Vehicle
Toyota Celica
The front-drive coupé that ran to 2006, and the generation decides the engine story completely. The T230 cars from 1999 use the 1ZZ-FE and 2ZZ-GE, and the 2ZZ is the one worth understanding: it has a two-stage variable valve lift system whose changeover is oil-pressure driven, so low oil level or a blocked lift-bolt screen produces a car that simply will not pull past the changeover point and sets a VVTL-i code rather than any obvious mechanical symptom. The 1ZZ of the same era is known for oil consumption from clogged piston oil-return holes, which arrives as catalyst and misfire codes. The earlier ST202 and ST205 are 3S-GE and 3S-GTE and are a separate subject.
Generations
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A40 to T180 1981–1993
Rear-drive until 1985 and front-drive after — a change of layout inside one nameplate, so the generation decides everything about the chassis.
- 22R / 22R-E 2.4 L
- 2T / 3T / 4T
- 3S (3S-FE / 3S-GE / 3S-GTE) 2.0 L
- 5S-FE 2.2 L
- A-series (4A-FE / 4A-GE / 7A-FE)
- Body styles
- Coupé · Liftback · Convertible
- Platform
- Toyota A and T
- Engines
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- 2.0 four-cylinder — petrol · 2S-E and 3S-FE
- 2.0 four-cylinder — 3S-GE · petrol · 175–220 Nm (129–162 lb-ft)
- 2.0 turbo four-cylinder — petrol · 3S-GTE, GT-Four
- 1.6 — 2T-B · petrol · TA60/61
- 1.6 — 4A-G · petrol · AA63
- 1.8 — 3T-E · petrol · TA62
- 1.8 — 3T-GTE · petrol · 118 kW (158 hp) · TA63
- 1.8 — 4T-GTEU · petrol · 132 kW (177 hp) · TA64
- 1.8 — 1S-U · petrol · 74 kW (99 hp) · 152 Nm (112 lb-ft) · SA60
- 2.0 — 18R-G · petrol · 107 kW (143 hp) · 177 Nm (131 lb-ft) · RA63
- 2.0 — petrol · RA60/61
- 2.0 — 2S-C · petrol · 73 kW (98 hp) · 157 Nm (116 lb-ft) · SA63
- 2.4 — 22R-E · petrol · 78–84 kW (105–113 hp) · 185–190 Nm (136–140 lb-ft) · RA64/65
- 1.6 — 4A-FE · petrol · AT180
- 2.2 — 5S-FE · petrol · 97–101 kW (130–135 hp) · 197–203 Nm (145–150 lb-ft) · 4-cylinder, US market 1990-1993
- 2.8 — petrol · 6-cylinder, US market 1984-1986
- 2.0 — 3S-FE · petrol · 162–178 Nm (119–131 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 4-speed A40D automatic · 5-speed W55, W58, T50 manual
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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Sixth generation (T200) 1993–1999
3S-GE and the turbocharged four-wheel-drive GT-Four; largely pre-OBD-II Toyota management outside North America.
- Body styles
- Coupé · Convertible
- Platform
- Toyota T200
- Engines
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- 1.8 four-cylinder — 7A-FE · petrol · 78–88 kW (105–118 hp) · 149–159 Nm (110–117 lb-ft)
- 2.0 four-cylinder — 3S-GE · petrol · 175–220 Nm (129–162 lb-ft)
- 2.0 turbo four-cylinder — petrol · 3S-GTE, GT-Four
- 2.0 — 3S-FE · petrol · 162–178 Nm (119–131 lb-ft)
- 2.2 — 5S-FE · petrol · 97–101 kW (130–135 hp) · 197–203 Nm (145–150 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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Seventh generation (T230) 1999–2006
1ZZ-FE and 2ZZ-GE; the 2ZZ's oil-pressure-driven valve lift will not change over on low oil and sets a VVTL-i code.
- Body styles
- Coupé
- Platform
- Toyota T230
- Engines
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- 1.8 four-cylinder — 1ZZ-FE · petrol · 161–172 Nm (119–127 lb-ft)
- 1.8 four-cylinder VVTL-i — 2ZZ-GE · petrol · 176–188 Nm (130–139 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
Service information
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