Shifterati3rd gen Toyota Celica 1982–1985
This page is a draft. It has not been approved yet, so read it with care.
The last rear-drive Celica, with the 2.4L four fuel-injected from 1983, pop-up headlights from 1984, and a flared GT-S that came as a convertible too.
Watch out for
Reputation: what owners and the press report. Tap one to see what to check.
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Stretched timing chain and broken guides 1983–1985 One source so far
What to check: Listen for chain slap or a rattle from the front of the engine, and ask when the timing chain was last replaced.
LCE Performance, which sells a conversion kit, says the 22R's single-row chain from 1983 on stretches, and that its plastic guides break and can let the chain wear through the timing cover or snap. It cites Toyota's advice to replace the chain every 80,000 miles.
Sources 1
What buyers say
Reputation: what owners and the press report
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Sought after: GT-S All years One source so far
Two members of a Grassroots Motorsports thread on 1980s cars want a GT-S: one names an '85, and the other likes them, though he says people mark them down for being heavier than the Corolla.2
Before you pay
Every warning and recall for this generation, with a box to tick.