Helping out a friend with a 1990 Celica 2.2 automatic with 205k miles on it. It's had lots of deferred maintenance and is now in need of repair. He's not into cars, just trying to decide if he should fix this one or move on to a newer used car. I'm trying to help him with some basic repairs. Are there any good forums or sites with information/how to's etc. on these cars?
Here's the problem list I compiled after checking the car out:
1) Brake pedal goes nearly to the floor before the brakes engine. Suspect this is related to the "brakes" dash light indicating low brake fluid. Leaky caliper, wheel cylinder or master cylinder might be the culprit? Not sure where to start on this one.
2) Interior vibrations hint at bad motor mount(s)
3) Check engine light - 7-1 EGR. I reset the code and it came back within a few miles. Remove and clean EGR or proceed to replacement?
I haven't been around a lot of Toyotas, but this thing feels pretty solid for its age and mileage. He wants to know if he can squeeze 100k more miles out of it. I'm not sure, but it might.
Please point me toward some good Celica resources if you can. Thanks GRM.
