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2012/06/29 15:44:03 (permalink)
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Jeremy's 'rolla SX daily

Well I'm getting more done on this car than the MR2 at the moment so I thought I'd make a thread for it. I forgot how simple and fun the 4AGE is to work on.

 
Bought for $1100! It was a bargain. 266,000km and it shows but the engine's still going strong. It's leaking like a sieve at the moment but I'm slowly getting through them. Had a chronic distributor leak from the shaft that required stripping the dizzy and rebuilding it. Valve cover gaskets are a work in progress while I hot tank the valve covers on the kitchen stove

 
Got a new thermostat ready to go in. Shocks are all blown so it's a bit of a boat. But they'll get fixed in due course. Parts are so cheap and available for these things, refreshing after mucking about with a V6 SW20 for the last 12 months.
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    Re:Jeremy's 'rolla SX daily 2012/06/29 20:35:58 (permalink)
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    Goes like stink :)
    What 'fluid' is in that pot??

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    Re:Jeremy's 'rolla SX daily 2012/06/29 20:47:19 (permalink)
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    Water
     
    It didn't work but I thought I'd give it a go. Oven cleaner worked a lot better then I used the hot water for rinsing.
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    Re:Jeremy's 'rolla SX daily 2012/06/29 21:33:11 (permalink)
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    Interesting its got separate cam covers. 

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    Re:Jeremy's 'rolla SX daily 2012/06/29 21:43:56 (permalink)
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    Awesome! Their such great fun for daily duties. I had one for about four years but got bored and went with a late 80's ford laser turbo. Had nothing but trouble with it and now wish I still had the Corolla. This was mine!
     

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    Re:Jeremy's 'rolla SX daily 2012/06/29 22:16:24 (permalink)
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    Love the wheels
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    Re:Jeremy's 'rolla SX daily 2012/06/29 22:18:56 (permalink)
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    They were originally fitted to rds's red aw11.
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    Re:Jeremy's 'rolla SX daily 2012/06/29 23:07:47 (permalink)
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    Hope your not using the same pot for cooking lol...

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    Re:Jeremy's 'rolla SX daily 2012/06/29 23:13:12 (permalink)
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    Lol don't u know Jeremy is MasterChef :P

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    Re:Jeremy's 'rolla SX daily 2012/06/30 08:52:36 (permalink)
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    Mmm! cam cover soup. 
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    Re:Jeremy's 'rolla SX daily 2012/06/30 10:21:32 (permalink)
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    Yeeeaaah. If anyone's in any doubt. Boiling valve covers in water does nothing.
     
    Oven cleaner worked though
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