How To Replace Falcon Front Brake Pads
Today we are looking at how to replace the front brake pads on a Ford Falcon. The vehicle that we are using for this article is a 1999 model AU, however if my memory serves me correctly the same front brake setup is used from the EA up to the last of AU’s, as well as [...]
How To Replace Welch Plugs
In this article we are going to take a look at what is involved in replacing welch plugs, otherwise known as freeze plugs, expansion plugs or welsh plugs with an ‘s’. What we are doing with this article is covering only the actual removal and replacement of a welch plug itself on a scrap engine, [...]
EFI Ignition Timing Check And Adjust
Today we are looking at how to check and adjust the ignition timing on an engine equipped with efi (naturally this does not include distributor-less (coil pack) type ignitions). Engines that are controlled by an ecu require the computer to be put in a ‘diagnostic’ or similar mode before the ignition timing can be checked and adjusted. [...]
Toyota 5S-FE (2.2) Timing Belt – Part Two
In Part One we got as far as having everything apart and ready to replace the oil seals and the oil pump gasket. I prefer to replace the oil pump gasket and then clean everything down before replacing the three oil seals. The reason for this is that there will be some oil spillage from the oil [...]
Toyota 5S-FE (2.2) Timing Belt – Part One
Today we are going to take a look at what is involved in replacing the timing belt on a Toyota 5S-FE engine. This is the 2.2 litre engine commonly found in the wide-body Camry models. This article is going to be a long one, not because the job is a particularly difficult one but because [...]
