Maladjustments

gnsnprwldwsl · 01-11-2008, 07:07 PM

So I got an '85 MR2, and mang the car is nice !!

So, the thing is that the car didn't start up sometimes, so we brought it in for the mechanic (who sold it to me) to check it out. Turns out that it wasn't the battery problem as my father thought it was, but the distributor cap and the idle screw on the throttle body was maladjusted.

So, in all my stupidity, decided to tweak the idle screw myself and got some weird results. Now, not only does the car not start up sometimes, it also doesn't seem to run on 1st until i got about 5-10mph.

I also hear some kind of rattle/scratching sound ... and am particularly scared that that sound may cause some serious damage to my car.

Thanks in advance for any response.

driftmonster · 01-11-2008, 07:45 PM

Man, when I'm not smashed I will reply. If you do'nt get an answer check back.

gnsnprwldwsl · 01-15-2008, 05:53 AM

And so, my father was able to pull up some contacts and I was able to get a few opinions about my car. A mechanic was able to tweak the adjustments back to a pleasent operable condition.

So I notice the thing about my car is that it lags on first gear .. slowly pushing along and then going all out when it reaches a certain speed, around 5 mph or so. So, someone told me that it may have a big deal with the vacuum hoses and other hoses being old and faulty/leaky, especially with the car being so old and neglected.

What do you guys think ??

senn · 01-19-2008, 07:00 AM

take it to a toyota guru in your area, and get it checked out, sounds like it could be a pig of a problem to find :P

gnsnprwldwsl · 01-21-2008, 12:18 AM

Well, I managed to get a few people to look at it.

So far, I've identified the TPS is faulty and needs adjustments.
Trying to identify a certain diagnosis code, but having trouble
finding it in the manual.

But other than that, the car's pretty good. Friend says that it's
not putting out as much power as it should .. so that might be
the mickey mouse fuel injectors that are on the car.

01-11-2008, 07:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
gnsnprwldwsl Cage Fighter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 109 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Maladjustments So I got an '85 MR2, and mang the car is nice !! So, the thing is that the car didn't start up sometimes, so we brought it in for the mechanic (who sold it to me) to check it out. Turns out that it wasn't the battery problem as my father thought it was, but the distributor cap and the idle screw on the throttle body was maladjusted. So, in all my stupidity, decided to tweak the idle screw myself and got some weird results. Now, not only does the car not start up sometimes, it also doesn't seem to run on 1st until i got about 5-10mph. I also hear some kind of rattle/scratching sound ... and am particularly scared that that sound may cause some serious damage to my car. Thanks in advance for any response.

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01-11-2008, 07:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
driftmonster I'm back I'm back Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangkok,Thailand Posts: 831 Thanks: 57 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Man, when I'm not smashed I will reply. If you do'nt get an answer check back.

01-15-2008, 05:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
gnsnprwldwsl Cage Fighter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 109 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	And so, my father was able to pull up some contacts and I was able to get a few opinions about my car. A mechanic was able to tweak the adjustments back to a pleasent operable condition. So I notice the thing about my car is that it lags on first gear .. slowly pushing along and then going all out when it reaches a certain speed, around 5 mph or so. So, someone told me that it may have a big deal with the vacuum hoses and other hoses being old and faulty/leaky, especially with the car being so old and neglected. What do you guys think ??

01-19-2008, 07:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
senn AW11 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 96 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	take it to a toyota guru in your area, and get it checked out, sounds like it could be a pig of a problem to find :P

01-21-2008, 12:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
gnsnprwldwsl Cage Fighter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 109 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Well, I managed to get a few people to look at it. So far, I've identified the TPS is faulty and needs adjustments. Trying to identify a certain diagnosis code, but having trouble finding it in the manual. But other than that, the car's pretty good. Friend says that it's not putting out as much power as it should .. so that might be the mickey mouse fuel injectors that are on the car.