TOMsGPTurbo Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Yep, that's crazy busy alright! :yes: Best of luck with your job & uni, car can (has to, whatever :P ) wait. :y: Sounds like a good idea mate, do as much resting as you can! Nothing worse than having that illness hanging around for longer than it has to! :) Thanks man, I'm back doing full time uni and working full time now, actually looking for a job upgrade too. "Sick day" eh? :P haha Car sounds great! can't wait to see you get this thing on the road! Thanks man, yeh I can't wait too, once the brake pressure is sorted I'll be able to drive it ... which is exactly what it needs, a good long drive to expose any hidden issues which it may have developed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMsGPTurbo Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) Anyone know why a battery wouldn't be holding charge, or failling to recharge on jumpers? I had the new battery connected to jumpers to my Astra and had the Astra going, when I went to fire up the Rolla, it didn't start up, just sucked alot of power from the Astra. **EDIT** - Due to a/c being left on in the Astra and the car was over-heated so they aux fan was kicking in I finally got the battery going on, I left the car running for a while, when I came back to it it was idling a little high, 1250rpm, and missing every so often, I remember adjusting the air/fuel mixture in the past and thought this might have some kind of barring on it, so I gave the screw a half turn which in turn made the exhaust smoke up bad! blue smoke everywhere! I turned it back down and the revs fell but far, I turned it all the way and half a turn open and revs remain the same. I'm getting the feeling I shouldn't be touching things I don't really know where they should be set. I had feeling that the smoke might be from the intercooler not plugged up, so I plugged it up and it made little difference. I gave it a good rev and the intercooler litrally flew off. Lessions learnt from today's experience: 1, If you don't know what it does, don't touch it. :blush: 2, Why mess with new stuff when the old stuff isn't fixed yet :huh: 3, Why mess with the car when my university assignment isn't done yet? :no2: Edited March 24, 2012 by TOMsGPTurbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru_kid Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 You arent having much luck with this car are you? :( And I totally agree with your 3 points... especially the 3rd one haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid-Ae Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Cannot wait to see this thing going! Haha agree with your points mate, do it all the time! Figure out why the intercooler let go? Would've been an interesting sight watching it remove itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMsGPTurbo Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 You arent having much luck with this car are you? :( And I totally agree with your 3 points... especially the 3rd one haha I am, and I'm not, I'm basically doing everything the hard-way, this could be demonstrated when instead of using the engine out of the parts car and working loom, I took the loom out and hacked it up, and pulled bits off the working engine, all due to not understanding how the car was wired up in the first place. But in hindsight now I know it would have been better to do a straight swap. So, I'm learning on the go, so I can't say is it a bad thing but not a good thing? 3rd point - 1300 words to go, 10pm, - my eyes are burning.. :blinks: ... got to keep on writing! :rolls: Cannot wait to see this thing going! Haha agree with your points mate, do it all the time! Figure out why the intercooler let go? Would've been an interesting sight watching it remove itself. Thanks man, I can't wait until rego! I put the top mount back on and the Intercooler let go because I was lazy and didn't put any clamps on the piping, so the pressure blew it off, Why do I even post my fail moments on here lol :blush: Anyhow, back to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Every fail is a lesson, as long as you don't do it again. I'm learning the same way, it takes longer but fixing f**k ups really does make you appreciate proper method and thinking things out that extra 10 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMsGPTurbo Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Every fail is a lesson, as long as you don't do it again. I'm learning the same way, it takes longer but fixing f**k ups really does make you appreciate proper method and thinking things out that extra 10 minutes. Wise words!... there is nothing like the feeling of working on your own car though, granted that I have had a bit of help, but nearly every time I work on the car I learn something new. I'm even working on my 04 Holden Astra lately, want to hear bad luck, I struck a pot hole at night and buckled the rim, and stuffed some suspension component - banging sounds, feels like a sway bar, major service is way over due, I have coolant leak I can't' pin, thermostat is sticking causing the car to over heat. I've already replaced broken ecu, numerous water pumps, one shock, rear discs, coil pack, I finally paid my rego so now to save up to fix it again. It doesn't stop!!! :| Anyhow enough whinging, I found some decent reference material on 4EFTE plugs and what they plug upto, time to get busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMsGPTurbo Posted April 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 I saw an awesome ke70 last friday at sunnybank shopping centre - clean white one sounded like it had a very angry engine!! Made me want one too now. Anyhow a mate and me pulled the engine out of the parts car, i have it up for sale at the moment but I'm thinking of pulling it down and building a 5EFTE - That way my car will be a 1.5ltr again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) Anyhow a mate and me pulled the engine out of the parts car, i have it up for sale at the moment but I'm thinking of pulling it down and building a 5EFTE - That way my car will be a 1.5ltr again. :blinks: This sounds very familiar...my housemate is planning on a 5E-FZE build, I picked his brains about it & what he knows he found on Google. :laff: Go for it! :y: Edited April 3, 2012 by carbonboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMsGPTurbo Posted April 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Some pics from the weekend - working on the parts car. Engine was lowered carefully down and the front of the car lifted up and then the engine pulled out. Work bench - all the tools need to remove an engine, it actually came out really easily with nearly no fuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMsGPTurbo Posted April 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 :blinks: This sounds very familiar...my housemate is planning on a 5E-FZE build, I picked his brains about it & what he knows he found on Google. :laff: Go for it! :y: Interesting, your housemate is going down the supercharger route, how come? and what's it going into? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru_kid Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 For a second there, i thought you raged and ripped the car apart :| Glad to see it was only the parts car haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMsGPTurbo Posted April 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 (edited) LOL !!! lately I've come close to ragging the car apart everytime I work on it lol :) I've spent this morning replacing sensors and cleaning up wiring and trying to work out what stuff is where it goes, if you know what the below listed stuff could be please let me know. EDIT - Updated with findings Photo 1 - Boost control switch, I think that brown one needs to be plumbed out somehow, got to work that out now.. Photo 2 - Idle up valve Photo 3 - Relay for idle up valve - not used tho Photo 4 - Relay wire goes into that little white plug - need to work out what that is now. Photo 5 - I re-wired this plug as it was broken, what's it do? Photo 6 - Coolant temp sensor (green) - HVAC to the left of green, coolant temp sensor to dash before green plug. Photo 7 - HVAC plug Photo 8 - Coolant temp sensor - now changed to a 4EFTE item Photo 9 - No idea what this is Edited April 8, 2012 by TOMsGPTurbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMsGPTurbo Posted April 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 I'm having some issues with the bonnet closing now, I had to remove a metal bracket that went from bottom radiator support that connected to the bonnet locking mechanism, (to fit the FMIC) and now I need to work out a way to reinforce the top radiator support. I have also been stuck in the engine bay replacing and re-wiring plugs and sensor. Things to do, - work out why clutch pedal doesn't hold much pressure (only pops half way up), brakes are spongy. Wire the horn for rego purposes, find a horn button for my steering wheel, get the intercooler silicon reducers. Put upgraded turbo on and 3" exhaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMsGPTurbo Posted April 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 After slaving away all day getting my little house ready to rent, I stay up past one am surfing ebay and performance stores making dream lists to buy for Maxi, .... think I've officially lost it.. :laff: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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