3S-GE...anything to look out for?

Thanks guys. So the coolant temp switch was actually plugged in...Just above the switch on the thermostat housing, the wire is cut but the connector is still attached to the thermostat housing...How do I fix that, and why the HELL was it cut? I guess I can strip the wire and find the correct connector to plug into the thermostat? Does anyone know offhand which connector I need?

The owner had 2 amps and a huge sub box in the trunk and a faulty alarm system that he "cut" who knows where, so I bet there's a lot of shady wiring shenanigans. I'm going to delete the amp&sub wiring from the battery to the trunk, and take a look under the dash for suspicious stuff. This sucks, I hate the previous owner. Sorry for asking a ton of questions.

Also you can see here I'm missing a piece of the front lip, just wondering if anyone has a spare one, otherwise I'll eventually get the Kaminari bodykit maybe.

 

postage from NZ would probably cost too much lol.

I took pics of the cut wire to show you guys. Any clue how to fix it would be awesome.



clip slides off?!


Think he cut this to hide an overheating problem? The fans aren't ALWAYS on, they come on when the car is idling for a while.

 

Okay so why is my oil pressure sensor cut? Is the clip supposed to just slide off like that? Do I connect the cut wire to that sensor?

And then I guess the water temp gauge itself is just broken?

 

Thanks, I'll have to do this, as there is no hope of finding a 4th gen Celica/1st gen 3S-GE in a junkyard around here. I've got some spare 12ga wire from a head unit install I can use. $57 for a new oil pressure switch :ugh unless I can find that connector at an auto store or try to shove wire in the existing one.

I'll check the connections on the coolant elbow, but they look so corroded in oily gunk...This engine needs to be cleaned asap but I'm so afraid to drive it in this condition...I can't really afford the maintenance that it needs for another 2 weeks. Hm...

 

It's cool man, thanks.

Finally did a little work today. Removed all of the amp/sub wiring and cleaned out the interior. It was disgusting, and the stock wheels and tires had at least 10 spiders that came out when I poured buckets of water on them. Wish I had a garage. Renting sucks.

Question: what the hell is this? Emergency hood release if the regular one fails? I don't get it.


It goes through the firewall where it becomes 2 wires, one is cut, and this black wire:


Can I remove this unknown lock for which I have no key?

What I've chucked from the car so far:


Ordering the harness I need to install my radio, then I can remove the other half of the aftermarket wiring.

 

Interesting! Does your car have this? I've never seen one before. Since I don't have that key, I think I'll just remove the whole thing. I have a feeling it might have been part of an alarm install to prevent a thief from popping the hood to cut the battery. None of my other cars ever had one.

 

Well I removed it lol. Engine bay looks a little cleaner without that stupid thing snaking through everything. Think I got rid of about 10lbs worth of junk from the car today. Not bad. Got about a dollar's worth of change from the ashtray too


Anyone know which fuse is for the windows? I'm missing the fusebox cover for the fuses under the driver side of the dash. I want to check before I buy some new regulators.