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Title: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on April 29, 2016, 15:03:26 PM
(http://chasethedevil.co.uk/img/2.jpg)

Changed the rims, lowered 30mm, other than that still stock.

Not my first choice of rims by a long shot, but they were ridiculously cheap, anyway, not doing bad for 18.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on April 29, 2016, 18:53:20 PM
What size are those? I'm not normally a bigger is better sort but they actually look small on the car, but maybe its a trick of the lens or something.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on April 29, 2016, 23:55:16 PM
What size are those? I'm not normally a bigger is better sort but they actually look small on the car, but maybe its a trick of the lens or something.

17" now, stock is 15" you can go bigger 18/19 but the handling goes completely to pot :lol:

The dark rims don't help as it blends with the tyres, but as I said in the original post the price was right

(http://america.pink/images/4/3/9/1/0/9/9/en/1-the-price-right-game-show.jpg)
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on May 03, 2016, 00:26:48 AM
That pic is day 1 of the springs being fitted, they've dropped lower now and it looks better, pics to follow when I cba :yarr:

Oh yeah the 15s looked smaller than this, like digestive size  :lol:
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Walrusbonzo on May 03, 2016, 08:26:59 AM
Looks really good, is it a Rev 3?
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on May 03, 2016, 12:50:42 PM
Looks really good, is it a Rev 3?

Thanks, and it's a Rev 5.

4/5 basically were just little cosmetic touches, different steering wheel, spoiler etc, same engine et al as the 3 afaik.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Bacon on May 03, 2016, 21:38:49 PM
The wheels don't look too bad, you could always powder coat or dip them :D
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on September 17, 2018, 21:20:04 PM
Perilous times for the Mr2, a drainage point in the door was stuffed so it's rusting, it's also rusting on the sill a bit. So I take it to an Mr2 specialist and they do a 70 point check, they then send me an excel spreadsheet of issues, to get it all sorted and minty 6k  :-\
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Bacon on September 17, 2018, 22:50:23 PM
Perilous times for the Mr2, a drainage point in the door was stuffed so it's rusting, it's also rusting on the sill a bit. So I take it to an Mr2 specialist and they do a 70 point check, they then send me an excel spreadsheet of issues, to get it all sorted and minty 6k  :-\

Thats what you get for going to a specialist, plenty of one man bands are good just find a good one and they will be a lot cheaper. Always shop around, if stuck give me your post code and ill try and find some haha
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on September 18, 2018, 01:08:10 AM
Tried local garages for the door repair, cheap, but issue returned a couple of years later, this and the other work needs doing properly via an Mr2 specialist really.  :-X
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on September 18, 2018, 07:13:36 AM
I always find its worth paying a bit more for a specialist, they know the cars inside out, have more knowledgable staff and better diagnostic machines, and that usually means they know the best suppliers and workarounds for issues. I spent £1500 at a garage getting my car in a better state when I bought it and it still has issues, I should have gone straight to a specialist like I normally do, but the convenience of the garage being around the corner won me over.

Trying to find a specialist in the South right now for my BMW 735, there's surprisingly few about though.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: DEViANCE on September 30, 2018, 10:17:17 AM
Perilous times for the Mr2, a drainage point in the door was stuffed so it's rusting, it's also rusting on the sill a bit. So I take it to an Mr2 specialist and they do a 70 point check, they then send me an excel spreadsheet of issues, to get it all sorted and minty 6k  :-\

That sounds very expensive, short of engine rebuild work there isn't anything on an MR2 that should be costing that sort of money.

Welding and paint can be expensive but that is excessive.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on October 01, 2018, 15:29:14 PM
Perilous times for the Mr2, a drainage point in the door was stuffed so it's rusting, it's also rusting on the sill a bit. So I take it to an Mr2 specialist and they do a 70 point check, they then send me an excel spreadsheet of issues, to get it all sorted and minty 6k  :-\

That sounds very expensive, short of engine rebuild work there isn't anything on an MR2 that should be costing that sort of money.

Welding and paint can be expensive but that is excessive.

You're right, there isn't any*thing* that should be costing that much money, unfortunately it's a few big ticket items (not just the rust, AC Condenser to sort alone is £700 odd, 2 front Bilstein dampers are shagged, £400) doing the lions share of the damage as well as lots of little things, they've sent me a comprehensive breakdown and tbf I can see where it's all going, the car's had 24 hours of labour so far  :o
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: soopahfly on October 02, 2018, 12:16:13 PM
Can't some importer like nengun help get parts over?  Be cheaper over there too.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on October 03, 2018, 17:34:10 PM
Can't some importer like nengun help get parts over?  Be cheaper over there too.

I've not seen that site before so thanks for the link, some very tasty 3rd party stuff 8)

Having had another goosey gander, OEM Toyota parts are just expensive worldwide it seems :gag: that said, the stuff that's on its way out has lasted just over 20 years and is still working, albeit not as new.




I appreciate it's a shed load of money, my thoughts were if I put this £6k into something else, what would I get that offers a similar package? Would anything even come close? If it did, what's to say it wouldn't have similar issue lurking that are ready to rear their head in the next couple of years. I've had this car 15 years, frankly I want at least 10 more out of it :D


I have absolutely no faith in cars beyond ~2005ish as that's when there was IMO a huge creep in needless technology, over reliance on plastics and planned obsolescence that we see on all cars now.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on October 03, 2018, 21:50:27 PM
I feel exactly the same, my cars have all been 2005 or older, there's simply less to go wrong and far better value for money.

I'm facing the same dilemma with my car too now as it turns out it probably needs timing chain and valve stem seals doing sooner rather than later, I'm hoping I can get another 5-10 years out of it though.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: soopahfly on October 15, 2018, 08:54:58 AM
Might be worth having a chat with some of the importers, most have guys in Japan, can get prices and can get parts.  You might be in for a wait though as they'll bundle them inside a car purchase.
Or look at Jauce?
https://www.jauce.com/search/MR2+Suspension+sw20

These are the places I have to get the tasty bits for my E51 Elgrand
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: neXus on October 16, 2018, 01:30:35 AM
5 years in Sydney and not needed a car yet


- Toll roads everywhere! IF you leave Sydney or enter Sydney by car you have to pay to get in.
- If you go anywhere longer than 20 minute drive in Sydney you are going to hit a toll.
- Parking, especially in the city you have to pay the council a fee so you are classed as a resident and can park outside your house if you do not have a garage.
- If you think London for example is bad in terms of parking fee's and lack of free parking - Sydney has most places beaten.


- Public transport is good, the trains go everywhere and are double decker
- Uber and others
- Taxis now competing with Uber pricing
- You have hire cars parked everywhere in the city, as a member you just book in a car, stroll up with a key fob and unlock the car to use for your booking
- Living close to city centre you can walk it to a lot of the places you need to be. Work is 15 minutes walk for example


Miss having a cart but also do not miss having a car. Once I need a bigger place with the family and move further out and as a family unit I am sure I will need one but even when people have cars they always train to work still
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on October 16, 2018, 19:12:39 PM
People in London don't use cars because they've made it expensive and impractical, but living in the centre of London and dealing with all the public transport issues seems like a nightmare to me, the tube is hell at rush hour or weekends. Anywhere else though, public transport is just all round garbage unless you live right next to a station or 5 mins from work. I'm sure Sydney is a lot better, but it's not really comparable is it, it's not even apples and oranges, its apples and aardvarks. :lol:

/hugs my NA 3.6L V8  Wub
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on February 19, 2019, 10:46:51 AM
Got my car back yesterday, it's 21 now so old enough to drink world wide, it had a few bits done at the garage, here's the job sheet.

70pt vehicle inspection

Labour to remove the cam-belt and water pump and inspect the oil pump / leak issue
Labour to remove the exhaust flexi section ready to drop sump / repair exhaust

Labour to remove the exhaust silencer
Labour to cut off the corroded flanges and prep ready for welding on new
Labour to remove the sump pan sections and remove the oil pump
Labour to strip and inspect the oil pump - pump gears showing signs of wear
Labour to clean / prep the engine parts ready to re-assemble
Labour to install the new oil pump
Labour to install the new water pump
Labour to re-install the aluminium section of the sump pan
Labour to prep and paint the 'new' tin section of sump ready to fit
Labour to clean and re-seal the O/S inner CV joint inc replacing the clip
1x Toyota water pump front housing, 16100-79225
1x Toyota oil pump, 15100-88460
1x used Tin sump pan section

Labour to install the 'new' tin section of the sump
Labour to install the new cambelt etc
Labour to change the cam cover gaskets
Labour to re-assemble the engine ready to run
1x Gates cambelt kit inc idler bearings
1x set of cam cover gaskets
1x alternator belt
1x air-con belt
1x set of new cam seals
1x oil filter
Spark plugs

Labour to replace midpipe/backbox flange
Labour to repair snapped fasterners on the turbo downpipe
2x exhaust flanges

Labour to run through the rest of the service work
Labour to tension throttle cable
Labour to test drive car to determin if there is an issue with turbocharger - none found
Engine coolant
Gearbox oil
Clutch fluid
Top up PAS Fluid

Labour to clean inner arch areas, sill areas etc
Labour to cut out the O/S sill and wire wheel the inner sill areas
Labour to cut out the 'bad' material in the inner sill areas
Labour to make up and weld in 2x support plates to replace removed materials
Labour to fettle the new sill to fit correctly
Labour to remove the rear bumper, lights etc to access the required metal works underneath
Labour to wire wheel various areas on the rear of the chassis that are beginning to corrode
Labour to apply RC900 to the O/S sill areas, rear arch areas and boot areas
Labour to profile / trim the new sill to fit
Cost of 1x replacement sill

Labour to apply cavity wax to the inner boot seams etc
Labour to remove the rear suspension / dampers to access the full inner rear arch
Labour to wire wheel / clean up both inner arch areas
Labour to position and tack weld in place the new sill
Labour to seam weld the sill
Labour to make up and tack weld the end plate for the o/s sill
Labour to appy RC900 to freshly installed sill, including inner sill areas etc
Labour to apply cavity wax to the inner arch areas, boot seams etc, 2nd coat

Labour to make up and weld in the rear inner arch to sill plates
Labour to weld the sill edge to add strength
Labour to prep / clean up welds
Labour to apply Sikaflex to wheel arch areas where required

Labour to prep, mask and bag up the car ready for truck bed lining application
Labour to prep additional chassis areas, linish and apply final coats of RC900

Labour to apply 2x coats of polyurathane based underseal
Materials Cost

Labour to de-bag the car
Labour to re-install the rear suspension
Labour to re-fit boot vents, trims etc ready to re-fit the rear bumper

Labour to re-fit rear bumper, lights, rubbing trips etc
Labour to strip both doors to access internals
Labour to clean out the gutter in the base of the doors ready to treat
Labour to appy RC900 to internals of the doors

Labour to remove the front and rear suspension arms ready to change bushes

Labour to replace front dampers
2x Front Dampers - Yellow bilstein
1x A/C Condensor
Labour to replace Condensor rad

Labour to install the polly bushes in to suspension arms
Labour to re-install the arms to the chassis
1x Polybush kit

Labour to free off required wheel alignment componants
Labour to check and set vehicle geometry
Labour to investigate coolant drip at front of car inc pressure test
Labour to replace faulty O-ring on heater matrix bleed point
Labour to clean and re-fit undertrays whilst car is on a ramp
1x set of 15mm camber bolts

Paintshop costs
Prep and paint o/s sill
Repair and paint o/s front wing
Repair and paint o/s lower door
Repair and paint o/s door trim (satin finish)
Repair and paint n/s sill end and lower edge
Mop and polish car paintwork as requested
Paint and Materials

Labour to re-install the rear 1/4 vent panels, seat belts, rear bins etc
Labour to replace drivers seatbelt
1x Drivers Seatbelt
1x Rear Number Plate
Labour to replace rear number plate

Cost of MOT test inc delivery to and from MOT station
1x new battery

Cost to re-gass the Air-con
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on February 19, 2019, 21:45:26 PM
Christ, I thought I had a big bill (just shy of 6k)! That must have set you back, mostly labour I'd imagine? I had pretty much an engine rebuild before Christmas and mine was about 50/50 parts vs labour. Only 50k miles on the clock and it drives like new now though.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on February 20, 2019, 00:06:10 AM
Christ, I thought I had a big bill (just shy of 6k)! That must have set you back, mostly labour I'd imagine? I had pretty much an engine rebuild before Christmas and mine was about 50/50 parts vs labour. Only 50k miles on the clock and it drives like new now though.

Yes it was eye watering :lol: Practically as much as the car is "worth" If not a bit more. It wasn't even worth switching to another mr2 though as it'd just have different and possibly more expensive work needing doing, mine is one of the "newest" ones at 21 :lol: Any parts at that age no matter how well they're initially made is potentially goosed, a lot of the parts would have still continued to function (oil and water pump) But they were showing significant signs of wear and if they failed it's another engine out job again. Like you I want another 5-10 years out of the car.

You got any rust issues on the BM?
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on February 22, 2019, 21:00:45 PM
I have a very minor bit on one sill, the garage said mine is probably the best example of the E65 7 series they've seen, the thing that really sets it apart is that all the electrics and interior are in excellent shape, with the exception of the CD changer which is a common and expensive fault on them. I gather there are not many on the roads though tbh, it was a love/hate car. It drives like new now, so I'd imagine your MR2 does as well.

Fingers crossed our cars will hold their value well as in another 5-10 years all the good petrols will start disappearing from the roads I reckon, leaving the highly strung EcoBoost tin cans.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: knighty on February 24, 2019, 22:56:24 PM
that looks like a hell of a bill :-o   it should last forever now tho? - do you do many miles?

which engine do you have in the bmw nige?


I big factor for me getting the Jag was because it's all aluminium so no rust issues.... planned on keeping it for a long long time... but I'm a bit bored of it now

saying that... I get my license back on Wednesday so I'll probably just be too happy I'm driving again to care :-)
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on February 25, 2019, 19:09:45 PM
4th gen E65 with the 3.6L V8 N62 engine. Double VANOS so double the wallet burn. Now I've spent a ton on it if I could squeeze a bit more performance out of it I'd be very happy, the only way to do that would be to trade it in for an Alpina B7 (which is a beauty of a car).

I can't believe you're only just getting your license back! The Jag is the 4.2L supercharged isn't it?
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: knighty on February 26, 2019, 22:07:04 PM
yeah 4.2 supercharged... but tbh it's overkill,  but when the hell do I ever floor it... it's too quick for that, kinda takes the fun/skill out of driving if you know what I mean?

kinda tempted by a 5 series, 7 series looks even better but a bit big for me, Jag pisses me off needing a massive space to park in

it least it was only a 6 month ban this time!

can a remap not do anything for you? - had a few vans done in the past and it made a massive difference (but they're kinda low mapped to start with)
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: neXus on February 26, 2019, 23:15:52 PM
5 Years in and still do not have a car here in Sydney.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on February 27, 2019, 17:33:17 PM
yeah 4.2 supercharged... but tbh it's overkill,  but when the hell do I ever floor it... it's too quick for that, kinda takes the fun/skill out of driving if you know what I mean?

kinda tempted by a 5 series, 7 series looks even better but a bit big for me, Jag pisses me off needing a massive space to park in

it least it was only a 6 month ban this time!

can a remap not do anything for you? - had a few vans done in the past and it made a massive difference (but they're kinda low mapped to start with)

If you want fun and fast but not too big you should get yourself one of the older M3's/M5's, or even a 335d as they go like stink. I'm done with the diesels.

It's a naturally aspirated engine so I'd get bugger all out of a remap, maybe 5% extra hp if I'm super lucky? The cost of doing anything more significant to it means there's no point, it would be smarter to just trade it for something faster that's already tuned.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on February 28, 2019, 07:20:23 AM
Well I've had it back, driven ~100 miles (most of that was back from the garage) Now 2 warning lights on the dash, they're picking it up Monday on a trailer, mercifully for free :gag:

Sounds like it could be the alternator, we'll see.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: knighty on February 28, 2019, 08:30:04 AM
If you want fun and fast but not too big you should get yourself one of the older M3's/M5's, or even a 335d as they go like stink. I'm done with the diesels.
It's a naturally aspirated engine so I'd get bugger all out of a remap, maybe 5% extra hp if I'm super lucky? The cost of doing anything more significant to it means there's no point, it would be smarter to just trade it for something faster that's already tuned.

yeah it probably won't add much actual power... but it'll make it more responsive etc.   a decent remap - guy with a laptop sitting in the car writing the map is £200 ish, or you can get a cheap one where they just plug a thingy in and download a map from the next for £80 ish, cheap one might be worth it, it's only the cost of a tank of fuel?

M3/M5... tbh I don't need anything that fast, 'not slow' will do for me... I must be getting old, I'm more interested in a smooth ride :-o



Well I've had it back, driven ~100 miles (most of that was back from the garage) Now 2 warning lights on the dash, they're picking it up Monday on a trailer, mercifully for free :gag:

Sounds like it could be the alternator, we'll see.

fingers crossed that's all it is!

might just be a lose/bad connection somewhere after all that work done?
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on March 01, 2019, 09:53:16 AM
M3/M5... tbh I don't need anything that fast, 'not slow' will do for me... I must be getting old, I'm more interested in a smooth ride :-o

That's actually the thing I love most, the buttery smooth ride! Don't think I've ever switched the suspension to 'sport' mode


Well I've had it back, driven ~100 miles (most of that was back from the garage) Now 2 warning lights on the dash, they're picking it up Monday on a trailer, mercifully for free :gag:

Sounds like it could be the alternator, we'll see.

Fingers crossed for you too, or they fess up that they made a mistake somewhere and its still not going to damage your wallet further.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on March 12, 2019, 23:01:47 PM
Further wallet hammering confirmed, alternator has goosed and needs rebuilding as a new OEM toyota one is £480! They warned against a cheap chinese replacement alternator (~£185) as they've had reliability issues.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on March 13, 2019, 06:31:37 AM
Hopefully the last of your wallet woes! I have a further £600 to spend at some point on replacement corroded brake lines and a few other bits.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: DEViANCE on March 18, 2019, 20:15:36 PM
Don't know how you guys run petrol cars, I'm devastated if my mpg goes below 50 on my cars and I've never really felt like I need more power and i like to make good progress. (1.9tdi skoda octavia and 2.0 tdci ford s max)
i do like it when people aren't afraid to keep older cars on the road though, kudos  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on March 19, 2019, 22:19:41 PM
I would have been quite content keeping my 3L diesel X3, with the remap it had it was joyous. The change in regs to punish diesel owners made me think twice about keeping it though.

The problem is, once you know that kind of power its horrible trying to live with less. :yarr:

I also don't do that many miles, around 5k a year.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: knighty on March 20, 2019, 15:51:07 PM
I do naff all miles too

on a run with cruise on I can average 24mpg.... work and back (short trip, traffic) I get average 16mpg :-(


I love old style turbo diesels, loads of low down grunt, not that impressed by the modern high revving ones :-(
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on March 21, 2019, 13:26:08 PM
Further wallet hammering confirmed, alternator has goosed and needs rebuilding as a new OEM toyota one is £480! They warned against a cheap chinese replacement alternator (~£185) as they've had reliability issues.

So turns out they can't rebuild it as they're currently unable to get the parts needed, but they have a rebuilt one they did prior, bloody circus stuff ::)

Still, in better news I've found a japanese website where several members have the same car/colour combo so at least I can get an idea on what wheels look half decent if I fancy a different pair  :lol:

One guy in particular (https://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/662567/blog/) chucks a lot of different types of wheels on his, Volk TE37s seem to suite quite well, another guy has the same TE37s and a luggage rack on his! https://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/466661/car/2206743/profile.aspx

(https://cdn.snsimg.carview.co.jp/minkara/photo/000/003/045/590/3045590/p2.jpg)
(more https://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/662567/car/565506/3045590/photo.aspx)

Someone has put an LED conversion on the headlights and I think they look nuts, I kinda like it... Probably no chance of sourcing them though  :lol:
(https://cdn.snsimg.carview.co.jp/minkara/parts/000/008/324/749/8324749/p2.jpg)  https://minkara.carview.co.jp/userid/2111546/car/1612299/8324749/parts.aspx

Anyway, still haven't got my car back...  ::)
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on March 22, 2019, 06:41:03 AM
Have they at least given you an ETA for the car being returned? MX-5 Parts used to sell a similar light conversion kit I'm sure, I wonder if its the same fitment?
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on March 22, 2019, 08:14:40 AM
Have they at least given you an ETA for the car being returned? MX-5 Parts used to sell a similar light conversion kit I'm sure, I wonder if its the same fitment?

Nope, hopefully next week but who knows :roll: :lol:

The MX-5 lights look too "rounded" so probs not same fitment  :(
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on May 22, 2019, 10:00:38 AM
Yeah so I got it back weeks back and the power steering went about 80 miles later as I was doing a tight turn in a carpark :dunno: ::) :lol:

I put a bit more fluid in and it seemed to improve so hopefully it's just dirty, I watch Scotty Kilmer a lot so I thought surely he must have something on this, and he did, so I'm putting some seafoam as per his video below in order to clean it,

Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: knighty on May 22, 2019, 21:16:37 PM
I wouldn't bother putting anything in to clean it unless there's a problem with it

power steering fluid is almost always ATF no matter what it says on the bottle (automatic transmission fluid) which is pretty awesome at cleaning stuff itself...   if it's easy to disconnect a pipe somewhere pop a pipe off drain it and refill it, take the reservoir off and give it a clean out too

people have been using ATF to clean things like diesel injectors/pumps for years

if the fluid has run low there could well be air in the system now, they're easy to bleed, jack the front end up and turn full lock left and then right a few times

:-)
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on May 23, 2019, 07:19:08 AM
knighty, thanks I will do if the above video fix doesn't work :ptu: (it's pretty much exactly the issue described in it)

The MR2 uses "EH" power steering fluid :dunno: https://www.mr2-ben.co.uk/products/853
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: knighty on May 26, 2019, 13:27:03 PM
it'll almost certainly be ATF from anything around that year... is the fluid red? - dead giveaway it's ATF
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on May 27, 2019, 12:00:31 PM
No the toyota stuff isn't red, it's now irrelevant as I've sussed the problem, it's leaked onto my driveway... ::) :lol:

I'll take it to the local garage, hopefully it's just a hose or such.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on June 05, 2019, 17:52:42 PM
No the toyota stuff isn't red, it's now irrelevant as I've sussed the problem, it's leaked onto my driveway... ::) :lol:

I'll take it to the local garage, hopefully it's just a hose or such.

NOPE

Steering rack gators have gone, pissing oil out so a refurbed rack is now being done at my local garage  :drama: :drama: :drama:

Honestly, what a circus  :panic: :lol: :roll: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: knighty on June 09, 2019, 00:32:48 AM
awwwww :-(
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on June 09, 2019, 09:53:03 AM
Such a shame having spent so much on it already for this to suddenly happen!
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: DEViANCE on June 16, 2019, 20:38:08 PM
the joys of owning a 20 year old car, worth it though, its a stunner.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on June 18, 2019, 18:54:15 PM
I like my cars like I like my women, 21 years old and with issues.



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Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: knighty on June 20, 2019, 14:36:03 PM
I had a date with a 22 yr old a while back, I felt like a pedo

(not joking, serious)

and I got wrong for not having gel in my hair and my jeans not being tight enough

(again serious)
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on June 20, 2019, 18:11:37 PM
I had a date with a 22 yr old a while back, I felt like a pedo

(not joking, serious)

and I got wrong for not having gel in my hair and my jeans not being tight enough

(again serious)

I've always been convinced you could write a successful book with your exploits, I now realise I was wrong, as you could comfortably write 2  :lol:
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: knighty on June 23, 2019, 20:51:28 PM
I've always been convinced you could write a successful book with your exploits, I now realise I was wrong, as you could comfortably write 2  :lol:

I have no idea how to even start explaining the bad/weird dates I've been on and the mentals I've dated

the last girl went out with we'd dated for a few months... I had to phone a taxi and kick her out of my house at 3am after she went mental, storming around threatening to knock me out because I moved a pillow

there's so much other sh*t you'd think I was making up if I told you... not the kind of stuff to type out on the internet :-o

Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: matt5cott on July 03, 2019, 07:20:33 AM
So I got it back last night, steering now works great but the power mirrors, clock and stereo were are all dead ???

After about 2 hours of faffing turns out it was a fuse gone in the drivers side footwell :roll: now all fine.

Is it the end of this saga? Probably not as I saw rust colouration on the floor underneath where it had been parked :thumbdown: :roll: :lol:


Next on the agenda is a stripping the car and a full respray along with a set of better suiting alloys, this is long term though.
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Serious on July 11, 2019, 01:32:43 AM
I like my cars like I like my women, 21 years old and with issues.


I would be called a dirty old man... :p
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Bacon on July 12, 2019, 17:26:56 PM
I like my cars like I like my women, 21 years old and with issues.


I would be called a dirty old man... :p

You are a dirty old man already!
Title: Re: Happy Birthday MR2 (18)
Post by: Serious on July 20, 2019, 00:52:35 AM
I like my cars like I like my women, 21 years old and with issues.


I would be called a dirty old man... :p

You are a dirty old man already!

When you suffer as much pain as I do you might look but that's as far as it goes.

Unlike some very rich Americans who did a hell of a lot more. Hopefully they are going to jail for a long time.