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i have a 97 corolla with the wonderful 7afe
i have an auto w/ overdrive
i am starting to collect parts to do a manual swap
i found this ECU on ebay
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it says in the description that it will work in a 94-95 celi im an guessing that the ecu will not work due to the fact the ecu is OBD-I and my car is OBD-II
toyota changed over to OBD-II in 96 on the 7afe in the corolla's but im not sure if it was the same year for the celica's
i guess it would work as far as the transmission is concerned but the rest of the car wolud probably be fuct

BTW before any one asks why im getting an ECU for a tranny swap,
the 4 spd auto w/ od is electronically controlled bythe ECU it wont work without the ecu from a manual car


any help i greatly appreciated in advance

later,
JAY

i painted my valve cover (7afe) and replaced the valve cover gasket
then it started leaking oil you need to get the little gaskets that are around the studs (the four nuts that hold the cover on ) they look like washers w/ rubber on them they are like 30 cents a piece from toyota

i replaced those w/ new ones and it was still leaking from the valve cover

you know the bolt that holds the alternator wire cover i torqued the **** out of that one and now it doesnt leak ... easy fix lol

but yeah make sure you get all the gaskets at once

good way to blow an engine is to have the turbo setup like that

no ic no bov what a waste of a turbo

looks good but you should have taped off the oil cap hole and all the spark plug hole there are seals in each of them btw when you re install your valve cover make sure you get a new gasket and the little gaskets that go around the studs ( looks like a washer) i painted my valve cover a while ago and i never got the little gaskets and i was leaking oil from the vavle cover
looks good

peace ,
jay

if your car has O/D then you may run into problems w/ the ecu if you want it to go smoothly i suggest using a ecu from a 5spd or a 3 spd auto

the reason is the 4 speed auto(3speed w/ overdrive) is electronically controlled by the ecu

well seeing that your car is a 95 (OBD I) and the engine is a 97 (OBD II) you may have ran into problems w/ the ECU if you are using your stock ecu from your car.
have you tried to get rid of the CEL by resetting your ECU?

have you checked all your vaccum lines to see if they are good?
pull one off at a time and plug them w/ your finger to see what the engine does. also check to see if they are worn and cracked.

are you puffing any smoke?
the air temp sensor in the intake box may have gone bad, you may be running too rich or too lean.

have you replaced your fuel filter?
it may be clogged.....
have you checked your timing?
timing may be off if the dude didnt tighten down the distributor

sounds like there is a fuel or air problem............................ good luck

club 4AG


click on --------------tech reference

then click on ---------5age/7age

theres a good bit of info on the 7age frankenstien motor and how well 7afe parts hold up.


hope this helps

later

LMAO YOU CALL IT NASHVEGAS TOO

grassroots mag has a project 6g celica in it
(grassroots motorsports is an autocross mag)
its a 97 st they are racing it in the scca solo II? (stock specs)
they did an article on the rebuild of the 7afe guess what it dyno'ed

96 hp 95 tq got to love the 7AFE

hello everybody,

just wanted to introduce myself, my names jason. i live on the TN/KY border (clarksville area) i am in Fuzion c.c. , i drive a 97 corolla dx with the wonderful 7afe (same as ST trim celicas)
??? what is the chassis code for the celicas w/ the 7AFE engine???
pretty nice site ya'll got here.

i am a regular at VVTi.net you guys w/ the 7afe should check it out theres alot of good info there.
im currently looking for more info on making more power out of my engine i already have the bolt ons CAI header cat back i have a spare intake manifold looking for a throttlebody so i can get them bored and matched.

oh all you guys from tn and ky get at me im 45 min from nashville

ok im rambling talk to you all later

peace,
jay