 She's getting old and tired |
 Feb 17, 2015 - 5:45 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 8, '09 From Moscow, ID Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
So I have a 1994 Celica GT with the 5SFE and 5 speed manual.
A few weeks ago I started to notice a faint raw fuel smell in the cabin while idling. I put off diagnosing the issue until I could find a little more time to look into it since it wasn't a serious leak. Now it has started making a ticking noise (louder than normal for a Toyota). Last time I had the oil changed at the dealership (I didn't have time to do it myself) they mentioned metal shavings in the oil. Today my wife was driving the car on a city street around 25 mph and she decided to blow the plug out of the third cylinder. I haven't touched the plugs in a few years so why this would happen now is weird. The contact at the end of the plug was gone too (spark tip). Is it time to put her out to pasture? |
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Feb 17, 2015 - 7:31 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Dec 8, '03 From Lancaster CA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
shavings in the oil is BAD BAD BAD, if its ticking, then your bearings are going and it needs to be fixed now. otherwise the engine will destroy itself.
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rkelly_83543 She's getting old and tired Feb 17, 2015 - 5:45 PM
Box Fuel smell and ticking noise probably means an exh... Feb 17, 2015 - 6:29 PM rkelly_83543 I pulled the rest of the plugs tonight and they lo... Feb 17, 2015 - 8:58 PM VavAlephVav The plugs on this thing are so easy to get to I ju... Feb 17, 2015 - 9:23 PM
Box You know, versus what it says to run that would la... Feb 17, 2015 - 9:31 PM |
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