Oh man this sucks, I really hope the new engine works out and you can make the best out of a shit situation. You’ve had some terrible luck lately, bloody cars eh
The turbo timer makes me suspicious! Has this engine been built to be turbocharged!? (Assuming they can be)?? Low compression too🤔, nackered or built that way???
@@MrHVlogsMore that’s a bugger, was thinking that it may have low comp pistons in so it could be/or was previously blown - especially with the car having that apexi turbo timer unit too!? No idea if these engines ever did get turbocharged aftermarket though like folks do with the Honda B16’s & K20’s etc!?! You plan on doing a tear-down of the engine once it’s out to see why it’s goosed!??
With the work & money needed to put right, it would of been cheaper to go to Thailand first & look, worse case scenario you have a holiday. That's hindsight unfortunately. Call Car S.O.S.!
Nate , what made you decied to get the 510 chemically dipped in the end ? I have watched all the 510 videos and you dont mention the reason , what gave you a heads up that there might be a problem ?🤔🤔🤔🤔
Missed quite a few videos from this channel, but gutted by the 510, and of course this... And fingers crossed, that, at the very least, the Corolla works out
Although extremely annoying and expensive this is great content for car enthusiasts and novices. You have a lot of knowledge to pass on to prevent others from being scammed. Please do a buyer beware.
Every broken part is an Opportunity and unfortunately we all end up over paying for at least a few of our projects. All we can do is, do a little cussing, grab a mate and dig in. Good Luck! ...odd for me being American and using the word "Mate." I like it. :)
I had a Corsa with the same symptoms as your car, it turned out to be missing teeth on the timing belt, I only found out what it was when the engine died 🙄
Your car content is still a good watch Mr H. Brutally honest! But what I don't get is why you choose to import Japanese cars that are over 40 years old? Classics or not they are always going to be rust buckets, and wrecked to quite a degree. Isn't it well known in the UK that Japanese cars pre 1985 are rust riddled husks? Stopping this run is gonna take newer models. And buying in the UK. How about a Toyota MR2 from between 1990 - 95? You'd get killer looks, great scope for mods, content from purchase, to fixes, to actual driving and daily use. No rust issues! I mean really, is it possible to buy any 70's Toyota to use as a daily driver, and it not to be a painful, heartbreakingly expensive project???
To be fair, I think, part of it is his love for rarities. Not an expert, but I don't think the 510 for example is one car that does not come around too often...
@@MrHVlogsMore Thing is Mr H isn't getting any driving feel, raw or otherwise, from his Datsun, or his Corolla. I don't fancy his chances of rescuing the Corolla either.Thee was a fair but of rust on that replacement engine, it's quite likely leaking. And do you consider cars made from 85 to 95 modern? There has to be some analogue raw drives in among that period of time😀
Chin up Nate. Would be great if you did a buyer beware video to save others from the same fate. For what it's worth I've been slowly watching my R32 gtr rusting away as I lack the funds to get it back on the road, but I remain confident that one day I will get it done. Got so close to sending it to a garage to be fixed and the guy just kept putting me off. Here's hoping you get the Celica up and running soon
that should be a lesson learnt, if your going to buy a import get one thats already here and you can inspect it most stuff in Thailand looks good but they are made of old bake bean tins, properly bodged together stuff even the cars coming from japan in the JDM auctions are awful
@@MrHVlogsMore yeah, usually the import and transport fees are the dealbreaker for many. Like with Andre of TFL, importing his Buhanka van from Russia for more than its worth, only for Colorado's stupid emissions laws make it so he can't even drive it on the road. So he's LS swapping it, mainly for more power, but at least the LS will pass emissions vs the old, russian 4 cylinder.
I did these swaps as a teenager with my dad. I was stressful and fun at the same time. I can't wait to see the corolla up and running again. Good luck!
Dude, that is awful news. I'm sorry. It would be a different story if you were going to reweld everything yourself, but that is just gonna take too much money to have someone do it for you.
My '81 had something missing from the point in between where the exhaust pipes from the engine narrow into one and where the single pipe that goes back is attached to it. It was just hanging there by some long loose bolts with like a 1 inch gap and was like that for the longest time, no damage done just the car was really loud and presumably lost some power and efficiency. Once it was fixed it did seem like it was bit peppier but how much I couldn't say. One thing I can say for sure though you could no longer hear the car coming from half a mile away!
@@MrHVlogsMore I know nothing about this engine at all. I did have 3 different Opel Mantas over the last 25 years. The GTE had a 110hp engine. Quite a nippy little thing! No way near as cool as this beautiful car though. New sub from me, had no idea you did car stuff too!!
With your timing issue, has it got a distributor or has someone upgraded it to a coil pack or individual igniters? I'll replay the video and have a closer look at your setup. Okay after rewatching, you can time it by ear. If you're running an aftermarket ECU it shouldn't interfere with advancing the timing in just a little bit, just back off the distributor bolt just a little bit so it's firm when moving the distributor then start the engine and move the distributor either left or right until the revs sound a little bit happier then lock up the bolt and go for a drive and test out where it's happy spot is.
