Tune up... CAPS and ROTORS question?
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Tune up... CAPS and ROTORS question?
[Quote by VQT]LS400 and SC400 have the same setup. It's not that hard.
If you want to replace the caps and rotors also, it will take you a little longer, but it worth it. To change caps and rotors you need to take off the timing chain cover and it involved take the belt off, radiator hose off...and a lot of back ache. I drop a few bolts while doing it so it took me a lot longer to look for the damn bolts because I needed to raise the car up, take the bottom cover off...so be careful not to drop anything. Do it slow and you come out ahead because you don't spnt haft the time looking for drop bolts.
Another alternative is pay someone to do it, I am cheap and I like to learn how to do the easy stuff.
I paid $91 the set of OEM wires from Carson Toyota. ~$6 per Nep plug, ~$15-16 cap, $8 rotor. Rememeber there are two cap and two rotors for this car.
I'll pay when I can't do it myself. Have fun working on your car.[Quote end]
Q: VQT did the timing belt or just the timing belt cover have to come off to change the cap and rotors?
Q: Or the belt you were talking about is the drive belt?
Q: After chaning the cap and rotor did you or someone else adjust the timing?
Anyone with this experience or knowledge can respond, thanks...
The Ikon
If you want to replace the caps and rotors also, it will take you a little longer, but it worth it. To change caps and rotors you need to take off the timing chain cover and it involved take the belt off, radiator hose off...and a lot of back ache. I drop a few bolts while doing it so it took me a lot longer to look for the damn bolts because I needed to raise the car up, take the bottom cover off...so be careful not to drop anything. Do it slow and you come out ahead because you don't spnt haft the time looking for drop bolts.
Another alternative is pay someone to do it, I am cheap and I like to learn how to do the easy stuff.
I paid $91 the set of OEM wires from Carson Toyota. ~$6 per Nep plug, ~$15-16 cap, $8 rotor. Rememeber there are two cap and two rotors for this car.
I'll pay when I can't do it myself. Have fun working on your car.[Quote end]
Q: VQT did the timing belt or just the timing belt cover have to come off to change the cap and rotors? Q: Or the belt you were talking about is the drive belt? Q: After chaning the cap and rotor did you or someone else adjust the timing?Anyone with this experience or knowledge can respond, thanks...
The Ikon
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Last tune up question, I hope ...
I bought the oem wire set that came with the wire "harness"... But we took the wires off of the engine 1st..
Q: Do the wires that are numbered, go in the engine drivers side(left while you are in the car) from the front of the engine to the back in this order:
1- 3 - 5 - 7 and on the passenger side: 2 - 4 - 6 - 8...?
The harness to the distributor is different I know that.. it is driver's: 4 - 6- x(dist wire) - 7 - 1 passenger: 2 - 8 - x - 3 - 5, that go out to each side...
I have the car down now..
Just double checking before I assemble everything... Thanks...
I bought the oem wire set that came with the wire "harness"... But we took the wires off of the engine 1st..
Q: Do the wires that are numbered, go in the engine drivers side(left while you are in the car) from the front of the engine to the back in this order:
1- 3 - 5 - 7 and on the passenger side: 2 - 4 - 6 - 8...?
The harness to the distributor is different I know that.. it is driver's: 4 - 6- x(dist wire) - 7 - 1 passenger: 2 - 8 - x - 3 - 5, that go out to each side...
I have the car down now..
Just double checking before I assemble everything... Thanks...
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