2000 Toyota Celica GT-S from North America - Comments

I have a 2000 Toyota Celica GTS Manual. I HAD problems with the car being sluggish when I first bought it. I buy higher octane fuel, changed the spark plugs and the coils. The car has 150K miles on it now. I can break the tires loose when letting out the clutch idling and flooring it. Plus I average 32-35 mpg now. If you own a Celica, I think it's an upgrade that has to be done.

2000 Celica GTS 180k miles 6 speed.

Well from what I can gather and correct me if I am wrong, but Celia's, especially in the 2000-2002 range have their fare share of problems. I have had the same sputtering problem and random idling problems everyone else has had.

The way I have seemed to get the best performance out of my car is.

1. Premium High Octane Gas and High Mileage Oil- The Celica has been designed very very precisely and there is very little room for engine build up and what not. to ensure that your car runs smoothly all of the Toyota guidelines must be followed exactly.

2. New Spark Plugs- Seemed to make the car much happier upon start up.

3.Keeping your air system clean- the sensors are temperamental at best and generally over active. replacing the air filter and the air distribution tubes keeps better pressure in the engine and less stalling.

4.The CEL problems- The CEL in Celia's are awful. They throw errors continually especially involving the aforementioned air system. I usually believe heavily in CEL's but in the case of the celica I don't. I had an engine misfire code and when I changed the oil it went away. The auto makers know this and use every CEL problem to sell you an unneeded part so before you replace your entire engine, check the few things that people have mentioned above.