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by stephenj
Wed Nov 06, 2013 11:57 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Engine Rebuild?
Replies: 10
Views: 817

Re: Engine Rebuild?

Hi Fred and welcome to the forum :D I'd get those exhaust leaks sorted first, that won't be helping. Does the air filter have a heat shield?, a few years back my rev1 came with a hks mushroom filter which was awful. I found going back to the standard air box was much better. An engine rebuild for 7 ...
by stephenj
Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:29 am
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: So, my windscreen has just cracked...
Replies: 12
Views: 2011

Re: So, my windscreen has just cracked...

I find myself in a similar position, only my screen is having to come out to repair some rust. Just tell them it has a bronze tinted screen (as opposed to blue or green). Part number for outer seal is 75533-17030. Is that the only part that's required Peter? I've been searching and not really made s...
by stephenj
Wed Oct 23, 2013 9:09 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Interesting eBay Ferrari
Replies: 16
Views: 2324

Re: Interesting eBay Ferrari

KarlBristol wrote:
I think this is possibly the most realistic replica I've seen - those rear lights look identical! :-k


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by stephenj
Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:07 pm
Forum: Spotted
Topic: Lightning McQueen @ Parklands Toyota nr Truro
Replies: 4
Views: 686

Re: Lightning McQueen @ Parklands Toyota nr Truro

That's the one :)
by stephenj
Mon Oct 14, 2013 6:19 pm
Forum: Spotted
Topic: Lightning McQueen @ Parklands Toyota nr Truro
Replies: 4
Views: 686

Re: Lightning McQueen @ Parklands Toyota nr Truro

nah, the one i saw was R plate on standard alloys
by stephenj
Sat Oct 12, 2013 11:03 am
Forum: Spotted
Topic: Lightning McQueen @ Parklands Toyota nr Truro
Replies: 4
Views: 686

Lightning McQueen @ Parklands Toyota nr Truro

Spotted an R plate 2 with rust-eze decals at toyota yesterday (friday 11th), when I dropped in for a thermostat, looked like it'd been in for MOT.
by stephenj
Fri Oct 11, 2013 1:23 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: [Mk2] [Turbo] HELP!! Car wont run!
Replies: 41
Views: 2792

Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] HELP!! Car wont run!

yep, just whip a lead off and see if it arcs to metal, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE INSULATED YOURSELF FIRST!!! if no spark then i think you can check the coil with a multimeter - I wouldn't try grounding it. take a look at page IG8 on here: http://www.lovehorsepower.com/bgb/mechanical/volume1/ignition_system...
by stephenj
Fri Oct 11, 2013 7:27 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: [Mk2] [Turbo] HELP!! Car wont run!
Replies: 41
Views: 2792

Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] HELP!! Car wont run!

Have you checked for a spark, could be a coilpack.
by stephenj
Sat Oct 05, 2013 3:09 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: New Car
Replies: 0
Views: 281

New Car

Picked up my new Rev 3 Turbo yesterday and am completely besotted with it already!! don't get me wrong, I love the turbo I have been driving up till now, but the new one is such a 'together' car - its most definitely a keeper. Specs: 1993 Rev 3 Turbo Unknown Induction Kit Powerflow exhaust (makes a ...
by stephenj
Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:30 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Heeeeeellp!!
Replies: 4
Views: 413

Heeeeeellp!!

Spent this morning changing the cam cover gasket but when it came to tightening up the cover bolts the middle front one sheared and cracked the whole cover :cry: I didn't even tighten it up fully!

Where's the best place to get a replacement?

oh, BTW I've got a Rev3 Turbo.
by stephenj
Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:04 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Speed Sensor is sending me loco!! (code 42)
Replies: 10
Views: 703

Re: Speed Sensor is sending me loco!! (code 42)

Hi All I've been away this past week so haven't been able to get any further until today. Anyway, I found that the speed signal wire had been cut and wired into what looks like a loom for a boost controller, so I re-connected the purple wire up and went for a drive and Hey presto! - no more engine m...
by stephenj
Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:47 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Speed Sensor is sending me loco!! (code 42)
Replies: 10
Views: 703

Re: Speed Sensor is sending me loco!! (code 42)

If your car is a rev3 turbo and doesn;t have a converter then it should be reading in kilometres up to 180kmh or miles up to 110mph. If a UK speedo has been fitted then it will be MPH up to 160. If your dashboard reads in MPH up to 180 then you have a converter fitted and this is the source of your...
by stephenj
Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:36 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Speed Sensor is sending me loco!! (code 42)
Replies: 10
Views: 703

Re: Speed Sensor is sending me loco!! (code 42)

Forgot to mention the alarm!!! :oops: The car has a Clifford G4 Concept 600 in it - I have downloaded and checked the install manual and cannot find any reference to a speed sensor feed - so one explanation may be that a break was created when the alarm was fitted. I'll follow the cable from the ecu...
by stephenj
Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:14 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Speed Sensor is sending me loco!! (code 42)
Replies: 10
Views: 703

Re: Speed Sensor is sending me loco!! (code 42)

yeah, car is standard - although it is early days and i'm still finding out new stuff all the time. I know the engine was rebuilt about 10 years ago and It had a hks boost controller at some point (the solenoid was still in the engine bay) and there are a couple of questionable wires in the bay but ...
by stephenj
Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:34 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Speed Sensor is sending me loco!! (code 42)
Replies: 10
Views: 703

Re: Speed Sensor is sending me loco!! (code 42)

Your problem is with the purple and white wire.from the clocks back to the ecu.simPle continuity test should tell all Thanks for the suggestions, I have tested the wire from the speedo to the ecu and from the speedo to the power steering ecu - and neither of which show a connection. I am now contem...
by stephenj
Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:16 am
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Speed Sensor is sending me loco!! (code 42)
Replies: 10
Views: 703

Speed Sensor is sending me loco!! (code 42)

Ever since I bought my car a couple of months ago, it has been suffering from a code 42 when I read the codes off the ECU. The speedometer has always worked fine and the code is thrown when the car gets up to operating temperature and exceeds roughly 2500 rpm. I managed to get my hands on a cheap se...
by stephenj
Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:34 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: A quick stud question
Replies: 1
Views: 194

Re: A quick stud question

nevermind - answered my own question!
by stephenj
Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:35 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: A quick stud question
Replies: 1
Views: 194

A quick stud question

Are the studs on the Cat flange the same as the studs for the exhaust manifold(rev3 turbo)??

Many thanks

Steve
by stephenj
Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:24 am
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Just put an offer in on this.........
Replies: 10
Views: 1551

Re: Just put an offer in on this.........

does it not worry you that the pics show that he has been running the turbo without an airfilter???
by stephenj
Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:37 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: Cat removal - Calamities! fix or replace?
Replies: 5
Views: 444

Re: Cat removal - Calamities! fix or replace?

4ndee wrote:Sports cats are no good for mots they generally don't pass


So it seems, I wonder what the point of them is then....

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