Wasn't a whole lot going on with the Celica and definitely not now! Until a few weeks ago, things were great with it and all was well. Despite diagnosing the timing issue which oddly followed some maintenance I had done to the front of the engine (new cam seals and oil pump o-ring, adjustable gears, belt, and PS pump leak fix). After finding that issue was actually a code and was caused by a failed TPS, I replaced sensor and drove the car for a short while. . . Till my transmission decided that shifting out of fifth gear was optional. :bangshead: I came to a stop at a traffic light and of all the lights to break down at, it had to be one of the busiest ones in town!
The funny thing is, I was on my way to meet my wife to drive to Bowling Green, KY to trade her car in for a 4Runner, I'm actually kind of happy this happened when it did because I'll definitely need something else to drive since this wont be a quick fix. I was able to limp it home but at the expense of my Exedy stage 2 three puck (I can't wait to see what it looks like now). . . LOL I just rode the crap out of the clutch till I built up enough speed to somewhat move along without pressing the clutch pedal (the engine still bogged down bad), the posted speed was only 45 so I could never get to an acceptable RPM.
Anyway, the car sat at my in-laws till I could get back to access the damage. I was able to get it out of gear and while leaving, I noticed reverse was rough too. I did limp it home but I stayed out of fifth. Once I got home I tested my luck with fifth and reverse some more and they are both tough to shift in and out of. My guess is that the clutch hub(whatever the assembly is called that the the shift fork moves) is bad (there is nothing wrong with the cables) so I'll definitely need to pull the engine/trans for this
All that said, I'm the proud new owner of an Acura MDX and looking at the silver lining, I'm glad this happened when it did and that we didn't trade in her Acura. This is definitely the newest, nicest, and probably fastest vehicle I've ever owned. At least it's AWD, the 300hp helps too
I'll update this thread whenever I get around to tearing into her. The good news is that I don't have to and I can take my sweet time, which will possibly be when it cools off some more