Requiemk Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 yo tgb or other 3sge minded people. looking at purchasing new daily of st205 celica, intermittent not boosting, still has boost pressure although. Any common 3sge related issues? Its had a caldina engine installed and since then its never ran right but it was dorment for some time sitting. Cant check it out untill weekend/next week so will be trawling net for any help untill so /stuck in wellington on course, its killing the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatestben Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Could be weird electrical problem. Does it still go alright? just no guts/boost? Checked factory ABV (blow off valve) isn't being a shit, it's mounted to the air filter plenum. Sounds odd, having an engine swap doesn't make it any easier diagnosing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiemk Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 It still goes perfectly well just lack of power, sometimes it goes as it should. Hopefully doesn't turn into electrical nightmare. I remmeber reading the caldina engines are alot different in terms of what i cant remember from the celicas? Hes overseas and cars mine for cheaps so am gonna give it a go. Ill keep blow off valve in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Caldina engine is pretty similar to gt4/mr2 but with more compressions and different churboe. Factory bov is not ideal but it would either work or not work. Getting some codes from the ecu would be a start, get it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCADTA Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 yo tgb or other 3sge minded people.looking at purchasing new daily of st205 celica, intermittent not boosting, still has boost pressure although. Any common 3sge related issues? Its had a caldina engine installed and since then its never ran right but it was dorment for some time sitting. Cant check it out untill weekend/next week so will be trawling net for any help untill so /stuck in wellington on course, its killing the time. so sometimes it maintains boost or sometimes it doesnt? not something simple like a vacuum/boost line to the wastegate actuator or a sticky actuator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eke_zetec_RWD Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 speedo working correctly? and ecu picking it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiemk Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 he has moved to aus so has sat for a few months now but it used to drive like it was a non turbo and you could visually see the boost gauge go up to 10-12psi etc then it would sometimes run fine and go as good as it should. he had the turbo replaced, no difference. all vacumm lines and clamps looked good. there was no abnormal noises or apparant from memory stuttering or backfiring. Speedo is working correctly. Im unsure about whether ecu is picking it up, codes might tell all. Will spend signal effect performance, limp mode etc? Will have a better look over and check codes out hopefully within the next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eke_zetec_RWD Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 some ecus will run f all advance when it thinks its not moving and your just revving it up lol. has happened to me on a sr20det and a 1uz v8.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiemk Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 cheers mate, they had alot of troubles with gearbox so could well be a bad connections down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.