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[Taskbot]

7afe

I hear this is a problem with ALL STs

*Le Sigh*

[Rusty]

needs new gear stick boot (getting sorted)
needs rear strut brace covers (getting sorted)
needs SS-III side skirts (getting sorted)
needs SS-III Rear Spiltters (getting sorted)
needs cold airbox
one of the wheel covers is different (I dont really mined)

thanks this thread really helped me, get things inline on what I need to fix

[-Samurai-]

Well not too much...

1. drips a drop of oil every now and then, not enough to do anything.
2. sun damage on the drivers side door panel and arm rest
3. paint is a little faded, but still shiny :-)
4. has 156,000 miles

thats all I can think of at the moment...

[mr-belowaverage]

Not counting cosmetic? (ie: badly needs reupholstering, needs a paint job, has plenty of dings from 14 years on the road)

1. Right front wheel bearing
2. Gas tank and filler neck leaking
3. Oil leaks from valve cover, rotor, oil pan gasket and main seal (my fault after doing the clutch )
4. Internal oil loss from sweeper rings (likely) common to the 7A and other 'yota fours.
5. Occasional coolant odour (heater core? who knows)
6. Mystery loss of power/acceleration. I'm blaming the wheel bearing now
7. Exhaust leaks from downpipe and midpipe at the muffler. Flanges are rotted. Nice SS exhaust, too.

What I just did recently:

8. Alternator replaced
9. All drive belts
10. 2 transmission fluid changes thanks to clutch install
11. Said clutch install
12. Earlier exhaust leak repaired.
13. E-brake cable seized and binding rear brakes. Replaced one cable, have the next for when it goes.

The biggest problem is that the motor won't die! 376,000kms on it now, and it purrs like a grisly old kitten. I'm not sure how much more $$ to put into the 7A and stock composition before putting on blocks and eviscerating it. I planned to do a 3MZFE swap from day 1, but I was going to use it as a daily driver until the motor went. Stupid Toyota quality!

It's getting to be make-or-break time. Hopefully you guys can talk me into a decision.

[BonzaiCelica]

1. New Passenger side Axle (the boot split open there is tons of grease the on inside or the front right rim)
2. Install Pre-Cat Oxygen Sensor (Still original denso o2 sensor with 110,000 miles on it)
3. New Battery
4. New Perfomance Clutch Kit, MY GEARS ARE STARTING TO SLIP!!!
6. when downshifting into 2nd gear going really fast, i tend to hear a little tearing noise. (Need to fix the synchronize of the gears) HOW MUCH WHO KNOWS??
5. Sew together driver seat, starting to slowly rip apart.
6. Fix small dent on rear right side of car. nothing to noticeable but annoying to know its there (Plus i just recenlty painted my car)
7. Fix up my car asap. I need some money now!!
9. Eventually get a 3rd gen 3s-ge engine swap!!! sometime in the future like 3 years from now...

[slvr_celica_GT_8...]

mine needs tires, e-brake cables, ac recharge and could use a full tune-up

[ZGear]

Our speedometer goes up to 150......sigh......pointless...

[nammer]

1) water pump + timing belt needs to be changed
2)paint flaking off by the left low beams and front license plate
3) slight dent in rear right quarter panel
4) few dings on the rear bumper and random ones here and there
5) trunk window's spray nozzle not spraying out windshield washer solution properly
6) need a new tire for the spare

that's bout it...

[CelicaST_CALI]

o jesus where to start...

my hood and trunk have horrid sun spots
the arm rest is cracking
one rim is missing a cap
the antenna is broken off
radiator is weird..
rear struts are blown
pas door has dents
fenders have dents
front tire has small hole

This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: Sep 11, 2008 - 11:54 PM

[stephen_lee]

wow.. uhm long list here.. lol

Red Celica(keep in mind i bought this one for $700):

1. Bumper scuffed pretty bad
2. Chip in pass. high beam
3. Pass. fender beat to hell by previous owner
4. pass door has ugly burnt in tape residue
5. pass window was broken by previous owner and cheap aftermarket window doesn't seal right
6. GF spilled 44oz Dr Pepper on pass seat and floorboard
7. no underplastics at all
8. rear 1/4panel has dent from some stupid f150 hit&run
9. over all dented and dinged from previous owner && hail storm
10. strange cooolant leak yet to be found
11. CEL code 71: corrected by a paperclip on the EGR temp sensor
12. throw out bearing clicks while idling, sometime
13. all 4 rims are a little scuffed
14. horribly balanced tires
15. extremely bald front tires (i love corners )
16. rear suspension pretty much gone, looks 2 inches lowered
17. creeking noise while turning steering wheel
18. bumpier ride than normal
19. squeeks and rattles over bupms
20. horribly stained carpet from prev. pwner
21. slightly weathered steering wheel
22. front fabric seats/rear leather seats that are in bad condition
23. drivers side hatch plastic interior piece missing
24. rear bumper scufffed bad
25. AC smells like... old AC sometimes
26. previous owner left some disgusting stuff under the spare tire for quite some time, therefore rusting two timy holes through the floorplane
27. engine sits a little los on passenger side
28. 2nd grinds when shifting fast
29. dome light work when it feels like it
30. injector wires short out sometimes causeing occasional misfire
31. Dist. gets wet easily causing misfire
32. no antena. lol

but its still getting me wherever i need to go, and looks pretty good still

[bizzerk]

my problems:

my roof paint is oxidizing(planning on repainting soon)
rear bumper was repainted poorly by previous owner(replacing and repainting soon)
repainted my side mirrors(friend did a perfect color match)
driver seat has minor wear (not ripped yet)
friend girls dono there purses are big and ends up making minor dings and scratches on side >:|
engine bay dirty =]
power antenna (glad its broken)
when i go to my friends house squirrels throw nuts at my car now there are small nut dings =[(seriously)

otherwise car itself is perfect.


This post has been edited by bizzerk: Sep 17, 2008 - 2:57 AM

[RickJamesBish]

Has two big dents in the passenger fender and two smaller ones on my side.
It idles rough.

I also feel like I'm using more gas than I should, 25 MPG doesn't seem all that great.

[whatthe]

Well whats wrong... i got my first minor gutter rash on one of my rear rims. Im so cut up about it, and not sure if i should repair it
Also both my rear quater panels have a dent in em, and passanger side has part of the rear quater panel scrapped. Its not that noticeable but yeh. All that was done by previous owner. Dont know if id be fixing it up but yeh really cut up about my rim.....

[Euphoria]

Well whats wrong... i got my first minor gutter rash on one of my rear rims. Im so cut up about it, and not sure if i should repair it
Also both my rear quater panels have a dent in em, and passanger side has part of the rear quater panel scrapped. Its not that noticeable but yeh. All that was done by previous owner. Dont know if id be fixing it up but yeh really cut up about my rim.....

Shup your car is nearly perfect, should see all the dents on mine haha.

I have a rattle somewhere when reving, sounds like exhaust rattle, steering rack boot is torn, bad shocks, bumper is slightly cracked cause I hit a kangaroo, interior side bits have sun damage.

[trdproven]

rust on doors

[stephen_lee]

wow.. uhm long list here.. lol

Red Celica(keep in mind i bought this one for $700):

1. Bumper scuffed pretty bad
2. Chip in pass. high beam
3. Pass. fender beat to hell by previous owner FIXED
4. pass door has ugly burnt in tape residue
5. pass window was broken by previous owner and cheap aftermarket window doesn't seal right
6. GF spilled 44oz Dr Pepper on pass seat and floorboard
7. no underplastics at all
8. rear 1/4panel has dent from some stupid f150 hit&run FIXED
9. over all dented and dinged from previous owner && hail storm
10. strange cooolant leak yet to be found FIXED
11. CEL code 71: FIXED by a paperclip on the EGR temp sensor
12. throw out bearing clicks while idling, sometime
13. all 4 rims are a little scuffed
14. horribly balanced tires
15. extremely bald front tires (i love corners tongue.gif )
16. rear suspension pretty much gone, looks 2 inches lowered
17. creeking noise while turning steering wheel
18. bumpier ride than normal
19. squeeks and rattles over bupms
20. horribly stained carpet from prev. pwner
21. slightly weathered steering wheel
22. front fabric in bad condition
23. drivers side hatch plastic interior piece missing
24. rear bumper scufffed bad
25. AC smells like... old AC sometimes FIXED
26. previous owner left some disgusting stuff under the spare tire for quite some time, therefore rusting two timy holes through the floorplane
27. engine sits a little los on passenger side
28. 2nd grinds when shifting fast
29. dome light work when it feels like it FIXED
30. injector wires short out sometimes causeing occasional misfire FIXED
31. Dist. gets wet easily causing misfire
32. no antena. lol FIXED shaved antenna y0



but its still getting me wherever i need to go, and looks pretty good still

[Rusty]

sweet almost done everything on my list just needs cold airbox

[richee3]

Oh man, don't even get me started...

[garin]

burns oil. exhaust is rusted out, green/blue front bumper on a red car.

[jimmykay]

ok, here we go.

Exterior

• rear bumper hit in a parking lot
• dent in my C pillar from a limb
• missing front toyota emblem
• flaking paint on front lip
• various chips in the paint
• rust on the doors
• rust stains on my ground effects from my rusty doors
• a high pressure in the top of my windshield seal (found it going through the automatic car wash)

Interior

• cracked leather on the center armrest
• broken courtesy cover(took it out)
• stained carpet
• cigarette burn in the back seat (previous owner)
• RATTLES

Mechanical

• some sort of very slow leak coming from somewhere (none of my fluids get low)
• some heat shield is broken loose on my exhaust and rattles

overall, nothing really bad, just a bunch of little things that drive me crazy