www.imoc.co.uk

I have some guaranteed fit originals I may be persuaded to part with

apk wrote:. I carry a torque wrench set at 80ft/lb in the boot & if I need a monkey to work on the car I insist they use it.

You should always release the tension off the spring of the torque wrench whilst in storage or the spring can weaken over time

Are you sure it is corroded . Most look corroded but it could be just old crusty dried up grease .

Check the coolant pipes that go to the heater . They run above the fuel tank . Not immediately obvious unless you remove the under trays and see if there is evidence of leaking either in the form of rust marks on the fuel tank or wet on the upsides of the under trays . You can also loosen the heat s...

Should be t3

Not saying you should buy this one but just as general idea what it looks like

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/T3-T35-GT35-T ... 3cdd47d7ce

Check around the ignition coil for cracks or rust Very common for rust on the metal bracket of the coil to blow the side out of the coil and then the spark just shorts out to ground .

You can get the alt out without dropping the subframe . You first have to disconnect the alternator and then move it about while you disconnect the bracket the alternator bolts to from the engine . Then do an Indian rope trick manoeuvre and get the bracket past the alt and out of the engine bay then...

You can put the charger wires onto the big positive wire in the engine bay fuse box and anywhere shiny metal in the engine bay for the negative , saves having to remove the spare all the time

All rev 2 turbos will stall when you. remove the oil cap the air goes in past the afm and messes the fuel ratio up Oil in the inter cooler pipes Is not necessarily game over just means probably the turbo seals are passing a bit of oil what other symptoms are you getting for the mechanic to be sugges...

You have broken the captive nut off the chassis . The only way you will be able to fix it is to chisel off he cover piece of metal over the captive nut under the car , then grip the captive nut with some visegrips and undo the bolt . You will then need to get the captive nut reattached ( welded ) if...

20 percent leak down isn't massive did you isolate the fuel pump from injecting whilst cranking as that can make a difference too
At 65 psi I'm amazed th thing starts even.

[quote="stealth"]




Does the zippy costume come as an option

Toyota seems the obvious answer

my step brothers avensis (3sfe engine aswell co-incidentley) done a similar thing a few years back. his battery was flat the morming after he had driven it home with no issue .i put another battery on and when connecting the battery leads to the battery there was a massive short circuit .his starter...

I'd like to buy the whole car, all it needs is an engine, i can't understand why Rob wouldn't just take up our offer and have one fitted, after all what is there to lose? In the process we'd get to find out how and why it failed, a win win situtation. Breaking the car under these circumstances make...

pretty sure mine had asco written on it aswell .

brake disc holes are never toleranced in the first place, manufacturer spec discs often have upto 2mm of clearance. because the disc has a hubcentric mounting to locate it, the bolt holes are essentially only there to allow the wheel studs to protrude for the wheels themselves. they double up in sh...

can you exspaned a bit more bob so i can get a better understanding of what you mean the squish zone is where the profile of the top of the pistons is close to the cylinder head this is what forces all the fuel and air mix into the middle of the combustion chamber and into the firing line of the sp...

glad you are enjoying it

not too shocking, I'm considering letting the missus have one for day to day ,and i can have something to play with at the weekend now i have sold my mk2