My celica finally gets its engine swapped!

Hate · 12 Oct 2007 at 19:17

Well, as I posted a while back with my faulty engine, I got hold of a 45K mile engine and its finally been put in

Who would have thought there would be oil in the transmission?

There appears to be something missing...

Oh, here it is

Gearboxes are held on pretty firm these days

Well, here is what caused the overheating problems in my old engine

New engine with downpipe attached

Turbo outlets are also handy pizza dip holder...

Hate · 12 Oct 2007 at 19:18

And we checked the belts on the new engine, seemed fine on the pallet but as everything had been manhandled around a bolt had gotten loose and done this... (we wondered why the car wasn't starting and backfiring...)

Thankfully the timing was out on the engine but there was no damage and the belt stayed intact! On the pallet the WHOLE belt was fine as we checked it. Suffice to say a LOT of threadlock has been used on this new engine

Anyway, it was about 3am when we finished on saturday...

And I couldn't be bothered with the camera till the new engine was in and being filled

(About 4pm sunday)

Oh, and I fitted the WRC skirts and spats

Now car feels and sounds so much better, the timing is spot on and the downpipe has made a world of difference on the 3S-GTE. Tis a noisy thing now

I've decided not to boost over 1 BAR on this new engine. Meant to be able to take 1.1-1.2 on these engines but there is no way i'm going through this again

Matt82 · 12 Oct 2007 at 19:30

looks like a big old job

well done

how many bolts were left over after?

Stratos · 12 Oct 2007 at 19:31

wots the performance for these?

Hate · 12 Oct 2007 at 19:35

255hp standard, 0-60 5.5ish

mine's prob running 280-290hp

Stratos · 12 Oct 2007 at 19:57

wish i was older so i can insure one

L0rdMike · 12 Oct 2007 at 20:01

Stratos said:
wish i was older so i can insure one

Think I got my First MR2 Turbo at 20.

I might have been 21 but still easily affordable.

Stratos · 12 Oct 2007 at 20:05

how much where you paying?

TinkerBell · 12 Oct 2007 at 20:05

Stratos said:
how much where you paying?

wrong window.

L0rdMike · 12 Oct 2007 at 20:06

Stratos said:
how much where you paying?

Just over a grand.

Stratos · 12 Oct 2007 at 20:17

just got a quote of 2k tpft with endsleigh

olv · 12 Oct 2007 at 20:20

Admiral + parents = uber win cheap insurance

gobbo · 12 Oct 2007 at 20:20

Looks like a massive job!

Wouldn't fancy doing it myself, engine looks massive, never seen one out of car.

Hate · 12 Oct 2007 at 20:21

The engine itself is small, the amount of stuff bolted onto it however isn't

and its flippin' heavy!

Stratos · 12 Oct 2007 at 20:32

olv said:
Admiral + parents = uber win cheap insurance

just tried that and got 1.5k

Hate · 12 Oct 2007 at 20:48

Sky insurance, I pay 600 fully comp, mods declared

Dogbreath · 12 Oct 2007 at 23:55

Hate said:
Well, here is what caused the overheating problems in my old engine

The Rev3 MR2 had a tendency to crack the block like that as well

Hate · 13 Oct 2007 at 00:04

funny that

agw_01 · 13 Oct 2007 at 00:38

Is that the cambelt?!?! ****!

I know how it feels to be crawling around under the car in a pool of gearbox oil...

That was mid-sentence... telling my Dad (taking the picture) how much I hate my car

What boost were you running on the old engine that caused it to go?

Stonedofmoo · 13 Oct 2007 at 09:44

It's only through days like this that you will one day look back and appreciate the simplicity of a standard car

Good work though fella, looks like a real mission. Glad it ended with success