1989 toyota celica idle problems - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

IgotsMeaCelica · 01-29-2012, 10:00 PM

Well I am new to the forums. So hello everyone! I have a 1989 toyota Celica ST with a 2.0 in it. Well lets start the story. I have idle problems after the car has ran for about 1.5- 2 hours. I am having difficulties finding out what it is. It has a new cap and wires and plugs and a new intake on it and it still does it. I have it parked for winter right now because it cant get around in the ND winters so im just trying to get some ideas right now. Also i pulled the cap off and there was oil in it so could this affect the car once warm? Thanks

IgotsMeaCelica · 02-03-2012, 12:42 PM

anybody got any ideas?

shakespearesdad · 02-03-2012, 07:29 PM

If there's oil in the cap, the only place it could have come from is the distributor. I just replaced mine after it quit on me. There was oil all over the inside of the cap.

***MR2Jedi*** · 02-03-2012, 08:34 PM

If thats the case , try replacing the distributor O ring.
Oil in the cap can dowse the spark and cause a rough idle and misfires.

IgotsMeaCelica · 02-04-2012, 02:42 PM

Ya i was told it could be worn bushings didn't know there was a o ring. Where could I get the o ring for it? And it does run rough when idling but when I get above 2grand in rpms then no problems.