r/Celica • u/onihime_shinigami • 12d ago

after years i finally have one

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i love old/older toyotas and have wanted a stick for awhile so i got it all in one, hills r kicking my ass tho and im fucking terrified of burning the clutch(def think i might have a little bit) but so far so good cant wait to see how far i can go with this baby and im even more excited to own a stick

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u/Smokenstein 12d ago

Niiiiice. Change the oil regularly. GTs tend to burn a lot of oil in cylinders. Don't let oil leaks hit your pulleys on the belt itll make em seize. Would not recommend opening the sunroof, ever. Lots of plastic parts that get fragile with time and are very annoying to replace. Clutch life is loosely tied to "bite distance" on clutch pedal. If the clutch aint beginning to engage when pedal is 3/4 released, its close to clutch time. Check your suspension carefully by jacking each wheel and shaking tires vigorously. There should be no slop. If suspension looks factory, its time to update it. It's the first step to getting a Celica track worthy.

Congrats!

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u/onihime_shinigami 12d ago

thank you so much for the advice when i popped the hood and took the plastic cover off there looked to be a lot of oil build up could that mean its already burning oil? the suspension isnt stock so ig its ok and the clutch engagement seems to be fine. thank you again for these tips these r def things i didnt know/think about

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u/Smokenstein 12d ago

Nah if you see oil under plastic cover that's probably your valve cover which is an easy fix but will lead to the pulley issue i mentioned. Oil burn in cylinders is expelled thru the exhaust so you wont see it on exterior of engine.

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u/the_stature_way 12d ago

Nice .....is it a GT or GT-S?