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Old original transmission removed from a 1985 Toyota Tercel SR5 4WD I recently bought. We took the internals from a lower mileage transmission and swapped it into my car, so leftover I have the spare transmission's case and the internals of the original transmission with it, in a box. The transmissi...

It's been three weeks and I've wiped off the underside... I've had to clean up a lot of oil mess from past leaks. I replaced the valve cover gasket but I'm pretty sure the distributor seal is leaking, there's oil residue all along the side of the engine beneath it and onto the bell housing and power...

Thanks so much for the pointers Petros! I ended up swapping the other carb on. I haven't gotten the car tested yet but I spent quite a bit of time adjusting the settings so that it idles fine. It doesn't seem to be running rich... and it hopefully isn't placebo but I could swear it seems to be a tad...

Hello everyone! The transmission is fixed and now shifts pretty well. The thing has been a treat to drive and seems to run very nice. I took it in for a smog and they found: -Air Injector Hose Disconnected -TAC Tube Missing -Unable to check timing cover riding on pulley -Failed Emissions (Gross Poll...

I ended up finding all 4 seals. 2 I was able to get from O'Reillys, but the other two I had to source from ebay, I found them by part numbers and compared them with stock photos from other sites to make sure they were the right ones. The mechanic who was working on my transmission got them in and th...

Hello forum, I recently purchased an '85 L20 Tercel 4WD SR5, and have been caught a little off guard with how rare this thing and the parts for it are. Was hoping I could get some advice from the experts on my current situation and maybe some advice? Mine is a Carbureted 4-cyl 1.5 with 216k miles, I...