General Mechanical

Can some knowlegable person please tell me the correct pressure cap for a KE30. Yes I have tried a search and looked at WiKi.

looking for info on datsun "a" engines a14, a15, etc..... know this is for toyotas, but there isn't anything for datsun b-210, sunny on the net

Umm... Trouble finding 2 things (in the car): - control unit - set/resume switch I took the whole interior apart, discovered the engine computer (above the "tranny tunnel"), but can't find the cruise control one. Also, can't find the set/resume swtich. I know the main switch is under center aircond vent, but where's the other switch?

Okie dokie. So I'm hoping to buy the damaged CSX thats for sale and would just like a little more insite as to what I need to do to transfer the motor into my KE30. Grim has told me that it will fit with the help of an AE71 or AE86 cross member and engine mounts. As to the gearbox, will I be able to use a 5spd manuel? And what would be recommended. Regarding this driveshaft. What exactly is a driveshaft? I'll search into what it is but just a generalisation of what it is will help. And why would it have to be custom? Thanks in advance.

ok, lately daisy has not been starting so well. power also seems kinda down. i have been in too much pain to do too much, but i went to the chiropractor today. i feel great!! ok so i started checking things she used to fire up (warm) with a touch of a key. last couple of weeks it'll crank and crank then fire when the key is released. so i checked to fuel pump relays. pump ran when running, but not when starting. hooked pump up directly to 12v and fires right off, still couldn't find anything wrong. wiring harness? No. i swapped computers and suddenly it was working. bad ecu? maybe. then i checked timing. now i have never owned a timing light, i usually set it by e…

I own a 1978 Ke55 Corolla and are wondering if I could make my own set of extracters? It is already running a 2inch Jack Beedham exhaust but i want to know how Hard it would be to make sum extracters. I am willing to pay sum 1 in Brisbane $50 if they have a set or if you could make me a set. :)

I can spend about $200 more on this car without the wife knowing that I'm spending way too much on the car...........so I was thinking either extractors or head work on the mighty 3K. I'm getting the cam reground as we speak for $75 at crow cams so thats all done however using the search function I read several posts that suggest that with a cam in the engine I really need to have extractors. So since I was planning on cleaning up the head myself anyway I figured extractors are the go. So I ring up a couple of places here in Melb and nearly fell of my chair when I'm quoted between $550 and $630 for extractors with a 2" pipe. I thought this was a bit excessive so I…

seeings as the amount of sobbing some forum members had about the AE86. new plan: AE71 4A-GZE 1G-GZE SuperCharger unregistered, rollcage, seam weld, coilovers (front AND rear.. thanks Bret.. what a genius) etc etc no budget really. as much as it costs to have a (man i hate these words) D1 Spec AE71 drifter.. fulli D1 SP3K

Ok so yesterday and today I was out in Stanthorpe on my parents property (dirt track most of the way (ofcourse I would've done a silly thing or two to see what it had) on the way back the idle was fine, idled at about 800, got to my little brothers godmothers house to see how she was, had to move the car out of the road of another car, it was fine, had trouble as usual trying to keep it idle when first kicked over, but it was fine, got one the road again, still fine, on they way home it was idleing a bit low, went out again and it stalled, but was going down fear and just coming off of the clutch so it kicked over again, then it just stopped idleing pretty much and was ei…

For generations people have asked can you remove a 3k cam from a ke30 without removing the engine.....the answer is yes you can. Oh and do these look like flat top pistons? Timing Cover is off :( Timing Chains are off Now I just gotta put it all back together :thumbsup:

simple question, would i see any gains from advancing my timing and using higher octane gas?

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

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

why does my car smell of petrol? it smells inside and out ke70 air con (not on tho) auto wheres it coming from? good places to check?

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?

For any of you considering a 4AGE into KE30/KE55 engine swap, I found out the other day which engine mounts you should use (as I had to replace mine). What you want are either Ford Cortina ones. Now, there are at least two types available. One type has a thickness of 37mm, the other is 39mm thick. The 39mm thick one is also used on a Land Rover. The other measurements are shared by each type of mount. I got the 37mm ones, but I know of someone using 39mm ones, but there's obviously not a huge difference. In case your engine is mounted too low with these mounts, there are two other types available, one to suit Jaguar, and one to suit Volvo. Both of these had the…

Firstly, yes I have searched for the subject to no avail. Still having some trouble in the cold mornings. I don't have a manual so could someone tell me what it says about choke/throttle adjustment. IE how much should the choke linkage open the throttle when the choke is applied.

This is pretty cool. I wonder how well it would work in practice. zeroshift

I'm not a expert on suspension setups so I'll just ask here to hear what you guys have to say to this ke70 2 door: slightly heavyer front because of the 2T-B engine, T50 gearbox and stock rear axle with welded locked diff removed all the sound deadening, carpets etc, that made the car less heavyer 205/50R15 tyres on alloy wheels lowered a bit at the front and alittle bit more at the back I want the car to slightly oversteer instead of understeering like it is now ( yes I know I should remove the locked diff or get a LSD ) the car is a daily driver, but I want to have some fun too :moon: so a fast streeter is the goal for this car.. slightly stiffer shocks b…

I currently got a se model rolla which i would like to replace with the sx dash that has the tachometer in-built in the dash. Just wondering if the sx dash cluster would be a simple swap over for my standard one. Thanks for any help. PS. Would any one have a spare or would know where i could get one? Daven.

Do K engines suffer from Carb icing. I have noticed since the weather got cooler here in Sydney that the beast stalls soon after driving off in the morning. Today with rain it stalled many times until it got really hot. Should I use the winter setting on the stock air cleaner?

Hi all, nice site, I have recently picked up a stocko ke55 sedan off ebay, it is dual fuel and I have got it regoed (it only cost me $165 off ebay) its a 5 speed with air con. things ive discovered: misses on number four after 3-5 minutes of warming up. headgasket? sticky valve? when i take off or compression brake i hear a clunk and the steering changes, I'm guessing the pivot bush on the rear springs needs replacing, at least one side needs it. i am wanting to do something about power upgrade without having to get it engineered, or rego changes. it handles like a dog atm, anything to stiffen it up would be great, so I'm basically asking advice or how to…

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Ok so I have got a KE70 Corolla with the stock standard tape player in it, I want to put in a cd player with only the rear speaker wires on the wirring harness to the cd player. What I am after is the tape player wirring diagram if anyone has it because I don't understand which wires to cut because there are 3 different connections to the tape player and only wires to connect for the cd player. Any help would be much appreiciated. If this is in the wrong place I am really sorry, new to the thread, if it is please put it where it is supposed to be if need be. Jay

This will probably end up in the Wiki somewhere, but for now I'm just going to put it in this thread. Lots of people talk about T-series diffs, kouki and zenki etc, but few people ever mention the axles. And then there's the people who say that if you have a non-LSD T-series diff and you want to put a TRD LSD center in, then you need to shorten the axles about 5mm... Well anyways, what I wanted to point out is: Not all T-series axles are created equal. There are at least (and probably more) 3 different sorts: TA22: These are fairly short, fairly thin, and use tiny bearings RA23/38, TA23: These are about the same length as the TA22 (I think slightly long…

On maxi's boot lid hinge some bad rust grows: And just found this one the other day, its started to grow in the door sill :dance: :) :D

Hello, Would anybody know what replacement would be posible for the K&N air filter cleaner? I cannot find my bottle of it and I need to clean my air filter. Thanks in advance.

Hey all, just wondering if anyone knows what shocks/springs fit into the 1989 Toyota Corolla GP turbo/corsa/tercel?? I'm having problems finding a listing at autobarn etc... Thanks Ben PS- If anyone has a setup for sale, I'm very interested :dance:

I have a 1988 subaru vortex turbo 4WD and was wondering if i can use the discs and calipers of it and put them on my corolla to make it a Disc brake rear end? :dance:

Right, here's the task at hand. Haikal's Wagz-O-Death had a fairly dodgy hatch. The Clever People at Toyota decided, in 1978, that it would be a good idea to use torsion bars to hold the hatch up (which in the present times, I think is a really stupid idea). So right, there were these tiny torsion bars in the roof, above the roof lining, held in by little plastic clips, to hold up this really heavy hatch. Over time (and it's been awhile since 1978!), the clips wore out, cracked and broke from the high stresses they were subjected to, and one of the torsion bars popped free. So we had the hatch sort of half held up by one torsion bar. Hardly enough. So come …

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

So, i've made a list. Lets start. Me car is a Toyota Levin 1991, AE101, with a 4A-GE silvertop 20v Quad throttle, 1.6lt. in it. Its been running really well, like really well, like... you know toyotas! but theres a few things that have been bothering me. #1 the speedo My speedo seems to be very indecisive. and the problem its self is indecisive. When I'm cruzn along my speedo kindda dips. like sitting on a hundred and look at the speedo, suddenly its all over the place 80, back to 100... the odd thing if the vehicle is still warming up its worse, like dips at 70 or 80. and the faster i go the worst it seems to get. it could show 50km and I'm going 130. its an o…

if i have 45mm dellortos can I choke and jet them back to run on a mild 5K???

Found this while surfing, hope someone finds it helpful......lots of reading material just for interest sake if not useful. http://www.club4ag.com/technical_main.htm

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

hey - yes, i did a search, but it didnt bring anything up. iv decided to drain the oil for once in my k40 g/box, does anyone know what size socket to use to remove the drain plug ? cheers David

Can someone tell me if it is possible to convert a ae82 '88 rolla sedan to 4 wheel disk brakes? Already has front disks, so I was wondering if the rear can be converted to disk.........if so where can I find calipers, disks, etc.... and will it help improve braking any? Thanks, Cameron.

I've done all the searches of the Forums & WIKI and Oldrollas FAQ and I think I know generally what I'm looking for. I still have some questions though :) I am currently running a stock 3k however there will be extractors & probably a mild cam at a later date. Looking to end up with a strong, grunty little engine suitable for street & the occasional run in a club level motokhana. On Oldcorollas it says the following So I'll ask the experts out there is this what we are talking about and if so what would be a reasonable price. ebayyyyyy OR do I look to the twin option with something like this Ebay again plus a manifold costi…

hi I did a search and couldnt find anything but if anyone can prove me wrong please do. ok what I want to do is put my ke55 struts and brakes etc into a ke20 how do I do it?

On the weekend, while tinkering with my 5k, I got thinking??? With the K series engines, 3k, 4k, 5k… With the heads all being different sizes, wouldn't the blocks all be the exact same??? :D