haggis88

hi guys....been searching thru the Celica forums and can't really find an answer to my question....and i refuse to pay a membership fee to them just to post on their message boards..... basically wondering if anyone knows much about 3S-GTE engines and common faults they may have... when my car is cold, it seems really hesitant and won't go anywhere when you put the foot down. its also overfuelling quite badly as its really smoky on startup and backfires if given revs in neutral however, when it's allowed to sit and warm up to operating temp before being driven, its as sweet as a nut. i have a blowing exhaust gasket, but its not too serious yet...could this be the cause? i'm used to N/A engines, so blowing exhausts never bothered me before, but turbos use exhaust gasses so it can't be good for it anything else i could check? its recently had new plugs and an oil and filter change. P.S, all these problems are Off boost...i don't talk it on boost til it's warm cheers ;)

and for longer than you it would seem

i'm with wullie on this one....my knowledge of starlet engines being second to none i believe you may need to use a gasket thats been cut out of a box of frosties

lmao at this thread - some people should stick to the p0rn sites my glanza has 572.4 BHP and 390lbs/ft of torque at 10,000 revs its also in my imagination....

was looking for a GT, but ive also been looking at SR's - still have to wait until january though

hey all, hows it goin: couldnt find a newbies section so: i'm new to the forum, been reffered by a couple of the guys from cruise-ayrshire.com im looking to buying a starlet in January when my insurance is up, so i thought i'd sign up and get a wee bit of knowledge first, possibly find a good deal on one here a little about me: 18yrs old live in ayr, scotland currently driving a BMW 316 wanna know anything else you can PM me