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ToyotaKarl pretty much said everything. Follow the video’s and what ToyotaKarl said and you should be fine. Good luck to you and keep us posted on how the job goes 🙂
ToyotaKarl pretty much said everything. Follow the video’s and what ToyotaKarl said and you should be fine. Good luck to you and keep us posted on how the job goes 🙂
Anything lower then 14.5 volts while engine is running is considered low voltage. As the others have stated, make sure all wires are clean and get your alternator connector fixed. If you still have this issue after all connections have been cleaned and double checked for looseness I would replace the alternator. I had the problem of my alternator just flat out die on me a few months ago. Both battery and brake light came on at the same time.
Anything lower then 14.5 volts while engine is running is considered low voltage. As the others have stated, make sure all wires are clean and get your alternator connector fixed. If you still have this issue after all connections have been cleaned and double checked for looseness I would replace the alternator. I had the problem of my alternator just flat out die on me a few months ago. Both battery and brake light came on at the same time.
For me, I am loyal to Subaru for the most part. It’s my first car and it’s real easy to work on for a beginner tech. My family only has had cars they could afford and the last car they had was a 90 Volvo. For the most part, I was raised with Japanese econ cars such as Honda accord 3 door hatches and Toyota corolla 3 door hatches. When I was little we had a few domestics but they all had issues. Mostly electrical and my dad tried fixing, but ended up making it worse. He even fried a car by installing an alternator wrong. Him and car’s don’t mix and he has no clue on maintaining them. He’s a web developer who shouldn’t be around cars at a garage. Mom knows some, but not much. She mostly learned from my uncle who is a ford master tech. I am the only one in the family now who knows how car’s operate and how to work on them. Granted I am a beginner still in school, but compared to the rest of the family I live with I am the tech. The only other brands I like are Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Toyota. Only domestic I like is Chevy. I just like the design of them both inside and out. I even got my drivers license in my friends 04 Chevy Cavalier. So I guess you could say I am mostly loyal to Subaru since I not only own one but I like working on them.
For me, I am loyal to Subaru for the most part. It’s my first car and it’s real easy to work on for a beginner tech. My family only has had cars they could afford and the last car they had was a 90 Volvo. For the most part, I was raised with Japanese econ cars such as Honda accord 3 door hatches and Toyota corolla 3 door hatches. When I was little we had a few domestics but they all had issues. Mostly electrical and my dad tried fixing, but ended up making it worse. He even fried a car by installing an alternator wrong. Him and car’s don’t mix and he has no clue on maintaining them. He’s a web developer who shouldn’t be around cars at a garage. Mom knows some, but not much. She mostly learned from my uncle who is a ford master tech. I am the only one in the family now who knows how car’s operate and how to work on them. Granted I am a beginner still in school, but compared to the rest of the family I live with I am the tech. The only other brands I like are Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Toyota. Only domestic I like is Chevy. I just like the design of them both inside and out. I even got my drivers license in my friends 04 Chevy Cavalier. So I guess you could say I am mostly loyal to Subaru since I not only own one but I like working on them.
+1 on above post by CollegeMan. According to my knowledge your fuel pump relay has nothing to do with your fuel pressure, that’s a check valve with in the pump it’s self. But I would check your electrical connections from battery to starter.
+1 on above post by CollegeMan. According to my knowledge your fuel pump relay has nothing to do with your fuel pressure, that’s a check valve with in the pump it’s self. But I would check your electrical connections from battery to starter.
Honestly…If your really wanting it, try to doc the price down for the interior issues and rust. But I personally would’nt even buy that. I would seriously loof for a different car to buy.
Honestly…If your really wanting it, try to doc the price down for the interior issues and rust. But I personally would’nt even buy that. I would seriously loof for a different car to buy.
I would find your Coolant temp sensor first. Check the wiring on it. You said the engine badly over heated so that may have caused the wires to frey. I would also look at your spark plug wires and your ignition system. Could you post a picture of your engine with the wires your talking about? I looked on google imiges and couldn’t find a 4 cylinder with 8 spark plug wires…That part is confusing me…
I would find your Coolant temp sensor first. Check the wiring on it. You said the engine badly over heated so that may have caused the wires to frey. I would also look at your spark plug wires and your ignition system. Could you post a picture of your engine with the wires your talking about? I looked on google imiges and couldn’t find a 4 cylinder with 8 spark plug wires…That part is confusing me…
For me, I have always been fasicnated with things that move. Started out with airplanes; then my dad being a web/software person got me into computers and I thought that was going to be my career. But I always found cars and how they work fascinating. My parent’s never had a lot of money and dad didn’t really get how cars worked…We had a doge dart when I was little and he somehow fried the car’s wireing harness trying to install a altenator. Fire dept had to be called out. Since then I just mainly read books till I was old enough in my parents eye’s to turn a wrench. at that time we had a 78 toyota corolla that was just dieing. But I learned the basics on that engine. Even how carb’s work and what spark plugs were…and more importnantly the fireing order..Ever since I have liked cars and been the family mechanic. Mostly working on a 90 volvo. I also took things apart and mostly couldn’t get them back together after I created a big mess of the device. But as I have gotten older I have been able to put things back to gether the way they came apart. Mostly with computers since I can build them just about blind folded. My only issue with computers and rebuilding is laptops…I just can’t get those back together after I have taken them apart…the parts and they way they come together are just to small for my hands..
But that’s how I got started. Mostly curiosity and out of need. I now own my own car and do all of the maintnance on it. I even started a notbook in the glove box of when I do my services/repairs and how much and at what milage the car was at when the service was performed. It’s my way of showing that Pride of owner ship Eric talked about. But Eric here has boosted my knowledge of how cars work and now see him as my online automotive instrusctor. I have also been my friends mechanic with what I have learned and all they have to do is buy the part. I will do the diagnotics and installation of said part.
So Thank you Eric and forum for everything you have taught me!
For me, I have always been fasicnated with things that move. Started out with airplanes; then my dad being a web/software person got me into computers and I thought that was going to be my career. But I always found cars and how they work fascinating. My parent’s never had a lot of money and dad didn’t really get how cars worked…We had a doge dart when I was little and he somehow fried the car’s wireing harness trying to install a altenator. Fire dept had to be called out. Since then I just mainly read books till I was old enough in my parents eye’s to turn a wrench. at that time we had a 78 toyota corolla that was just dieing. But I learned the basics on that engine. Even how carb’s work and what spark plugs were…and more importnantly the fireing order..Ever since I have liked cars and been the family mechanic. Mostly working on a 90 volvo. I also took things apart and mostly couldn’t get them back together after I created a big mess of the device. But as I have gotten older I have been able to put things back to gether the way they came apart. Mostly with computers since I can build them just about blind folded. My only issue with computers and rebuilding is laptops…I just can’t get those back together after I have taken them apart…the parts and they way they come together are just to small for my hands..
But that’s how I got started. Mostly curiosity and out of need. I now own my own car and do all of the maintnance on it. I even started a notbook in the glove box of when I do my services/repairs and how much and at what milage the car was at when the service was performed. It’s my way of showing that Pride of owner ship Eric talked about. But Eric here has boosted my knowledge of how cars work and now see him as my online automotive instrusctor. I have also been my friends mechanic with what I have learned and all they have to do is buy the part. I will do the diagnotics and installation of said part.
So Thank you Eric and forum for everything you have taught me!
[quote=”Lord Ihcalam” post=60056][quote=”LanEvoX” post=60045]
I would see how much it is to get it a small turbo..like say a 20mm turbo doing about 15 lbs of boost. It has no power because it only has a single cam 8 valve head.[/quote]
couldnt he do a head swap too to DOHC? i thought about doing it on my saturn along with a 5sp swap but i just hate the car so much that im not gonna bother and im just going to get a different car when i can.[/quote]
Nope, the 8 valve single cam and the 16 vlave dual cam are different sizes. and by the picture of the engine it wouldn’t fit.