 Few things to fix, New and ongoing issue |
 Oct 12, 2009 - 6:24 PM
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I got my car back with a new 5sfe motor swapped in last week. I have a few kinks that I need to figure out though. First thing is, sometimes my car doesn't start or even turn over. I was told that the battery and alternator are both good but I have a bad terminal on the battery. This seems like an easy fix however, I want to make sure that it is actually the terminals and not something else. I can get it to start without popping the hood and making sure the terminal is snug on the battery, I just pop the clutch in and out a few times and it will usually start up.
Second problem is something that I just noticed today. My car was idling for a few minutes while I ran into a parts store, when I got back in I noticed that the temp was almost all the way up at the H. The second I start to drive the temp drops back down to normal. I somehow had a puncture in the top of my radiator cap so I replaced it thinking it had something to do with that, new cap,coolant is fine and it still idles hot. I took the vacuum hose off my intake and put a breather filter where it goes into the engine last night, could this be what is causing it? Please let me know, I would really appreciate it. thanks. This post has been edited by kagemidnight: Oct 13, 2009 - 11:49 AM |
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Oct 15, 2009 - 10:52 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 9, '09 From CT Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
so I got a quote for a full gasket kit from toyota for over $200 or just the head gasket for $79. I do want to replace all the gaskets but don't have tons of money to be throwing around. Is there a difference between the $200 kit I'd get from toyota vs. a much cheaper kit off ebay?
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kagemidnight Few things to fix Oct 12, 2009 - 6:24 PM
Batman722 bad thermostat, overheating can easily kill the ne... Oct 12, 2009 - 6:56 PM kagemidnight doesn't seem to be overheating though, just ab... Oct 12, 2009 - 7:06 PM
nics QUOTE (kagemidnight @ Oct 12, 2009 - 5... Oct 12, 2009 - 7:41 PM kagemidnight Talked to my mechanic today, I think we're goi... Oct 13, 2009 - 11:33 AM soulshadow Make sure your coolant is overfilling out of your ... Oct 13, 2009 - 7:23 PM kagemidnight The coolant is full. I also had to drive down the ... Oct 13, 2009 - 8:06 PM nics uh ohhh seem like an internal leak there. coolant ... Oct 14, 2009 - 2:49 PM kagemidnight brought it to toyota while I was on break today be... Oct 14, 2009 - 9:49 PM soulshadow QUOTE (kagemidnight @ Oct 14, 2009 - 9... Oct 15, 2009 - 12:42 AM Batman722 QUOTE (kagemidnight @ Oct 12, 2009 - 7... Oct 15, 2009 - 12:29 AM kagemidnight ok so it started with a bad t-stat or something el... Oct 15, 2009 - 10:44 AM nics i suggest you also check your head for cracks and ... Oct 15, 2009 - 2:42 PM presure2 did you do the timing belt before installing the n... Oct 15, 2009 - 4:26 PM kagemidnight how do I check my head for cracks/leaks? I'm m... Oct 15, 2009 - 7:15 PM nics visual inspection??
when i had my head gasket don... Oct 15, 2009 - 7:52 PM nics QUOTE (kagemidnight @ Oct 15, 2009 - 8... Oct 16, 2009 - 1:29 AM kagemidnight I might just try and stick it out with the OEM toy... Oct 16, 2009 - 9:44 AM bmj67 no point in holding off on the water pump. you mi... Oct 16, 2009 - 12:29 PM kagemidnight only holding off on the pump because I am tapped f... Oct 16, 2009 - 1:07 PM nics QUOTE (bmj67 @ Oct 16, 2009 - 10:29 ... Oct 16, 2009 - 1:10 PM bmj67 so just get a reman water toyota water pump they a... Oct 16, 2009 - 3:37 PM kagemidnight I have till next Wednesday to think about it all. ... Oct 17, 2009 - 2:10 PM kagemidnight What will happen if you don't replace the valv... Oct 20, 2009 - 2:31 AM kagemidnight So i replaced the headgasket. The old one didn... Oct 26, 2009 - 11:51 AM |
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