how can i tell what engines in my car? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

mr man · 05-08-2005, 10:58 PM

i just got a 1990 celicaGT but the previous owner had the engine changed. he said same thing but the japan version. Is there anyway i can find out exactly which one it is and what the stats are on it? thx alot

***Tercel GTS*** · 05-08-2005, 11:40 PM

Japanese versions have no EGR. Ask a mechanic to point out the EGR valve for you, if he can't find one it may really be JDM.

mr man · 05-08-2005, 11:57 PM

ok so if it is jdm is there a few different versions that it could be? and where could i find sum stats on it?

Tommy · 05-09-2005, 01:00 AM

well, you still dont know what type of engine it is...

The US celica gt's got the 5SFE, but the JDM's got the 3SGE. I dont think celica's ever had the 5SFE in japan.

If you can take a picture of the engine bay, we can tell you what engine you have.

mr man · 05-09-2005, 01:14 AM

C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\celica\IMG_0012.jpg

mr man · 05-09-2005, 01:15 AM

i dono how to get my pic to show up on here but i have one

mr man · 05-09-2005, 01:42 AM

Tommy · 05-09-2005, 03:24 AM

he put a 3SFE in there, not the same...

Looks like a regular NADM 3SFE out of like a camry or 4th gen celica.

Specs 115hp 110tq.

honestly it looks like a junk yard engine to me.

flex-appeal · 05-09-2005, 04:26 AM

looks like theres a sensor thats not connected, if you look in the pic, its to the left of the top radiator hose.

Tommy · 05-09-2005, 04:40 AM

^ na, its supposed to be like that

mr man · 05-09-2005, 08:00 AM

the engine was suposidly swapped by japan motors....he wasnt tryin to say the jap one was any better tho...he was jus informing me that it wasnt the original engine...so r u saying theres no possible way that this could be the jdm one?

mr man · 05-09-2005, 10:34 AM

it looks pretty rough in the pic but its not from a junk yard. its been in a car for a while now and has about 100k on it. runs very good though

darksecret · 05-09-2005, 10:55 AM

Correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't that the EGR sitting above the intake manifold.

mr man · 05-09-2005, 11:02 AM

im not sure i dont really know much about this kinda stuf yet

its my first car and i gotta start learnin more about them

....but is that a good pic to look at for it? bcuz i can take more if theres a specific spot i should try to focus on to see better

Pineapple · 05-09-2005, 11:29 AM

It looks like an old 5S-FE.
A JDM 3S-FE look like this:

Unless he just swap the block and head and kept stock intake manifold.
I guess the only way to find out is pull the head and measure bore diameter.