 The Slyph, That's my 95 ST! |
 Mar 27, 2013 - 4:01 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Mar 6, '13 From Tampa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
About a month ago, I became a first time Celica owner, and got my favorite body style: the 6 gen. I paid $1350 cash knowing that some small repairs were in order. I needed some wheels quickly because my wife got a job and needed her 98 Exploder (no typo there haha) to get her to work, so I got the Slyph! Little did I know that some small repairs would actually be a lot of tlc, time, and more importantly, money! Here's what my mechanic told me is in need of attention:
Most important: Brakes- front rotors are warped beyond resurfacing and pads are worn unevenly. Rear drum pads are cracked, and the piston leaks. Total brake overhaul required. Oil leak- Definitely from oil pan gasket, possibly elsewhere but not sure because.. Power steering pump leaks- could be covering up another oil leak because of it position,will be able to tell the oil leak when the PS pump gets replaced Clutch- shot. Going OEM replacement route when budget allows. Clutch master cylinder fluid was low, and is the color of coffee. topped off for now. Rack and pinion slow leak- i know nothing about that Idler pulley- bearing is out, needs replacing (annoying noise) Tires = crap. dry rotting and i don't think they were ever rotated, ever. nor aligned. That's the extent of the mechanical issues so far that I can remember. here are some niceties that will get fixed: cigarette lighter inop. looking for an original replacement. I don't smoke anymore but gotta charge the phone up on road trips! Head unit is aftermarket and intermittant- i pulled it and checked the plugs, whoever installed it just spliced wires instead of getting the harness, probably shorting. Stock speakers are blown. needs a paint job and minor body work on left rear qtr panel. Trunk latch pull by driver's seat doesn't work. Sometimes when it's unlocked and I pull on the handle the door locks itself. That's about it I think.. i see some time being taken! Hope the wife doesn't get (any more) jealous lol. Will post up some pics and updates when they happen! |
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Mar 27, 2013 - 4:04 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 29, '09 From Gainesville, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 17 (100%) |
Glad to have ya. Sounds like you have a plan!
And, you are in FL. Another FL member not to far away! |
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Mar 27, 2013 - 4:29 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 26, '09 From Los Angeles Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Wow! Yeah, you got quite a journey ahead of you!
Welcome! 
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Mar 27, 2013 - 4:47 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 6, '13 From Tampa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
'Preciate it! Just got my first fix done that I didn't include before: replaced the cabin dome light!
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Mar 28, 2013 - 11:08 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 15, '07 From Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 52 (100%) |
A lot of work ahead for u, u can keep the cost down by DIY. I had no experience and I'm doing my 3 rd clutch atm
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Mar 28, 2013 - 11:57 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 6, '13 From Tampa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Yeah I'm going to do as much as i can myself, my limitation is tools though. I think at Advance Auto you can rent them out, gonna check on that.
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Mar 28, 2013 - 7:06 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 6, '13 From Tampa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Spark plug and wire change.. check. check out my thread in the maintenance section under cold engine likes to die for how bad the old plugs were, pics are there
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Apr 10, 2013 - 9:58 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 30, '12 From Cheshire Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
get some pics up mate, its nice to see before and after progress
 good luck!
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Apr 10, 2013 - 7:26 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 31, '11 From Rochester, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
QUOTE (PaddyTapps @ Mar 28, 2013 - 12:57 PM)  Yeah I'm going to do as much as i can myself, my limitation is tools though. I think at Advance Auto you can rent them out, gonna check on that. You can rent specialty tools like ball joint removers and such. -------------------- 1994 Toyota Celica GT-S 5S-FE 190k Miles. Project car 1992 Toyota Celica GT 5S-FE 170k Miles. Daily driver/beater 1999 Toyota Camry LE 5S-FE 216K Miles. RIP You will be missed.  *ASE Certified General Manager |
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Apr 10, 2013 - 7:55 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 6, '13 From Tampa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Update! I just put the new dist cap and rotor i got from rock auto on the car and snapped some pics.
    These were from right after I bought it. It was very dirty.  New speakers needed!  Looks nasty in there  Injector #3 has something going on  That was the old #3 spark plug  Pitted old distributor rotor  Engine bay with the new plugs, wires, cap and rotor.  Horrible paint and some body work needed  More bad paint visuals   |
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Apr 14, 2013 - 3:33 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 6, '13 From Tampa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Taking the throttle body off today to clean it and the IACV. Some pics:
Intake removed and a picture of the vacuum hoses for reference  Just the whole engine bay  Throttle body removed  Carbon!! This is how the inside of the intake manifold looks too.  Throttle Body off   Now waiting for PB blaster to get the IACV screws out! More to come. |
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Apr 14, 2013 - 4:59 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 6, '13 From Tampa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
good news and bad news. Good news is, I got the throttle body off no problem and now know how to. Bad news: Mr impatient (me) stripped one of the screws to the IACV, and was unable to properly clean it by taking it off. I had to spray some carb n throttle body cleaner down the port in the throttle body to get it somewhat cleaned. Will have to figure something out to get it done right.
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Apr 14, 2013 - 6:50 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 6, '12 From somewhere Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Use vise grip or pliers to break the screws lose, that's what i did.
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Apr 14, 2013 - 7:27 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 6, '13 From Tampa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Thanks mindkiller, I'll give it a shot when I tackle it again. Had to put it all back together for the day cuz the sun was going down and the wife was getting hungry. It's got some PB blaster soakin right now so hopefully when I get back to it it won't be too hard.
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