Celica 190 ......advice please.

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foresterdave

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just bought a 00 celica 190 for good money.car was parked up since Dec 2007.was put through NCT in October 2010+passed no problems.i test drove it + a lot of smoke { white }.seems to run very smoothly but showed a few errors on first few test drives.sorted themselves out after a good blast.should i replace plugs,oils,filters etc after car being stood up so long ??? or would i be wasting money as got a service before NCT.THANKS. :thumbsup:
 
Used to have one of these. great little cars ya can drive the nuts off them and a nice little kick when ya hit 6500rpm. Def change the plugs and oil other than that it should be pretty bulletproof. Stick up a few pics. Does it have the Mcphearson strut suspension?
 
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1370863 looks better than pics in the flesh+got her cheaper than advertised.didnt bring her home yet as waiting on book to tax it.not sure about suspension,will examine it closer when i get her home.brought her for a good test drive+loved it.still have the forester,but more of a workhorse so wont be leaving this club just yet.
 
Used to own one of these as well . There is an issue with the lift bolts on them. Have they been changed do you know.
 
foresterdave said:
lift bolt issue was with 140bhp vvti model not 190bhp vvtli
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the lift bolts were only in the 190 .. they were part of when the "lift" kicked in to give you the extra 50bhp bit like the v tec in the hondas.. If they brake then you have no Lift..
 
good man, my mistake.i'll get them done with service.just been reading up +seems easy enough job {if there not split}.have a good mechanic,ill get him to give it the once over.cheers gerry.
 
ya dave it seems not too bad job to change them and there only a few euro they have a different design one out now.. but if its broken down there then thats a whole different ball game
 
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