Advice Needed: 2001 ES300 new Motor or Fix
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I have been following this thread since the very beginning because I love reading build threads. Anyway congratulations!!! that feeling of accomplishment you get when you finish a DIY is priceless.
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Thanks for all the props! I got the hood on today, axles torqued, buttoned up a few loose ends, drained the water out and put toyota red anitfreeze in. $34.00 a gallon! I was shocked.
Well, I was quite happy to have no codes. Unfortuneately, that only lasted about 5 minutes. Both knock sensors are bad. I took the other ones out from my old motor, what a horrible design in my opinion, and zip tied them to the heads. Drove about 10 miles and no more CEL!. Ran the scanner again when I got home and it's clean.
I'm not tackling that job right away.
Only other issue is when the lights are on and I step on the brake, I get this little car with lights like a bulb is out. It goes out after about min and comes back on only when I step on the brakes. Checked all the lights out back and they're good.
Otherwise the car runs great, drives nice. Needs new tires badly.
Well, I was quite happy to have no codes. Unfortuneately, that only lasted about 5 minutes. Both knock sensors are bad. I took the other ones out from my old motor, what a horrible design in my opinion, and zip tied them to the heads. Drove about 10 miles and no more CEL!. Ran the scanner again when I got home and it's clean.
I'm not tackling that job right away.
Only other issue is when the lights are on and I step on the brake, I get this little car with lights like a bulb is out. It goes out after about min and comes back on only when I step on the brakes. Checked all the lights out back and they're good.
Otherwise the car runs great, drives nice. Needs new tires badly.
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Thanks for all the props! I go the hood on today, axles torqued, buttoned up a few loose ends, drained the water out and put toyota red anitfreeze in. $34.00 a gallon! I was shocked.
Well, I was quite happy to have no codes. Unfortuneately, that only lasted about 5 minutes. Both knock sensors are bad. I took the other ones out from my old motor, what a horrible design in my opinion, and zip tied them to the heads. Drove about 10 miles and no more CEL!. Ran the scanner again when I got home and it's clean.
I'm not tackling that job right away.
Only other issue is when the lights are on and I step on the brake, I get this little car with lights like a bulb is out. It goes out after about min and comes back on only when I step on the brakes. Checked all the lights out back and they're good.
Otherwise the car runs great, drives nice. Needs new tires badly.
Well, I was quite happy to have no codes. Unfortuneately, that only lasted about 5 minutes. Both knock sensors are bad. I took the other ones out from my old motor, what a horrible design in my opinion, and zip tied them to the heads. Drove about 10 miles and no more CEL!. Ran the scanner again when I got home and it's clean.
I'm not tackling that job right away.
Only other issue is when the lights are on and I step on the brake, I get this little car with lights like a bulb is out. It goes out after about min and comes back on only when I step on the brakes. Checked all the lights out back and they're good.
Otherwise the car runs great, drives nice. Needs new tires badly.
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Well so far she is still running good. Small issues with coolant temp sensor and I need to replace that stupid oil level sensor. It's been my daughters car for the last two years and will move to either me or my wife's car. I bought her a Scion TC. She is so happy! It is a fun little car other than the horrid blind spots.
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