11/09/2026
Another big one completed at TSS🏁
This Rolla came into us with a pretty serious list of jobs, and it definitely didn’t go to plan along the way! 😂
The first lot of parts we ordered from Japan ended up being left in our bin with no delivery notification, so we had no way of knowing they were there! And to make matters worse, the delivery driver forged a signature so we had no chance of getting money back for those parts because they were “delivered”!
The main job was a full cylinder head gasket repair, but we don’t do half jobs here. Everything that could have leaked was replaced.
🔧 Genuine Toyota head gasket
🔧 Cylinder head skim
🔧 Timing chain gaskets & tensioner O-ring
🔧 Rocker cover & spark plug tube gaskets
🔧 Front & rear crank seals
🔧 Exhaust manifold & downpipe gaskets
🔧 New lift bolts & OCV filters
🔧 5L Liqui Moly 5W40 + fresh coolant
🔧 Exedy clutch kit
🔧 2L Castrol gearbox oil
🔧 Genuine Toyota Thermostat
And then came the exhaust manifold saga… 😅
During removal, some of the exhaust manifold threads decided they no longer wanted to exist. We repaired them, fitted the manifold back up and still had a persistent exhaust leak.
Rather than just throwing parts at it, we pressure-tested the exhaust system with compressed air and soapy water — and found leaks around the secondary air injection ports. After lightly resurfacing the head face, and tending to some poorly helicoils, it was finally leak free.
While we had the car in, we also supplied and fitted:
➡️ Upgraded heater matrix
➡️ Custom rear exhaust section with 5” tip
➡️ TSS Velocity Stack induction kit
➡️ TSS Lightened Pullies
➡️ TSS Secondary air pump
So after a lot of stripping, cleaning, testing, repairing and fighting with an increasingly large job, Sam’s Corolla is finally back together 💪🏼
Another 2ZZ ready for many more years of motoring🏁
📍 TSS Motorsports, Willingham Hall, Market Rasen
📞 07500 933 041
📧 [email protected]