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My celica just had one of the tires blown on the highway, i looked at it and could not figure out what was wrong, than i took off all four wheels and noticed ALL 4 sidewall of the tires rub on strut and shock bars. Since i bought my car from my buddy who didnt take very good care of it i realized i need to replace some major parts. By the way the tires are 215/45-17. Someone mentioned spacers are recommended, i may replace all four tires, lower it, redo alignment, and brakes, hoping to get it in better shape.

Oh man, if my celica would be my main car and the only car i would definatlly do so.

Check your "interior control level" it is located on the left buttom sie of your steering wheel. Turn it any way to ckeck to see if lights will turn on or off, if doesnt fix the problem than it is broken, remove the buttom pillar piece under the steering wheel, check if it connected and make sure there is contact, if it is connected but not working than it is broke. My friend had that problem.

A week ago i got to fixing the horn, very very easy to do.

1. Make sure horn fuse is good

2. Disconnect the horn, located in front, between your front bumper and radiator. Remove it and test it on battery, positive wire to + and the metal side of the horn to -. Now comes the funny park, most likely your horn WILL NOT WORK, now take sand paper and sand the metal side of the horn where the screw goes to tighten it to the car body, when it gets shiny test it again, and here it will work. Now, sand the hole of your car body where the screw to tighten the horn goes, than connect it everything and test it, must work.

Hehe, i am doing it when i get a different hub from ebay, the one i bought does not fit celica 95, so i needed new hub, ordered it but it was shipped to a different person, now it may take another week, crap. As to how easy it is, i would say 3 out of 5, if you have some mechanical experience and good logic than 2 out of 5. I will try to take some pics while doing it. For me it is farelly easy cause i have done a steering wheel replacement once, so it is not that hard at all, except it took me and my buddy together to pull out old stock steering wheel, we also sprayed DW40 in the center of the steering where the nut was, than pulled it really hard and jerking it, than it came off.

Well, i spent time on mazda3forums.com and found this link on how to make your own angel eyes, a friend of mine always wanted it but was afraid to do it, so if anyone of your is brave enought than go for it, the hardest from my experience is to separate the clear pastic from the headlight housing the rest is simple, good luck.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=98...Angel+Eye+Rings

Hey guys, man so many replies, thanks alot, well i had school and tests really took my free time away, plus it gave some time for everyone to participate in helping me out over here. The video is going to be posted today, yes i am a lier now because i promissed to post it the night after we did a fuel filter change, but every time i just forgot to take that video from him, so thats why i am not saying "i will", I am posting it online this evening and so i can figure out what could be the problem. Just to get something straight here.

1. It is not an engine mount because the mount can creat such a noise? i can agree with it, too, just thought it could be anyway, need to be to sure to eliminate that from the list.

2. If the valve is broken than would one of my cylinders even work?

3. Oil light doesnt flicker at all, i did an engine light check procedure "connecting a wire in diagnostics box with E1 and TE1 and engine light flickered constantlly meaning it is normal and no codes, drove it to my brothers house where it ahs been parked to this day and engine light still has not been on since.

4. To check oil pressure i do not have a gauge for that, is it possible to check it at a local auto parts store? Plus i do not know what is the normal pressure level.

5. Timing belt has been replaced less than 2 years ago, friend of mine had it replaced because this car was his replacement from insurance because his other black 95 celica was rear ended and totalled.

My opinion before i post video:
When the car is started you can hear a fast knocking noise in one of the cylinders, inside of the engine block, which one i couldnt tell neither my buddy, with throttle open to a full knocking becomes louder, still as fast as before but louder.

Please, do not get mad at me for not posting it on time, i am just like everyone else have a life, but still very thankfull for all your help.

today just did fuel filter change, the worsest and most enoying thing that i had ever done, thanks to a buddy of mine, without him i would be doomed right now. Anyways, we started the car and there is slight, very fast knocking, accelerating makes the knocking louder. I recorded a video but on my buddy's cam, so i will post it tomorrow when i get it from him. As from inside, it is noticable only in sound, almost no vibrations, so i have no clue.

Gas mileage dropped a little, as for oil it needs an oil change, oil black as hell, never had seen such a dark oil before, i have a list of things that need to be flushed and hcnaged.

Tonight, after college i will take a video and post it to make it easier.

Why do you think Piston slap is not the problem?

Hello everyone,

I have purchased 2 weeks ago a used 1995 St manual with 167,000 miles for $900.00 from my buddy, the condition of the car is great, except because friend of mine wasnt very cautious and carefull of his car, slacking on little problems causign others, anyways, my problem is this.

At idling i hear knocking sound coming from the engine, listening closer i would think something sounds like there is a little problem.

1. Valve knocking
2. Piston slaping
3. Engine mount
4. Or i do not know

a. Did some research, id there and engine knock than it needs to get adjusted, HOW?

b. If there is a piston slap, check which one by disconnecting a spark plus wire from each cylinder at a time untill knocking stops to get the right one, if so, Than WHAT?

c. Could it be an engine mount? Is so, than if i fill it with polytherine, from experience it will eliminate wheel hop but make higher vibrations, but will it mount better? sounds silly when someone may fill in broken engine mount to fix it, is it not?

If it something else let me know, please, i am slowelly repairing and tuning it up, so let me know, cause i want it to work well, thanks.

To change the timing, is it the same way like on corolla, turn the distributor to 15 degrees? if so, which direction clockwise or counterwise? i did this on Corolla only to adjust idling RPMs, so let me know. thanks