phreak97 Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 (edited) hi all, this is my first post here. the main reason i reg'd is cos my girlfriend just inherited a ke20 (sl), and we're going to be worknig on it in the future. the reason I'm posting, even if it doesnt quite fit the board, is that my friendd is being given an early 80's liteace (83?) and there seems to be bugger all information online. what other cars did the liteace engines come in? i can get engine numbers etc if anyone is interested in helping us out with identifying stuff. i'd never worked on a toyota until the ke20 came along a short time ago.. I'm mostly into rubbish european cars:) any help will be appreciated:D edit: ugh, ruining things already, i guess this should probably be in off topic. Edited January 27, 2008 by phreak97 Quote
LittleRedSpirit Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 hi all, this is my first post here. the main reason i reg'd is cos my girlfriend just inherited a ke20 (sl), and we're going to be worknig on it in the future.the reason I'm posting, even if it doesnt quite fit the board, is that my friendd is being given an early 80's liteace (83?) and there seems to be bugger all information online. what other cars did the liteace engines come in? i can get engine numbers etc if anyone is interested in helping us out with identifying stuff. i'd never worked on a toyota until the ke20 came along a short time ago.. I'm mostly into rubbish european cars:) any help will be appreciated:D edit: ugh, ruining things already, i guess this should probably be in off topic. Welcome to rollaclub.!! Lite ace might be a 4k, which would fit in the 20. To find out you can jump on wiki probably, they seem to have a lot of decent info there. Google is great too. Once you have an idea we'll fill in the blanks if any remain. If you can find the engine number, the type of motor will probably be the first few digits. Eg: 4kc_______ What sort of condition is the ke20 in? Getting hard to find a minter these days. Perhaps you can post the car in rides and projects and start a discussion about it. Please type fully structured sentences, so that others can easily understand what you ask/write. This will also allow the search function to gather more hits, and increase the likelyhood of your question being taken seriously. Quote
Jono Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 i think it should be a 5k in the liteace. 3k - 1.2 litre 4k - 1.3 litre 5k - 1.5 litre 7k - 1.8 litre 5k would be a nice easy engine swap for some extra torque. Quote
Trev Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 i think it should be a 5k in the liteace. 3k - 1.2 litre 4k - 1.3 litre 5k - 1.5 litre 7k - 1.8 litre 5k would be a nice easy engine swap for some extra torque. Early liteace is 4k and is the one that has the thicker sidewalls. Quote
TRD ke70 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 (edited) whats the chassis code, it could be a y series engine. what info are you looking for? Edited January 28, 2008 by TRD ke70 Quote
phreak97 Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) whats the chassis code, it could be a y series engine. what info are you looking for? thanks for the warm welcome! ill put my girlfriend on here and she can post the images, afterall its her corolla. its in relatively shabby condition, the exterior has its share of scratches and dents, and the carpet inside is dead, and the seats arent the right shape anymore.. basically it needs alot of love. basically at this stage I'm just looking at identifying what we have so as to get parts, the liteace is a separate project to the ke20, I'm not looknig at swapping anything between them at this stage. I'm pretty confident with the ke20 already, which is why i havnt asked about it. the liteace was the one that didnt return much info in google, ill take a look at wikipedia after i post this.. tfrom what i have been told so far (i havnt seen it yet) the engine number starts with 2yc or something similar. is this the y series youre talking of? the information I'm after, is basically what other vehicles aside from the liteace (theres none at my local wreckers) can i expect to find the same stuff in? or at least some interchangeable parts. pretty much just to aid my ebaying etc.. thanks for any replies! edit: ok, i went on wikipedia and just looked up toyota engines instead of looknig for the liteace specifically, and I'm 99%sure it has a 2Y 1.8L engine. so how easily am i going to find parts? are there corollas with this engine? Edited January 31, 2008 by phreak97 Quote
JiP Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 Hey, welcome. Just a note... Take KE20. The K stands for the Engine type (which in this case is a 3K). The E is the chassis code (in this case E stands for Corolla). And lastly 20 is the model number. With the early models the ones that ended in zeros... 10, 20, 30 were the sedans (here in Oz) While the coupes ended in fives... 15, 25, 35. Wagons/panel vans ended in sixes... 16, 26, 36. Hope this helps with your part hunts. Quote
Hiro Protagonist Posted February 1, 2008 Report Posted February 1, 2008 With the early models the ones that ended in zeros... 10, 20, 30 were the sedans (here in Oz) While the coupes ended in fives... 15, 25, 35. Wagons/panel vans ended in sixes... 16, 26, 36. Except for the E5x series, which is essentially a facelifted/upgraded E3x series. In that case; KE50 = liftback KE55 = sedan, coupe AND stationwagon Thats in Oz at least, pretty sure overseas markets had different numbering schemes Quote
Raven Posted February 1, 2008 Report Posted February 1, 2008 KE30 also came along in a 2 door sedan, don't forget that one ;) Quote
ancullen Posted February 1, 2008 Report Posted February 1, 2008 Except for the E5x series, which is essentially a facelifted/upgraded E3x series. In that case; KE50 = liftback KE55 = sedan, coupe AND stationwagon Thats in Oz at least, pretty sure overseas markets had different numbering schemes KE55E was the sedan. KE55S was the coupe. Toyota suddenly decided that their handy numbering system wasn't good enough anymore. ;) Quote
phreak97 Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Posted February 1, 2008 haha, i love how you people get so carried away Quote
TRD ke70 Posted February 1, 2008 Report Posted February 1, 2008 really need the chassis code off the liteace before i can tell what you've got. seams a little early to be a y series but i have seen them before, not many of them around. what parts do you need? info is not easy to come by, but most of the later liteace's are the same. if it's a Y series engine as you suggest it is, engines are all interchangeable, 2Y 1.8L, 3Y 2.0L, and 4Y 2.2L. Most Y series were also floor shift (5 speed )while the K series were column shift. if you need anymore info just PM me. Quote
JiP Posted February 1, 2008 Report Posted February 1, 2008 KE55P is the update version of the KE50. The original KE50 came with a black dash instead of tan and a 3K instead of 4K. KE55's numbering system was odd. As mentioned the sedan was KE55E, Hardtop was KE55S, Liftback was KE55P while the wagon/panelvan was KE38?? Quote
JiP Posted February 1, 2008 Report Posted February 1, 2008 Oh and the KE55P (Update KE50) was the first Corolla with a rear windscreen wiper. Quote
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