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- Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:43 pm
- Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
- Topic: Car starts but dies after a few secs- Help+ advice needed!!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 773
Re: Car starts but dies after a few secs- Help+ advice needed!!
I have just had this so i reset the ECU and it played up a little, but is now ok
- Sat Jun 04, 2005 1:08 pm
- Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
- Topic: Just a few things to get my car ship shape
- Replies: 2
- Views: 279
Just a few things to get my car ship shape
1. Suspension, How much and what manufacturer am I looking at? I want good shocks but dont need springs as I have 40mm Pi springs, I dont want crap as I am upping the power of the car and no fills suspension would probably kill me, 2. Engine I have a plan to sort my engine out and I have two optio...
- Sun May 15, 2005 1:05 pm
- Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
- Topic: I need Supsension
- Replies: 2
- Views: 232
I need Supsension
i need a rear shocks for it to pass a MOT, but i have been told i need to replace the pair at the same time?, but i might as well do all 4 shocks at the time, i have 40mm Pi Springs so i was thinking a OK set of 4 shcoks but i dont know how much to spend, i am on a very limited budget so could do wi...
- Sun May 01, 2005 4:48 pm
- Forum: ICE and Security
- Topic: My stereo is squealing?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1646
Re: My stereo is squealing?
yup, i got the original taken out and a alpine unit put in.
i think it needs a new earth so im gun na run it to another part of the car and see how that goes,
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- Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:15 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Gearbox again!!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 472
Re: Gearbox again!!
I was driving down a road and smashed a hole through my gearbox with a drive shaft I never fitted properly, I sent al the oil down the street not good and very expensive!
- Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:11 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Removing N/S Driveshaft.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 341
Re: Removing N/S Driveshaft.
I did this, and apparently your suppose to locktight the bolts before you refit them, I locktighted one and thought sod the rest and just torqued them up as stated. After about 2 months all the bolts worked themselves out EXCEPT the one I locktighted in and after the last (un-locktighted) bolt fell ...
- Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:07 am
- Forum: Driving Experiences
- Topic: Nob of the week
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2954
Nob of the week
Driving home on Saturday night and as I go down a street to turn left on a main road I see 2 toddlers leaning on the front of what looks to be there dads Astra, so I turn left and head towards a hump bridge about 100m down the road, and a BMW is turning left onto the same road so I let him out and a...
- Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:45 am
- Forum: Driving Experiences
- Topic: U dont have to hammer the mr2 tubby to enjoy
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5535
Re: U dont have to hammer the mr2 tubby to enjoy
Yup I agree, I used to thrash mine ALL the time if I saw a old guy on a bike as far as I was concerned that was a race, after crashing it I fell the best way to drive mine is set off from the lights a little sharp-ish to feel the pull of the engine then drive every ware at 25Mph with the exhaust rum...
- Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:30 am
- Forum: ICE and Security
- Topic: My stereo is squealing?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1646
Re: My stereo is squealing?
sorry the squealing is coming from the speakers
- Wed Apr 13, 2005 9:51 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Huge fuel consumption, Help!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 947
Re: Huge fuel consumption, Help!
I put
£10 from empty
(not empty with the warning light) and I got 21miles!!!!! no fast driving just normal driving so that about 6mpg
!!!
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- Wed Apr 13, 2005 9:40 am
- Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
- Topic: vandalism!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2415
Re: vandalism!
I had someone spitting on my window when I parked it outside the pub, after 3 times I got a tad wound up and waited, then a lad I knew came out a spat on the windows so I walked over and asked him what he was doing (he was surprised I was there) so I grabbed him and cleaned the window with his back ...
- Wed Apr 13, 2005 9:35 am
- Forum: ICE and Security
- Topic: My stereo is squealing?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1646
My stereo is squealing?
My stereo is squealing and its doing my head in, now if I turn the steering wheel it stops? so I think the earth is some ware on the steering rack? if it is and I put a new earth in on the engine or chassis
(what ever's best) would this stop?
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- Mon Apr 11, 2005 12:55 pm
- Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
- Topic: Smoke pooring out the back? please help!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 262
Re: Smoke pooring out the back? please help!
no its the first time its ever done and i hope the last, thanks
- Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:54 am
- Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
- Topic: Smoke pooring out the back? please help!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 262
Re: Smoke pooring out the back? please help!
Car boosts fine all the way up and past the turbo + mark , after it had warmed up I booted it hard up to 1.1Bar and nothing cam out, water, oil levels are fine, I cant work it out as all seems ok? the smoke lasted about about 3 minutes then disappeared to nothing? I would imagine 1.1Bar would show s...
- Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:53 am
- Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
- Topic: My dials still read in kms will this b a prob with mot?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 431
Re: My dials still read in kms will this b a prob with mot?
Mine ar in Kmp/h and there is no Mph markings at all, past its MOT for 15-years
- Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:51 am
- Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
- Topic: Smoke pooring out the back? please help!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 262
Smoke pooring out the back? please help!
First off I don't want bad news, so good news only please as its Monday morning, I was in my car all yesterday (and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday come to think of it) and no problems but yesterday I was out for about a hour and everything was ok, I parked my car up and went in for about a hour agai...
- Fri Apr 08, 2005 10:05 am
- Forum: Mechanical
- Topic: Any one help me please?!?!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 630
Re: Any one help me please?!?!
If you still kneed to know about this just post a reply and ill explain why and what you have to do to get your non LSD shafts to fit your LSD box, its not hard at all
- Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:44 am
- Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
- Topic: cobby! ahahahahahahahahaha i never laughed so hard
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1432
Re: cobby! ahahahahahahahahaha i never laughed so hard
i hope your not refuring that this Cobby guy is me?
- Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:50 am
- Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
- Topic: How do the turbos handle?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1677
Re: How do the turbos handle?
Don't get Yokohama A509 I had them and could spin the rears in the wet on the motorway in 4th, and set of on a damp road and you sit there for about 20 minutes just spinning, changed the lot to Falken F451's and shoved a wider tire on the back 235/40/17 and all is fine, I smashed mine up on a hot su...
- Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:55 am
- Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
- Topic: Over 25's insurance.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 992
Re: Over 25's insurance.
elephant is run by admiral so thats why the 2 offer low prices