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update 12/6 Car is running great! Thanks for all the help, added new knock sensor after fixing wastegate. Knock sensor codes gone as well as CEL is off.
Put on new coil pack, which solved the not re-starting when warm issue.
Thanks Again for all the help

UPDATE- After reading codes I got Codes 52 and 43
Hi,
Well, I have "inherited" my sons Celica problems. Some of you may remember the car. His screen name was Turboman23. It's a 95 Celica with 91 or 92 3sgte (not sure which at the moment).

I am trying to work on this with car with pre 1970 Chevy knowledge!
Anyways on to the history/problem(s): (Sorry for being so long)

He blew the engine. He had the bottom end rebuilt.
Dr. Tweak redid his wiring harness.
Check Engine light stays on.
When we read codes (can't remember number, sometime ago) it said Knock sensor.
He refused to drive it, has had my car for a year. I want it back. (sorry had to get it out)

I took it to a local import shop, they said they could not pull the codes, and that they had to pull them manually(???) and said the wastegate was bad causing knock sensor to "go off".

My son said they were wrong. And refused to work on it did not want to "chase parts" in trying to fixi it. He also said he did not know where to get a wastegate for it or if one was available. It has an internal wastgate.

So now to the questions:
Can a bad wastegate cause knock sensor code?
Any idea where to find one? Price?
Other reasons/fixes to correct code being thrown so CEL goes off?
Can the car be driven?[size="3"][/size]
Thanks for any help,
Lee

This post has been edited by ibanez6: Dec 6, 2009 - 8:53 AM

same problem i have/had, My fix is turn the key to the ON position for 5 seconds then start it. Works every time.

He said, that is what he has done before, but it seems to be getting worse.
He thinks its the coil, when it does not start there is no spark until car sets (cools down?) a bit. Then it starts again

update Car is running great! Thanks for all the help, added new knock sensor after fixing wastegate. Knock sensor codes gone as well as CEL is off.
Put on new coil pack, which solved the not re-starting when warm issue.
Thanks Again for all the help

so is it pretty fun to drive? i bet he wants it back now.

why yes it is very fun to drive. it has always been my car and in my name. next time leave your comments to yourself.

That being said, i would like to thank everybody else on here for helping out, even long after i had given up on the car.

but you gave up on fixing it and your dad had to do it for you. you had some very simple problems and just threw in the towel. had the roles been reversed i bet you'd be saying it was your car now.

i didnt just "throw in the towel". simply put, when it came down to it, the car was not a priority. i had to make the responsible choice and put my bills and debts first.



This post has been edited by turboman23: Dec 6, 2009 - 4:48 PM

thats not what your dad was saying

i am not my dad. he does not pay my bills. how would he know about my finances any more than i do?

Now please grow up and stop cluttering these forums with all your unhelpful remarks.