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Removal of the stock motor 3S or 5S. Keep the parts organized, you will be using many on the V6 motor. Things to remember: Cap off coolent hoses Protect fuel lines from contaminants and dont loose the banjo bolts and crush washers. DONT CUT your wire harness, if your using a stock ECU you will [...]
Tags: drop, ECU, engine, OBD, OBDII, removal, remove, swap, transmission
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4A-GE • Coolant • Engines • MK1
The water pump pumps water into the block, it circulates into the head and comes out of the head on the passenger side above the water pump. The water travels passed the cap and forward to the radiator, entering at the top. The water comes out the bottom of the radiator and travels rearward to [...]
Tags: bleed, bleeding, drop, install, spring
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Here are some images of the mcmaster car nozzles mounted inside the throttle body. An overview video of the water injection setup is here (WMV format 8MB) – it’s a little nerdy – but all in good fun! Video of each of the nozzles spraying inside the throttle body is here (WMV format 4.7MB – [...]
Tags: adjust, CEL, drain, drop, ECU, engine, install
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I’ve been waiting till its time to change my oil again to replace the oil cooler hoses, as these guys have been leaking for some time. I decided to replace them with Aeroquip Stainless Steel Braided hoses, since the price difference isn’t all that much, and maybe it could help in the cooling of the [...]
Tags: belt, cleaning, drain, drop, engine, filter, install, oil cooler, removal, remove, stainless
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Engines • Maintainence • MK1
Draining the old fluid: First off, drain out as much old coolant as you can. Jack up the back of the car higher than the front, remove the front-most underbody cover (seven 10mm bolts), and remove either the drain bolts shown here, or use the draincock on the bottom of the radiator. I chose to [...]
Tags: Coolant, drain, drop, ECU, engine, remove, spring
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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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While I was doing the oil cooler lines and oil filter o-rings, I figured I may as well drop the oil pan and redo it’s seal. There is no gasket for the MR2′s oil pan (actually there is one you can get at Pep Boys/Autozone, but the Toyota BGB recommends using RTV gasket maker). Parts: [...]
Tags: drain, drop, engine, filter, install, oil, oil pan seal, removal, remove
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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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I finally saved money to do something with my black car. I’m undecided as to if I should rebuild, or buy a GenIII clip. I really believe the GenII motors are alot less stout then the later Gens, but their are alot of cons with getting a GenIII too (parts availability, install difficulty, they require [...]
Tags: air filter, belt, drain, drop, ECU, engine, filter, install, preparation, removal, remove, swap
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This part of the engine drop process is a little more intensive than the drop prep. From here on out, it’s helpful to have friend to lend a hand. As always, be sure to have the proper tools for the job. If you need something, go to a store and get it. Be very careful [...]
Tags: adjust, drop, engine, install, remove, sway, swaybar
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