Celica Forums General Discussion General problem with my Celica

when i drive and pres the gas pedal pretty hard down my car whil not akkselerate above 3000 rpm wath can it be
it will almost be like i have it in neutral when im above 3000 rpm any one know waths wrong?
i havent had new oil for a while can that be it?

thats definately not good.

i see from your profile that you drive a manual...can you not exceed 3000 rpm's in all gears?

change the oil, ASAP.

i can pas 3000 but when i hit 3000 the rpm flyes fast up and its only almost like reving its no drag just the rpm move fast as hell up and the speed just moves a little bit

do you think its the oil?

I've found that toyota engines respond well to oil changes.

Change your oil OFTEN, 3K-7K depending on the oil type.

Anymore than that, it breaks down and you get problems.

You could have damaged the engine by not changing the oil (if it's like 20K)

i think it may be a combination that involves your oil...but i seriously doubt it's just your oil.

your oil just keeps your engine lubricated, it doesnt limit your engine. (if you don't change your oil, your engine just wears out over time).

my guess would be it's something mechanical.

i9 bougth the car at 65 000 km and now its 70 000 km and i dont know when hye changed the oil
Nobody know wath the prob is

always change the oil when you buy a used car

i have no idea...good luck

It kind of sounds like the car just almost completely loses traction or something I don't know man, I would get that oil changed, and it it doesn't help take it to Toyota asap.

is it any machaniks in this forum or wath?

it doesnt sound like a traction problem.

i'll offer my best guess (although it's still a guess)--you're transmission gears are extremely worn. either that or your clutch plate has problems gripping the gears at higher rpms.

this would be consistent with the 'neutral' feeling. since your rpms still shoot up when you press the gas but your tires aren't moving..the problem is with your transmission. i would think there should be a grinding noise before that though, but i could be wrong.

i would definately think its something with your transmission with your clutch/gears.

^^ actually i'll revise that and say that i don't think it's your gears. i seriously doubt all of your gears would be worn at almost exactly the same rpm spot (3000 rpms).

i'll say clutch.

did you buy it off a dealer or just outright?

Cause the tranny could of been shot when the owner had it and i've heard of people putting brake fluid and sawdust in their transmission and it will work just fine somehow for about a month then its shot Just so they can sell it

hmmm how can i know if it is the clutch ?
that sound most likely.
but can it have somfhing to do with my Short shiffter?
and ofcurse the damn shops are closed in 6 days now becuase of the holiday (omfg)
so is it dangerous to drive the car can it be more damge ?
when i hit 3000 it feel like i hav ethe clutch a little in like the mnost of the power get lost.

i still have garnati so i dont fhink that and in my country it samll not that mutch rip offs.
but i have a short shifter can it have some fhing to do with it and then will i not get anyfhing of the garnati?

to find out if its the clutch, i would take it to a dealer (you can check yourself, but if your not mechanically inclinded i wouldnt)

how long has your shortshifter been installed?

also, at 3k rpms, does it grind at all before your gears lose grip?

my short shifter has been installt for 2 weeks i fhink.
and i dont hear a grind its just lose grip at 3000 that in 2 and 3 gear i havent tryed the rest

that could be the problem...are all the little pin-clips in place?

also, did you use the Spacers at the bottom of the shift assembly?

wath are pin clips .
i jused the big Spacers but not the tiny ones
the washers ithing they are caled

the pins are just the pieces that hold the actualy shifter to the shift cable

hmmm i ran out in the rain for test my car once agian with my mother for showing her wath i meant. On 3000 rpm it did not take on all the gears it is raining ass hell so i cuddent get the feel of driving that fast but now it suddenly was gripping on all teh gear i tryed i drived 1,2,3,4 and it was gripping at all teh gears i fhink the rain in the street slowed me down a little and i have a little low on air in my wheelss other than taht my car feeled normal just a little slower but that my be to my imagen.
wath cudd it be any way i hope it never comes back

but isent it always that way that when you shall show somfhing to some one it never work !!!

i did not phused the gas pedal fast so fast in as i wudd becuzs of the small roads full of rain but pretty fast.
in teh morning to day i was flooring it and it was a small upp hill so i pressed it fast in i cudd not do this now becuas of teh rain.
If any one know wath this is or have experinced anything like it plz post asap

well, i am glad to hear that it's working now--but it's still definately something you should have a mechanic check out.

yes i shal go to teh shop with it in 6 days damn that long but now im not so worried any more
hope it dont comes back before i get it to the shop then i wannt get to sleep.

tnx for the help


ahhaha buy the way when i test drove my car a red primera with noeons and no kit so you cudd see the tubs and bigg wheels was trying to race me i did`t becuase of my mother was scared just i got it over 3000 hahahaha
but wudd i have won it was a Nissan primera dunno wath model it cost very cheap a friend of me know hima little and said he got it for 25 000 NOK that 10 times cheaper than my celica GT. wudd i have won?
he had only an exhaust i fhink

look over ur short shifter installation. maybe ur something was off(wrong) with ur shifter, and from shaking and pushing it, it just got in place(dont know much about shortshifters)
take it to a shop and have ur clutch changed. how long have you been using ur clutch? have you ever smelled a bad smell from the car when driving? did you buy it with that problem? add transmission fluid if low. dont top it off.

now i suddently experiensed somfhing new i was driving and the speed was moving and the rpm was moving evan faster (faster than normal and i feeled a little more reving than speed) but on 4000 it droped down to 3000 again and acted normal
dont get it but that was just that i drived it up to 5000 and 6000 on every gear and it did not happen again.

Any on know some more about this?

I sounds to me like your clutch is slipping. It will not always be as bad, sometimes ok then bad again. I would bet you need the clutch replaced. A nuisance and some money, but not a serious problem. You need to get it checked though because it will only get worse. Your linkage could be aggravating the problem, but I don't think it is the problem. Good Luck

ok tnx
i talked to a machanic ( not on job )
he sad it cudd most likely be the clutch.
it slits just when i press the gas pedal hard and fast inn and in most up hills when i tray akkselarte.
when i am over 4000 and shift its most likly not to slip.
i dont drive my celica now i drive a 85 suzuki swift with a hole in the exhaust lol the shop dont open for 4 more days it suck every one look at the shitty car b/c of the hole in the exhaust

will it be covert by warrenty or most i pay b/c in my country it will be about 1250 us dollar to fix

Fuck taking it to a dealer to get it inspected.

Put the car in first at a dead stop and put the e-brake all the way up.

Rev the engine up to about 3k while slipping the clutch intermitently (sp), and see if your car jerks at higher RPM's, or if you burn the clutch easily.


Doesn't have anything to do with the oil, your clutch is just really really bad. I posted a pic of my clutch when I took it out, and it wouldn't hold above 6K RPM's, and it looked toasted. I can't even imagine what yours looks like.



Also, until you get it fixed, don't accelerate hard or burn the clutch. Once you burn it once, you will have close to zero traction on the plate, and the clutch will not be able to hold at any RPM's until it cools down.


Happened to me and I almost shit my pants. Burned it once while driving and the clutch wouldn't engage at any RPM. Had to pull over and let the tranny cool down for a good half hour. Good thing I pulled into the parking lot of a restaurant.

ok tnx wath did it cost to get it fix im really worried about that i have no mony

get your clutch replaced the linings are already worn. they can no longer grip. replace your clutch, before you catch yourself getting stuck somewhere.

Bummer

ok i havent drived it for 2 or 3 days now

any one know if it is exspensive and wath did i do to burn it is it somfhing that get bad over time or is it suddently brooken ?

oh man i was trying to find some red tyc ligths and an trd exhaust now i must juse the 850 us dollar on fixing my clutch damn that sucks
and it wannt be fhinised before april 22

whats the mileage of your car and do you race alot? Cuz i think my car is like urs because i think my car lost a little power. But i dont race that much and i only mis shifted like 2 times after i bought it.

Well so your saying that you rev up but rpms jump high and you feel like your going no where? I had that problem on my celica, for me the problem was my clutch went bad and kept slipping so I would deffinatly change the oil and get your clutch looked at.

change your oil, and get your clutch replaced...if its not engaging the gears properly it could be that the clutch disk is nearly gone, or that you need a new pressure plate...I had an automatic in my last vehicle and it kept slipping before it blew...and no grinding noises...