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Hi Tim,
Try this mob. Great range of spares, much cheaper than local and quick delivery.
Genuine Japanese Car Part Imports - Amayama
Herb
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I think this is normal, auto choke engaged when starting and comes off after the engine warms up. Giving gas resets the choke.
Herb
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OHH! I missed that.
Herb
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Hi Gary,
I would suspect a clutch problem, like not fully disengaging. Maybe you aren't fully pushing it to the floor, or the system needs topping up or bleeding or both.
Herb
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Just looked up carsales and there is only one, at $35,000.
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1998-toyota-celica-sx-manual/SSE-AD-16667721/?Cr=0
Herb
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Hi,
I don't have a clue, but what I do to find the value of a car, is to go to Carsales.com, enter the details and see what others are going for.
Herb
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Hi Rob,
Why not try a wrecker? They may have a unit from a wreck, which would be a direct replacement.
Herb.
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I would think that the batteries are beyond their use by date. Change vendor and / or check the dates on the package.
Herb
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Hi Stuart,
Check around the wheel that went into the pot hole, it sounds like something gave there. Jack the car up to do it.
Herb
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Hi, Just some general comments.
2500 km for 1/2 litre oil consumption. I've had cars where the manual said that 1 pint per 1000 miles is acceptable, that's roughly 3/4 l in 1600 km. The car was never that bad, but it gives an indication of "acceptable" consumption, maybe just a way around warrantee claims for high consumption.
The PCV system should have an oil separator in it, somewhere, to condense any oil vapour to stop it being sucked into the engine and burnt. If this is gunged up oil consumption goes up.
Additives. When I bought my 28 year HiAce van, with 275,000 km on the clock, the seller mentioned that it used a bit of oil. I was a bit worried about passing a roadworthy with this, because of "blowing smoke", so I added a "stop oil burning" additive to the oil. Not a drop has disappeared in 9 months. I don't know whether this is due to the additive or the seller didn't really know what she was talking about. It did use a lot of coolant, but this was due to a faulty radiator cap.
At the next oil change I will try a thicker grade of oil, say 20W 50, which is a common grade, for classic vehicles.
Herb
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Hi John,
Sorry I can't answer specifics, as I'm a classic British car freak, and my answer was the sort of thing I would check in my cars.
With a Corolla I would expect a fuel economy less that 10l/100km
P.S. why I'm on this forum is that I have a 1995 Hi Ace camper.
Herb
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My first thought was a fuel leak. Cracked hose(s), after the pump, or weeping joins.
Herb
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Hi Abu,
Before you rip the head off, check your radiator cap. I had the same issue and a new cap solved it.
Herb
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Sorry to be nasty, but bricks under jacks or to support the car, are extremely dangerous, as they can crumble leaving the jack / car without any support, so it drops, suddenly.
There are many daisies coming up, from people who found this out the hard way. Use timber blocks, like 4x4 short post lengths.
Herb
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Hi,
Have you tried this mob?
Genuine Japanese Car Part Imports - Amayama
They seem to have just about anything for Jap cars and reasonable prices.
Herb
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If the existing opening is double DIN, then any other double DIN will fit. DIN is a standard size. Depth may be an issue, though.
Herb
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Bought this van back in May, and have been working on it to, one: get it roadworthy, and two: to refresh the interior. Here are some photos of how it went.
When we got it every surface was covered with self adhesive floor tiles. Many were loose and some actually fell off when touched. Decided to replace most of them.
Herb
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OK, I've had a better look at the existing plug, and it does look like a coax type, sorta. If it is then I fear you are stuffed, as the coax is used for the video and the DC power, but requires circuitry at each end to separate the video from the power, which the new head unit won't have. You might just have to use the new camera.
Sorry.
PS The colours I mentioned, previously were for a display unit that has two video inputs, which are one each of the white and yellow wires.
Herb
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Hi,
You could cut the ends of the cable off both and splice the new plug onto the old cable. From my experience there are 4 wires in there, red = power, black = ground, yellow and white = videos. Unfortunately Toyota most likely didn't stick with these colours. Also, in your last photo, one of the cables looks to be braided.
Herb
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I've done this with my new MG ZS. Space saver translates to less costly, to make.
Herb
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Hi,
I feel your pain. It happened to me when I bought and drove my 1958 Wolseley home. Turned out to be a faulty battery connection.
Herb
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Hi,
Check the exhaust system, to see if a hanger has failed and the pipes are hitting the body, somewhere.
Herb
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Have you checked the plug and wiring to the speakers?
Herb
Adding cruise control to a 2008 Ascent Hatch
in Corolla / Corolla Sportivo Club
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Hi Tony,
You will need to make your own harness, with wire and corrugated tubing, you can buy at any auto shop. If there isn't a published wiring diagram, with colours, then I suggest you work out a colour scheme, so when you have the end of your harness you know which wire is which. As to the clutch switch, I've fitted a standard micro switch, on a home made bracket. The switch is wired in the normally open connection, as it is operated when the clutch is up.
Note, the attached article is for my MGB brake switch replacement, but it will give you an idea about how to go about it.
As to connecting to the ECU, if you do need to do it you only need to connect to the speed wire. If you have a tacho, then you could tap into the sense wire to it, using a quick splice connector, as shown, below. They are closed with a pair of pliers. Note that they come in different sizes, depending on the wire size.
Herb
Saga19 Brake switch.pdf