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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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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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One of the big issues with moving to the 87+ tail lights is changing out the lock cylinder, as it is different as well. To enable you to use the same key as before, you will have to rekey the lock. It’s quite simpler than you think. Just make sure you have a clean workspace [...]
Tags: conversion, rekeying, removal, remove, spring, springs, tail light, taillight
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Since I had the transmission out of the car to do the 20V engine swap, I decided to rebuild the clutch slave & master cylinder. It’s a good idea to rebuild/replace both at the same time. Here’s the procedure for the slave. Pics of the rebuild kit from Toyota, Part # 04313-12030, ~$9: Removal of [...]
Tags: bleed, Clutch, engine, install, removal, remove, spring, swap, transmission
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Some say rebuilding the clutch master cylinder is not worthwhile, that a rebuilt unit will still leak. However, I believe these problems ocurred because the actual cylinder wall was pitted and in bad shape no matter how good the new o-rings were. So, if you want, dismantle and inspect inside the cylinder before purchasing the [...]
Tags: adjust, bleed, cleaning, Clutch, install, pedal, removal, remove, spring
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All you need to upgrade your 85/86 to the bigger 87+ rotors are the rotors themselves and the caliper mounting brackets. If you want to go all out for this upgrade, you will need the dust shields from the 87+. You’ll need new brake pads too, since you are using new rotors. Any year brake [...]
Tags: Brakes, conversion, ECU, engine, remove, spring, strut, struts, swap
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Tools needed:
* Various sockets, wrenches, pliers & ratchet
* Cheater bar for those stubborn nuts & bolts
* Bench Vice
* Monkey wrench or large channel locks
* Dremel tool (maybe, see step 6)
* Spring insulators x2
* Bumpstops x2
Tags: adjust, install, removal, remove, spring, springs, strut, 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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Finally, started redoing the entire suspension in the car. I went ahead and removed the strut assemblies first, that way this writeup is more meaningful.
Tools needed:
* Various sockets, wrenches, pliers & ratchet
* Cheater bar for those stubborn nuts & bolts
* Spring compressor
* Bench Vice
* Monkey wrench or large channel locks
* Dremel tool (maybe, see step 4)
Tags: adjust, ECU, install, removal, remove, spring, springs, strut, struts, sway, TRD
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