Calum122

Hello, New to posting here but have been reading up threads where I Can. Have found people with similar problems but it's either turned out to be their mistake or an unrelated fault. So I picked up a 1994 mk 3 toyota starlet gt turbo last week. It looks like the last two years have been pretty brutal to the old girl and I intend on spending the right money returning it to its former glory. I don't shy away from projects and don't mind getting my hands dirty, already I've done the basics, oil, filter, coolant and plugs. So to the problem, I picked the car up last week and the chap said it's losing coolant and you could see it passing put the overflow. Okay seems like a small fault I can get that sorted. Not knowing what the problem is I looked at the spares and saw that the there was a spare expansion bottle included. A little bit of testing showed that the seal on the new bottle was better, so I thought perhaps it was that that was causing the problem. It was not. So this weekend I went about getting rid of the rust that was in the coolant system with some rad flush and taking it to the forums to see what you guys think the problem might be So what I'm finding is that the coolant is boiling over into the expansion bottle, as it should, then proceeding to over fill the expansion bottle and leak. The temperature gauge was just reading half way but now it seems it's faulty with it jumping up and down like a rev counter! The car has a half size aluminium radiator and it is hot to the touch. I've read horror stories on here saying head cracked and cylinder block cracked, which is not comforting to say the least . Despite this it comes on boost lovely and pulls like a train. Very quick motor so I'd be surprised if it was the engine. I think I will be more reluctant to fit the full size radiator in there and see if that fixes the problem before taking the head off. But would interested in seeing what some of you think. Also does anyone know where to get a new temperature sender from. I will as well get a new thermostat for the price. And a new radiator Cap as I've read that could cause faults. Will get photos up if needs be and more information as I investigate. Thanks

I am a massive fan of the vtec that Honda offers, and love my starlet. The problem is is that the ep3 ' s are as common as muck. A ek9 However! Different story altogether. It's not just honda v toyota, it's just the market at the moment. A decent starlet is getting hard to come by. A decent ep3 well my brother is selling his so there we go.

Sweet I'm from the Gloucestershire area Actually I've seen a few GT Turbo's and Glanzas at last weekends cruise.

Welcome, congrats the Glanzas are very nice motors

Interesting build Was there any news for this?

Right I bought the car and it's sitting on my drive. I'm not going to lie, the deal was a bit dodgy to say the least. Was an Asian chap and the dealings were a bit sketchy. However we did test drive the car and he said everything that he knew that was wrong with the car. Battered it through the gears, pulls very strong and not crunches between the gears. I'm surprised how quick it Is! And I am loving it. It handles like it's on rails and it sounds Lovely! These good bits are not without the faults. The bad bits THAT WERE NOT MENTIONED IN THE AD! The battery is dead, not the end if the world it will start the car it's just if you sit in the car listening to the radio for 5 mind without the engine on the battery will go flat. Coolant is pissing out of the expansion bottle, was to we would need to refill the rad on the way home but this was not the case. Temperature stayed in the middle all the way home. It's missing the air filter! Now when I was at japfest I noticed a few Glanza's without Filters! What's the deal, why don't people use Filters? I think these two are related, it idles a little high and will knock heavily when selecting reverse whilst idling High! If you select reverse very carefully allowing the revs to drop then it's no problem. But I think the missing air filter is causing it to idle high which is causing the problem. A few dings in the panels and the typical lacquer peal. Not expecting factory fresh here this car is nearly as old as Me! Radio isn't wired up nor or the speakers, had to listen to the garage set that was left in the player Appreciated by the way, better than nothing. Interior is a little worn in places but again a car of this age I wasn't expecting much else. I think the main point here is that I now have a 1995 Toyota Starlet GT Turbo MK3! The engine seems really strong and there are no knocks or crunches through the gears, I'm still a little concerned about the sale of the car but a 'mytextcheck' came back all clear and the chassis number matches the V5. This is strange, the guy gave me the V5. He just signed it a fcked Off! It is things like this that I found strange. And it is also things like this that worry me a little.

HAha, yeah it's appreciated thanks

Very nice. Would love to see some photos

Cheers. I already know that I'm stepping into a world of pain with this Starlet, the guy I'm buying it from seems a bit suspect but again for the price I'm getting it at I can afford to chuck some money at it. One day till I go and pick it up, mans is getting excited haha!

Well as said I've put a deposit down on that Mk3. Ideally I wanted a Glanza but I didn't want to pay 4K for my first car. But cheers. I did see a GT Advance but it was automatic and a bit sh→t lmao. This will be my first car so starting off on a good foot I might get one later on in life. Thanks

With a bit of luck I'll pick this up and join in a bit more. Went to Japfest for the first time this month and saw plenty of UKSO starlets!

Well I've put down a deposit on a Mk3 Toyota Starlet GT Turbo in black. I'm not completely convinced it's going to be in tip top condition. Done a mytextcheck an it all checks out okay so the only thing to do now is to go down and have a look. It's been knocking about eBay for the last month or so, so I don't have high expectations. I don't mind a bit of a project to bring it back to perfect health just kinda need a car to drive at the moment so don't want to do it straight away. It wants some work and the first thing to go has to be those God AWEFUL alloys lmao! Advertised as £1800 I offered £1600 which was accepted. Not sure what to think of it and would be interested in seeing what you guys think.

Saw this at Japfest, very impressive. May I ask why at the end of the day did you only go out for a couple of laps.

Haha, you guys sound like my kinds of people. ​ ​ ​ ​

Wow that is properly nice build thread mate. Took me a day or so to read it all but what a rollercoaster it takes you on lmao! I personally love the Honda engines. I appreciate you have to rev the tits off them for power but being a huge two stroke fan I'm used to not having power until 6'000 RPM Love it mate. Very very nice. Will this car be going to Japfest this month? Would love to see it in the flesh

Oh my God I will read that thread

What a quality wiki. Really exciting! Thanks

Nice thread. Love that secret box, that's amazing!

What a beautiful motor! Good luck with the sale I'm sure it'll sell for the right price Very sought after!

That's amazing for anyone let alone a 17 year old! If that were mine I'd leave it standard. Be worth a small fortune in years to come! If I could pick up a totally standard GT Turbo over here I'd snap it up.

1700 Kgs though! Not my cup of tea but love all sorts of builds.

Haha! Very different.

I do like the mx5's althouh was never keen on the mk 2's. This looks sweet though. I always find that the hard top really sets them off. My dad has a. Mk 1 Miata, with the BBR turbo. It's okay powerwise but nothing special. Makes a nice improvement over standard though. Wants a few lottle upgrades. Just got an OEM spoiler formit. But looking at the kit maybe I should get him to get the mazdaspeed kit for it.

Very smart. So I may have missed this bit. This car is it for track use only, or is it still road legal?

Hello and welcome. Very nice. Personally I like the standard look. Standard intercooler etc. I realise to get power it wants to be front mounted. But there is something about the hood mounted intercooler. Love it!