http://www.mr2.com/forums Discussion and tech for 90-99 SW20 MR2. 3S-GTE, 3S-GE, 3S-FE, 5S-FE. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:42:38 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mr2.com/forums/images/001/misc/rss.jpg http://www.mr2.com/forums http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47110-not-heater-core-please-not-heater-core.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:20:27 GMT hey two questions 1)i fear my heater core might be leaking...is there anyway to find out other then ripping my whole god damn car apart, will it still leak if i keep the heat off? 2) is there any writeup on replacing it ...and nobody makes a new one??? can i still get one from toyota?(hate to do it twice) doesnt look hard just looks like a pita any help is greatly apreciated thanks hey two questions
1)i fear my heater core might be leaking...is there anyway to find out other then ripping my whole god damn car apart, will it still leak if i keep the heat off?
2) is there any writeup on replacing it ...and nobody makes a new one??? can i still get one from toyota?(hate to do it twice) doesnt look hard just looks like a pita
any help is greatly apreciated
thanks ]]> MK 2 MR2 - SW20 mr2v63vz http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47110-not-heater-core-please-not-heater-core.html http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47105-coolant-line-top-gas-tank.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:30:01 GMT Ok so iv been loosing coolant on my car i see it dripping on my drive way, I removed all the covers underneath the car and now I see coolant dripping from on the of the fuel tank, but i was not able to see any coolant line up there. can someone please guide me in the right direction to which line that is. thanks in advance Ok so iv been loosing coolant on my car i see it dripping on my drive way, I removed all the covers underneath the car and now I see coolant dripping from on the of the fuel tank, but i was not able to see any coolant line up there. can someone please guide me in the right direction to which line that is. thanks in advance ]]> MK 2 MR2 - SW20 JibrilsAuto http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47105-coolant-line-top-gas-tank.html http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47096-no-power-full-throttle.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:41:46 GMT in my 91t, I'll put the petal to the floor and it seems like it has no power. All the way up to about 70% throttle and the motor responds like normal. My ignition components new and timing is dead on. any ideas? ]]> MK 2 MR2 - SW20 jesse0880 http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47096-no-power-full-throttle.html http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47093-y-am-i-still-leaking-somebody-please-shoot-me-help-me-bury-my-2-a.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:13:01 GMT im so siiiickkkk of fixing my car....
the other day i was doing a nice new set of plugs and wires (the first thing i wanted to spend money on in awhile) and i noticed a ton of coolant pouring out the front of my car....sigh so i go look and it looks like a hose , i just replaced the radiator , i just finished putting her back together after a nice little accident with a telephone pole on the drivers side.... so i go out and but two replacement hoses and there too big so i go back the next monrning and get a new hose and get it to stop leaking...finnally back to plugs and wires....starts leaking again this time out a small pinhole out the side of the radiator i just replaced....sigh so a little of jb waterweld and now she stops leaking....untill now . Its leaking from here



kind of hard to get a good pic of where it is but its directly under the spare tire, at least thats where its dripping.....im also overheating and quickly....i have heat though , heater core better not be f*&% that , i dont know what it is whats a o2 heater??? because shes running lean (well at least throwing a code for lean) i think shes running rich idk im so close to selling my v6 mr2 for a stock turbo so i can just get in nd drive it.....please help
o and what the hell is this rubber bushing for i popped it out and there were leaves inside! ]]> MK 2 MR2 - SW20 mr2v63vz http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47093-y-am-i-still-leaking-somebody-please-shoot-me-help-me-bury-my-2-a.html http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47091-93-car-sways-45mph-clunking.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:36:29 GMT I have a 1993 NA MKII that has moderate to severe swerving (swaying might be a better word) while driving in a straight line anywhere from 40-45 mph through top speed. I've replaced:

Struts (Koni Yellows)
Springs (Eibach Pro-kit)
Strut rod bushings (chassis to strut rod, strut rod to control arm) (Prothane)
Rear swaybar bushings and brackets (Prothane and OEM)

I've also had an alignment done and have the following values:

LF
Camber -.9
Caster 3.2
Toe .07

RF
Camber -.06
Caster 3.2
Toe .03

Cross Camber-.2
Cross Caster 0
Total Toe .10
Set Back .24

LR
Camber -1.4
Toe .33

RR
Camber -1.5
Toe .31

Total Toe .64
Thrust angle .01

I'm fairly certain the sway is in the rear, as I feel it most in the seat and the wheel has no movement (though it is 1-2 degrees to the right when driving straight) during the swaying. I don't think it's a wheel bearing, since I don't hear anything, but I do hear a severe clunking noise coming from the rear, which I suspect is a strut mount. I also get a similar if not the same clunk when shifting from odd rpms or with less precise clutch work.

Summary: Why am I swaying and what's that clunk?

Thanks for any help ]]> MK 2 MR2 - SW20 Sh0ty http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47091-93-car-sways-45mph-clunking.html http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47077-cheap-how-replace-rear-under-arm-braces.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:32:50 GMT Ive seen some of the stuff on horsepower.com and saw what they did to replace the underarm bracers. Ive decided to do it and take pictures for the hell of it and to show some mr2 folks how to do it yourself. As you know these under arm bracers rot out on mine well they were baaaaad. Image: http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4740/cimg0721h.jpg As you can see mine were almost missing so i went to home depot and i found some steel conduit piping for 6 bucks and a can of gloss black spray paint for 97 cents and i picked it up. Image: http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/2903/cimg0730.jpg lucky me i picked up this little truck last saturday for my daily to start the mr2 build/project but anyways i measured the pipes with the underarm bracers.... well what was left of the one Image: http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/1707/cimg0722.jpg Image: http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/472/cimg0723.jpg and i cut them to length. Next thing is you wanna get a hammer for me i used a dead blow hammer and smashed the ends in flipping the steel tube every 2 or 3 hits with the hammer Image: http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2636/cimg0724.jpg Next i marked the holes with the old bracer support and drilled em out Image: http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/576/cimg0725.jpg off topic but heres a picture of my buddys wheels off his old vw before i converted him to a is300 this is how i feel about v dubs Image: http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/3716/cimg0726.jpg next i scuffed them up with a wire brush so the paint would get a nice clean stick. make sure to wear saftey goggles on this one i almost learned the hard way Image: http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5241/cimg0727hd.jpg next i painted them Image: http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/959/cimg0729.jpg heres the finished product. now you can slap em on theyll form shape when you bolt them down Image: http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/2218/cimg0733.jpg now your all set Image: http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6646/cimg0734.jpg So in the long run with an hour of labor i spent 7 dollers and 20 cents on these. Not sure what toyota would charge but its probably in the 40 doller range who knows maybe 80. Hope this helps some of you with rotted out bracers. Ive seen some of the stuff on horsepower.com and saw what they did to replace the underarm bracers. Ive decided to do it and take pictures for the hell of it and to show some mr2 folks how to do it yourself. As you know these under arm bracers rot out on mine well they were baaaaad.

As you can see mine were almost missing so i went to home depot and i found some steel conduit piping for 6 bucks and a can of gloss black spray paint for 97 cents and i picked it up.

lucky me i picked up this little truck last saturday for my daily to start the mr2 build/project but anyways i measured the pipes with the underarm bracers.... well what was left of the one


and i cut them to length. Next thing is you wanna get a hammer for me i used a dead blow hammer and smashed the ends in flipping the steel tube every 2 or 3 hits with the hammer

Next i marked the holes with the old bracer support and drilled em out

off topic but heres a picture of my buddys wheels off his old vw before i converted him to a is300 this is how i feel about v dubs

next i scuffed them up with a wire brush so the paint would get a nice clean stick. make sure to wear saftey goggles on this one i almost learned the hard way

next i painted them

heres the finished product. now you can slap em on theyll form shape when you bolt them down

now your all set

So in the long run with an hour of labor i spent 7 dollers and 20 cents on these. Not sure what toyota would charge but its probably in the 40 doller range who knows maybe 80. Hope this helps some of you with rotted out bracers. ]]> MK 2 MR2 - SW20 MR-3sgte http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47077-cheap-how-replace-rear-under-arm-braces.html http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47070-knocking-sounds-when-turning-left.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:43:13 GMT remember a few weeks ago took corner at pace nothing she cant handle

any way now everytime i turn left its like knock knock knock knock not the best sound

but when i installed my jamex springs at the front and i did a full wheel lock it made a similar sound like a knock when i did the full lock then back to normal but not around corners etc

so what mgiht the problem be? i no its not cv's

might be struts shocks? does also pull left abit have not got my alignment yet though since my new rims

any idea and help would be aprreciated thanks ]]> MK 2 MR2 - SW20 byza213 http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47070-knocking-sounds-when-turning-left.html http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47068-3sgte-gen-2-3-help-me-decide.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:46:48 GMT Hi, I have a 91 sw20 with a gen 2 with 150000 miles on it and i think the turbo bearing went cuz when i get on it and boost gets to half and then starts to screech and snd stops building boost. my question is should i rebuild the turbo and do some mods or should i swap for a gen 3. my goal is to have a nice street machine that retains lots of stock but is not necessarily a daily driver. I want to make numbers in the horsepower range of 300-325. What would I have to do to my gen 2 price and parts wise? Same with getting a 3rd gen that i found for $2,500. Hi, I have a 91 sw20 with a gen 2 with 150000 miles on it and i think the turbo bearing went cuz when i get on it and boost gets to half and then starts to screech and snd stops building boost. my question is should i rebuild the turbo and do some mods or should i swap for a gen 3. my goal is to have a nice street machine that retains lots of stock but is not necessarily a daily driver. I want to make numbers in the horsepower range of 300-325. What would I have to do to my gen 2 price and parts wise? Same with getting a 3rd gen that i found for $2,500. ]]> MK 2 MR2 - SW20 8Bit http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47068-3sgte-gen-2-3-help-me-decide.html http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47056-shifter-knob.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:49:24 GMT Hey, I'm looking to replace the shifter knob in my MR2. I saw a picture of one on here about a month ago that had a short stick with black material and red stitching. I was looking for that one, or if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks! ]]> MK 2 MR2 - SW20 Sarjax http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47056-shifter-knob.html http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47054-another-tranny-question.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:31:23 GMT Ok, I've just abou given up on this, but I've searched everywhere, and I'm either blind a dummy or I simply can't find it. Can any one point me in the direction of where I can find a manual on how to drop the transmission on a 91 Turbo?? I got the repair manual, but it doesn't say how to drop it, it explains everything else, but how to remove it, please help, I'm trying to get the work going on this car, and get back on the road.

Thanks in advance. ]]> MK 2 MR2 - SW20 blackdemon http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47054-another-tranny-question.html http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47023-headlight-fault-help.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:41:13 GMT symptom; Turn dipped headlights on and my full beams come on, and the full beam indicator light on the dash illuminates, through out this I do not get dipped beams. What I have tested: Checked fuses, all ok Bridged the relay, still the same checked voltages at the bulb holders, ok checked the bulbs, ok changed over the stalk, still the same problem ( unless the other stalk i have also is faulty, which is unlikely) Now, I did buy a replacement stalk from an earlier revision mr2, still the same problem. I even stripped down the indicator stalk and fitted it to my whole unit and the same problem also. Unless the stalk was also faulty which I do not believe it is, there must be another problem. Would a bad earth do this do you think? heres the wiring diagram, its for the US model but I suspect its the same. unless someone has a JDM wiring diagram for the headlights? 1991 MR2 BGB Online - Electrical (http://www.mr2-tech.com/bgb/electrical/index_electrical.htm) symptom;

Turn dipped headlights on and my full beams come on, and the full beam indicator light on the dash illuminates, through out this I do not get dipped beams.

What I have tested:

Checked fuses, all ok
Bridged the relay, still the same
checked voltages at the bulb holders, ok
checked the bulbs, ok
changed over the stalk, still the same problem ( unless the other stalk i have also is faulty, which is unlikely)

Now, I did buy a replacement stalk from an earlier revision mr2, still the same problem. I even stripped down the indicator stalk and fitted it to my whole unit and the same problem also. Unless the stalk was also faulty which I do not believe it is, there must be another problem. Would a bad earth do this do you think?

heres the wiring diagram, its for the US model but I suspect its the same. unless someone has a JDM wiring diagram for the headlights?

1991 MR2 BGB Online - Electrical ]]> MK 2 MR2 - SW20 jdbecks http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-47023-headlight-fault-help.html http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-46996-coolant-leaking.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:53:10 GMT Ok so now coolant is leaking from somewhere underneat the car I removed all the covers under the car to pinpoint where its leaking from but no luck. this is a non turbo if that helps. My question is are there any places where its more likely to leak from? Ok so now coolant is leaking from somewhere underneat the car I removed all the covers under the car to pinpoint where its leaking from but no luck. this is a non turbo if that helps. My question is are there any places where its more likely to leak from? ]]> MK 2 MR2 - SW20 JibrilsAuto http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-46996-coolant-leaking.html http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-46973-94-premium-sound-aftermarket-head-unit-question.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:42:39 GMT I have a 94 MR2 with premium sound. I have read on here that the Metra 8112 harness will be what I need to install and aftermarket head unit. I bought it, sure enough, it plugs in, but it doesn't work. I tested the stereo by hooking power and ground directly to the battery and the power comes on, so I know the stereo is OK. I have jacked with that stupid harness for an hour trying every possible combination of wiring and nothing works. I've installed numerous stereos, but I am at a loss... Any suggestions before I hang my head in disgrace and take it to a shop? ]]> MK 2 MR2 - SW20 mmarookiejoe http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-46973-94-premium-sound-aftermarket-head-unit-question.html http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-46970-does-anyone-have-know-what-size-screw.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:37:29 GMT the screw that holds the trunk and gas door release latches that bolts the whole assembly to the car.. i cant find it ive tried every screw/bolt i can get my hand on does anyone have an extra one or kno if i can replacec it at home depot/lowes?? the screw that holds the trunk and gas door release latches that bolts the whole assembly to the car.. i cant find it ive tried every screw/bolt i can get my hand on does anyone have an extra one or kno if i can replacec it at home depot/lowes?? ]]> MK 2 MR2 - SW20 mr2v63vz http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-46970-does-anyone-have-know-what-size-screw.html http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-46964-best-struts-na-92-a.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:32:20 GMT When i first bought my 2 i was told by my mechanic i was going to need new struts/shocks. Now that i finally have the money i am looking into different brands. I am planning on installing TRD springs when i replace the struts. What are your suggestions? When i first bought my 2 i was told by my mechanic i was going to need new struts/shocks. Now that i finally have the money i am looking into different brands. I am planning on installing TRD springs when i replace the struts. What are your suggestions? ]]> MK 2 MR2 - SW20 Chubbz http://www.mr2.com/forums/mk-2-mr2-sw20/Toyota-MR2-46964-best-struts-na-92-a.html