Category: Corolla 8th gen Blog
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Civic R18 Goals: Turbo or r20 NA or r18 NA
Getting ahead of myself as I rebuild my r18 transmission. I want to explore a different path that most Americans don’t take. So, I want to be as self sufficient as possible and keep things simple. A turbo is just natural for the r18a1, but this r18 Story channel from Thailand keeps giving me bad…
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1zz Oil Burning Project: Bottom and Head Finished
Finally, made progress with my 1zz and didn’t document anything. Well today, here’s an update. Pistons have new rings and oil drain holes are drilled out to max size. These pistons and their rods are already installed with one rod bearing replaced due to scratches. Each rod cap bolt was dipped into oil, torqued to…
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Corolla High Positive LTFT
2025-05-1 : The Issue This is usually something that always pops up by the end of the year for 1zz corolla. You’re due for an inspection, then the ambiguous lean code comes up and you find your long term fuel trims at positive 30%. I’m not going to pretend to have all the answers, because…
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8th Gen Corolla Rear Disc Conversion Notes
Important Notes: 5th and 6th gen celica rear disc brakes fit 8th gen corollas (with 8th gen rear hubs) 5th gen celica rotors DON’T fit 8th gen rear hubs! 6th gen celica rotors DO fit 8th gen rear hubs It’s possible to use the old 8th gen corolla rear drum as a template to drill…
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Old Corolla Piston Ring and drain hole Upgrade!
Corolla is almost Ready! We are so close! New Piston rings and drilled out piston oil holes as much as I could. Put water in radiator, oil inside engine, everything finished! It started like I never even worked on her. Tried out exhaust clamps with copper sealant Need a Welder… This worked for a good…
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Bogging around 1000 to 3000 RPM
Drive by wire is laggy, but this is just not right. Let’s find out what is causing this issue. Delivery of Fuel: Fuel injectors not working 100% effecient Fuel Pump (unlikely) Delivery of Spark: Spark plugs are old Coil over packs are worn => Mine are new! grounding for coil over packs Timing: Timing is…
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Have You Ever Seen Oily Water Come out of your Struts?
That’s the deadest strut I’ve ever seen! And it’s part of my rear suspension woes lately. I “upgraded” my rear suspension with used Chinese coilovers, but they were way too stiff and made the car dangerous. I then went and found used struts from the pick-n-pull. I didn’t realize how bad this rear right one…
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Update on 2001 Corolla (cv axel, cleaning, dirt, bad wiring, etc!)
Little update on the 2001 Corolla. I took the seats out and vacuumed all the crude that was there. I replaced the aftermarket (also was too short) CV axel with my OEM one with new axel boots. DON’T USE AFTERMARKET CV AXELS on this car! Also, found a garden inside my side skirts. Still struggling…