General Mechanical

Hey Peeps, I need a uni joint for my KE50 - and I am not sure if it's the same a a KE55 one, but I have been running into this problem.. Other parts that I have bought for my KE50/55E which I have ordered as standard 'KE55' parts, they've not fitted, or they've needed minor modifications.. So I want to make sure I get the correct universal joint.. Can anyone help as to where the best place might be to get one from in Adelaide (or anywhere in Australia - I am happy to pay postage). Cheers, KJ Mibus.

Have been looking around for an aftermarket ecu but found this http://www.dastek.co.za/ they have dealers in Australia and i am guessing i can get it tuned at a dyno what do you guys think has anybody used them a few guys in south africa have had good results with these regards Harry

I decided to replace my front shockies due to a major leak which caused a failed warrant of fitness. So i ripped into bnt and ordered a full set thinking all would be all cool.... Backs went in piece of piss... But to cut a long story short the front struts were completely different to the ones that i ordered. Apparently the ones i ordered were factory Carina inserts, but they have no seat for the spring?! Surely i shouldn't have to weld one on? so I'm guessing somebody along the line has converted the fronts to ke70 struts maybe?! I'll attach the struts in comparison and the list the part numbers. Because both struts have different part …

Ive been doing a bit of work to me car this week (points, plugs, distributer, air filter), and ive noticed that when I'm about 60-70km/h, i can smell fumes, but only with a window down. I'm not running a standard air box and filter. What would be causing this? :sad:

Hey, Just wondering whether any of yous know this style of rim as i have someone who just has two, and i'm on the look out for two more. They are 13" x 5.5" btw, and 110PCD. Cheers.

I asked here and on other forums whether my 4K-C needs leaded, and I was told yes it needs lead substitute. However I was reading the "how to build a tough K engine" thing in the wiki... and it says "Valve seats made after February 1972 are made of hardened steel and are fine for use with unleaded petrol. Toyota Corporate themselves told me this." and my car is a 1981... so.... I should stop bothering with lead substitute? :hug:

hey, this is a bit of a moran question, but i just wanted to double check and be sure about this would i be able to replace a xmember out of a ke55 hardtop coupe with a xmember out of ke55/30 sedan??? i just havent been exposed to a 30/55 sedan before anyway thanks for your help

I recently bought my first corolla a ke 30, I put in a 18rgu I had lying around in it, its just a paddock bomb but my friends and I take it pretty seriously. I have never worked with these corollas and I was hoping for some cheap ideas to upgrade the front suspension as the 18rgu is a lot heavier. Can I just fit some later model struts if so what fits easily Also some ideas on how to get some camber As I said it is only a paddock bomb so I want to spend as little money as possible

hey guys and girls!!!!! i gotta a DX KE70 2DR wagon which i have thrown a 3T 1800 init. whats the best bet for bigger brakes in the front??? which is easy affordalbe and works with handling etc any help would be cool cheers guys

Hey guys the stock speedo is really quite awful in my ke20 and i want something a little bit more fancy and bright cos i cannot see it at all in the dark... its also out massivly and i never know what speed I'm doing, so I'm thinking of ripping out the old one and putting a new one in it and getting it all re-calibrated. Now the big question is, as these cars are so old would the wiring stop me from putting an aftermarker speedo in?

An idea... Someone should try putting Falcon rear discs on. I had a brief look at the brackets, and without measuring everything, it looks like it wouldn't be hard to get to bolt up. The problems I can see are that the bracket may be too thick, and that the discs are 5 stud, so you'd have to get them redrilled to 4 stud. But the calipers are nice and beefy, cheap as chips, and the discs are BIG and VENTILATED.

Hi guys just wont to no what has to be done to upright a 4k

For general interest. Whilst continuing the grandfathercation of my AE86, and removing various parts considered extraneous, I was finishing bolting the struts back in and noticed this. I’m pretty particular, and when installing them, they were lubed within an inch of their life with the supplied grease, and torqued to specification whilst on the ground, which was damn hard as it was pretty low. Since then, it’s done about 10 kms in 10 years Then I had a look at the other side! Not good, and difficult to explain. Fortunately at least, I noticed it, and also I was having a last look around today before putting in an Amayama order. So will be a…

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

does it matter about running a 4af cam cover on a 4afe engine i noticed that the 4af cam cover is slightly different i need to know if I'm going to break something =???

Hi guys, I have an intersting Q for you , This sounds like something you wouldn't normally do but ..... is it possible to convert a manual KE55 to auto without too much trouble ?? Iv'e done this to heaps of cars just not a Toyota . I'm only doing this because I had a motorcyle accident last year and totally screwed one of my legs so manuals are out of the question . Thanks in advance for your help .

as the title says i need quick help to adjust the beam headlights

Hi Guys We over tighted one of the bolts and the head came off, we are using stud removers to get it out but it broke off. We need to get the pump off so we can get a better look at the stuck bolt. We removed all the bolts and I think we are stuck on the strainer, is there a technique to get it off without removing the sump pan? If we need to remove the sump pan, is there a way to get off without removing the engine?? Any help appreciated, and urgently needed, thanks so much Mike P.S Also Posted on Toymods

Hi, Today I was on the last leg of installing my 5K into the KE15 and the 5K is missing the small bearing that goes into the crank and supports the front of the gearbox input shaft. Now I need this bearing as the weight of the clutch plate makes the input shaft slightly sag and over time this will cause wear and when I engage the clutch it will be off center and make the car run bad. So i am wondering Where can i get a puller to get this bearing out of the crank? As I have a 3K here with a brand NEW bearing and I now want it out of the 3K so I can put it into the 5K. Cheers Cameron P.S. Does anyone know the bearing part number or size eg 608? So I co…

Does anyone know the part number for this? I need to exchange one I got yesterday for the correct one (the one in their catalog is not the correct one...)? Thanks

I am considering buying a set of extractors from the US for a 4AGE in an AE71. I know that the Jap spec AE86's have the clutch fork on the drivers side of the T50 don't they? And the AE71 T50's have it on the passenger side right? And this can create a few small problems with the bottom end of extractors hitting the clutch slave lines or something like that when trying to use Jap extractors on ADM vehicle. Now I was interested to know if anybody knew which side the US AE86's had their clutch fork on the T50? Hence or otherwise, are their likely to be any issues with trying to fit US AE86 extractors to a 4AGE converted AE71?

Hey lads, I'm new hear and I was just looking for a few pointers on to where to get started. I'm looking for places to buy: Used Wheels eg, Formlua Mesh, SSR, Rota's, kind of like http://www.otomoto.com.au/c/4073478/1/used-wheels.html Ke70 parts: front lips. Cheap speakers! If you have anything for sale in the brisbane area hit me up here or just ask for my number :) Thank you !

Can any diff with the appropriate ratio be utilised

Starting to prep the engine bay today, and over the years of the cars life, has had alot of different things bolted in different spots that arnt needed now. Is it ok to use bog? There about 10mm holes? Or should i wait and weld them up?

Got a bit tired of bulbs blowing, and went and got myself those cool LED bulbs for indicators. They look cool and all that, but... they don't quite work properly. I think it's cause they don't offer as much resistance (or maybe they don't draw as much power) as normal bulbs, but with them in, the indicator flasher doesn't flash... Is there any way to get around this?

Hi, Well I'm building a big air blower out of a SC14 supercharger. But I ran into the problem it has a flat belt like modern cars have and I needed to run V-belts to turn it. Also for a K motor to mount a SC it is easier if you use V-belts. So today in the shed after some measuring and looking I noticed the V-belt pulley with clutch in it off a sigma aircon pump FITS the SC14 I have :) All you need to do is remove all of it apart from the barrel the bearing sits on and do a swap. So I added photos below to make it easier to explain. The pic above shows the aircon on the left and SC14 on the right and both pulled back to the aluminum barrel that holds the be…

Has anyone put a V6 into a 1980 KE55? If so what V6 works well and what mods have to be done? Cheers Leigh

just curious is it possible to put a V6 engine into ae82 sedan? if so what would be a good engine to put in? cos I'm on P's and not allowed turbos but would be a good sleeper too.

looking at buying a 1999-2005 model toyota Avalon or Camry v6 (hopefully a v6 manual wagon camry if I can find one) There are lots of them around the 100k mark. Just wondering if they have a timing belt thats needs changing then and if so how much would it be to do. I have done a timing belt in a 2000 corolla not long ago and it was pretty easy but doing a frontwheel drive v6 seems to be a pain in the arse. Any help guys, hope they have a timing chain.

Just a Question For 8 Cyl motors, is it possible to get 8:1 Extractors? i know the join would be pretty big... but still !! BRAP BRAP BRAP BRAP! (it would sound like a truck rotor :o) :)

Hi All, It's me again with another possibly dumb question. IOn my carbs I have a few vacuum connections, and I wanted to know what the vaccum connection on the top of the carb just below the lip for the airfilter is for. (# 2 in pic) I have one on both of my Aisin carbs on my twin carb seyup. Also Why is it that only one of my carbs has the connection for the bottom vacuum that I believe goes to the Vacuum advance. (# 1 in pic) around there. sorry for bad picture any help would be much appreciated. P.S I don't have as many vacuum lines as the one in the pic.

Hey guys. Been searching for hours and can't seem to find an answer. Maybe I'm searching the wrong key words hahaha I would like to know if this vaccum hose should connect to either of these two points of the carby, or does it run to somewhere else? Any help or advice would be great

Hey guys recently done quad carb conversion to twin solex's.. wondering where i can run the Vacuum advance to now. help would be awesome!

Hi All, recently I was given a vacuum gauge and I was jusrt wondering what a vaccum gauge actually tells you. I hooked it up to the line from my vaccum advance on the dizzy that runs to the carb. the vacuum seems to build up when accelerationg until the second butterfly opens it then goes down. is the vaccum just pressure building up between the time of the fiirst opening and the secondary opening??

Hi Guys Just wondering if anyone has a line diagram for the carby vacuum hoses for a 1980 ke55 coupe auto. The sticker under the bonnet is to faded to read. The diagrams I have found on line so far are no where near what i have under the bonnet. The dizzy has two lines running from it. Can any of the lines be disconnected? Are all of them necessary. any info on this topic would be greatly appreciated.

Was going over all the vacuum lines on my 4K-c and noticed one was missing and I can't figure out where is goes it's the vacuum line at the bottom next the the mixture valve anyone have any idea as to where about it goes too cheers

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G-day my name is pat i've started a 20v conversion into a ke 10 its attached to a supra 5 speed then to a VR holden diff I mechined up a tail shaft to, a friend has done most of the work leaving me to the small bits,now for the question do the 4agze forged pistons have enough valve clearance when the 20v head is bolted on and running i do know when turned over by hand they don't hit anything but by how much???

hi, i've recently had the head off my 1984 corolla it is a ke70 4kc 1.3 ltr done 275000 klms . since putting head back on it runs a little bit rough , i set the valve clearence at .008 inlet and .012 exhaust is this the right valve clearence . :hmm:

Hello all. Question... Are valve "lash caps" required on a 1992 2TC engine?