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I would love to do it myself but I don't trust myself to do a job this major. I was thinking of buying this kit and getting an oem gasket, what do you think about that? The shop I know plans on machining the head to make it smooth and such for $1,500 roughly. I was also thinking I could take the...

I am not going to replace the gaskets myself lol I am just going to get the parts and pay the shop for labor.

Well when I replace the head gasket I plan on replacing a bunch of others as well but I stumbled upon this and this seems like it can't be true, what do you guys think...

Yea she will be sitting the driveway again until I can get enough money to get the head gasket changed. A shop I know quoted me roughly $1,500 to machine the head and block and replace the gasket, what do you guys think? I don't think it really needs to be machined or anything like that probably...

It's rare but this morning when I tried to shift into reverse I heard it grind, so I quickly pulled it out re-engaged the clutch and it was fine. I plan on changing the fluid very soon anyway so I will see if that will help. Thanks.

Thanks for the input everyone must appreciated.

That is what I have been reading lol, what about differential fluid? I also read that 75w-90 or 75w-90 GL-5 gear fluid are good but which one?

Alright, thanks for the help and advice much appreciated. One more thing, you guys recommend using Toyota manual transmission fluid, MT-90, or something else? It seems that MT-90 is the best.

I keep forgetting that they have ARP bolts and studs, I meant ARP studs. Yea I'll get the OEM gasket and while I am at it replace the belts and pulleys because they are a bit old and flush out the motor and tranny oil but that will happen when I get a job.

Yea I planned on using ARP bolts for sure but I was thinking a metal gasket wouldn't be worth it for me since I don't plan on going crazy with this motor. At most I'd up the stock boost to 10psi after getting the proper injectors and AFM and such. Would a port and polish be a good idea since the...

I checked the oil cap and there is a tiny bit of what looks like fudge inside of the cap like a little dab that was also my first clue. Yea it's a manual R154 tranny I know these trannies are solid and tough but that loud clank worried me a bit also when I start off and shift to second I can...

Well I picked up my 91 turbo 5spd mk3 yesterday and I have noticed that my reservoir tank gets full of coolant after long drives, now I don't drive the car often because I have another car that I use as a daily. Question is which route should I take? Re-torque the stock bolts until I can replace...

Hahaha I can't do that man I love the way it looks but I do need to replace the rear targa supports in the trunk, the ones right by the taillights and a driver side window switch. I checked my radiator and it seems to be dumping coolant into the overflow tank because that is almost full now and...

Finally drove the car home today and ran beautifully, the temp gauge did fluctuate a bit but I am pretty sure it's just from air pockets in the cooling system since when I changed the radiator we filled it up and drove it around. So when it cools down a bit I'll check it out and try to remove...

Yea I figured I'd need to replace it just making sure I wasn't doing it wrong lol

I tried that but even if I gently rest the roof on it they just give way and fall.

I have a question, the targa support brackets in the trunk fall when I put the roof on them, the brackets in the very rear that lift up, these How can I stop them from just giving way and actually support the roof or do I have to get new ones?

Thank you for clearing that up

Let me explain once again, nothing is technically wrong with the car and it is in great condition both cosmetically and mechanically. I just want to replace these things to prevent any future failures, also a valve cover gasket is nothing.

Normally the valve cover kits I have seen for other cars include gaskets for the spark plugs. I will ask a friend of mine who works at toyota if he can hook me up with a valve cover gasket or gaskets lol.