Oct 31, 2016 - 2:28 PM | Forum: Interior/Audio/Electrical/Wiring · Post Preview: #1086212 · Replies: 7 · Views: 2,464 |
Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '15 From Colchester Currently Offline |
Will try the pencil eraser thing, that might work. The battery is quite new and the alternator was reconditioned less than 5000 miles ago. I think if it was that it would affect all of the guages not just the left hand ones. |
Oct 25, 2016 - 11:13 AM | Forum: Interior/Audio/Electrical/Wiring · Post Preview: #1086054 · Replies: 7 · Views: 2,464 |
Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '15 From Colchester Currently Offline |
The bulb itself may not be very tight, you might try replacing them even if they're not burnt out. And on the little brass tabs on the sockets can kind of loose their springiness. You can try to bend the tabs out just a bit to be sure they are making good contact when they are plugged in. Or grab some nice looking replacements from a scrapyard. If you are only having problems with certain bulbs and not all of the lights then I would suspect the bulb and socket connection rather than the wiring leading into the cluster. Yes, I did exactly that last night. Have changed the bulbs, bent connectors, changed sockets, bent tabs, still stuck! Thanks for replying. |
Oct 25, 2016 - 4:17 AM | Forum: Interior/Audio/Electrical/Wiring · Post Preview: #1086046 · Replies: 7 · Views: 2,464 |
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I have a flicker on the rev counter and left side of the speedo. It's only the lights not the needles. The right side of speedo and the guages are not doing it. I've fiddled with the plugs behind the speedo/rev counter and done all I can think of to make sure connections are ok. It doesn't have a converter so no problem there. It seems faulty. After checking all the connections, the bulbs, the bulb holders, each wire into the connecting plugs, the plugs themselves etc. still no joy. All are fine but still flickery dials. I tested the alternator and it was fine, I didn't think it could be that as it does it when the engine is not running and only on a couple of bulbs. And it did it on another set of clocks too so it's not the clocks. Do you think it's the loom or does anyone have any ideas of anything else I can check? I do have the loom still in my donor car. Any help would be appreciated! |
Sep 29, 2016 - 5:11 PM | Forum: Engine/Transmission/Maintenance · Post Preview: #1085331 · Replies: 2 · Views: 993 |
Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '15 From Colchester Currently Offline |
On the VIN plate (on my car) it says Trans/Axle A140E - 05A. On the donor car it says A140E - 02A. Does this mean the box is compatible and the driveshafts are different? |
Sep 28, 2016 - 3:32 AM | Forum: Engine/Transmission/Maintenance · Post Preview: #1085302 · Replies: 2 · Views: 993 |
Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '15 From Colchester Currently Offline |
Hi folks I think I love and hate my Celica sometimes. To cut a long story short I need an Auto box because mine is pretty much shot. I also have a failed driveshaft. My car is the 3s-GE convertible from 1995, an imported JDM model. Essentially I can get a low mileage 1999 3s-FE Auto box AND driveshafts from a very helpful Celica enthusiast. Mine has the A-140E gearbox, axle is shown as 05A if that's relevant. Will the 3s-FE box fit on my car? One would think so but I need to know for sure. The same goes for the driveshafts. These are hard to get and I can can have them as well - but are they the same? Again I would think so, but expert advice is needed! I need to get moving on this so as not to mess the guy around. Appreciating your help Dave |
Jun 2, 2016 - 6:56 AM | Forum: Engine/Transmission/Maintenance · Post Preview: #1082375 · Replies: 0 · Views: 446 |
Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '15 From Colchester Currently Offline |
Hi there I'm having ongoing troubles with my 95 Jdm 3s-ge auto celica convertible. I've just had to have a new head gasket , with cam belt and water pump done at the same time. The head was fine and it runs well again now. Since it came back I noticed an intermittent gearbox issue, literally from the day after picking it up. Nothing has been done with the transmission, though I changed the fluid when the problem started anyway. It seems to sometimes be slightly slow to pick up the gear if the revs are low, and on one occasion felt like it might even stall, but that has not happened again. It also does not change above 2nd gear until fully warm, meaning I'm going along at 3500 revs for a mile at least in the morning. When warm it's much better but can still be a little jerky when pulling away at junctions, sometimes it's fine all day. The garage (who I know well and trust) say they did not touch the transmission. I wondered whether it could be an ECU problem, like it's not adjusted properly to the changeover, but I'm not sure that could be right. The puzzle is that it started when it came back from having the Head Gasket done but has nothing to do with the work they did. But there's lots I don't know about this stuff, so over to you all. Dave |
May 23, 2016 - 2:44 AM | Forum: Engine/Transmission/Maintenance · Post Preview: #1082008 · Replies: 10 · Views: 702 |
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Well it seems to have settled down now. It took a few days. Hopefully I will have no more reports to bring! |
May 20, 2016 - 9:15 AM | Forum: Engine/Transmission/Maintenance · Post Preview: #1081924 · Replies: 10 · Views: 702 |
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Transmission oil is changed. It seems to have done the trick. I'll let you know if something else becomes apparent! So new transmission fluid is in, car drives lovely but there is still an occasional fault. Not sure if you think it can take a few days to settle down or not... I'm hoping so. However the symptom of the fault is a delay in picking up the gear very occasionally, normally from a standing start. Once it's grabbed the 1st gear it all works fine. No noises, no warning lights, no vibrations. Not sure what to do next - though I'll give it a couple of days to see if it settles down. |
May 18, 2016 - 2:04 AM | Forum: Engine/Transmission/Maintenance · Post Preview: #1081823 · Replies: 10 · Views: 702 |
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I've just had a look through my considerable documentation and found that it's not been changed for years. The level is not low and never has been. I've missed it somehow (I've only had the car for 3 years). So there we have it. It's not a very high mileage car, only about 86,000 miles on it. Will get it changed on Friday. Hopefully that will do it! |
May 17, 2016 - 5:02 PM | Forum: Engine/Transmission/Maintenance · Post Preview: #1081804 · Replies: 10 · Views: 702 |
Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '15 From Colchester Currently Offline |
An addition from tonight - put foot down on motorway and didn't find a gear. A big loud revving and then I lifted off and we kept going. A problem we have... |
May 17, 2016 - 12:08 PM | Forum: Engine/Transmission/Maintenance · Post Preview: #1081770 · Replies: 10 · Views: 702 |
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Hi there everyone - I just need some collective wisdom from all you wise ones out there. I have had a traumatic month or so with my auto gen6 JDM ST202 convertible. After carrying out several repairs on the roof etc I was looking forward to the warmer weather when the head gasket went, along with a couple of oil seals. A bit of a mess. So, this being beyond me, I put it into my faithful garage who I've been going to for years. It was returned to me a couple of days ago, all seemed fine and I seemed to have gained a bit of torque from before! However, now I have it back, it's driving nice APART FROM the other day it suddenly slipped into neutral at the lights, the rev counter suddenly shot up as it lost the resistance of holding the car on the brake.. I've also noticed an occasional slight delay in picking up from a standing start. 98% of the time it's fine. I can't see anything obvious, there are no leaks including from the auto transmission fluid. Before I go back to chat to the garage (who I get on well with) I want to just establish whether anything in the Head Gasket Work might affect the gearbox in any way. Can't imagine it myself but thought it was worth a heads-up here. Dave |
Apr 30, 2016 - 5:50 PM | Forum: Interior/Audio/Electrical/Wiring · Post Preview: #1081330 · Replies: 5 · Views: 760 |
Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '15 From Colchester Currently Offline |
Well I sorted it in the end. I settled on the fact that the motors were failing, and to cut a long story short I bought two from a Saab 900 which were working fine. I checked and these looked identical. I replaced the connector plug and then found that the mounting screws were a different diameter though the box that mounts the motor to the car seemed identical. In short, it is, apart from the screws. So, after a minute feeling stupid for not checking that before I bought the motors, I took off the 4 hex bolts connecting the motor to the box, and swapped the saab mounting box with the Toyota one. The box contains the gears for connecting to the roof mechanism but they are identical. So it worked! £25 a motor and all is fixed! |
Apr 4, 2016 - 12:16 PM | Forum: Interior/Audio/Electrical/Wiring · Post Preview: #1080491 · Replies: 5 · Views: 760 |
Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '15 From Colchester Currently Offline |
hello everyone I've been trying to sort out my '95 Celica convertible top which is not working properly. I've read and tried some fixes on other posts but am stumped. The roof has been working fine for the last two years, going up and down without complaint. But suddenly it would only open half way: the rest only happens if you give it a little help. And closing it is fine except it won't do the first bit: once it's nearly vertical it will work. Neither motor ever sounds like it's under strain or anything is slipping or missing. I've checked the roof mechanism in case something is jamming or sticking, but all is fine. I've checked the back window in case it's shifted and is jamming on the seat back. It isn't. I took the motors out today (leaving them connected) to see if they were both turning the cog consistently. They are. Both revolve at what seems to be the proper speed, the note from the motors sounds the same as it always does. So I'm stuck. Can the motors just lose a bit of power? If so they both sound identical to before and to each other. Otherwise what can I check? Ideas welcome! Dave |
Mar 19, 2015 - 4:21 PM | Forum: Interior/Audio/Electrical/Wiring · Post Preview: #1066702 · Replies: 3 · Views: 753 |
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Take a picture of the back and front. Unscrew the individual gauges and see what's under there. Post a picture of that. With all my gauge modification failures I'm sure I could figure out what's going on Thanks for your offer of help - in the end I worked out that there are 4 smaller bulbs in random places which together light up the dash. Strange. But I replaced them with LED's and we're up and running. I can see when I'm going 180.... |
Mar 9, 2015 - 3:26 PM | Forum: Interior/Audio/Electrical/Wiring · Post Preview: #1066169 · Replies: 3 · Views: 753 |
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Take a picture of the back and front. Unscrew the individual gauges and see what's under there. Post a picture of that. With all my gauge modification failures I'm sure I could figure out what's going on Thanks for that. I'm working for the next few days but will do so when I can, provided I can upload the photos. |
Mar 9, 2015 - 1:21 PM | Forum: Interior/Audio/Electrical/Wiring · Post Preview: #1066160 · Replies: 3 · Views: 753 |
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Hi everyone I've got my convertible out from storage at last, all is running well, and so I'm just doing a few things to update it. It's my 3rd gen6 and I'm used to doing the LED's in the instrument cluster and dash. I bought the ones I needed, got the panel out, and found that instead of the three main bulbs there are only two. Where the third should be is like a grey plastic something or other which I cannot remove and does not contain a bulb. The thing is, the middle of the cluster was dim before and now that I've replaced the two bulbs it's brighter everywhere except that dim part. It's a JDM '95 which has not been modified in any way and the dials are identical to before on the front - it's been converted to MPH in the normal way (I've had imports before) and I'm puzzled. I now have a lovely bright cluster with a dim patch where the 180 mph is on the speedo. I also checked the smaller bulbs, all seem to be working. I'm confused! Any ideas? |
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