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by **yoboyandre** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:39 pm

A little while ago my gen1 4 cyl solara started feeling a little weird(stearing wheel shaking,burnt smells past 50mph).. so went to get it checked out by a friend.. told me that i needed 2 front tire rods or something like that and as for the burning smell when it passes 50-60 mph of course it didnt do it when he checked it out.. so could anyone help me please.. or anyone had this happen to them... and how could i fix it!!??

by **yoboyandre** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:09 am

anyone!?? =(

by **mazen222** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:51 am

I get the smell when i accelerate and my rpm goes over 5K...

Maybe if you do an engine shampooing, it might help... it will also show you some other defects/porblems that you might not have noticed in the past

by **yoboyandre** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:15 pm

mazen222 wrote:I get the smell when i accelerate and my rpm goes over 5K...

Maybe if you do an engine shampooing, it might help... it will also show you some other defects/porblems that you might not have noticed in the past

what u mean by that? how would i do that?
i was thinking it might be the automatic trans. fluid needs to be drained n clean n refilled... but i also came across another problem when rotating my tires today.. that the front breaks are not working and are rubbing... what can i do!? please help :cry:

by **Ilovemylara** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:38 pm

to "shampoo" your engine, you need to do the following:
1.get some Suave shampoo
2.rinse down engine and lather shampoo into fingers
3.rub the engine down real good, and dont forget to scrub behind those headers!!
4. rinse and let air dry, or wrap it in a towel for a stylish twist!

by **yoboyandre** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:40 pm

u serious??????

wont water damage parts inside the motor by the plugs or any electrical near there!?

by **Ilovemylara** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:45 pm

no man, water is good for your engine, heck I even run a water hose directly into the throttle body to clean out my retro encabulator

haha j.k never wash your engine off with water, it would most likely cause electrical problems if not dried out fast .

by **yoboyandre** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:48 pm

nice.. ok ill try that out in the next couple days thanks!

still need help with other issues i have thou =/

by **Ilovemylara** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:54 pm

yoboyandre wrote:nice.. ok ill try that out in the next couple days thanks!

still need help with other issues i have thou =/

I was kidding lol.. DONT wash your engine off with a hose..

by **yoboyandre** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:01 pm

lol i kno i know.. u think i was actully gonna get the shampoo and do that!?

i was looking in haynes book says burnt smell could b auto trans. fluid.. so just need time to throw a few bucks into that worth a try i guess right?

by **unbalancedwood** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:26 pm

Drain & Fill...the tranny a few times (i did three) and on the last one I replaced the gasket and filter/cleaned off the magnets

It takes 3.5 qts per drain and fill (there's a total of 12+qts in your whole auto tranny)

by **D-money** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:27 pm

damn dude that was cold what if he actually stuck a hose into his intake .it was funny as hell though lol

by **yoboyandre** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:35 pm

haha...

im thinking of draining fluid and differential and cleaning tray n magnets on 1 try.. see how it goes if not ill try finding more solutions to these damn problems

by **Ilovemylara** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:21 pm

yoboyandre wrote:haha...

im thinking of draining fluid and differential and cleaning tray n magnets on 1 try.. see how it goes if not ill try finding more solutions to these damn problems

It would be almost pointless as there is ALOT of fluid in the torque converter. Once the engine is running, the old, nasty fluid will mix with the new, fresh fluid. INSTEAD: Disconnect the output fluid hose on the transmision and let it run into a 5 gal bucket while you run the engine. continue adding more fluid at about the same rate that it is draining out into the bucket. Once it runs clean, you are done. Don't forget to reconnect that hose, though :lol:

by **GzNutz** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:43 am

Ilovemylara wrote:no man, water is good for your engine, heck I even run a water hose directly into the throttle body to clean out my retro encabulator ;)

haha j.k never wash your engine off with water, it would most likely cause electrical problems if not dried out fast .

Damn, you still using your retro encabulator??? I remember when my uncle assembled the flux capacitors for those units, and that was 20+ years ago.... lmao

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