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Looking at that, the council rangers still have limited powers. They can only bust you under SECTION 14, 15, 17 & 17A according to "Summary of offences " :) I hope they dont bring this into work! Keep me posted mate! Note that it's only "offensive" noise that the Council can enforce, not loud. So if your car has a fart-cannon, or one of those stupid Dukes Of Hazzard horns (I hear those 2-3 times a day as the Munch Xpress van comes around work)

Not sure what you mean? Are some Corollas imported? Is the 2000 TOYOTA COROLLA ASCENT imported? Apologies for this dumb question. I meant what country are you in, as your Location field in your profile is empty. Corolla models vary all around the world, so what we say about a locally sold AE112 could be completely irrelevant for one sold in Romania, for instance. Since we now know that you're in Australia, it simplifies things. As a guide, all Corollas up until the AE112 (ie KE10-AE102) were made in Australia. From the AE112 to the ZRE152 (current model), they are imported, either from Japan or South Africa, depending on the model.

Then he would have said Sportivo, not Levin.

Might help if you said something more specifc than "late 90s" AE102? AE112? ZZE112? ZZE122? Depends on the country too

Unlikely the two events are connected. Most likely they were writing down details of a illegally parked car, and just looked up at your car to see what was going on.

Yep, single piece of pipe with a single bend in it where the pipe hits the guard. There's a hole in the guard there where the stock resonator sits, basically you remove everything upstream of the airbox (airbox inclusive) and replace it with that single pipe and a pod. To make sure the pod gets airflow, you can take out one of the bolts holding the splashguard in, that way it acts as a kinda scoop underneath the front bumper.

If you want to do it properly, do it like this, with the pod in the guard: And before anyone says anything, yes the battery is still held down by cable-ties :P However, I see you have an auto. In which case, don't bother. The autos are such slugs that they'll still be slow no matter what you do to them

If it's not connected it's not the end of the world, but for the long-term performance of the engine and the consumption of petrol, it should be connected properly. My 4AGE AE82 doesn't actually HAVE an air temp sensor (got a red/blacktop engine but bluetop airbox, so both factory locations are gone), and it still runs fine.

If it's a MAP car then the sensor in the airbox will most likely be the intake air temperature sensor. Not essential to have it plugged into the intake, but if you don't it'll read hot engine bay air as opposed to cool intake air (because you're going to do it properly and run a CAI setup with the pod isolated from the engine bay, aren't you). Just drill a hole the right size in the new intake piping and plug the sensor + bung in there.

And same stud pattern as Cressidas, Crowns etc have had for the last 15-20 years. Toyota don't much around much with their stud patterns these days, I've seen BA XR6 wheels fit perfectly on a Crown Custom wagon

The fact he said "beautiful" told me straight away he was referring to the AE111, not the 112 :P

I've seen Hiaces going around with Territory steel wheels, which would tend to confirm the 5x114.3 PCD, which is incidentally shared with basically every 5-stud Toyota now.

Ummm... dunno where you got that idea from, but that's not how it works. Security codes are optional in Fujitsu Ten headunits, i.e. when a dealership delivers a new Toyota, they should advise the customer that they have the option of setting their own unique security code. If the code is forgotten, then it must be decoded by a Toyota service workshop or Fujitsu/Eclipse repairer. Maybe some dealers put a code in as standard to add that extra bit of security, which the user can customise later down the track if they want. Kinda like a default password or PIN for a bank account or the like. Not everyone changes the code later-on, which is why it can be worthwhile trying the VIN trick - doesn't work every time, but no harm in trying (as long as you don't try too many times and lock the unit)

There are several symptoms of a BHG, and not all of them have to present. Oil leaks, coolant leaks, oil consumption, coolant consumption, oil in the coolant, coolant in the water, loss of compression, etc etc. Most can be independent of each other, although it is common for several to present at once.

22RE from an RT142 Corona is an easy replacement, as you can switch everything over from the 142.....does require EFI conversion though obviously. If you want to splurge a bit more, go a 1GGTE from a Soarer or Supra, fairly easy to find and has been done a thousand times before. 3TGTEs are getting rare and old, with parts (like distributor cap) that cost a motza to replace. Personally I'd avoid them.

I'm now a draftsman/design engineer working on LHDs (Load Haul Dump) vehicles for coal mines.

Depending on where they plug in, PCV or oil-breather hose fittings?

No problems whatsoever. The car should have a knock sensor, so it'll automatically adjust the timing to suit the higher octane/slower burn. Generally, running higher octane in a modern car is never a problem, the main problem is running LOWER octane than the engine is designed for (ie running 91 or 95 in an STi Impreza or 4AGZE)

Just like in Fight Club - if a company is only looking at the bottom line and not the reputation that they hold in the eyes of the consumer, they tend to hold off on recalls unless it's really really critical. Recalling cars en-masse is a very expensive exercise, much easier just to fix things come service time Take the number of vehicles in the field, ( A ), and multiply it by the probable rate of failure, ( B ), then multiply the result by the average out-of-court settlement, ( C ). A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one. And thats from a recall co-ordinator from a MAJOR car company.

N/A SW20 MR2s sold in Aus were all 3SGE, big difference from the 3SFE found in SV21 Camrys and ST-spec ST162 Celicas. Of course, could have just been a typo

Generally when you have a car which comes with 13" and 14" wheels depending on spec, for instance, the outside rolling diameter is still roughly the same. So fitting 14" wheels from the lux-spec model, as long as the proper profile tyres are used, won't affect things at all.

Get a brochure and quote from a local tinting company and stick it under the windscreen wiper along with a anonymous note along the lines of "For a little more privacy next time ;)"

Damn, they look even smaller than a 7AFE rod, and thats saying something

Still haven't got the V6 to match though :P

Maybe they're from Goulburn, where water restrictions were only slightly less severe than Hitler during WWII up until late last year.