2000 Toyota Celica GT-s from North America - Comments

Well, this car does have a problem; when I get in the car and try and go, it is very sluggish. But once I had replaced the 02 sensor, it was better. This car has low end power, but if you change the 02 sensor and put an air intake on it, it will give it some more low end power and it won't be as sluggish. Also make sure the car is fully warmed up before you drive it. Because of the way the motor is built, the computer in it makes the car sluggish unless it is fully warmed up. Besides, it will save your car so much more if you warm it up, rather than driving it cold.

Hey, I have a 2000 Toyota Celica GT-S 6 speed. I let my boyfriend drive it and he went to a race; he went to throw it into 3rd gear, but he threw it into 1st gear at 65 mph and it went right into gear. Usually the syncros won't allow it to go into first gear, but when they are starting to get bad, they will go right into first gear like it was no problem. Unfortunately, this car has a bad transmission; its just not strong. If you throw it into the wrong gear, it will blow the motor. Luckily mine didn't blow; all I had to do was throw a new clutch on it, and to change the transmission oil and it was a lot better. My check engine light kept coming on, and all I had to do was change the 02 sensors and it was better. The 02 sensors get dirty a lot from changing the intake. But after all that, the car is running great (except for when I come to a stop--the car has a rumble like the idling isn't right, but the idle stays at 1 and it will just shake for a second and then its all better). If anyone has experienced this problem, please help me to fix the idling problem.

Hi I have a gts celica and I was racing it and made a wrong gear change from 6th to 3rd gear at about 180kph and straight away it was idling realy weirdly an the engine and oil light came on and the clutch seems to have blowen instantly, but it starts, but has a high idle and no clutch, I'm not using it untill it gets seen by a mechanic etc. does anyone know what could be wrong with it besides the clutch being buggerd...?? cheerz.

To the post above- Your car is idling weird because you bent your valves when you mechanically over revved the motor. And you burnt out the clutch.

Check your Throttle Positioning Sensor, that could be why it idles rough for a min. My Celi does it too. I cleaned it and it went away.

Besides bending the valves, the oil pressure light makes me think that you may have spun or half spun a bearing on your rotating assembly. I have seen cars have spun bearings and the oil light come on before. The oil isn't low and the pickup isn't clogged; you probably spun a bearing.

VVTli 190 bhp... I have a 2001 car that has a full service history, and runs and looks great, however at the top end of the rev range it seems to lack the usual power band, which comes in around 5500 rpm. Any ideas please?

Thanks, Darren, Birmingham UK.

Hi Darren, I have just bought a Celica 190 as well (actually happens not far from Birmingham) and mine does not rev much over 6000RPM. After looking into it I think it may be the 'lift bolts'. If you do a search on google for lift bolts (Toyota actually call these flange bolts) you will find it is a common fault that they snap.

I also have an engine management light on now, so I may try and fix the bolts myself as well as taking the car to a garage to have it put on the fault code reader.

For anyone else who knows, my car idles very low when I first start it up, it starts and then the revs drop down below 1000rpm and it sounds like it is trying to stall. I had thought it may be a coil pack needs replacing - anyone have any other ideas?

Since my last comment I replaced the lift bolts (they were not broken) and lift worked. However it stopped working after 5 minutes or so, but when I turned off the engine and put it back on it would work again and then stop working. However after a while the engine management light came back on and lift was lost completely again.

I am now thinking that the reason lift came back was due to disconnecting the battery when I changed the lift bolts and that the problem is electrical. An engine diagnostic machine will be my next step.

My 2000 Toyota Celica GT has been idling rough for some time now. I can't figure out what is wrong with it. The check engine light has also been on for some time. It has thrown codes for my VVT (bank 1), idle control malfunction, something that sounded like an O2 sensor, and manufacturer control ignition system or misfire. I changed the MAF sensor. The idling used to be every once in awhile, and now it's more often. It doesn't matter if the engine is cold or has been running for sometime. When it's idling from time to time it likes to drop near 0 rpms like it's going to die, then go to about 1,000 rpms, then bounce back and forth and eventually it levels out. I cannot figure out what it is... I don't mind spending money on it as long as it fixes it. Does anyone have any ideas or have had the same problem??