by geeves » Sun Jul 31, 2016 3:10 pm
Your motor is the 4jb1? If so the CSD does nothing until its below 5C anyway. The part that advances the timing can be left alone without harm or benefit and will help starting on those really cold days. Leave it be. There is another part to the CSD though. This is a flap in the exhaust below the turbo often mistaken for an exhaust brake. This helps warm the engine when its very cold. Only really helpfull in short trips in sub 0C conditions. Not a major to remove the flap or just wire it in the open position. Removing may receive a little extra power maybe
Sanding your knuckles before starting work can help. That way you cant skin them