Hey Guys,

Well, the VTC's on my Max are now getting really really loud and clacking all the time. They seem to stop clacking for a bit when I'm running in high rpm, but then goes back to clacking loudly when I hit the lower bands. Is there any way I can potentially quiet them down some, besides having the whole job of replacing them, which I know is amazingly costly?

Thanks,

Phil

Craig brace's site has a write up the disable the vtc's....This will probably quiet them down some....

http://www.geocities.com/craigbrace/ Go to the How to section...

is there any ways to prevent the clack before it happens?

Regular oil changes with/wix/toyota filter will might prolong it some,but eventually the clack will come.....

Have you tried the Toyota oil filter with some good quality oil yet?

well i was thinkin about goin jdm with my max. its only got 80 000 kms (sorry about kms but im canadian) and im assuming it doesnt have the clack. If i were to ground out the VTC before it happens...in the future will the tick come even if its ever so little...or would that just make sure it dont happen

Grounding them does not prevent the clacking....Just quiets them down a little when they start clacking......

yes but im asking if i ground out BEFORE the clack starts...will this help?

I doubt it......


Try it and let us know in a few years if it worked....

worth a try i guess...do i got anything to lose?

You lose a little upper rpm horseys

got to hate that.............vg's kick a$$.........

I just picked up a 237k VE last night no VTC clack after the first jump (car sat for like 6+ mos before we jumped it)
since then no clack

Need some parts?

just an auto tranny for a VE and the wiring and TCU

Lazy@ss.........

nope, I hate rush hour.
0, 35, 20, 0 , 35 (repeat for next hour)
A/T makes it much more tolerable

Lets see those pics meng

soon, as soon as I can get them out of the camera

Use a screwdriver..

it's packed away with the reader and cable?

funny thing is I used to have the wiring crap for an auto







I think you are an idiot for doing it though

eh,what do you know?

I know enough not to try











Julio might still have the harness





seriously, is there something wrong with the 5spd tranny? why not just leave it?

a little thing called rush hour and parallel parking

Oh, I understand.... Nancy

Ok, Shirley

rush hour you have a chance, you only really have to watch out for Randy who will own just about anyone in that aspect.


But parallel parking?

My Mom has been driving a 5spd to downtown Seattle for the past 8 years

chicago rush > seatle "rush"

I just parallel parked my wagon with it's A/T and I'd rather not try it in a stick frequently

no, I used Randy to compare rush


Seattle = lots of hills. jeeze Nancy

can someone tell me what filter they use now that the toyota filter is not made anymore....thanks.

I still use the Toyota filter. You mean the US made Yota filter? They still make it, except now in Thai. And it works like a charm. Want the parts number?

I run the Fidanza/ACT + Seattle hills. Everyday, all day, 7 days a week.

One just has to have skitz vs being a panzy.

ok its still made, thats cool, pretty much all i wanted. my buddy has a VE.

skitz?

Yeah skitz. You know, the stuff you don't got. Panzy. BTW. Seattle has the 3rd worst traffic in the country.

Yeah, cause they got you and shawn for drivers

At least we can drive a manual Hell my sister can drive a manual

Define "Drive"

Drive - Something that doesn't consist of an auto, hehe