I have a 2003 Toyota Celica Gt-S and I got the engine swapped a month ago. When I start the car and the car is not fully warmed up the lift works perfectly fine but after driving the car for 20-25 minutes and the temperature car is fully warmed up the lift stops working. At first the lift starts...

So here is the back story to my problem, I recently purchased a 2000 Celica GTS for dirt cheap, in great shape, but it had a rod knock. I towed the car home and pulled the motor. After getting the engine apart I found the #4 rod bearing completely gone and the crank journal WAY undersized. I...

I have a 2001 Celica GT-S 6-speed manual. the lift went out completely and the rev limiter kicks in @7000rpm, but the lift bolts are fine. Any idea what may be causing the problem?