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by greglebon
Mon Jan 15, 2018 2:34 pm
Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
Topic: Wandering MR2...
Replies: 3
Views: 6507

Re: Wandering MR2...

As above..and also, if you have aftermarket alloys / low-profile tyres, you can get that effect from tramlining, due to the tyre stagger front /rear.... Check tyre pressures, too.... The UJ in the frunk is open to the elements, especially if you have removed the plastic undertrays. They can get real...
by greglebon
Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:21 am
Forum: MR2 Engine Swaps
Topic: [Mk2] [NA] The V12 Mk2 thread
Replies: 124
Views: 76160

Re: [Mk2] [NA] The V12 Mk2 thread

Now THATS what we want to hear.......! :thumleft: :D 8)
by greglebon
Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:39 am
Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
Topic: Massive electrical issue!
Replies: 5
Views: 7537

Re: Massive electrical issue!

So...Engine start / runs fine? Lights work fine? Have you checked to see if your battery is charging? Its frustrating I don't have diagrams anymore, but I'm thinking that based on the above, the main fuses are ok....? So...I'd be looking at an earth somewhere...or possibly your dashboard fuse...? (I...
by greglebon
Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:06 am
Forum: MR2 Engine Swaps
Topic: [Mk2] [NA] The V12 Mk2 thread
Replies: 124
Views: 76160

Re: [Mk2] [NA] The V12 Mk2 thread

Fair play....... :thumleft:
by greglebon
Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:31 pm
Forum: MR2 Engine Swaps
Topic: [Mk2] [NA] The V12 Mk2 thread
Replies: 124
Views: 76160

Re: [Mk2] [NA] The V12 Mk2 thread

Any update on this one, Paul...?

Remember, this is the project we first talked about back in the day.....? 8)

A LOT of work...... :shock:
by greglebon
Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:16 pm
Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
Topic: Massive electrical issue!
Replies: 5
Views: 7537

Re: Massive electrical issue!

If engine didn't start (relay click or less), then disconnect you battery and check voltage across terminals: should be 12.x volts. If correct, reconnect car to battery and check again: if voltage drops right down, then you have a short somewhere....? Could be your starter motor solenoid has jammed....
by greglebon
Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:08 pm
Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
Topic: Massive electrical issue!
Replies: 5
Views: 7537

Re: Massive electrical issue!

But the engine started, right?

Did you have headlights, indicators, etc...?

Did engine run ok......fast idle, rev dropping as it warmed up, etc....?

Or was everything just "dead" (relay click when you try to start engine.....)
by greglebon
Sun Jan 10, 2016 2:50 pm
Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
Topic: MK3 TURBO.....
Replies: 24
Views: 26033

Re: MK3 TURBO.....

He's put a lot of time ,effort and cash into it...great looking car...!

I wouldn't normally post other peoples car sales...but I figured that if someone buys it, it prevents it being broken for parts.... [-X
by greglebon
Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:10 am
Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
Topic: MK3 TURBO.....
Replies: 24
Views: 26033

MK3 TURBO.....

A guy on the Roadster forum is selling this rather nice, hi-spec turbo'd 1ZZ in black:

http://www.mr2roc.org/phpBB3/viewtopic. ... 79#p664979

A bargain to be had before he breaks it...

(PS: its not me...! :wink: )
by greglebon
Sat Sep 05, 2015 3:27 pm
Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
Topic: Strange problem...
Replies: 20
Views: 25093

Re: Strange problem...

Only just read this...... :) But fob battery is the issue, pretty certain. Similar happened to me. And for what it's worth I also used to have an issue with my Mk3's alarm going off "randomly"... it used to do it at roughly the same time every other evening. I even ran out on the 5th or 6t...
by greglebon
Fri Jun 05, 2015 2:45 pm
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Lean out on a supercharger with Fensport pulley?
Replies: 23
Views: 8549

Re: Lean out on a supercharger with Fensport pulley?

That's the one I had in my Mk1 "NightHawk" , Paul...looks the nuts, doesn't it..? :-) To O/P, As for lean-ness, shouldn't be an issue with the sizes of pulley being talked about here... The problem, assuming decent intercooling, is more likely to be the actual metering of the fuel, as, iir...
by greglebon
Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:02 pm
Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
Topic: 'The last incarnation of our beloved Mr2'....but really!?!
Replies: 9
Views: 12059

Re: 'The last incarnation of our beloved Mr2'....but really!?!

Hmm...that concept looks rubbish, really.....! :shock: Way things are going, we'll have to wait until about 2020 until we get a "proper" Mr2 Mk4....and I reckon it'll be totally electric...? :? 8) All the stuff Toyota seem to be working on is based on collabs with other mfrs: basically fol...
by greglebon
Sun May 04, 2014 9:17 am
Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
Topic: Stripping paint from stock alloys
Replies: 6
Views: 3374

Re: Stripping paint from stock alloys

Used a dremel on mine, with the flexible extension... :D If you use the tube-type sanding attachments, its quite easy to hold it horizontally and skim over the surface. Of course, doing the insides of the wheel nut wells is rather easy, too.... :thumleft: I spent about a weekend doing mine. I went d...
by greglebon
Sat Jul 06, 2013 5:27 pm
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: 4A-GZE Supercharger Oil....SOLUTION!
Replies: 8
Views: 5538

Re: 4A-GZE Supercharger Oil....SOLUTION!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-Eaton-M112-supercharger-oil-refill-kit-XKR-XJR-S-Type-R-Range-Rover-/160676739255 Also, part #12345982 is the GM oil that they use in the US.... With P+P, duty, etc, prob work out about £25 for a couple of bottles from the US....? :? On one of the forums a while back...
by greglebon
Thu May 30, 2013 5:22 pm
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: The twincharger lives!
Replies: 57
Views: 14725

Re: The twincharger lives!

WoW!

Glad you got it done..! :clap:

..eventually...! :wink:

Certainly worth doing....stonker of a car...! :thumleft:


...so...whats next...! [-X
by greglebon
Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:14 pm
Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
Topic: Is the Mk3 underpowered?
Replies: 30
Views: 11631

Re: Is the Mk3 underpowered?

Just shows what the world has come to......

So you're saying no-one wants a mid-engined, 2 seater sports car anymore.....!?!? :roll:

The GT86 is a REPLACEMENT...!?? Ha Ha Ha! #-o

GT-86 is dead in the water....was before it had even been launched....trust me....! :wink:
by greglebon
Sun Apr 21, 2013 11:57 am
Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
Topic: Is the Mk3 underpowered?
Replies: 30
Views: 11631

Re: Is the Mk3 underpowered?

YES...YES...YES..! :D Best handling MR2, easily (but you would expect that with 15 years R+D?) Nice that Toyota got back on track with the MR2 after losing the plot a little with the Mk2...? :whistle: ...but, having siad that, you would have thought they'd learn a little and have offered the Mk3 wit...
by greglebon
Sat Apr 20, 2013 5:41 pm
Forum: MR2 MK3 2000-2007
Topic: thinking of buying a mk3 any pointers always been a mk2 owner
Replies: 14
Views: 7257

Re: thinking of buying a mk3 any pointers always been a mk2 owner

yeh, the rear subframe under the engine is only coated in some really crappy thin paint, so it is prone to rusting.....the "achilles heel" of the mk3 chassis, I reckon..? Shouldn't have any other rusty bits (yet! :wink: ). Check the soft top: especially where the roof vinyl folds underneat...
by greglebon
Sun Feb 03, 2013 3:11 pm
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: 4A-GZE Supercharger Oil....SOLUTION!
Replies: 8
Views: 5538

Re: 4A-GZE Supercharger Oil....SOLUTION!

:D Yeh..you'd have thought that Toyota, after robbing us blind for years would have at least invested the spoils wisely, and developed / released some DECENT sports cars to replace MR2 / Celica / Supra...? :lol:

We DONT want a hybrid, either.....! :wink:
by greglebon
Sun Feb 03, 2013 2:31 pm
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: 4A-GZE Supercharger Oil....SOLUTION!
Replies: 8
Views: 5538

Re: 4A-GZE Supercharger Oil....SOLUTION!

:D Yeh, I know..!

..Its just that seeing it in an official Toyota document gave me a :roll: moment....

I mean, it was shrouded in mystery a few years back, was it not... :lol:

Everyone making "calculated guesses" without ACTUALLY knowing what oil it was....?

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