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If the case is it's cracked or you're strongly hinting that way, then I'll get that head off asap. But otherwise I want to try and not remove the head and ideally get this car working. To say it's my daily is a lie. It's my only car. I ride a motorbike to and from work. But my bike is only capable of doing 20 mile journeys. And Ideally I would want to venture out a little more should I need to. The bike naturally would do thousands of miles. But in one sitting I wouldn't want to do more than an hour riding. Hurts my back side. ​ ​Keep ideas coming though. I'm thinking of buying another housing. Assemble it in the garage. Get it all sweet. Then fit that to the car. If I've done it on a work bench and I've skimmed both surfaces and it's still leaking, then yeah maybe I will need to investigate further. ​ ​Also with the cracked cylinder. I take it a speicalist welder, or a relined bore won't be a viable solution. It would really suck to throw away a 4efte cylinder. Now that they're not in production and will eventually die out I would like to keep this. But if there is no alternative then I guess I have no choice

What did you do with the crack? New cylinder? ​ ​I'd be inclined to just write it off if that's the case. I want to go forged, naturally, so whilst i'm at that point it would make sense to continue and sort it all out. Not in that position at the moment to do that. ​ ​Thing is, the car didn't leak out the thermostat housing before I installed the thermostat. Surely if there was a crack in there it woud have always been a problem

​Alright mate, interested in the socks, BUT I mean They sell them themselves for £10.99 for the pair. So before I go to them directly I'll offer you the same. £10.99 posted and I'll have them, else I might as well just go directly to them.

Alright mate, Still for sale? I take it this will fit GT Turbo ? I'm interested PM me. ​ ​Thanks ​

Although as I typed this I can see where I'm going to go. I will fix this properly. ​ ​Main thing, does anyone have the torque settings for this part/

Okay this is ROYALLY FUCKING ME OFF NOW. This issue has been going on for MONTHS and for the life of me I CANNOT GET THE BASTARD THERMOSTAT TO SEAL PROPERLY! ​ ​And this is making my bloody boil beyond belief. ​ ​Basically I've got this on going issue. Coolant is boiling over and filling up the expansion bottle and then leaking onto the floor. This is an issue that came with the car and I can already see that the fckers who had the car previously tried to fix this issue but couldn't so sold it to me with no warning. I can see this now due to the types of people they were that I bought it from. (BREATHE). Fine, that's fine. I really don't care. I want a car with issues that I can fix. But three months now and haven't driven the bastard thing cause I can't fix it is taking the piss. ​ ​So where better to vent and get help than the forums. ​ ​I can't investigate this boiling over issue until I've fixed this problem. I know that you are going to say Head gasket. Or cylinder cracked or head cracked. Not really want to hear but it's a step in a direction. The car pulls really strong. The engine feels mechanically sound. ​ ​But first problem, I went to find out why this boiling over is occuring, stating simple, and working my way up. ​ ​First things first, assume it's either the rad cap or the thermostat. I went with thermostat. Oh, there isn't even one in here.....handy. Well at least that is one thing checked off my list. Thermostat check. ​ ​So go to replace the damn thing and realise that there was no gasket. Just a shed load of paste. I swear you only need a film. Anyway so I go to put all back together. And find out after a bit of a drive (remember that I hadn't driven this car yet so was a little too eager to do so) realise that the temperature is through the roof! FECK! Okay so I limp it home to find out the thermostat housing (just the part with the thermostat in) has gave way and pissed out water. I checked under no load to make sure there was no leaks before I set off, mistakenly assumed that this will be fine. Clearly it wasn't. ​ ​Okay so now there is a possibility of some engine damage, head gasket or whatever. ​ ​I go ahead and correct my mistake. Take it all apart. Clean the surfaces. Make a gasket. And try again. Go for a spin and guess what....Yep it's blown. ffs. I don't get it. Right all apart, fck it. Gasket, gasket paste, that ought to do the trick. Test drive. Nope blown. RIGHT! THAT'S IT! Gasket paste, Gasket, Gasket paste with the housing lightly skimmed. TEST FUCKING DRIVE! BLOWN. Okay now this is starting to do my head right in. Again now, just paste, fuck it this time what are the torque settings. Couldn't find any so just went for a round 15Nm. Yet still, tight as fuck, it leaks. I've had enough now I NEED HELP WITH THIS ONE! ​ ​Before I can say, head gasket or cracked head etc, I need to fix this thermostat housing and want some help doing so. ​ ​Would I find it an easier job if I remove the whole unit from the engine? And if I do that is there a gasket I can then use to bolt it back to the engine. Else I think I'm going to just have the same problem again! ​ ​Please someone tell me the correct torque settings for this thermostat housing. Both parts if I'm going to remove the block from the engine. ​ ​I get this feeling this is why there was no thermostat in the engine. Cause the moment they put one in there it caused too much pressure so kept blowing. I'm not accepting this. I AM going to fix this, with a little help from you guys would really be appreciated. ​ ​Toyota Starlet GT Turbo

LOL THIS Whey to go

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Well I had a look at removing the wiring and yeah...sod that at this moment in time. If you don't have the loom then I probably wouldn't bother cause it would literally strip the car out to follow it all. I got some more pictures to follow

Amazing. I have to go someday!

​Graham Bell is an insane writer and tuner

My EP has lacquer peel

Absolutely love the ek9, would have one in a heartbeat. My bro's just left the Vtec scene after owning a k20 for the past 5 years to go to a EP82....and honestly he doesn't regret a thing. Already spent 1K on tuning parts and the amount of comments he's had about the car is unreal. He loves boosting it without ramping the tits off it. The Vtec is brilliant but you do have to scream its nuts off to really go anywhere. That said I love them and would have a ek9 any day. It's just that boosting is a little more addictive. ​ ​Oh and the UK spec EK's CAN be considered better. Yes it has less PEAK power but it's power distribution is better. You just compensate that bottom end a little TOO much with the JDM spec ones. But I'm sure a few mods to the engine bay would compensate this. ​ ​I love what Honda have to offer and cannot wait to see their turbo vtec range. ​ ​Also it's the DC5 with the worlds greatest FF chassis I believe

They are plugs mate. I can get some more photos tomorrow when it's light if you want me to. Three plugs on it I believe

Okay well you're more than welcome to make me an offer and the first chance I get I can strip out the loom for the amp. So long as It's not buried in a mess of wiring in the car. If it's simple enough I can strip it out if there is an incentive to.

No. If I could I probably would. But I don't want to rip it all out looking for it. I think someone said that the loom is usually there and you just need the amp. For extra £££ I suppose It would be worth my time stripping it all out looking for it.

Item For Sale: Fujitsu OEM Under Seat Amp Optional Extra​ Item Condition & Description: Up for sale here is the OEM Fujitsu Amplifier that came as an optional extra in my GT Turbo EP82. I don't know whether it works or not but I can't see anything obvious. Only dusty. This has come out of my car that I bought a few months ago. I haven't driven my car yet so I don't know what works. Also for sale here​ are the tweeters that can be found in the dash grill. Plugs are intact don't know if they work. Don't see any reason why they shouldn't. Was surpirsed to see tweeters and an amp in this car. Price: ​I know these can be fairly common but still I would like somewhere in the £50 mark delivered. Thanks. Pictures: ​ ​ ​ ​ Payment & Shipping Details: ​ ​Paypal don't worry about fees

Aww well that's pretty cool. I'm in Gloucestershire But can post if that's convenient. Would have to get a quote. I'd imagine it's going to be in the £20 mark for posting them

Hmm that's interesting. Possinly

FML! I want one ​ ​Really lovely car. So clean as well.

Pha! 108 for N/A. What was honda getting out of N/A road cars. 182 bhp out of their JDM 1.6 Vtec. Serious screaming power haha!

The tread naturally doesn't really show on the photos. But three are okay and one is bald

Item For Sale: Four alloy Wheels WITH 3 Good tyres in desperate need for Refurb. The wheels came off my gt turbo and came with the car. I recently bought some Rotas off shun (thanks again mste) and I've always said these had to go. They would be nice nice if they went to a proper Refurb place cause they have toyota centre caps. I don't know if the wheels are toyota wheels though. I have no history of the wheels maybe a celica or mr2 wheel. The tyres went flat but I haven't driven my car since I bought it and the temperature has dropped. So I don't think it's a puncture. Well they all went flat so I'm sure it's not. The main one is below legal limit anyway. They're nice looking JUST terrible condition as you can see in the photos Item Condition & Description: Price: £60 collected Or I can post but I will need to get a price. Pictures: Just to give you an idea of what they looked like on the car (CAR NOT INCLUDED LOL) Payment & Shipping Details: PayPal please don't worry about fees

Thanks a lot shun. £400 for some wheels and they're in lovely condition. Proper chuffed with them. Highly rated