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  3. Ke70 Starts Then Stops, ? Disconnected Wire?

    in KExx Corolla Discussion

    Posted · Edited by rian

    The black wire on the left is ignition, like Rob said join this to either end of the ballast resistor (little white rectangular block under near the coil in the picture) and then join the wire from the coil positive (the wire with the white plug on the right in the picture) to the other end of the ballast resistor. The plug in the middle does nothing from memory, it must have been for a factory option or something?

     

    If it doesn't work then your ballast resistor is screwed or your points are stuffed/have the wrong gap etc.

  10. Where To Get A Good Price On Quality Shocks?

    in Automotive Discussion

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    You need a Repco Trade Card to get trade price, you can usually just fill out a form in store that gets sent to their head office, then they send you back a card. It may take a couple of weeks to get the card, but they may give you the trade discount then and there if you fill out the form in the store. I don't know what the criteria are for a trade card application but it wouldn't hurt to try. Otherwise you could ask your friends/family if anyone has a trade card.

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  11. Front Left Shock Leaking Grease - Is It Ok To Drive

    in Automotive Discussion

    Posted · Edited by rian

    I wouldn't recommend it, but I don't see any reason why you can't drive with a leaking from damper. It has probably been leaking for ages and you only just noticed. Leaking dampers usually just makes your car bouncy due to the suspension being underdamped, however if the suspension has sagged on the front left it may change your wheel alignment slightly.

  12. Where To Get A Good Price On Quality Shocks?

    in Automotive Discussion

    Posted · Edited by rian

    I got quoted from Repco $574 for both front shocks (E7008) and $161 for each rear shock (341338) - the guy mentioned they were Monroe shocks and did not come with springs.

     

    341338 is a KYB part number not a Monroe part number, and they don't come with springs because you don't usually replace the springs.

     

    Is $896 for all four shocks (no springs) a reasonable price? Can I get them reasonably quickly for a better price and still get good quality?

     

    Going off the KYB part number you gave us I'm assuming you have a ZZE122R Corolla. I just looked it up and a pair of aftermarket KYB dampers will cost you ~$380 for both the fronts and ~$250 for both the rears from Supercheap Auto, so $630 all up. But Supercheap Auto will not give you trade price, if you can get the trade price from Repco then go with that. KYB are good quality, as are Monroe.

     

     

    Also I read on the net that people hire spring clamps from auto parts dealers. Is this an American thing? I asked about it at Repco and they said they only sold them ($72).

     

    That is an American thing, I've never encountered it here in Australia. $72 is not bad for a pair of spring compressors, and is definitely cheaper than paying someone to change the dampers for you.

  13. Is It Worth Fixing My Corolla

    in Automotive Discussion

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    To give you an idea, I bought a 2004 Corolla (200 000kms) for $4000 with a slipping clutch one year ago, and at the time all the other Corollas of the same age were around $6000 to $7000. I'd say you could get close to $4000 for your car if you fixed all the problems. But you almost always lose money fixing stuff just to sell it, I find it's better to just sell stuff as is than it is to sink money into it and try and sell it.

     

     

    But if I were you and I were planning on keeping the car, I'd fix what I could myself then pay the mechanic to do the rest. Like what Parrot said, the dampers are not hard to change with a decent tool kit and some spare time, and they are pretty cheap from Repco/Autobahn/Supercheap Auto.

    I just looked it up and a pair of aftermarket KYB dampers will cost you $380 for the fronts and $250 for the rears from Supercheap Auto.

    Wipers are like $15.

    Coolant flush is super easy - just remember to bleed the system afterwards.

    Then pay the mechanic to change the serpentine belt and the inner CV boot and be glad you don't own a Volkswagon.

     

    Or if you're not planning on keeping the car, just sell it as is.

  16. Rians Ke70

    in KE70 Projects

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    Tried to drive this thing today and it just backfires like crazy under load, makes zero power etc. Was pretty fun though smashing through my neighbourhood flat out going forty shooting flames and shit.

     

    I'll look at it tomorrow and see what's up. :hammer:

  17. Just Throwing Some Fi Ideas Around

    in Automotive Discussion

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    Have you seen the new F1 cars that have electric turbos?

    They have a generator/electric motor linking the shaft between the compressor and the turbine, where the generator limits the boost pressure/turbine rpm by turning excess exhaust energy into electricity which is stored and then fed back into the electric motor to spool the turbo quickly when engine rpm is low. It's absolutely genius.

     

     

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  18. My First E Chassis

    in KE70 Projects

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    If I were you id fix all the rust properly. I did some dodgy fixes on my old ke70 but the rust came back in a year or two after I painted it.

     

    ^This.

     

    A year is about all you will get from a dodgy rust repair from what I've seen.

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