GT4 ST185 Clutch And Timing belt problem should i fix
Wed, 17 August 2005 14:38
hi all this is my first post on this forum.
i have a problem with my 1990 ST185 Celica GT-FOUR
i have destroyed the clutch and the timing belt tensioner has got kaput
should i fix it that is the question i am asking how much would this kind of work cost and whats involved also the car has been sitting in my shed for about 16 months it has NO RWC or REG
also i have heard that you can only use the factory clutch in these car's as the "throw out" is different in the after market clutches
a brief history of this car is detailed below as i have had several problems with it
i bought the car in April of last year the owner i bought it off told me it had a heavy duty clutch and a AVO boost controller fitted @ the time the price he was asking seemed reasonable.
about a week after i bought the car the boost controller failed and caused the car to start over boosting so the computer would lean out and fuel cut would come in after about 2 weeks of driving i noticed the clutch was starting to wear out so i stopped driving it everyday then a month after that boom i was taking it around the block and then it just stopped, water and oil was everywhere, since then the car has been sitting in my garage under a tarp we know for sure the timing belt tensioner has gone but buy what I've been told the work involved to fix this and the clutch is an engine out job.
IF i fix the car i would like to performance rebuild it so the question i ask is what ECU, PISTONS,EXHAUST (EXTRACTOR'S) BLOCK/HEAD,CAM work would you get done
so is a ST185 worth puring money into (I've been told about ($10,000AUD) to fully strip the motor and put aftermarket everything in (a mate is going to do most of the work)
also if i wanted to sell it as is what would something like this be worth i've been thinking of selling it as is for $5000-$6000 AUD is this asking to much
sorry about the long post i just needed to get this off my chest as it's been bothering me for quite some time as I'm 22 and this is my first car (that I've invested lots of money and time in) and i don't wanna let it go or see it go down the toilet
Wed, 17 August 2005 14:38
