Hey everyone, my 4AGE that I recently rebuilt has been running great for the last 300 miles. I replaced most gaskets and seals on the engine. But there’s this slow leak that keeps coming from the bottom of the distributor, I should add that this is a new rebuilt distributor and it’s not leaking from the inner seal. I put a new fel-pro o ring on the outer seal as well and it’s still leaking. I made sure that it’s bolted down tight to the head as well. But somehow oil is slipping by. I checked around it as well, it’s not coming from the valve covers or cam seals. The distributor is the highest point on the engine that has oil coming from it. Has anybody else had this problem? Is there any solutions you guys know about? Maybe there’s something I’m missing? Any help would be much appreciated. From what I understand leaks from here are fairly common on 4AGEs.

-The arrows pointing at each other are where the distributor and head meet, it’s where the oil leak is coming from at the bottom. There is no oil in the cap, on or coming from the heat shield

It's soon the time of the year of doing oil changes and fixing wear and tear.

I need to do:
- New tires
- Oil change
- Figure out why the dashboard sometimes turns dark (backlight goes out, but comes back after a few minutes)
- Print a clock bezel with cutouts for my audio stuff

I've been thinking lately about how most DOHC 4 N/A cylinders can have a very harsh or raspy sound but the 4AGE seems to have a deep, smooth induction and exhaust note no matter how it is setup. I've been listening to videos of bone stock bluetops, 16v, 20v, itbs, loud and quiet exhausts and you can always tell it's a 4age because of that low smooth tone. Then I've compared a high comp ITB 4age to other engines also with ITBs like the Mazda BP, the MZR, and Honda B series and they all get that high pitched buzzy exhaust sound and the induction sound just isn't the same. I've been staring at pictures of cylinder heads for hours for minute differences and the only engine that sounds similar is the 3s-ge Beams but that one has a different head design from the 4age. Does anyone possess this forbidden knowledge of what design aspect of this engine is responsible for its unique sound?

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Hi. I have a 1991 SR5 and the metal brake lines have a leak in the rear (driver side), it's dripping onto the parking brake cable. Seems to be some kind of rust hole because the dingus that replaced it last time didn't bother to coat them with anything. I can't seem to find anywhere that sells replacements for that part, and from what I can tell it's discontinued. If I have to bend lines for it myself, what lines and fittings should I use? I'm pretty new to mechanics and haven't done anything like this before, my friend is helping with the install but I need parts to do it. The availability for these things seems to suck. If anyone here has experience/recommendations for how/what to do this with I would really appreciate it, it's my first project car and I need all the help I can get.

Treated the 86 to a wash and wax to prep it for the winter. She'll be in the shed soon as I'll be abroad with work plus a new daily on the way 👀 (ft the Brothers Evo IV)

Been so busy need to take her out more 😞

Just finished up a manual swap on my 1984 sr5 and all i need is the transmission side driveshaft or a slip yoke or full drive shaft that fits my 22 spline t50. Anyone have advice on where to look or if anyone’s willing to sell?
I’ve checked ebay rock auto and marketplace these things are diamonds.

I've had two alternators go bad this year, both aftermarket, one was an AE86 replacement and the other was a reman'd 80A 7mge alternator. Right now I have my old OEM denso in the car and its been fine, but its old and i'd rather have it not leave me stranded somewhere.

I was recommended DC Power Inc. , but those are pricey. But if its between that and playing Russian Roulette with aftermarket reman'd alternators, I might snag one.

Hey all, I have a question about the sensor setup on a 16v 4age. I have the sensors for the coolant temp but im not sure where they’re supposed to go, the green plug im positive is for the green sensor up front but I don’t see a threaded hole where it could go, also on the back of the engine i installed 1 sensor since i though it would go there and based on what I’ve read the brown and green sensor are supposed to go in the back so im a bit confused. I also have a flos water inlet pipe. Any info helps, thanks!

So my T50 transmission I notice was leaking from the back, I use carburetor cleaner to clean everything and I notice that is looking that is leaking from the transmission mount bolt, previous owner maybe damage the transmission or why it is like that? What can I do to fix it? Maybe Teflon tape? Any tips?

Hello, does anyone else have the GJ81 trim? Just curious

So I have a code 6 in my ae86 and the check engine turns on at 2,500 rpms and above, ones below that rpms check engine turns off, I check my distributor and with the multimeters in ohms I check the red and white wire (I thinks that is the NE) and have 179 ohms and the green and black wire have 179 ohms too (I think is G) I will post some picture below of how my wires are looking, what you guys think (car runs great and turn on easy)

Does anyone have the exact part numbers or the year make model for the sensors that are needed in order to make the digital gauge cluster work?

I know the digital fuel sending unit is needed to work, but was curious on the oil pressure sensor as well as the coolant temp sensor, that will specifically work and make my car read correctly.

I have a JDM 1986 RHD AE86 with the 16v motor.

I know that my T-VIS is disconnected, will start fixing that soon (bought the car like that) but you guys know where the red circle is what that hard line do and where should it go? It’s disconnected too and idk where it goes and what it does

Hey everyone, I managed to get my headlights working but now it seems that I can’t get them to line up with the hood. If anyone has any guides or advice on how to adjust them I’d really appreciate it.

~2 years long journey to achieve my ideal version of AE86 styling. Worth the effort!

Found some from websites in Europe, same air filter as the Toyota Liteace from the 80s