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what would cause an oil filter to not contain any oil when its removed during a service? i had drained the sump already but theres always some oil in a filter when its removed.

my car failed its anual test recently on emissions. the co content of the exhaust fumes was too high. on the fail sheet i have it states the co limit must be less than or equal too 3.5% it came out at 4.43% it passed all the other emissions tests I dont know if you guys in the...

Hi everyone. ok this thread is about the direction indicater stalks (not sure what you guys will call them) on my car. im replacing them as a few weeks ago my car was broken into and almost stolen. in the process the thieves snapped the steering wheel off and broke the indicator switch...

anyone done this before? i mean full engine out inc manual box and fitted an engine complete with auto tranny in instead? just something im thinking about as i have a manual with rod knock, and a fully working na auto spares car. the na auto is too far gone to be put back as a road car...

how long at a rough guess would it take to remove an engine and put it into another car? ive never done this sort of thing before. I know its easier to pull engine and box. and the car the engine will go in is a manual but it would come out of an auto. engine is a 7m ge any other tips?

on average? just incase i need to drive my car before i can fix it? if it breaks i have another car with a good engine i can swap over. just curious as to wether i can use it still till i get time off to fix it properly

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are they available for the na? if so where from and how easy are they to fit? not likeing the super long gear stick like haha

has anyone fitted them to an prefacelift na? just wondering as im about to fit a pair of facelift headlights to my prefacelift as the original units are shot. thing is if its easy to fit all the wiring etc i may aswell keep the leveling motors. ohhh its a uk car btw just incase its a...

after a leak into the plug wells (combined with an oil leak into the wells aswell) i stripped the top of the engine off to clean it all out and fit new gaskets etc. however the throttle body coolant pipe must have been leaking for a good while as the pipe spigot (if thats the correct word) is...

ive had this problem on my 7mge auto for a while. ive removed the afm and checked it with a multi meter. it seems fine. ive also removed the throtle body to check the tps. it reads as follows. no feeler gauge between lever and stop screw. 0.85 ohms 0.40mm between lever and stop screw...

ive just fitted a stainless exhaust to my car. it has approx 2 1/2 inch pipe diameter. i have tried hooking it up with the standard exhaust mount o rings which are approx 2 1/2 inch outside diameter. but with these the exhaust just catches the rear subframe. ive asked a friend to look through...

im looking at buying a second hand stainless rear section for my mkiii na. Im not too sure about 1 thing though. with the stainless rear section being a 2.5 inch pipe approximately i wont be able to use a standard gasket when i connect it to the original front section. would exhaust assembly...

is there any difference between pre facelift and facelift nose sections? (the part with the toyota badge on the front above the radiater grille) cheers

i need to fit anew exhaust pipe ona supra. im having a bit of bother getting a new standard type pipe. however i have seen a 2nd hand stainless pipe on ebay. its close to where the car is located. i just need to know if a stainless rear section would bolt to a standard front pipe if they were...

after reading the other a/c thread i thought id ask a couple of questions on my system. the light comes on at the dash board. however the compressor clutch wont engage. apparently if the system goes low on gas it trigers a fault code?? i dont have any. i dont think i can see anything...

Guys, i would like to know the approximate length of a rear exhaust section.anyone know? cheers

My brothers supra has this issue going on where if the car is stationary the clutch pedal can be pressed and in most cases comes back up. if the car is moving it seems to stick more often. it apparently goes through patches of being like this and opperating normally for a while. i was...

Ok guys, I noticed 3 weeks ago fuel dripping from the back end of my car. It had sat for about 3 days then. I had just had an opperation and wasnt allowed to drive for 3 weeks anyway. I tried to start it up today and it took a few seconds but then fired up fine. I walked to the back of the...

When reading the manual quite often it mentions to check a sensor with a multi meter and it gives a range of temperatures. Im guessing this is the ambient temp? and 0 - 20 degrees c would be the ideal place to start in this sort of wether? (i live in uk and were experiencing a bit of a cold...