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Kenshin X

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  1. omg so nice... gl with sale dude ;)
  2. Restoring stivo back to former glory 4/5 completed! :D

  3. a commonwhore tried to go me on the entry to freeway... wtf? -_-

    1. johnnieboi
    2. RedSportivo

      RedSportivo

      if it was v6 you should of blowed him!

    3. Kenshin X

      Kenshin X

      i did, he tried to squeeze me in the emergency lane to, what a dooshbag

  4. put me and john down for the accomodation trung. we'll pay adam at a closer date. u can trust us ;)
  5. washing my car the first time in 6 weeks...

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    2. Shogun125

      Shogun125

      is there a way of keeping a black car clean? i've washed my car 5 times in 3 weeks!

    3. RedSportivo

      RedSportivo

      wash it, it adds up 10kws more, when dirty -5kws.

    4. Kenshin X

      Kenshin X

      and i found imperfections in the paint job. FML

  6. i saw hong's car driving out of sunshine hospital i also saw gunmetal grey with number plate "IGAROI" rolling on furlong road all smacked up from the drivers side and the rear, wtf happened to that car? looks like malicious damage though...
  7. looks at vinh***
  8. WOW DJKOR HAS 8000 POSTS!!!!!! :D

  9. OP = original poster = you ;)
  10. Now for the Lift OCV This is where its located on the engine: Passenger side on the side beneath all the pipes of the intake and oil etc. 1) remove the OCV plugs and temp sensor plug (3 in all) 2) use your 10mm socket ratchet to remove the earth wires (2) 3) remove the 2 nuts and 3 bolts that hold the OCV housing 4) slip the housing off the engine block (the rag will come in handy now as oil will leak out. i did it when the engine was cold so not much came out) you can see the small filter sticking out in the block. The OCV itself should be bolted on to the housing. use your 10mm socket again to loosen it and remove the housing. with the tweesers, take the filter/strainer out (this ones much easier than the VVT strainer ) dirty compared to clean/new clean the filter with solvent of choice and let dry/replace the filter with a new one. clean the housing and the VVTL OCV the same way and when they are all dry, put it back all together. also make sure the mating part of the engine block is wiped over as well to prevent oil leaking now go for a blat and see if there are any oil leaks etc. don't worry if the check engine light appears, it maybe the momentary loss of oil pressure in the solenoid. i lost a bit of oil cleaning it and stuff. Purpose of this is really to clean the gunk out of the strainers to help with the oil flow in the solenoids. both of my strainers weren't that dirty but i did notice a smoother transition across ALL the rev range until redline. This is a non-performance enhancing procedure unless you find that your strainer is completely blocked by the particles in the engine. this would manifest as lift not kicking in, horrendous fuel consumption etc. tractor noise during idle is somewhat lessened. enjoy! :)
  11. Disclaimer: Neither TOCAU nor me take any responsibility if you damage any part of your engine/car during this DIY. Ensure you have the proper tools before commencing any type of DIY work. OK folks, many of you who have the ZZE12x Corollas with the 1zz-fe and 2zz-ge engines might find this useful to do. Oil control valves (OCVs) are used in today's varible valve timing (VVT) systems to regulate the oil pressure throughout the engine to maintain correct oil pressure when the engine is running. I'm going to show you how to service/clean the valves and filters. In the 2zz-ge engine may help with quieting the "tractor noise" (the 2zz-ge engines will always have the tractor noise) during idle and may help with the "P1693" code that shoots out when lift isn't working etc. its also a good idea to do this with the engine cold so that the metals of the engine block doesn't expand so you might cross thread the bolts/nuts etc. please note that the OCV strainers/filters are NOT interchangeable and maybe different across the years that the 2zz were produced. always check with your toyota dealer for these parts against your VIN number to match them 100% Things you need: 10mm ratchet socket with extension sharp nose pliers electronic tweesers 14mm socket solvent cleaner of choice (i just used my MAF sensor cleaner as its safer on plastics and the VVT OCV filter has plastic bits on it) old toothbrush old rags Here are the two filters you need to change/clean. I just bought mine from toyota for 20 bucks for both so i ended up just changing them. The left one with the black plastic is the VVT OCV filter and the right full metal is the VVTL OCV filter. VVT OCV filter location (driver's side front of the 2zz and 1zz location is the same) the bigger thing with the plug connected to it is the valve. the bolt underneath is where the filter sits Stuff some tissue under the bolt and use the 14mm socket wrench to loosen it and remove (small fingers help) More often than not the filter will be removed with the bolt. In my case, not so much because you can see it sticking out abit. Never fear, this is when the tweesers come in handy. Take care in taking it out, you don't want it to fall somewhere in the engine bay (takes alot of swearing and cursing to find it again) Picture of dirty > clean > bolt. As you can see the dirty one has a few chunks blocking the oil flow through the strainer. my engines done approx 120,000 kms so its pretty clean for an engine that's done that much mileage. Now clean the filter with solvent and the toothbrush or replace it and the bolt and washer and attach it to the bolt like this ...and put it back in the engine and tighten the bolt. make sure that you attach the strainer onto the bolt as shown above otherwise you WILL run the risk of crushing the filter. with the OCV loosen the bolt with the 10mm socket ratchet and remove from the engine bay. clean and let dry and put it back inside. However there is the oil pipe that's blocking the ocv from coming out. this is what you have to do to get to it: - remove the accessory belt - remove the top bolt of alternator - unplug all wires from the alternator - loosen bottom bolt of alternator - pivot the alternator forward - remove bolt that holds the oil dip stick - remove the two nuts that hold the oil pipe into the block (located just above the vvt-i ocv - oil pipe should come out with a bit of leverage from a screw driver - out comes the vvt-i ocv! picture of it from a celica forum (i forgot to take a photo with mine) VVT OCV and filter done!
  12. dude... low balling much? <_< the extractors/exhaust headers them self cost $120 second hand.
  13. saw an ae111 sedan across the road from my parents shop (i dunno the corolla model before zze12x) with sportivo rims on... looked kinda... different
  14. there is a set for 400 in melbourne i think... not sure if he is posting. check firesport
  15. welcome to the forums dude yes it rains in melbourne alot lately, but i wouldn't be driving ANY car through flood waters. CAI would sit just above the foglights so if u were gonna hydro lock ur car, u'd be driving thru VERY deep flood waters -_- (not recommended of course) micks suggestion was exactly how i bought my car. came with a bunnings flexible plastic tube from the stock air box to the front of the car. but this looked ugly + the distance the air would have to travel would be too great to see a real noticeable difference. ever since i replaced that with my trd cai + 3A racing pod filter, its the best thing i've done on my car at the time. my opinion, do it once and do it right. just save up for a second hand cai that maybe floating around in the forums and u might just be lucky. :) or u can come on one of our meets and one of the boys including myself will be more than happy to help u out. ;)
  16. finally got rid of that bloody annoying exhaust rattle for good! :D

  17. close enough yes? only a letter wrong haha :P jk
  18. omg that is SEX!!!
  19. track happy days are coming ;)
  20. Yeah john he did :(
  21. After 1 month of sadness After 1 month of body rolling After 1 month of ****ty fuel consumption After 1 month of putting up with people over-taking me on the roads After 1 month of lagging behind friends ...I got my 2nd Wife back ;) Now it’s time to return the favour; hit lift and lead again BAHAHAHAHHAHA!!! >=] ASIAN KEN BLOCK IS BACK!!! Next goal: beat 1:54.06 at winton :D Pictures to come when the "add-ons" are complete ;) stay tuned
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