to be one on each carb, has anyone else had this prob, any help would be appreciated Cheers, jono

Hi everybody Does anyone know of the paint codes for a 1970 KE25. I'm after the white colour they where painted in. Cheers

I have just put a 4k-c from a ke35(?) into my KE70 and the emissions from the carby are different.. It wont start, what do i need to plugged un/blocked off to have my car running? Thanks, marvis.

Hi all, I have done a quick search which yielded no results. As many would know i have put a 4g93t engine into my ke20, i know that this engine is a legal conversion. My question concerns my brake mods. I have upgraded the front brakes to GSR lancer brakes, i have not modified the calipers, or struts, i have however made new mounting brakes, these are made to the original thickness of the ke20 ones where they mount to the strut and are the same thickness as the GSR bracket where the caliper mounts. They are very strong and rather overkill but they are the brakes so i wasnt gonna skimp. The rotors mount the same as the original ke20 ones, only are thicker and l…

Hi all, I am in the process of changing my front seats out of my daily driver ke20, and would like to know what kind of seats fit without to much trouble. :yes: Mine have lost most of it's foam stuffing and it feels like your sitting on the floor, so I would like some comfortable seats with some sideways support, just rember being a two door, that the back part has to fall forward as I need access to the rear seat for passengers. :D Cheers, Mark. :D :fuzz:

Hey hey, I'm having some problems with the 3k in my KE30 and I'm not sure what to do. All I've done after buying the car is: Oil/oil filter, fuel filter, air filter, cleaned the spark plugs and run out off fuel on the way to work :D run some fuel system cleaner through it but got no love. Anyway, when I drive it to work now (40 min's on highway@110) all goes well until I hit the 60km zone (5min's from work) I seem to be loosing the primary and have to drive it on the secondary (flat to the floor) push the accelerator halfway down and nothing happens then bam!!! off she goes, kinda, sorta. 3 corners later and I make it to work, car dies in car park, I g…

Hi i need 2 no what cluch i can use ive got a ae71 with a 86kw 4age out of a ae82 in it its got a T50 sprinter box please help?

hi there,can anybody tell me the numbers from a ke35 diff? there is a letter B stamped on the edge of the diff there is also number 4 and 121 S on the side as well .i'm pretty sure its a 4.11 ratio. can any body help thanks...andy

anyone know of something cheap and simple?

Hi i wont 2 put nissan skyline r31 brakes in my ae71 just wondering if aneyone has done this convertion and have aney pics or iders that can help

I've found a set of these in one of my boxes - are these for a 4K? Or 4AGE? Did a quick look around the web and it looks like it's for a 4A, but from memory my 4AGE took iridium plugs (or something to that effect)?

gday dudes. how much oil is needed for a ke70 5 speed gear box. thanks

Hi Guys, just wanted to get your input on a problem that i have. I have a 91 GTi corrolla, with 17" vault rims and recently i had to change the 2 front tyres. Ever since the new tyres were fitted, i noticed that everytime i go over a speed hump or pot hot, even small ones, the tyres actually scrap against the inside of the guards which is annoying. It happened even before i got the new tyres but more frequent with these new tyres. I bought the car last year second hand and I'm pretty certain that it has been lowered, don't know if it was properly lowered or the springs were cut. Therefore i just wanted to get your opinion on the possible causes and solutions. …

Hey guys just wondering what way you turn the air fuel screw on the carby, if you want to make it rich and make it lean?

well i've been looking around for a wile and seen a decant package http://spoolimports.com/content/SPOOLCONRO...TONPACAKGES.asp SPOOL 4AGE conrods and WISECO Forged Pistons just wondering has anyone had any problems with these two brands

Hi Guys See two pictures attached, one is the solid lines from the fuel tank (Assume) and the other the fuel pump on a 4AC engine. I need to get the two of these linked, the pictures describe what I think each are, Am I correct? Cheers Mike

wen i bought my Ke70 in 2006 it came with a 4k block in the boot however the motor in the engine bay is a 4k-u with the dished pistons. ill be keeping one of the blocks and getting bored out etc. anyway my question is would it be possible to put the flat top pistons in the 4k-u block for better compression or would they hit the valves or cause any problems? EDIT: i will be putting the original 4k head back on aswell

What size bolts do I use to secure clutch plate/cover to flywheel on a 4AC?

Hey, I'm wondering if an 4afc gearbox from an ae92 corolla would be compatible with the 16v 4age engine? thanks i have searched around to find the answer, and all i seem to find is RWD conversions. yes ive used google too :)

Found this on ebay.... http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Toyota-Celica-2T-3T...1QQcmdZViewItem If you look at the welds on the mounting flange to the head in the first pic, they look pretty ordinary compared to the other welds. Anyway, what I'm thinking is that this manifold was orinigally made for an SR or CA, then had the flange cut off it and a T series one welded on!! So for anybody interested in turboing a T series motor, it looks like they have the same exhaust port spacings as a Nissan motor! Heres an SR one..... http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SR20DET-TURBO-EXHAU...1QQcmdZViewItem

Hi from Ireland.. Any idea what this t50 ? is from ...year/model/engine-size (disregard bellhsg/adaptor ! ) Celica ta22 looks different.. Thanks for any info.

I have a '87 Corolla hatch. I love it so far. But! I need more power. It seems to lack speed pick-up, I struggle to get to 80 uphill, and as I do a lot of hills driving I need a bit of grunt. I don't want to spend a awful lot. So idea's are appreciated. Thanks, Tim.

anyone have a clue if its easy to swap the diff centre for a ke70? and how long would it take cheers

ok guys ive got a ke38 p/van with a 4afte, thats a 4afe with a turbo fitted not a 4efte. any way i wana upgrade cause i no the 4afe has sh!t internals i got my hands on a 4age out of an ae82 i believe this is a big port motor?. and now to my question which is the best motor to turbo the big port the small port or the GZE also reasonings as to why they are better/different would be great thanks Duggy

The throttle on my 4ac (ae82) is sticking. Its so bad it doesn't start sometimes until I pump the throttle enough that it frees up. There's quite a delay between me releasing the throttle and the revs dropping. Also when I clutch in to change gears it revs up about 300rpm before dropping again. Ive cleaned out and around the carby. Ive also lubed all the throttle components around the carb. The throttle return spring works fine and doesn't feel like there's any delay. I've got a weber and adapter plate I could put on but I'm not sure how hard it would be to hook up the accelerator cable, fuel line or what I'd do with the vac lines. Ive never used it in the months…

hey all, It's not a rolla but 2nd best, Any help on this would be great, as my head is in pain... a problem that won't go away! please help! thanks chad

hey guys, I'm currently running an sr20 in my corolla its impossible to to handbrake into corners as the gear box sits quite a way back, and when in second its practically above the handbrake. any hints on what i can do to shorten the handbrake. i know its been done before. though i couldnt find any real help info on it. cheers

just about got my engine started yesterday and realised the carbs arnt getting any fuel into them. pump is working and it has pressure. it doesnt have a choke so could it be that the fuels not going in cos there cold? any help would be great

Hey guys, I have looked around and i can't seem to find much. just wondering, where abouts do these lines hookup to? these three lines seem to all go into one.. So what do these lines do? and what are they needed for? and what do you suggest i do? (its not going on a MR2?) and heres the flooding of photos.

hey all, recently purchased my first ke20. now to stopping time in this car is a lil slow for me haha and i really wanna swap out the stud patterns to 4x114.3 for a more variety of wheels as i don't wanna be getting sets redrilled! now after doing a search on here, reading the FAQ and a lil help from benzo ;) i couldn't find the answer i was after... FRONTS i want to know if a can just swap out my front ke20 struts with ke55/ke70 struts or even ke30 if need be... to get the new stud pattern and a larger brake, is it a straight swap or will there be some modding? and will if fit onto the ke20 lower control arm? or is there another way i can upgrade...? REARS …

I'm researching an engine conversion and was wondering if the 4a-c comes in any rwd rolla's? I thought they came out in the sprinters but not sure. I'm guessing they're not an easy engine to find. Any help would b good.

hello want to strip all paint from some hanging panels to begin body repairs what is the best process? acid tank/chemically strip OR abrasive blasting ~ sandblasting, soda, glass bead, plastic garnet.... what is the best? where in melbourne can you recommend which is good service and price not too steep?

hey fellas... ive put blocks in the back but now its time for the front. instead of buyin new springs lowered. what else can i do besides choppin the origional ones?? let me know.. cheers guys

Hey all, first of all my 4k keeps misfiring at high rpm wen i stab the throttle and occasionly wont start or dies at low rpm, the dizzy cap looks pretty foul so I'm gonna get a new one tomorrow, but if not does anyone know what the points should be spaced at, my points are relatively new but may have moved. and as a second question, the vacuum advance, can someone tell me where the hose should connect, i have it connected to the dizzy and to sumwhere near the carbs, but not actually on the carbs, I'm running a stock twincarb setup, but with 4k carbs rather than the 3k ones, can someone please tell me if thge vac advancance is supposed to connect to the carbs, if so, w…

anybody know the weight of an 80 mod KE38 cs manual wagon

I have a 2 door KE-30 Corolla with the 3K-C engine (1200) and was wondering if there are any 5 spd gearboxes around that will drop straight inplace of my 4 spd box?

Ok so the T50 is buggered so I've source a W5x series gearbox and its pretty cheap for coming with a bellhousing as well. RWD is normally not my thing so I just wanna make sure I've thought of everything so the process isnt slowed thatmuch. Gearbox with bellhousing -> Check starter motor -> the standard 4a one ok? Speedo cable -> electric/mechanical? interchangable? Clutch -> Still at a loss for this one, need one to fit 200mm 29.8mm centre and 21 tooth. Found out its a bluetop flywheel :) Shifter position -> Holes will need to be cut, both the t and w boxes are long Driveshaft -> Will need to be shortened, use the front half off the w55 …