Ross

If your going to replace the transmission, just drop the entire engine/trans assembly out the bottom in one peice. It really is much easier and less time consuming. Leave the enigne crossmember attached to the engine and drop that out with it (it gives you a good base for a jack).

Check for vacuum leaks, and check the vacuum and centrifugal advance on the distributer. Does the engine lack power over the entire rev range, or just some of it?

I noticed this with mine, but measured it and the tob does contact the fingers properly (although only just). Anyway, put it togeter and works just fine, its done around 10,000kms with no problems.

THe egr system's purpose is actually to take some exhaust gas, recirculate it in order to lower combustion temperatures and decrease the levels of oxides of nitrogen in the exhaust (ie emmisions thing).

Its good like that isn't it? I have one too, and the most frustrating thing i find is when it says "take the part to a dealer to be checked.....":banghead:

OEM ball joints, universals etc. dont have grease nipples, as you noticed. If the get sloppy, they just have to be replaced. Some aftermarket joints are available with grease nipples. Luckily there arn't too many ball joints etc on these cars anyway!

I have the set up you describe in my 83 ea81t. Im using an 81 gearbox (originally 8" clutch), throwout, and carrier with a 9" clutch plate, disk and flywheel. Mine seems to work fine........ Are you sure the flywheel & pressure plate are in good condition?

30 bucks is very expensive for a bearing. We get top quality SKF bearings for NZ$14 (about US$9 or so) each. I have done many wheel bearings and have never needed anything else other than spanners, sockets, screwdrivers, a hammer, a drift, and a block of wood. You will also need some stuff to clean out the old grease from the steering knuckle (Never mix different kinds of grease!).

Yeah, that explains it. The injection system for the ea81t is the same as the early ea82, so far as i know. Cheers.

Just something i was pondering......... in a mpfi car without a crank angle sensor (like my ea81t), i presume the ignition module tells the computer round about when to fire an injector. This won't tell it which injector to fire though (will it?), so how does it know?

Or you need a bigger hammer! make sure you tap around the bearing, so as it doesn't end up trying to go sideways. That will make it incredibly hard to get out.

You don't need a press, just tap the old ones out with a drift, then carefully tap the new ones in with a trimed peice of 4x2. Try to make sure you only tap on hte outer race of the new ones to avoid damaging them. Undo the hub nut before you take the knuckle/axle assembly off hte car, its much easier! use good quality bearings, these things like to slog through them quickly! other than that, its pretty self explanatory. good luck!

ECS is the computer "check engine" light on the ea81t. check for error codes on the O2 light.

yes, but it is a measure of how much energy it absorbs per degree of temperature rise per unit mass (measured in J/kgK). I presume he is talking about nitrogen (not nitrous oxide??), which will come out of tank very cold (due to the drop in pressure) and may therefore be able to absorb more energy than water (which would have to be above 0 celcius). Still, seems like a dumb idea, cos for the price you would pay for a small bottle of liquid nitrogen, you could get a lot of water!

Don't know about over there, but pop rivets would NEVER pass an inspection in this country! If you are using them, ensure they are steel, not aluminium, otherwise glavanic corrosion will occur.

Now that is a sexy car!! just the ticket.

Thanks naru. Ill check out that part, although i bet the price will be considerably higher here! 12 UPDATE: well, what do you know?? only NZ$12.11 !! ex japan though, so ill be waiting a while.....

Found this afternoon that one of the springs for the centrifugal advance was disconnected (no idea how this would have happened?) and the stator magnet is broken in many places. I will fix these probs and see if it helps.

is this a common occurence? If so, does anyone know why it happens? Can a new replacement be bought, or will i have to go second hand? Thanks, Ross

THe nuts loosen because a tapered washer (that doesn't look tapered to the naked eye) is installed backwards. If in the correct way, the nut will not loosen.

Thanks naru, ill look into those suggestions. How is the throttle stop correctly adjusted? My wrkshop manual says nothingg other than "don't adjust it", which isn't very helpful!

Im thinking fuel injectors? does anyone know if these can be reconditioned?

Yeah, living in New Zealand does have some up sides!

What is the reason so many of you prefer ej's? To me, having a non electronic controlled (ie carb) fuel system seems a huge advantage when it comes to getting home when things go wrong.

we even have ea81 rx's here, the ea82s are called rxII!