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Ok, somehow our 1990 is still R12. It's not blowing cold.... unless your in the shade or it's not hot outside, then it'll blow OK. I was thinking of taking it into a a/c shop, and having it flushed, Ester Oil put in the compressor, a new drier, and then put it under a vacuum for 4hrs and then...

Ok, I think I've killed all the oil leaks but one. the oil lines on the passenger side of the car upfront are wet and drip oil. What kind of hose should I use to replace it? Power steering? Transmission line? what size is it.... 5/16" or 3/8"? Is this a pretty straight foward deal.... just...

Ok, on my 5mgte i'm trying to pick out a Universal taper cone K&N filter. I've picked the biggest one I can physically fit in the spot. According to some calculations I found online for KN air filters... it flows 635 CFM. Is that enough for a turbo car? I've got a upgraded CT-26 that has the...

My mother in law has a '01 RX300 which has a 3.0 V6 FWD. The local dealership, Lexus of tampa bay, has had a very bad track record with her.... Everything from forgetting to put the oil cap back on, lose air box intake pipe clamps, to them using cheap cheap oil filters and charging lexus...

got myself a summit liquid filled 0-100psi pressure gauge to screw into my Aeromotive pressure regulator. it's 1/8" NPT. Should I use teflon tape or not?

Our 1990 is still R-12. about 2yrs ago the P.O. had a new compressor, clutch, drier, expansion valve and evaporator put in. but they actually filled it back up with R-12!!!! it's not blowing very cold right now.... debating what to do.

Picked one up today. $48. comes with the fluid, tester and bulb. Is there anything I should know about using it before hand or just follow the directions? should I drive the car around? rev it up? or what.

Got a new rad cap for it, it slowed the rate at which it fills, but it still fills up. I'm getting worried it's a HG. It's a cheap plastic radiator from Autozone the PO put in. Could it be it's a cheap radiator that's not fitting the rad cap well?? I'm debating having a local shop do a Leak...

Put a PL20195 on our 90T today. it's about 1.3" taller than the 10241 that's called for. Same bypass PSI and O.D. it's the ford application filter. I just tapped some metal shroud out of the way 1/4" and it's plenty clear. for some reason theres a metal shroud? over the motor mount???? Either...

Ok, I replaced the rack & pinion on my 90T the other day. NOw for some reason the p/s pump makes noises. it sounds like it is running dry... It has fluid in it. I've turned the wheels back and forth with it running to purge the system, I've even pulled the return line and flushed the system. I'm...

Had the honor to install a new rack & pinion on our 90T today. It was a PITA. Hoses, lines... everything. we have an Auto to had to the mess down there. Anyway, the new unit looks nice and tight, nice boots and new inner TRE's. Got it in but Have some Questions about some things...... - The...

If our 90T is stone cold it won't start on the first try. Always the second. when it's hot.. no problem. Does the 7mgte have a "cold start injector"?

Been doing some research on oils and I think I'm gonna run Shell Rotella in our 90T. I've only done 1 oil change to it since we bought it and i used 10w-30 mobil 1. Wondering if any others out there are using 15w-40 diesel oil in their cars? I looked at the back of some mobil 1 "extended...

Ok, i've got pretty much all the oil leaks worked out of the 90T we bought a while back. But the underside still looks wet. I've done the whole front and top end. It looks like it's leaking from the CPS. I'm assuming it's the Oring on it. Do they go bad often? that and on the driver side that...

Ok, got some prices on TRE's. I'm going moog on the outers b/c they're even cheaper than NAPA by a few bucks and moog makes some awsome chasis parts. For the inners however. moogs are running me $93ea and the NAPA inners are $52ea. So how bad are napa inners? is it worth the extra money for the...

today at work I was looking at getting a rad cap for our 90T and it's different than say a 88. Called up the local dealer and they said the rad caps are different. 86-89? and 90-93 they said. What is the difference between the 2? I looked up radiators for mk3's and they all call for the same...

Ok lately the overflow on our 90T keeps filling up. i just put a new 180Tstat in it, it runs fine... so it's not running hot. I did notice the previous owner put in a replacement radiator (plastic from Autozone). I also noticed the Rad Cap is ORIGINAL. I'm thinking the spring rate wore out so...

Did the front shocks and lower ball joints today. While I was there I noticed the inner tire rods have some play in them, and the rack moves a tad when you apply a force to it. the boots on it are shot and it's leaking p/s fluid out. the outer tie rods look good, no play, but if I'm doing...

Finally put some sensatracs in the rear of our 90. They were original toyota shocks with 91K miles. Man were those shocks worn out! :aigo: the Left rear you could push/pull it without getting any resistance. they were GONE! The car rides so much better!! I'm doing the fronts sometime this week...

Ok, picked up some lower front ball joints for our 90 today. 1 is made in Japan and is OEM style seal and looking. the other is made in USA and is thicker around the joint part and is stiffer and has a typical push on dust boot unlike the snap ring japan made one. Both are Moog, and same part...