Search results

Err hmm... Guys, it's "ACIS" for Acoustic Control Induction System. Try searching for ASICS and you'll end up with lots of hits for shoes! :)

As tempting as that is, there's still the problem of half a car taking up unavailable space in my driveway... If only I had a bigger driveway! Oh, or a massive warehouse to store cars in, that'd do too!

Been trying to clean that garage out for months now. I'm afraid there's not much else to get rid of! Still, you never know... If I'm not mistaken though, isn't there a few items resembling a car attached to that 7m-gte? :)

I keep thinking all this stuff is crazy expensive. Couple of quick questions to set me straight: Do you have to grind all rod journals down at the same time or can you just do one? Is there a typical cost I should be expecting on this sort of work or does it vary like everything else? What...

That's an awesome offer Ian! What's CNC bench time cost these days? ;) You reckon the groove is more of a problem than that rod pin on the crank, or the scuffing on the rod and cap?

A few more of the groove worn into the rear of the crankshaft from the rear main seal, some of the "good" bearings (no shots of the only one that wasn't heat stressed, deformed or had deposits), pistons, and crank.

This Weekend: More not so fantastic news. Got all the pistons out and discovered 6 was on the verge of being spun (unless my definition of spun is different to reality - hey, it happens). The rest were either heat deformed and full of deposits, or just full of deposits. The stuff on the...

But Formula 1 dragsters aren't turbocharged...

I like! Not sure what magnesium looks like in it's natural form, but that's the color I'd imagine it to be. You can compare it to the alloy on the coil mount to see what it was - much better!

Both of those are fine, I'm more worried about the :naughty:

Never seen that sort of "ascii art" before there, my friend - totally cracking up here!

Thanks Ian! Allan, I just chose to pretend I didn't understand! ;)

1UZ-FE in case you need the engine number.

I should have done this before to avoid confusion but didn't have a proper jpeg editor at my disposal. Here's a revised pic with numbers on the things I'm unclear about. Miggles' already provided an explanation on no8 but I'm still not totally sure about the rest. Actually, 5, 6, 7, and 8...

Thanks heaps Mik! I actually had the vac hoses and ground straps sorted but the others were a huge help! I had no idea the supras came with a flux capacitor! As for the thermos fan, I have a glass lined thermos in the house but it's got no electrical connector on it so I'm stumped. :P The...

Yikes! So few updates that I was in the middle of page two! Not much to report here, I'm afraid. The last few weekends and available weeknights have been spent trying to diagnose and fix my noisy Cressida (top end noise). At this point it looks like it was just valve noise, as cleaning out...

Something about a hole filled with hair. Gross...

Guys, what are the chances that's just a die penetrant?

Thanks for clearing that up Nick and 3p. I came to a similar conclusion in my own investigating! They're both A340Es so that's what threw me.

I've not come accross any documentation to support that (yet at least). If there's any difference, I'd suspect it to be in the torque convertor and/or the way the engine ECU talks to the transmission ECT.