CEL
After a leak that had been going on for a couple months, I decided I would go after changing out the water pump. I also wanted to flush out the entire coolant system as this hadn’t been done since I had the car. I ordered the new water pump from Jay Marks Toyota. About $60 [...]
Tags: adjust, belt, CEL, drain, drop, ECU, engine, guide, install, removal, remove, spring, tensioner, water pump
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Here’s an easy fix for some possible rattling problems in the front suspension. Takes about 10 minutes to install these bad boys. Takes longer to jack the car up than it does to put these on. It takes a 14mm socket and wrench to remove the stock ones, and two 17mm (or [...]
Tags: adjust, CEL, install, remove, replacement, sway
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It’s a good idea to clean up the throttle body every so often, as the oil vapor in the PCV system condenses on the cooler walls of the intake. This leaves a nice oily scum, which could potentially cause problem with the throttle butterfly valve. 1) Remove the air filter & AFM. See the intake [...]
Tags: adjust, air filter, CEL, cleaning, drop, filter, install, removal, remove, spring, throttle
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Some of these pics are out of order, so you may see a belt in a pic that should have been removed, or a timing cover. I took these pics over a time period of 2 months. This work was done on Pat’s first MKIIT which had been sitting for exactly one year before the [...]
Tags: adjust, belt, CEL, engine, guide, install, removal, remove, reset, service, strut, tensioner
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Here’s just a short write-up for changing the thermostat.1) Drain engine coolant. It’s quicker to just tear the housing apart without the pain of draining the coolant, but that way is quite messy. Either way, make sure the engine has cooled 2) Below marks the location of the thermostat housing. To reach [...]
Tags: air filter, CEL, install, removal, remove, thermostat
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3S-GTE • Coolant • Engines • MK2
Here are some excellent pictures of a Carboy style modification that was performed on a Series 1 3S-GTE. Results are forthcoming.
Tags: carboy, CEL, Coolant, install, mod
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