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Service free batteries are still vented, so you do get battery acid around the vents. This goo doesnt wash off, but mix and acid and a base, they neutralize and it easily becomes clean .

My AHA moment. Blu has been making this noice that I cant trace, like a thump thump. Not all the time, more likely when cold or on a turn and accelerating. It is a hollow thump, almost like when you drive over a black tar spot on the seam of a road. Snag two of them nipper

Carrier Bearing.

What he said. nipper

Clean the battery with baking soda and water solution. Check the Alt output, an overcharge can cause this. Check to make sure the clamps are truly tight. test the battery.

Check your altinator output. It sounds like you have a blown diode causing a backfeed. ABS codes arent that hard to pull or decipher, but first check that alt. A screwy alt can throw everything else off. nipper

E-bay is great too. i got a 170.00 hitch for 45.00 brand new for Blu . Just stick with name brand hitches (if you can google the brand that is being sold on ebay dont buy it). nipper

From the good people at *gag* Toyota (source Autoblog) A social media tool and soon-to-be mobile app, the trail tracker allows you to find and upload info on trails across the United States. And it isn't just for wild, rocky hellholes either (that's the 4Runner on the Rubicon Trail above) -- you can upload and find scenic drives and fire roads that lead to great surfing spots. If you want the world to know what you did when you got there -- or how you manged to get out -- you can post photos and video to the site, as well as upload GPS data. The Trail tracker website is live now, with about 29 trails nationwide at the time of this writing. It's intriguing that one of the vehicles that led SUVs out of the wilds and into suburbia is now playing the Pied Piper to lure folks back into the woods. At least now maybe we'll get to see what it's really got. http://www.trailtracker.com/ nipper

Ok anyone who takes a celica off roading is OK in my book. Welcome. nipper

This can be either a simple repair, or an OMFG HOW MUCH repair. Dont pay them untill it is looked at by someone. The pulley is held in place by a bolt on the nose of the crankshaft. To keep the pully from just spinning on the shaft, there is a "key" that sits in a keyway (slot) in the nose of the crankshaft and the inside of the pully. When this loosens up, it can ruin the end of the crankshaft. This is not a repair for the faint of heart. Even the experts sometimes shy away from this repair. It may sound simple, but it can be ruinous. Here is another thread on it http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=49495&highlight=keyway There are quite a few threads on this topic. nipper

I was thinking that, but that is so rare I would discount that for now. And a cracked flexplate will make a tick noise at idle. Im going with the rock theory for now.

Im wondering if you have a bad flywheel more then anything else (warped hard spots etc). This sounds like classic clutch shudder. Also check to make sure ALL seals are bone dry and surfaces are clean. nipper

Just went through the FSM for both autos and manuals, and there is nothing in there aside from some bolts. If it was a cracked flex plate the noise would always be there. STarter drives do fail sometimes, and sometimes a starter may self engage but that is ver rare, and I am out of theories. nipper

GLazed or warped flywheel? I think I am at my limit with what I can diagnose over the net without it in my driveway. And that "cold" is going around

And the only thing at the back end is the starter drive. Hrmmmm If it happens again, have them pull the starter and inspect it. Sometimes a starter drive can do this, but it would do it constantly, not just once. nipper

Hrmmm. Good news is the car still has a warrenty. Could it have sunded like something came loose, then the car was dragining it, then it finally fell off? Could it be that you picked up some road debree and dragged it? This is an automatic. There is not much there to come loose and be chewed up. There is an inspection cover down there. Its not a biggy if it is missing on an automatic. There is nothing in the bellhousing that this could be. its possible a bolt came loose and got spit out, but even that I wouldnt sweat. Keep all your documentation on this incident just in case it happens again. nipper

There are some parts you dont cheap out on, clutchs are one of them. Get an exidy clutch. Also get new clips for the throw out bearing and inspect the pilot bearing, I would just replace it to just rule it out. nipper

And a new cap. nipper

Geo has to house sit and i have the flu nipper

Yay, usually people put it in too deep and cause issues. nipper

I'm down for the count, im being attacked by flying pigs. Send chicken soup.

i respect engines too much. nipper

Nathan i dont need a schematic, as i have one. Alos for test purposes this is a valid procedure. I am an automotive engineer by trade (with a degree to prove it), so I understand what you are saying. i'm not going to beat this to death anymore, so ill just reply to the OP only. nipper

Ah transmission codes (with the exception of a few) have nothing to do with the CEL. They have to be pulled independently through thier own connector. nipper

Im begining to think its a broken clutch finger or an antichatter spring