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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]