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...
2014 Formula One Regulation Changes Explained
10 Dec 2013, 12:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Formula One season will bring a lot of changes to the world’s most coveted racing series, beginning with switching from naturally aspirated 2.4-liter V8 engines to turbocharged 1.6-li...
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...
Volvo Shows 5.0-liter V8 Engine for Australian V8 Supercar Championship
6 Dec 2013, 17:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in April, Volvo revealed plans to develop new four-cylinder engines that “will turn V8 powerplants into dinosaurs”. They did come with a new four-potter for the XC60, S60 and V60 ea...
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...
BMW Celebrates 80 Years of 6-Cylinder Engines and Kidney Grilles
4 Dec 2013, 09:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Today, everyone’s concerned about fuel consumption, making cars more efficient and more eco-friendly. At the same time, a lot of people (I won’t go as far as to say the majority) still w...
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...
How to Remove Water Pump in Toyota VVTi Engine
3 Dec 2013, 17:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The water pump on your Toyota VVTi unit recirculates the cooling fluid through the engine and radiator to keep the system at a certain temperature. However, impurities and and other deposits will ev...
How to Remove Drive Belt Tensioner on Toyota VVTi Engine
3 Dec 2013, 15:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The following video will show you how to disassemble the drive belt tensioner of a 1.6-liter Toyota four-cylinder VVTi engine. Sometimes, is good to replace the tensioner when you change the actu...
How to Find the Engine Code on Toyota VVTi
2 Dec 2013, 16:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / In case you are servicing your Toyota at home, you need to find out what kind of replacement parts the engine needs. That is why all engines come with a code which tells more about the engine typ...
New Lexus Turbo Engine Aims to Beat BMW Equivalent
2 Dec 2013, 16:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Lexus brought its new 2-liter turbocharged engine at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, which will fit the production version NX model. The automaker didn’t say to much about its performance ...
Chevrolet Performance Launches New LSX376-B15 V8 Block
2 Dec 2013, 13:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Are you planning a pre-1976 vehicle restomod build and need a V8 block starter? Then you should check out the new LSX376-B15 from Chevrolet Performance. The LSX-based 6.2-liter small-block comes wit...
New Toyota Verso To House BMW Diesels Engine
2 Dec 2013, 11:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota Verso 1.6 D-4D will be the first model equipped with an engine supplied by the BMW Group under a contract signed between the two companies two years ago. “At Toyota, we believe t...
Aussie Dragster Blows Engine
29 Nov 2013, 13:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Spectacular by its power-packing nature, drag racing is also very dangerous. Probably not to the same extend as in its early days, but when you’re out there on the drag strip you know that at ...
How to Replace Fuel Vapor Pressure Sensor on Toyota VVTi Engine
28 Nov 2013, 16:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Modern engines make good use of the gasoline vapors from the fuel tank, by collecting and introducing them into the intake at certain moments. The collecting system uses a pressure sensor which n...