Metric Conversions: 1988 Toyota Celica
Metric Conversions: 1988 Toyota Celica
Metric Conversions: 1988 Toyota Celica
GENERAL INFORMATION
METRIC CONVERSIONS
METRIC CONVERSIONS
Metric conversions are making life more difficult for the
mechanic. In addition to doubling the number of tools required,
metric-dimensioned nuts and bolts are used alongside English
components in many new vehicles. The mechanic has to decide which tool
to use, slowing down the job. The tool problem can be solved by trial
and error, but some metric conversions aren’t so simple. Converting
temperature, lengths or volumes requires a calculator and conversion
charts, or else a very nimble mind. Conversion charts are only part of
the answer though, because they don’t help you "think" metric, or
"visualize" what you are converting. The following examples are
intended to help you "see" metric sizes:
LENGTH
Meters are the standard unit of length in the metric system.
The smaller units are 10ths (decimeter), 100ths (centimeter), and
1000ths (millimeter) of a meter. These common examples might help you
to visualize the metric units:
VOLUME
Cubic meters and centimeters are used to measure volume, just
as we normally think of cubic feet and inches. Liquid volume
measurements include the liter and milliliter, like the English quarts
or ounces.
WEIGHT
The metric weight system is based on the gram, with the most
common unit being the kilogram (1000 grams). Our comparable units are
ounces and pounds:
TORQUE
Torque is somewhat complicated. The term describes the amount
of effort exerted to turn something. A chosen unit of weight or force
is applied to a lever of standard length. The resulting leverage is
called torque. In our standard system, we use the weight of one pound
applied to a lever a foot long, resulting in the unit called a foot-
pound. A smaller unit is the inch-pound (the lever is one inch long).
Metric units include the meter kilogram (lever one meter long
with a kilogram of weight applied) and the Newton-meter (lever one
meter long with force of one Newton applied). Some conversions are:
PRESSURE
Pressure is another complicated measurement. Pressure is
described as a force or weight applied to a given area. Our common
unit is pounds per square inch. Metric units can be expressed in
several ways. One is the kilogram per square centimeter (kg/cm ).
Another unit of pressure is the Pascal (force of one Newton on an area
of one square meter), which equals about 4 ounces on a square yard.
Since this is a very small amount of pressure, we usually see the
kiloPascal, or kPa (1000 Pascals). Another common automotive term for
pressure is the bar (used by German manufacturers), which equals 10
Pascals. Thoroughly confused? Try the examples below:
CONVERSION FACTORS
CONVERSION FACTORS
TO CONVERT TO MULTIPLY BY
LENGTH
Millimeters (mm) Inches .03937
Inches Millimeters 25.4
Meters (M) Feet 3.28084
Feet Meters .3048
Kilometers(Km) Miles .62137
AREA
Square Centimeters (cm ) Square Inches .155
Square Inches Square Centimeters 6.45159
VOLUME
Cubic Centimeters Cubic Inches .06103
Cubic Inches Cubic Centimeters 16.38703
Liters Cubic Inches 61.025
Cubic Inches Liters .01639
Liters Quarts 1.05672
Quarts Liters .94633
Liters Pints 2.11344
Pints Liters .47317
Liters Ounces 33.81497
Ounces Liters .02957
WEIGHT
Grams Ounces .03527
Ounces Grams 28.34953
Kilograms Pounds 2.20462
Pounds Kilograms .45359
WORK
Centimeter Kilograms Inch Pounds .8676
Pounds/Sq. Inch Kilograms/Sq.Centimeter .07031
Bar Pounds/Sq. Inch 14.504
Pounds/Sq. Inch Bar .06895
Atmosphere Pounds/Sq. Inch 14.696
Pounds/Sq. Inch Atmosphere .06805
TEMPERATURE
Centigrade Degrees Fahrenheit Degrees ( Cx(9)/5)+32
Fahrenheit Degrees Centigrade Degrees ( F-32)x(5)/9
1/64 ...................... .016 ........................ .397
1/32 ...................... .031 ........................ .794
3/64 ...................... .047 ....................... 1.191
1/16 ...................... .063 ....................... 1.588
5/64 ...................... .078 ....................... 1.984
3/32 ...................... .094 ....................... 2.381
7/64 ...................... .109 ....................... 2.778
1/8 ....................... .125 ....................... 3.175
9/64 ...................... .141 ....................... 3.572
5/32 ...................... .156 ....................... 3.969
11/64 ..................... .172 ....................... 4.366
3/16 ...................... .188 ....................... 4.763
13/64 ..................... .203 ....................... 5.159
7/32 ...................... .219 ....................... 5.556
15/64 ..................... .234 ....................... 5.953
1/4 ....................... .250 ....................... 6.350
17/64 ..................... .266 ....................... 6.747
9/32 ...................... .281 ....................... 7.144
19/64 ..................... .297 ....................... 7.541
5/16 ...................... .313 ....................... 7.938
21/64 ..................... .328 ....................... 8.334
11/32 ..................... .344 ....................... 8.731
23/64 ..................... .359 ....................... 9.128
3/8 ....................... .375 ....................... 9.525
25/64 ..................... .391 ....................... 9.992
13/32 ..................... .406 ...................... 10.319
27/64 ..................... .422 ...................... 10.716
7/16 ...................... .438 ...................... 11.113
29/64 ..................... .453 ...................... 11.509
15/32 ..................... .469 ...................... 11.906
31/64 ..................... .484 ...................... 12.303
1/2 ....................... .500 ...................... 12.700
33/64 ..................... .516 ...................... 13.097
17/32 ..................... .531 ...................... 13.494
35/64 ..................... .547 ...................... 13.891
9/16 ...................... .563 ...................... 14.288
37/64 ..................... .578 ...................... 14.684
19/32 ..................... .594 ...................... 15.081
39/64 ..................... .609 ...................... 15.478
5/8 ....................... .625 ...................... 15.875
41/64 ..................... .641 ...................... 16.272
21/32 ..................... .656 ...................... 16.669
43/64 ..................... .672 ...................... 17.066
11/16 ..................... .687 ...................... 17.463
45/64 ..................... .703 ...................... 17.859
23/32 ..................... .719 ...................... 18.256
47/64 ..................... .734 ...................... 18.653
3/4 ....................... .750 ...................... 19.050
49/64 ..................... .766 ...................... 19.447
25/32 ..................... .781 ...................... 19.844
51/64 ..................... .797 ...................... 20.241
13/16 ..................... .813 ...................... 20.638
53/64 ..................... .828 ...................... 21.034
27/32 ..................... .844 ...................... 21.431
55/64 ..................... .859 ...................... 21.828
7/8 ....................... .875 ...................... 22.225
57/64 ..................... .891 ...................... 22.622
29/32 ..................... .906 ...................... 23.019
59/64 ..................... .922 ...................... 23.416
15/16 ..................... .938 ...................... 23.813
61/64 ..................... .953 ...................... 24.209
31/32 ..................... .969 ...................... 24.606
63/64 ..................... .984 ...................... 25.003
1 ......................... 1.000 ..................... 25.400