ToyOBD1 on a Toyota Starlet

I´m considering getting one of these... Using on a Android phone. Bluetooth communicating with the cars ECU. I think this might even work on my Toyota Previa (which I´ve just bought, late 2TZ-FE (map sensor system)). It´s an affordable price.

Here´s a video of a Toyota Starlet, I dont think it´s the EP91 but the engine is supported:

EP91 4E-FE
EP91 4E-FTE


Thanks Jean-Francois Breton!
http://jfbreton.blogspot.se/

On my EP91 Starlet I had to remove the jumper between WA and WB to get the connector to fit.
According to OBD1READ designer, J-F Breton, he says: On cars without ABS you can throw away this jumper. It is used to trigger the abs ecu error output and other abs tests.

Vacuum cleaning the car..

It´s always nice to have a fresh clean car, so it´s time for the yearly vacuum cleaning! I used the vacuum cleaner that I got at home.

Video about owning a Toyota Starlet as a first car

Came over a pretty new video about owning a Toyota Starlet as a first car. I agree with him, but he doesnt seem to mention the most important about the car. That´s it reliable..Thats the prime reason for me.. Simple, fun, and reliable.

He´s done som modifications to the car, it´s a non turbo. About 95 / 100 horsepower.

Take a look at this Starlet from 1999:

Owning A Toyota Starlet, First Modified Car Review

What I have in my tailgate

Though I might show what I have in my trunk. Good stuff to have.. :-)

It´s a fleece blanket - for the beach, grass or just keep a little warmer in cause of emergency.

Toiletpaper - you just might need it. Cleaning your self if you get dirty.

Jumpstarters - just might need them someday. I never needed them in the Starlet, but in my previous car when I forgott the light on.

BMW E30 - Love the design

Cant just be Starlet here, gotta have something other once and a while, right?

BMW E30
They are not as reliable as the Starlet but they are more beautiful.

I do like the lines on these cars..

This beuatiful BMW E30 stood parked on the guest parking outside where I live. Very nice!

I have a soft spot for the BMW..

They are getting quite expensive here in Sweden. And it's hard to find one in really good original shape.

For sale: BMW E30 Turbo -86,  159 000 SEK

An old beamer with style!

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https://www.blocket.se/annons/goteborg/bmw_320_i_convertible_129hk/94799704

Look at this one for example:

Price 249 900 SEK

BMW 320 i Convertible 129hk from 1992

About 950 000 km

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What glycol did I choose for the Starlet?

Earlier I wrote about what kind of glycol that was suppose to be used for the Toyota Starlet. You can find hit here. After som research I decided to go for a Biltema version. And hope that will work..

I probably had Toyota original glycol, longlife in it already. The color was red-pinkish.

Since you should NOT mix different kind of glycol this is what I did choose.

This is what it looks like. Seems to be working fine so long.

Biltema glycol longlife, ready mixed. Cost: 50 SEK

Fixing squeaky clutch noise on Toyota Starlet

For the last half year I´ve had a nasty noise develop on the Starlet. It has slowly gotten worse and today I had enough of the sound. Time to fix it!

I did a video of it too help you out. Hope you like it. I think this problem is pretty common on cars with hydralics cluthes. ?


DIY. How to fix a nasty squeaky clutch sound.

This is common problem on some hydralic clutch car.
I first though the terrible sound came from inside, from the cluth pedal or something. Wrong, it comes from where the slave cylinder and fork ( pivot ball )
. Everytime you press the clutch you here the squeaking. It kind of gets on your nerves. :-)

Car: Toyota Starlet EP91 from 1997
Using bearing grease. Most people us white grease. But I didnt have that. The grease must be heat resistant. Preferably Lithium based.

Disclaimer: Myself are not responsible for any damage or injury that may result from use of the this DIY video. Automotive maintenance and repair should be performed by qualified technicians. This DIY is for informational purposes, use it at your own risk.

Time to fix it. This is how I did it.
Be careful so you dont get grease on your clutch though.

Ethylene-glycol based antifreeze for the Starlet (if original coolant)

I need to fill up coolant lever (since it dropped). My coolant looks red / pink on the color. So I´m guessing it the original coolant.

NEVER MIX cooloant with for example BLUE glycol.. (Thats what I read anyway, so I follow that)

.... anyway..  this is what I do, do your own research..


From Haynes Toyota Corolla Workshop Manual (They have the same Engine as Starlet plus the VVT-i engine.

The manual says:


“Always use an ethylene-glycol based antifreeze which is suitable for use in mixedmetal
cooling systems.”

” The cooling system should be filled with a water/ethylene-glycol based antifreeze solution, which will prevent freezing down to at least -30° C, or lower if local climate requires it.”

Recommeded for Cooling system according to Haynes:
Toyota long life coolant

“New generation ethylene-glycol based premium engine antifreeze/coolant specially formulated for all Toyota engine cooling systems” - http://www.globalautoparts.biz/toyotagenuinefluids.html

SO WE NEED A ethylene-glycol based Coolant.
And we need deionized water, salt and oxygen makes rust.

I think I will go with the Biltema ready-mixed coolant.

Biltema: 49:90 SEK, ready-mixed

Mekonomen, concentrated

Spotted in town...

It´s not that often that I see a Starlet in town (Västerås, Sweden) so when I see one, I do try to take a picture..

Seems to be in pretty good shape.

No visible rust.

Same color as mine.

Marcus Toyota Starlet update

A little while ago I wrote a post about Marcus Starlet. He has now made a lot of changes! Among other things, lowered the car, put on new wheels, put in a brace bar. Changed the intake manifold (tubular Toyota Corolla). He is kind enough to send us some pictures for us Starlets fans.

Nice to see a styled Toyota Starlet on the roads in Sweden! :-) Looks good!

Here´s what´s been done

The intake manifold is mounted
Coilovers are mounted (some adjustment remains)
Other rims, 16 "are painted and assembled
A brace back, "Brace bar". Sitting between the C pillars behind anyway, although it is varnished and mounted.
The brace bar and the wheels are in the same color, turquoise :)
Japanese shock absorberis are mounted. Rebuild from from the rear axle and the back. Original is the 1.5 " exhaust, silencer had a connection of 2.5" and 4 "exhaust.

Other plans
He´s trying to save up for a wing which costs about 2000 SEK in England.
One of his next plans are to do an air intake in the hood. He has the stuff at home, but have to buy paint and varnish before the hood is cut up. It is for the open air filter to get more direct cold air.
New brakes are to be mounted in the front, both the discs and pads are at home.
External tachometer to be assembled, waiting to get home monitor that I ordered on Ebay and sent from China.

A new turquoise Bracebar in the rear. And a big exhaust!

Looks like Marcus matched the brace bar with the rims. Is he using electrica tape as the rubber? :) Low profile I must say. Seems he found some other rims than he showed earlier. Looks nice!

Here the car overview. Some nice big wheels and pretty low ride. . White indicators (ordered these from Ebay).

Brace bar from inside.

Rear of the car. Rear wiper seems to be removed.

Ground clearance and exhaust pipe.

Sideview. How close to the ground can you go? :-)

Tubular intake manifold from a Toyota Corolla, a black one. Havent seen them before, perhaps he painted it.

He will install an tachometer next. This one.

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Nice work Marcus, keep us updated!

Video: Changing oil and oilfilter on a Starlet from 1997

Here are the video when I´m changing oil and oil filter on the Starlet.

New battery in place in the Starlet

Solution to the new battery issue.. Use what I have.. Thats the simplest thing to do, right?

I actually didnt think it would fit. The battery was much longer in length and also higher than the previous one. BUT IT DID FIT! Yeaj! :-)

Proof is in the pictures.

This 80 Ah car battery from Tudor looks a bit big in the Starlet but hey, it works.

Didnt think I would be able to close the bonnet but it worked.

I didnt use the plastic tray, and instead put the battery right at the "battery frame".

To big battery for the generator? Perhaps the generator will go very heavy if I empty the battery, but I will try not to do that.

Time to clean and wax the Starlet

Summer time here in Sweden! Finally! Its time to clean and wax the car. Get all that salty grease of the car.
This time my car schampo was finished so I used the dishwater cleaner "Yes" instead. This cleaner removes the old wax also so better get some new on if you wish to keep the varnish fresch on the car.

I usually use Biltema Hard Wax and som snarl-up (se picture). The hard wax got a good test report in the magazine Bilsport (if I remeber correctly, can have been some other paper..). I´ve used it on pretty much all my car lately and find it work good. Especially if the color is fresh from the start and not been thruh som many car washes.

I do the waxing all by hand, and it takes a couple of house. Usully I listen to some good podcast during. It´s a pretty good workout for your arms, hands and shoulder.

The chrome polish I use only when there is a nasty stain that I cant remove otherwise. The same goes for Hagmans lackrengöring.

These automated car washes I try to avoid. Here it is the company car that gets clean.

Time to replace the oil in the Engine

Its time! Changing engine oil and oil filter on the Starlet.

Felt like it was time to give the beloved Starlet some service.

I did consider lots of alteernatives for the choice of oil but ended up chosing Biltema Fully Synthetic 5W-40. I´ve used it on some of my earlier cars and have been pleased with it. Specification is API SN which tells me that the oil should be of fine quality.

Here is the oilplug on the Starlet EP91

To get better access under the car I drove the car up on this truck frame.

No problem climbing under the car now. :-)

 I also made a movie, though it might be of interest for you. I will show it in the next post. Have to do some editing first.

Bying a new car battery for the Starlet

I need a new car battery for the Starlet. Which one to choose?

In my car there were an old Biltema 44 ah mounted. The size:
Lxbxh
207,5x175x195 mm (Heigh 19,5 cm )
You could probably fit a battery a little longer, perhaps 227 mm (measure your self!)

In this post I just gather what I´ve comed across. Its a bit messy but anyway, here goes..


Found a test here: Testfakta review
Banner Power Bull P6205 test winner
Bosch S4 consumes very little water. Very good capacity, but takes a little longer to recharge.
Tudor - Good performance
Biltema - Good starting ability but worse capacity. High waterconsumption and cheapest.

Totatbetyg means Total grade

Since Banner Power Bull got a good grade in this test I checked them out and found that they had a size that would fit the Toyota Starlet. Picture from Technical data sheet. You find it here.

Found a seller in Bromma Stockholm SGA.

However it´s an Calcium battery which makes me suspicious..

"The next stage has dominated on a wide front in recent years and is called Calcium-Calcium. This involves the antimony on both the negative and positive plates being replaced by calcium alloy. The benefits are obvious. The fluid loss of the battery is about 80 % lower than that of antimony batteries and the self-discharge is lower, i.e. they can remain unused for longer periods without losing a lot of their charge. The disadvantage is that they are more demanding when charging if they have been over-discharged." source: http://www.driverstechnology.co.uk/car-batteries.htm

"Lead calcium batteries fail more rapidly than Antimonial lead alloy batteries due to rapid corrosion of the positive plate in hotter under bonnet temperatures. Lead calcium batteries are also prone to grid growth and cracking which in turn leads to premature battery failure. Here the structure and shape of the positive battery plate changes causing cracking and the shedding of active material, again this is accelerated in higher perating temperatures." source: http://www.centurybatteries.com.au/content/documents/battery-talk/issue-1-battery-talk-what-are-silvercalcium-batter.pdf

Two batteries that should fit.

1045 Swedish crones at Mekonomen.

Technical datasheet from http://www.batteriexpressen.se/dokument/Bosch%20S4002.pdf

Picture from: https://se.bosch-automotive.com/sv/parts_and_accessories_6/service_parts_6/batteries_12/s3_s4_s5_4/s3_s4_s5_1

Picture from: https://se.bosch-automotive.com/sv/parts_and_accessories_6/service_parts_6/batteries_12/s3_s4_s5_4/s3_s4_s5_1

Swedol sells global, but quite expensive.

Screen shot from: http://www.swedol.se/startbatterier-global-automotive-12v.html

Global manufactures OKQ8:s batteri.

Varta 44ah and 52ah

Screen shot from: http://www.batteriexpressen.se/brand.html/varta-bilbatteri-startbatteri

Autoexperteren, Omformargatan 2

Screenshot from autoexperten: https://www.autoexperten.se/varumarken/varta/

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An evan better alternative? also autoexperten:
No the plus was on the wrong side! Went to buy, but when I saw that I reconsidered.

Screen shot from: https://www.autoexperten.se/reservdelar/elsystem-och-strom/startbatterier/batteri-b19-black-dynamic/


Autoexpert recommends the following battery

Vikt [kg]: 16 kg

Längd [mm]: 232 mm

Batterikapacitet [Ah]: 60 Ah

Poltyp: 1

Bottenmontering: B00

Bredd [mm]: 173 mm

Höjd [mm]: 225 mm

Köldstartström EN [A]: 540 A

Spänning [V]: 12 V

But I´m afraid that height is to high.. 

This one should fit perfectly I think. Probably one of the best choices.

Tudor Exide, expensive though.

230 x 180 x 186 mm 1 988 kr /st

Screen shot from: http://www.batteriexpressen.se/product.html/startbatteri-60ah-tudor-exide-usa-eb608