General Mechanical

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

gday guys, ive been on here a while thought i would sign up, cuase from what i read you guys know your stuff!! basically ive got a ke70, 4kc engine, with a 3kc carby on it, and it will not idle and splutters at low revs the reason i put the 3kc carby on there is that i was told it was the same as a 4kc one except it had no emissions stuff. i hooked up all the vac lines exact same as they were on the 3kc that i got the carby from (all 3 of them....) basically the engine runs fine if you got your foot on the accel (ie high revs), but as soon as you take it off it just dies, like you have just turned it off with the key... i have not been able to take it for a dr…

hi all, just a quick question. i've been searching through all of the different forums to try n find the answer but i was wondering if someone out there has put a fwd 4age into their ae71 or ke70, and when they got it into the car did the air intake manifold clear under the bonnet without being modded in another way than just the cut n shut to put the throttle body onto the front instead of the rear???????????

yeah just wondering what the point gap is on an ae71 also the timing how many degress? CHEERS.

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:

I've been looking through the Noltec catalogue as I'm looking into purchasing some adjustable camber/castor strut tops for my KE55. I have also been getting quotes from various locations, and have established that AE86 strut tops can be bought cheaper. I was under the impression that AE86 items would fit, but the Noltec catalogue disagrees with me. According to Noltec, their N44025 strut top will fit the following models: COROLLA KE20,KE25,KE26,TE25 ‘70-78 COROLLA KE30,KE35,KE36,KE38,KE50,KE55 ‘75-81 COROLLA KE70,KE71,AE70,AE71 ‘81-85 Whereas the AE86 uses part number N44026. I thought that if the part fitted an AE86, it would also fit an AE71. What w…

Hi all just a quicky just wondering if 4k-c and 5k-c waterpumps are interchangeable. i.e. use a 4k pump on a 5k thanks Daniel.

I have a modified 5K in my KE70 but i want MORE POWER, as does everybody. I want to know what the internal differences are btween the 5 and 7K motor because i plan to stroke out the 5K to up the displacement. 1. Are the crankshafts the same? 2. What is the difference in the length of the rods? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Mitch.

Hi, Well me and des attacked my car today an in 3 hourse we had my old 3K and 4 speed box out andthe new 4K and 5 speed in :wink: But the gear box has no cross member on it and well the jack is currently holding it up. So problem is put crosmember in adn the gear box mount for rubber is about 2mm futher back if not more (will try for pic tomorrow). So How have other people done the swap in a KE30 toa K50 from a KE70? As by the looks even redrilling the gear box cross member to fit the K50 mount blocks it still wont fit int eh car as box mount futher back so help wanted? So if anyone has advice on mounting or pictures be apprecated. Thanks Cameron

Hi to all, i have a AE82 twinky with problems :hmm: . when it is idle-ing, it will idle at 2000rpm then drop down to 1300rpm then back up to 2000rpm. it continues to do this several times then the revs will increase to 2500rpm then drop down to 2000rpm and then back to repeating the up's n downs with the revs. the engine check light is not on and i have done the diagnostic check which told me everything is normal. neither the service manual or the max ellery manual tells me whats going on. please help

hey, got a bit of a problem with the stoppers. symptoms: when she is off the brakes feel good, when i start it up and its running they turn shit! the peddel have a lot more travel. a few times the brake warning light flashed on and stayed on for a while, when i braked it would go out and then back on (i thought it was a low fluid light). checks: i have gave the fronts a bleed, but i do not think this is the problem, because they felt good before i bleed them and after, it impoved slightly. i also topped up the fluid and it wasnt low before. i cannot see any obvious leaks and i have checked the vaccum line while it was running again no problems that could see.…

this is a drum diff out of the celica fastback... i think this is a disc diff out of (as teddy tells me) AE86. what style of diff are these? Are parts easyish to get for them? CAN U GET A LSD FOR THEM???? (the main point of the thread.) i have heard that the hilux 2wd lsd boults into a housing but I'm not sure which one.

Hi guys, Hoss from Sweden here. I'm having a bit of a concern. I'm the owner of a stock KE70-82 and I'm about to get some new wheels (stud pattern 4/114,3). The rims I been looking at have markings on the outside "5½ J*15 H2-E40" and the markings on the inside are "5" and "86". As far as I understand (and please correct me if I'm wrong) the 5½ stands for the width, 15 stands for the diameter and E40 for the offset. The H2 I don't have clue to what it means... And it's the same with the 5 and the 86. I don't really know the size of the stock rims I have now, but the tires are 145/80/r13. According to my calculations the tires I need to get should have th…

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

Hi, My name is Cliff and I am a 1998 Corolla owner (aka: Chevy Prizm) from Northwest Florida. My mechanic is making no headway and is getting ready to throw in the towel on my Corolla. The car stalls when headlights or AC is turned on – the car runs fine otherwise. For a few weeks prior to this, the headlights would never turn off if they were ever turned on initially via the headlight switch– I would have to pull a relay under the hood momentarily and plug it back in to extinguish the lights. During this period, the Daytime Running Lights became totally inoperative (meaning that they never came on, but had always worked previously). Immediately prior to this, …

Hi All, here's my first how to, not sure if the pics will work but here go's. Cheap brake upgrade for RWD Corollas (AE71 or similar). After looking through endless web pages for information on a cheap brake upgrade, and not finding anything useful (some people have a different view on what “cheap†is – my definition is as cheap as possible) I've decided to throw this article together. My set up (not yet cleaned and painted) http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p232/fo.../Image00002.jpg Close up: http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p232/fo.../Image00003.jpg I've used T18 struts as the basis of my upgrade as they are fairly easy to find (compar…

hey guys Was cleaning out my corolla the other day and i found my carpet was wet on the passengers side, so i looked up behind the console and the valve where, when you turn the heater on it lets coolant run through, was leaking. So i found a guy with another corolla and replaced the part that was leaking, a day later same problem. just wondering if any one has had the same problem and how they fixed it maby i had some bad luck and the part that i got of this guy was leaking too, tho his carpet was fine bahhh!!

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

hey guys was wondering if anyone has put the 1g v6 s/c on a 4agze and if so could u help me out please! i want to know how to do it and if u could send photos of the braket!! thanks!! Dale

Hi, With my KE30 the old 3K is getting a bit tired and I plan to install a 4K motor into it and a KE70 5 speed box. But I was just wanting to know what other people have been through in QLD to get there cars road legal with it and insurance to still cover them? So mainly I'm looking for info on how to go about doing this mod on the paper work side and where I should start as all RTA could tell me was ring a mechanic blah blah no help. As I know how to do the swap but since I need my car I was hoping to get the swap done in a day and the next day take the car to a place to get the blue plate. But can anyone give me a good name or number of a person in the Brisbane/ I…

Hey guys Quick question. Is the bolt pattern the same on a 40 dcoe weber the same as a dellorto dhla 40? Reason is I'm looking at a pair of dellortos but redline only make manifolds to suit 40 dcoe webers. So i was wondering if a manifold for a weber will fit the dellorto? Cheers guys

webbers took me for a drive in his ae82 twinky tonight, oh my god, those things pull hard, i was suprised, this made me think that these engine s in the earlier rollas must be fast cars. this then makes me think how fast my rolla s going to be, with more power and less weight, (than the big port) i'm farking stocked. thats all really just had too say something. paul

i have just got extractors for my ke35 coupe and when we took off the stock exhaust they have a hole on the bottom of the carby do i have to seal this hole up with my new extractors thanks heaps Luke :jamie:

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...

Hi, this is my first post...ever. I wanted to see if anybody can help, and I really appreciate it if you can. This is going to be a long story, but I'll try to cut it down. I have a 1976 Corolla 2TC SR5 liftback. My dad was the original owner and it only has 75k on it, so it really means a lot to me to get this car running again. About a year ago, I came up to a stop and the car died. It wouldn't hold an idle. Anything below about 2500 rpms and it felt like it was out of time. Anything above and it ran perfect. I checked my idle screw and it was fine. then I checked and replaced all of the vacuum lines. It still didn't fix it. I couldn't really tryto check …

Hi all well i have a problem i am 6ft 5 and a corolla isnt the best car for me but i still love them. The problem i have is that the seat doesnt go back enough i was wondering if any of you have the same problem and if your have any ideas. So far i have though of getting more seat rails and then welding them onto the seat but I'm not sure. any imput would help thanks Lukey :)

I am buying a redline manifold to suit weber/dellorto 45m carbs, the linkage kit they are telling me to use is for a weber's when i have dellortos. Does anyone know if they are the same, the salesperson "thinks" they are the same but isnt 100% sure, don't want to spend the $260 to find out it isnt so any help is much appreciated.

hey guys I got a ye old ke-30 as my first car, I'm pretty happy with most of it but its just lacking that sound that gets a teenagers hormones running. She has a fairly stock 4k engine with stock headders and what not its got a cat on it, the original tailpipe is 1.5" I'm just wondering what would sound the s**t off the back for as less cash as possible. I was thinking of gettin rid of the stocky and wackin a canon 3" outlet, tho it may look a bit..."I wish i was a lancer". The other option was just going for a normal sports muffler dual tip or single. Maby i cud just chop the muffler on and have a straight pipe lol. PS. i unbolted the exhaust from cat back...sounds…

Steering rack ends in the AE71 need replacing. I can't find any info on doing this on the 'net - usually my search skills are beyond immediate reproach, even if not so once subjected to detailled and relentless scrutiny ... If someone has a link to some info, that would be very groovy. Alternatively ... maybe someone can indulge me with answers to the following questions: Before I start breaking out the ramps, tools, removing rack boots and generally opening a can of worms I don't want ... what's involved? :) Is replacing the rack ends a big job (I've replaced inner and outer tie-rods and rebushed the whole front end on the 25 before ... ) best left to som…

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 ?

I'm up to the stage where i need to setup a Crank Angle Sensor on my 20v in my KE25 corolla Race car, only due to the rules for ym class not allowing me to mod the firewall to fit the dizzy, Does anyone know anyone that is able to do this setup (prefer in syd), Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers TROY IPRANSW #71 KE25 Under 2lt Corolla

Hi all, My KE70 wagon was broken into last week. They smashed the front passenger side window. Does anyone happen to know if an 8 Corona window is the same size? The dimensions seem very similar and I have acces to a dead corona but I don't want to go to the trouble of pulling the window out if it's not gonna fit in the rolla. thanks guys matt

Hi ya. We have a hilux surf 1988, turbo. We travel with the air-con on and go up a hill and we loose power and temp gauge goes into the red, only does this when air-con is on. Temp goes back down when you go along the flat. Only started doing this 1yr ago. We have had the following done: radiator, hoses,thermostat,temp sensor,pressure test-hot and cold,added an extra fan on the front. Have had it to 2 diesel blokes without success. Use to get 400 to 450 ks now only get 350 ks. think thats about it. thanks debbie

Hi, Just digging around in the shed and I came up with this old sticker that used to be on my car that came off a few years ago and I forgot about it. So might be of help to some one or be useful if up loaded into the FAQ. Cameron

Hey does any one know the kw/hp of ke70 and or ae71 rear wheels or engine power?

Ok i have a ke35 with a 3k in her i have just got extractors and I'm about to put a exzorst system on her i was thinking about a 2 inch but i have been told that for a corolla it isnt worth it (i was horified) so what do u think i should put on her. Then i was talking to my cousin and he said when he put his exzorst system on his carby wasnt taking enough air in, if so what sort of carby should i put on her. Thanks heaps Luke :)

Delivering pizzas quite happily the other night. On the way back to the store from the last del of the night, engine starts to run rough, as if it was weak on one cylinder. I think, "Meh, probably just some carby bullshit. It'll fix itself." Get back to the store, less than one km, "Oh shit." What looks like smoke, coming in quite a copious fashion from the exhaust. So I surmise the worst, that the rings are f@$ked and a full rebuild is required. Baby it home, next day take a look. Do compression test, phew. Its all good. Look in radiator, it is sans coolant. Look at dipstick, it is covered in creamy sludge. Aaargh! The mysterious white cloud from exhaust was steam. So am…

A few months back i installed a cd player into my ke70, worked find for the first 2 days, until i went to skip the song, it just shorted out. Its been like this for a few months now, ive checked all the fuses they are all fine so I'm not sure what it could be. Other things that also don't work is the digital clock, door light, constant power wire to the cd player, so I'm assuming its the acceseries. cheers

:) 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?

hi all i am just wondering if you think that these will fit on to a ke35 they say that they will fit on to a ke30 and a ke50 but I'm unsure if they will fit my ke35 and i didnt want to get them and then they don't fit thanks Luke :)