u/archima1

▲ 2 r/Celica

7th gen coolant leak!

I just bought the car like 2 weeks ago. There were no signs of any leaking when I went to inspect the car. I bought it from a garage/dealer, they made sure it passed the vehicle inspection. They topped of all the fuilds. The only thing I noticed when I went to take the car home was a few drops near the coolant reservoir which didn't look like any leak. More like a small spill when filling it up.
Now 2 weeks later. I didn't drive a lot with it but after a week I noticed something wasn't right. 4 minutes after a cold start just when I got to speed on the highway I see the engine temp meter shoot up to the max and start blinking. I went to the side and let it cool down for a while. I needed to go to the hostipal so I still had to continue for 10 minutes but it stayed normal for that time. At the parking I filled it up to the max again but tought nothing much of it since when I looked under the car it looked like a small leak.
Then I filled it up from the low level you can see, wich it always seems to stay at to the max. After a 25min drive I looked again and it was back at that level. I only drove it home from there.

I suspect the radiator to be the problem but I am a complete beginner when it comes to cars but I want to learn stuff. I filled the coolant to just above the min and let the engine run and after 10 minutes it was dripping about 1 drop every 4 seconds on both sides of the radiator, marked it red. NOT from the AC radiator which is in front of it.
Also the oil pan started rusting, from the coolant being on it I suspect. I will have to see how bad it is.

In the last picture you can see a metal tube, which is for the power steering, does this need to be replaced? I guess it will.

Any part numbers or links can help.

https://preview.redd.it/kl1m8o9yfzah1.jpg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fff2b70a45d7dfa4aa7e44662a065878854a563b

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https://preview.redd.it/gbc47l9yfzah1.jpg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8de0d600bb0a14b667e1f2860e1bdb1bda7427a8

https://preview.redd.it/1cn96o9yfzah1.jpg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=18f9e674bde84715b84e2e560085e5248029cf5e

https://preview.redd.it/yofg9n9yfzah1.jpg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0599eb184d61ed70eca70938abafe3b8b0e23ebc

https://preview.redd.it/hx20fn9yfzah1.jpg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c7ea56741fe716c4e7a6e14023e33e16c483256d

I am located in Belgium.

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u/archima1 — 3 days ago
▲ 3 r/Celica

looking for 7th gen spoiler

If there is anyone in de EU who is going to get rid of this OEM 76871-20918 spoiler, don't! Contact me first, I would like one.
I've read to many posts where people say they just threw them away.

I would like to know, am I the only one that likes this one more than the TRD spoiler?

u/archima1 — 24 days ago
▲ 5 r/Celica

Sound treatment & audio setups in your Celica?

Hello everyone, I’m curious what kind of sound treatment and/or audio systems you’ve installed in your Celica's.

Would love to see what people have done, hear about setups, and see some photos or videos for inspiration.

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u/archima1 — 1 month ago
▲ 1 r/Celica

AC question 7th gen Celica

Hi all, I found a nice 1999 7th gen Celica, only 74000km driven, the owner was an older men who took good care of his car. The only problem with this car for me then, is that it doesn't have the ability to cool the air, it only blows the outside air in. I have tought of a solution which would be to buy a non driveable Celica (from 2002) which has the automatic klimate control. (which is cheaper than buying all the AC components by themselfs)
Now would it be possible to just take the full AC system from the donor car and place it in the nice car or is there no space for these components in the car which doesn't have it from the factory?
I hope this is clear enough for what I want to do and if anyone can help, thanks!

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u/archima1 — 2 months ago