How to Completely Turn Off Stability Control in a Jeep Wrangler JK
19 Dec 2013, 08:02 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Everybody knows that if you want to have a successful off-road endeavour with your hardcore SUV, most ESC systems will only get in the way
How to Remove Oil Pressure Sensor on Toyota VVTi Engine
23 Dec 2013, 11:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you happen to get the oil pressure warning light on your Toyota dashboard, one of the first things you have to check is the oil level. Next comes the oil pressure sensor itself. The oil pressu...
How to Remove Flywheel from Toyota VVTi Engine
22 Dec 2013, 16:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Usually, you don't need to perform maintenance jobs on your Toyota VVTi engine's flywheel, but if you plan to tune the four-pot and put a lightweight flywheel, here's a short tutorial...
How to Remove Oil Pan on Toyota VVTi Engine
22 Dec 2013, 16:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The oil pan's role on a Toyota VVTi or any other engine is to collect the lubricating oil falling from its components to be absorbed back by the oil pump and recirculated. Due to its positio...
How to Remove Oil Pump on Toyota VVTi Engine
19 Dec 2013, 13:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If the oil pressure warning light pops on your Toyota’s dashboard, first thing to check is for the oil level and if there are any leaks. If not, then the oil pump might have a problem. The ...
How to Remove Cylinder Head on Toyota VVTi Engine
18 Dec 2013, 13:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / I’m not gonna ask why would you need to remove the cylinder head from a Toyota VVTi engine, but I suppose something wrong happened and you need to change some valves or rectify the whole cylin...
How to Remove Camshafts on Toyota VVTi Engine
17 Dec 2013, 14:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Normally, you don’t have to maintenance the camshafts or valves in a Toyota VVTi engine's lifetime, as they are built to last for a long period. However, if something goes wrong and you n...
How to Remove Timing Chain on Toyota VVTi Engine
15 Dec 2013, 14:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Removing and replacing the timing chain on your Toyota VVTi engine is a very complicated process and it’s best to see a service for this kind of job. But if you are good with a spanner and hav...
How to Remove Timing Chain Cover on Toyota VVTi Engine
13 Dec 2013, 16:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Normally, you won’t need to make any interventions on the timing chain of a Toyota VVTi engine, but if for certain reasons you have to, here’s a tutorial on how to do it. The timing c...
How to Remove Crankshaft Pulley on Toyota VVTi Engine
13 Dec 2013, 10:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The crankshaft pulley that runs the accessory belt is held with only on bolt. But that is probably the hardest one to remove. This happens because this bolt is very well tighten and when you&rsqu...
How to Adjust Timing to Top Dead Center on Toyota VVTi Engine
12 Dec 2013, 14:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / In order to perform any interventions on your Toyota VVTi engine’s timing system or cam shafts, you’ll firstly have to put the engine in top dead center position. This is the position wh...
How to Remove Valve Cover on Toyota VVTi Engine
11 Dec 2013, 15:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you need to perform some maintenance work on the camshafts on your Toyota VVTi engine, you’ll need to remove the valve cover first. It’s a medium skill-level job you can perform in...
How to Replace Rear Wheel Bearing on 2007 Toyota Camry
10 Dec 2013, 16:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Being the most important parts that allow the wheels to spin on a vehicle means that the bearings go through a lot of strain. Not only they have to leave the wheels free to spin, but they also need ...
How to Remove Clutch from Toyota VVTi Engine
9 Dec 2013, 10:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you feel that your Toyota VVTi engine revs to much but the vehicle is not accelerating as it should, this means that your clutch is slipping and it will be a good idea to change it. This proce...
Don’t Forget To Use Toyota Genuine Motor Oil for Next Maintenance
6 Dec 2013, 17:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Seriously, if you want your Toyota engine to last for as long as it was designed to, don’t forget to use Toyota genuine motor oil if you service your vehicle elsewhere than a Toyota dealership...
How to Remove Knock Sensor from Toyota VVTi Engine
6 Dec 2013, 12:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The knock sensor on your Toyota VVTi engine is basically a microphone that senses if detonation occurs in one of the cylinders. The detonation happens when the fuel-air mixture ignites before it&rsq...
How to Remove Thermostat from Toyota VVTi Engine
6 Dec 2013, 10:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Your VVTi engine, as with all of their kind, need to work at a certain temperature to be efficient, not too low, not too high, just around 90 degrees Celsius. When the engine is cold, the thermos...
How to Remove Intake Manifold from Toyota VVTi Engine
4 Dec 2013, 15:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The intake manifold on your Toyota VVTi engine is represented by those plastic tubes that reunite at some point in a large tube right behind the radiator. Their function is to allow filtered air to ...
How to Remove Electric Cables from Toyota VVTi Engine
4 Dec 2013, 15:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The most common 1.6-liter VVTi engine on your Toyota Corolla features a bundle of electrical wires attached to it that controls things like fuel injectors and ignition coils. If for some reason y...
How to Remove Fuel Injectors on Toyota VVTi Engine
3 Dec 2013, 17:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The fuel injectors are among the easiest parts you can remove from a Toyota VVTi engine, due to its accessible localization and simple mounting style. You will only need a 10, 12 mm socket ratche...