1984 Toyota Camry / Vista with 1.8l turbo diesel 1C (2 Viewers)

[Mike NXP]

The more I look at the oil I'm realizing the air intake tube is far more oily than the turbo so I'm guessing the oil is coming from whatever the tube coming off valve cover is , leading back into intake / turbo .

Kind of thinking about removing the tube from the intake side and letting it run down to the ground or something for troubleshooting purposes , see if the oil continues to appear on the turbo side or if it dries out . That will narrow down where it's coming from but idk if it'll run weird with the tube disconnected.

I see there is also a part that exist that might be for this exact problem , it like a small oil catch that would go in line

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NOE46110

 

[Eurasiaoverland]

Totally normal in my opinion. The crankcase vapours have to vent somewhere into the engine system (for emissions reasons) and even for a brand new engine, there will always be some blow-by. Because of the positive pressure in part of the intake system under boost, the hose has to plumb in upstream of the turbo (where the system is basically at atmospheric pressure or mild vacuum). There is no valve in the system, the crankcase just passively vents into the intake.

If you want to check for excessive blow-by, take the ventilation hose off at the cylinder head and rev the engine and see what comes out.

 

[TheBussman]

normal, the catch cans have a benefit if your engine has EGR as it will reduce the gunk accumulation in the intake manifold but if you don't have EGR I wouldn't bother.

 

[Mike NXP]

^^ Good info thanks for sharing. My worry is going away as it does seem to relate to the oil coming out of that tube rather then something spewing back out of the turbo.

I'm not sure if I have an EGR, not totally sure how to check. I'm going to assume I don't and say a catch can isn't necessary and I'll just keep letting everything do what it does.

Oil level is still right at full. Coolant seems good to go. No major engine issues to note at this point. I did however hear today a bit of a rattle under the hood, and when I depress the clutch pedal , the noise goes away. Going to add that to my concern list and see if I can narrow it all down.

Next on the to-do list:
- Really need an alignment
- Need to wire in some better lights. Currently I have flashlights with more lighting output. I am going to remove bumper cover and see if I can sneak a pair of IPF halogens up front. It should fit nicely and hopefully won't look too bug eyed since my front bumper sticks out pretty far anyway
>> I was looking and didn't really see a good way to get a wire piped into the cab. I may need to come from underneath but the car is so low I can't see s*** down there.
- Decide on how paranoid I am about needing to replace the timing belt VS just doing nothing
- Swap that square shifter bushing to see if it helps with the slop in the shifter

 

[Mike NXP]

Power steering leak
So I ran 4oz of AT-205 through the system just for the hell of it. Again I've never had bad luck with this stuff and have only had good luck.

After 2-3 hours of running this I flushed everything out and filled with DexIII/Merc. Much thicker compared to the multi ATF Dex fluid.

The leak is gone for now. No visible fluid after the flush with maybe 50-100 miles of driving . Will keep an eye on it and hope that the AT205 bought me some time.

 

[Mike NXP]

Old brown is in the shop and hopefully getting an alignment this week.

In the meantime I decided to order some on sale IPF lights. ARB and IPF are no longer partners so they've got some discounted products on their store.


Upgrading the lights

• My low beams are horrible . Well they are actually kind of fun and nostalgic but when doing highway speeds in the dark , deer end up being like right in front of the car before I can see them. High beams are actually not too bad
• But, I ordered a set of these. $130 and came with bulbs and nice wire harness + switch
  
  
  
  
  
• The front bumper on this old girl sticks out quite a bit and appears to be solid, underneath the cover. At first I was thinking of drilling and mounting but then I found these little magnetic mounts . I think these have a bit of an old school look and actually won't look too bad
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Since I'm not off roading and mostly highway driving I bet they will work out just fine and I can always remove them if I change my mind..
  
  

Will post more information once installed

• Next up is trying to figure out how to run electrical into the cab, I hate this part of light installs..... The firewall looks solid without many options to punch through. Think I may come from underneath and try to find a rubber grommet / access into the vehicle

 

[Mike NXP]

Nothing like service in Montana, 2 weeks later the old Camry finally got on the alignment rack

This was the second go at an alignment. The first shop told me my torsion bar bushings are worn and they can't align it. I can't find the parts anywhere so I tried another alignment shop

Shop #2 told me my rack bushings are worn out and they won't align it, DOH! I wonder if either shop diagnosed this correctly, weird to have two different outcomes

I can't seem to find aftermarket bushings anywhere. New / remanned racks don't appear to come with the bushings either. Now the hunt begins to find rack bushings
OR just do nothing and keep driving it but I don't want my tires to wear poorly


I also asked the shop to quote me on a handful of other little repairs, like replacing that square shift bushings and a few other minor things, but got zero feedback on those request



Good help is hard to find, thats especially true around here

I think this is the correct parts blowout. Looks like I need 2 grommets. I'll need to get the car back and inspect closer but now snow is here so motivation is at an all time low.

 

[Mike NXP]

Looks like Amayama may be able to save the day, they seem to have availability of these bushings but I won't know for sure for a few days. Part numbers referenced below incase anyone else in the world has this vehicle and finds this thread lol

Looking at the parts diagram, swapping these out shouldn't be too hard but what the heck do I know. Looks like a few bolts and a bracket.....But I don't have a lift and coming from above seems too tight so I may just ignore this problem for a while too.

 

[Mike NXP]

Great shame, it looks like the steering rack bushings also falls into the category of stuff I can't even source.

To make life a bit more depressing I lifted up my carpet yesterday to run some wires and was able to see clear through to the ground outside lol. There was a decent bit of rot about 3 inches wide surrounded by not much rust at all. Maybe water pooled up and it sat for a while, who knows. Will post more pics later and most likely going to slap some duct tape on it for now and move on lol

Oh I also noticed like some rusty oily goo seeping down from where the clutch lever dives into the firewall. Will try to look a bit closer this weekend

 

[mudgudgeon]

Google search with that part number.

See if you can find an alternative you can make work

 

[bj70bc]

have a plastics shop fab some up out of poly, take em the old ones

 

[Mike NXP]

Google search with that part number.

See if you can find an alternative you can make work

No luck, best I can do is search for the next generation of Camry or Petrol versions. I see different part numbers with very similar looking parts blowouts but I should assume they are different

have a plastics shop fab some up out of poly, take em the old ones

Plastic shop....is this something that exist and I can send parts too? I'll do some Googlin' to learn more......but around here, I can barley find a place to get an alignment done let alone a shop to custom fabricate me parts


I wonder if @PerryParts has the technology. I've got a set of his 3D printed bump stops on my 100 series and I was surprised and how well made they are.

What do you think, if someone sent you a rubber bushings could you wave your magic wand over it and someone print a similar part?
>>Quick re-cap, I'm chasing down some rubber bushings on my old Toyota and I can't find any options, anywhere.

 

[Mike NXP]

Its a rally car now ....I wasnt thrilled about changing the look of the front end but dodging deer with the original headlights is not ideal

Will add more install details when I get on my computer

 

[Mike NXP]

Oh and I found this rotted out floor . My guess is there used to be a rubber plug in that circular area. The plug fell out and water/ debris got in. It probably sat all wet and nasty for many years and eventually started to rust. Luckily everything else around it still feels solid

.I Flex Tape and Flex sealed the s*** out of it and moved on. Not proud of it lol but it works

My wife kept saying it smelled like wet carpet but I was in denial

 

[Mike NXP]

Not sure what this is , clutch poop

 

[mudgudgeon]

Not sure what this is , clutch poop View attachment 3780866

Clutch poop = leaking seals in the clutch master cylinder.

For your bushing issue, if you can measure the inner and outer diameter, and width, this might give you more useful search criteria to use.

 

[bj70bc]

i like the wood steering shim
needs a steel winch bumper

 

[Dougal]

There comes a time for every vehicle where it needs a whole and systematic front to back strip and rebuild.

 

[Mike NXP]

Clutch poop = leaking seals in the clutch master cylinder.

For your bushing issue, if you can measure the inner and outer diameter, and width, this might give you more useful search criteria to use.

Roger that, thanks. I checked the little reservoir under the hood and it seems to be up to level....Yeah I'm going to just ignore these issues for now. Winter is here and the car drives from A to B just fine. Come spring time I will have to start thinking about it again.

i like the wood steering shim
needs a steel winch bumper

Haha I noticed the wood shim for the first time recently as well. It's even hot glued in place for a touch of class. Not sure of it's purpose but it seems to be working. It goes hand and hand with the penny I founded welded to the door so the 'door open' light turns off lol


The previous owner was definitely a joker and the closer I look at the rotted floor boards it really does look like someone has already been in there, cut back some material and attempted to weld / fix some of the rot but IDK. For now flex seal fixed the holes and I will ignore it for a while longer

There comes a time for every vehicle where it needs a whole and systematic front to back strip and rebuild.

LOL shoot. Although I do generally agree with your statement you could also go with the complete opposite theory and repair nothing at all while having fun driving an old car....No sense in putting any money / real fixes into this car especially as I find more and more problems....... I don't think its destined to live a long life but I will show it a good time in it's final years.

 

[Mike NXP]

Damn , turns out mounting spotlights to a flimsy little piece of metal I found at the hardware store was a dumb idea......the lights shake like crazy even at idle lol I need a more solid solution