Toyota Celica = No Go No Mo', Almost Dead Options

[BlackCelicaGT94]

So its happened. My Car is about 90 percent done-zo. On Friday I was driving and blew a radiator hose. For those of you who have seen that tubgirl website yeah thats what it looked like all over my hood and windshield. So I replaced that and thought itd be fine. Nope its deciding that overheating everytime I drive is the cool thing to do. My dads warned me for a year that I would need a new engine because mines getting tired but I didnt listen and didnt save any money. Now the car is pretty much going to kill over and I wont be able to fix it. It wouldnt be much to get a new 5sfe. Probably 300 bucks but then my dad would have to build it up and thatd take a while cuz hes a 60 year old man but hey you cant beat FREE mechanical labor. :-) So im hoping maybe just maybe before the engine dies that I can get outta debt and look at new cars. Probably wont happen but hey its a nice dream. An older Lexus IS300 is sounding pretty tempting

So anyways yeah I doubt ill be making it around to any shows this year in my car. :-(

I guess thats what happens though when you have 230,000 miles on the car and you have personally put 145,000 on in 4.5 years.

[Chanh55]

Wow that's a lot of miles... Goodluck, whatever you do...

[shin]

wow....... 230k miles...... it's amazing it still last till now. ya can ask your dad to rebuilt your current motor or a new one, and while he's at it ya can drive your brother's supra

[6gcSTVT]

You have such a nice car.... I'm actually really dissapointed that all happened to you. Good luck on whatever you decide to do

[95CelicaST]

That is sad to hear, but that car has a few miles on it. I am amazed to see it went for 230K.


but if you are going to get rid of it, could we swap hoods and bumpers?

well.. hood, spoiler, tails, spoiler, skirts, front and rear bumpers?

This post has been edited by 95CelicaST: Jan 22, 2007 - 12:34 PM

[hurley97]

have you had the water pump and thermostat changed? I'd say changing the engine should be a last resort if it turns out to be an internal problem, especially if you're planning on getting a new car soon. nice job keeping it going for so many miles. good luck

[BlackCelicaGT94]

Id like a new car. My dad is all about dropping a new engine in it.

The thermostat does need to be changed but my dad knows that the engine is going KA-PUTT so hed like to change everything out and basically make everything under the hood new or rebuilt.

nice job keeping it going for so many miles. good luck

all the props go to my dad. granted he doesnt let me learn anything aout hte car because hes always doing everything but hey free is better than paying for it all.

[amysmojo]

Awww sad! How much you getting back for your tax return? maybe that can help save it!?

[tim86]

im with you... older is300 is something i would pick up but hey if you have a "free mechanic" then keep the celica going

[BlackCelicaGT94]

Hey I have a question

a friend just told me that:

"I got a 3sfe/5sfe block, full pistons with bout 20k miles on em. Been sittin mostly, but block is stripped and pistones wrapped in plastic. As far as I remember only the heads are different on the two. Oh, and i have the crank also, wrapped in plastic. Basically I have a whole 3sfe in tupperware. Most of which if i rmember right is interchangeable with the 5sfe."

so umm can i use that?

[Jaws4God]

yeah I had a remanufactured 5sfe put in mine and it was like 3k total for install and engine..

[celiracer]

Wow. 230k thats a lot of miles. You can't get rid of the celica. Your car looks so nice.

[Negative]

Hey I have a question

a friend just told me that:

"I got a 3sfe/5sfe block, full pistons with bout 20k miles on em. Been sittin mostly, but block is stripped and pistones wrapped in plastic. As far as I remember only the heads are different on the two. Oh, and i have the crank also, wrapped in plastic. Basically I have a whole 3sfe in tupperware. Most of which if i rmember right is interchangeable with the 5sfe."

so umm can i use that?

I don't think so. I'm not sure, and you may want to ask one of the more deep engine natured guys, but 3S-FE is a 2.0 and the 5S-FE is 2.2 so I think there is quite a bit different there. Ask Dr.Tweak or Pressure2 - they would know.

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

From the outside, the 3SFE and 5SFE look pretty similar. On the inside, they are quite a bit different. The 5SFE has a much beefier crank, much heavier rods, and totally different displacement....plus it requires the ECU and wiring from the 3SFE to run so it would be a pain.......and for a significant downgrade in valuable torque at that.
It's not a direct swap, you're better off finding a used 5SFE on here, CelicaTech, MR2OC, etc. I quote those sites because junkyards like to get upwards of $800-1600 for a high mileage used 5SFE and members swapping are always looking to get rid of 5SFE's.


I think the best place to start however would be to fix the problem of overheating. Like Stef said, start by inspecting the water pump, thermostat, fluid levels, new hoses, etc that could be causing a problem. Just because it has high mileage isn't really grounds for replacement. That engine could last another day, or another 100,000 miles for all we know.....theres really no way to know until it happens.
I'd fix the problem first and save your money for down the road when you actually need to replace the motor or if you want to sell it and buy something newer.

[Negative]

Def good advice.

[BlackCelicaGT94]

oh were not replacing the engine because of just high miles. :-) theres other stuff but i dont know much about the internals of a car so i couldnt tell ya. :-)

[ImportChick95]

Id like a new car. My dad is all about dropping a new engine in it.

The thermostat does need to be changed but my dad knows that the engine is going KA-PUTT so hed like to change everything out and basically make everything under the hood new or rebuilt.

all the props go to my dad. granted he doesnt let me learn anything aout hte car because hes always doing everything but hey free is better than paying for it all.

Wow. I wish my dad would do something like that for me instead of always telling me to sell my car and buy something newer.

[lilgreenyoda]

I'd fix the problem first and save your money for down the road when you actually need to replace the motor or if you want to sell it and buy something newer.

Troof.

And if you need parts for the 5s, there's a ton of members on celicatech who are parting out all the time. I think there's one on there right now actually. It'll be a hell of a lot cheaper that way.

[BlackCelicaGT94]

We have a toyota junkyard up here so parts isnt a problem. :-) im outta work this whole week again with mono - blah this is hurting my paycheck and making it hard to get money to fix anything

[celiracer]

Mono is not a good thing. I had it all last week. Well hope you get things figured out.