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 Oct 12, 2009 - 6:24 PM
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I got my car back with a new 5sfe motor swapped in last week. I have a few kinks that I need to figure out though. First thing is, sometimes my car doesn't start or even turn over. I was told that the battery and alternator are both good but I have a bad terminal on the battery. This seems like an easy fix however, I want to make sure that it is actually the terminals and not something else. I can get it to start without popping the hood and making sure the terminal is snug on the battery, I just pop the clutch in and out a few times and it will usually start up.
Second problem is something that I just noticed today. My car was idling for a few minutes while I ran into a parts store, when I got back in I noticed that the temp was almost all the way up at the H. The second I start to drive the temp drops back down to normal. I somehow had a puncture in the top of my radiator cap so I replaced it thinking it had something to do with that, new cap,coolant is fine and it still idles hot. I took the vacuum hose off my intake and put a breather filter where it goes into the engine last night, could this be what is causing it? Please let me know, I would really appreciate it. thanks. This post has been edited by kagemidnight: Oct 13, 2009 - 11:49 AM |
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Oct 15, 2009 - 10:52 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 9, '09 From CT Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
so I got a quote for a full gasket kit from toyota for over $200 or just the head gasket for $79. I do want to replace all the gaskets but don't have tons of money to be throwing around. Is there a difference between the $200 kit I'd get from toyota vs. a much cheaper kit off ebay?
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Oct 16, 2009 - 1:29 AM
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QUOTE (kagemidnight @ Oct 15, 2009 - 8:52 PM)  so I got a quote for a full gasket kit from toyota for over $200 or just the head gasket for $79. I do want to replace all the gaskets but don't have tons of money to be throwing around. Is there a difference between the $200 kit I'd get from toyota vs. a much cheaper kit off ebay? got mine from 1sttoyotaparts.com get the valve grind gasket kit. i belive its around $160 overhaul gasket kit is around $180. includes gaskets for the bottome block like for the oil pump etc. make sure you get the 98+ kit so that the head gasket is MLS but i believe they dont make the composite anymore and is superceeded by MLS HG 11115-74120 Difference of OEM and ebay kit may be quality. i said maybe because other people used ebay and works good. IMO not sure in the long run. dont forget head bolts too. they stretch when applied torque. someone from this forum told me to replace it as well. here's an idea on how much to spend 
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kagemidnight Few things to fix Oct 12, 2009 - 6:24 PM
Batman722 bad thermostat, overheating can easily kill the ne... Oct 12, 2009 - 6:56 PM kagemidnight doesn't seem to be overheating though, just ab... Oct 12, 2009 - 7:06 PM
nics QUOTE (kagemidnight @ Oct 12, 2009 - 5... Oct 12, 2009 - 7:41 PM kagemidnight Talked to my mechanic today, I think we're goi... Oct 13, 2009 - 11:33 AM soulshadow Make sure your coolant is overfilling out of your ... Oct 13, 2009 - 7:23 PM kagemidnight The coolant is full. I also had to drive down the ... Oct 13, 2009 - 8:06 PM nics uh ohhh seem like an internal leak there. coolant ... Oct 14, 2009 - 2:49 PM kagemidnight brought it to toyota while I was on break today be... Oct 14, 2009 - 9:49 PM soulshadow QUOTE (kagemidnight @ Oct 14, 2009 - 9... Oct 15, 2009 - 12:42 AM Batman722 QUOTE (kagemidnight @ Oct 12, 2009 - 7... Oct 15, 2009 - 12:29 AM kagemidnight ok so it started with a bad t-stat or something el... Oct 15, 2009 - 10:44 AM nics i suggest you also check your head for cracks and ... Oct 15, 2009 - 2:42 PM presure2 did you do the timing belt before installing the n... Oct 15, 2009 - 4:26 PM kagemidnight how do I check my head for cracks/leaks? I'm m... Oct 15, 2009 - 7:15 PM nics visual inspection??
when i had my head gasket don... Oct 15, 2009 - 7:52 PM kagemidnight I might just try and stick it out with the OEM toy... Oct 16, 2009 - 9:44 AM bmj67 no point in holding off on the water pump. you mi... Oct 16, 2009 - 12:29 PM kagemidnight only holding off on the pump because I am tapped f... Oct 16, 2009 - 1:07 PM nics QUOTE (bmj67 @ Oct 16, 2009 - 10:29 ... Oct 16, 2009 - 1:10 PM bmj67 so just get a reman water toyota water pump they a... Oct 16, 2009 - 3:37 PM kagemidnight I have till next Wednesday to think about it all. ... Oct 17, 2009 - 2:10 PM kagemidnight What will happen if you don't replace the valv... Oct 20, 2009 - 2:31 AM kagemidnight So i replaced the headgasket. The old one didn... Oct 26, 2009 - 11:51 AM |
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