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Location: tas
Registered: June 2002
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help needed, friends 3sge has used all oil and coolant within 12 days!
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Wed, 11 February 2004 08:10
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my mates celica sx had no coolant or oil in it awhile ago, he filled it back up, within 12 days it was nearly all gone.
no oil or coolant is bieng burnt out of the exuast and no visible leaks.
any ideas? what to check for, or what the signs are pointing to.
thanx alot.
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Location: Perth
Registered: May 2003
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Re: help needed, friends 3sge has used all oil and coolant within 12 days!
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Wed, 11 February 2004 08:25

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no oil or water?
that is bad there must be a leak try filling it up with oil/water and start the car and let it idle and even jack the front up b4 you start it so you can get a better look
(by jack i mean the proper stands you put on the chassiy)
it has to be going somwhere
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Location: tas
Registered: June 2002
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Location: Epping, Sydney
Registered: April 2003
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Re: help needed, friends 3sge has used all oil and coolant within 12 days!
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Thu, 12 February 2004 00:14

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yeppers looks like a blown HG.. it isn't light blue 162 is it?
I have a manual here for an ST162 and could photocopy you the pages you need, but it isn't too hard a job mate. like it will take a long time but it isn't too hard.
did a 4age's hg recently and that was tight, but nothing ridiculous, just a matter of taking everything off, putting them in labelled bags if necessary, sending the head off to a shop, putting everything back together 
kinda simplified, hehe, but no crazy shenanigans needed..
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Location: tas
Registered: June 2002
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Re: help needed, friends 3sge has used all oil and coolant within 12 days!
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Thu, 12 February 2004 04:16

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if you could show me the headbolt sequence and the torque setting that would be most helpful!
the rest shouldn't be too hard to work out, altho a pain in the ass.
Removing the manifold, the crank pulley, the cams to get get to the headbolts etc :(-
owning a 7mgte blown headgaskets are common, but a low km 3sge should get one, not yet anyway.
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: June 2003
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Re: help needed, friends 3sge has used all oil and coolant within 12 days!
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Thu, 12 February 2004 04:25
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it can happen to anyone and anything dude.
Generally with the head bolt torqueing sequence you start from the centre bolt and zig zag out, but you need to know which side to start on
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