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Are all the spark plugs easily accessible in an mr2? What with the engine being in the wrong place and all?
Comp test cars before buying? What is an immaculate car?
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Yes, it's not a Subaru.
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You can often tell by ear if one cylinder is off by the sound of the car turning over with the fuel pump fuse pulled, one compression stroke will be faster and sound higher pitched than the others.
A non intrusive method would be to use a lab scope and do a relative compression test, although this is not going to show much if all the cylinders were worn, but you'd hope there'd be another sign (like excess exhaust smoke) if so.
A non intrusive method would be to use a lab scope and do a relative compression test, although this is not going to show much if all the cylinders were worn, but you'd hope there'd be another sign (like excess exhaust smoke) if so.
I have only ever used my compression tester after I bought stuff, maybe I am doing it wrong 
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I don't think I'd let anyone anywhere near my engine to do a compression test, what happens if they break a plug, scratch the paintwork by leaning over it or something else. Sorry but preowned cars are brought as seen. If any prospective buyer doesn't like it then tough I won't sell my car to them..
Well I viewed the car it sounded fine and I didn't do a comp test
Didnt buy it though..
Didnt buy it though..
Why?Well I viewed the car it sounded fine and I didn't do a comp test
Didnt buy it though..
Not previously mentioned rust, light but still there and repray front bumper with slight panel gap issues indicating something.
Maybe I walked away from a good one but it was sold as immaculate...was beautiful though.
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The none invasive way to test relative compression would be with a scope. Measure the amperage at the starter (or battery cable while cranking). Even better if it has a crank position sensor you can add to another line (to determine cylinder no.)
The waveform should be a good saw wave with all the peaks and troughs at the same amplitude.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FODpcVSuJHA
The waveform should be a good saw wave with all the peaks and troughs at the same amplitude.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FODpcVSuJHA
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If you are paying 10k for an mr2 it needs to be perfect tbh.
Yeah that was my thinking. It was a really nice car.
But if i bought it knowing thefront bumper had been off, resprayed and of course it will never line up properly afterwards if only by a millimeter or so.. That would be my fault.
Last time I had one I didnt spot that it had been in a front bump till a week or so after I got it home and it annoyed me.
Are there any about that havent been in a front end bump is the question I guess.
If you're not desperate for one just bide your time, another will come up. If you're particularly after a Rev4/5 sonic shadow turbo (factory not conversion) then it'll take a while longer simply because that combo is so much rarer than most. If you're just after a very tidy Rev3+ turbo, there will be more for sale 
If you're not desperate for one just bide your time, another will come up. If you're particularly after a Rev4/5 sonic shadow turbo (factory not conversion) then it'll take a while longer simply because that combo is so much rarer than most. If you're just after a very tidy Rev3+ turbo, there will be more for sale
Yep my preference is actually red but you can only get original toyota sunfade pink unless its been resprayed
Rev 4 or 5 is preferable but any tidy rev 3 without too much body kit etc.
I'm in no rush its a second car for me anyway. But I had lined up garage rental etc which may or not be available now in the future under existing terms.
this.
Ah yes, a nice shade of Super Pink II!
I do wonder if a lot of owners of the tidier original cars (100% not mine) are seeing the way the market is trending and are holding on. Usually there's a few nice ones for sale at any one time but it does seem to be a bit barren at the moment!
I do wonder if a lot of owners of the tidier original cars (100% not mine
) are seeing the way the market is trending and are holding on. Usually there's a few nice ones for sale at any one time but it does seem to be a bit barren at the moment!Lose the scoop and this would be very tidy aesthetically:
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/toyota/mr2/toyota-mr2-turbo-gt-rev3/10574602
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/toyota/mr2/toyota-mr2-turbo-gt-rev3/10574602
Ah yes, a nice shade of Super Pink II!
I do wonder if a lot of owners of the tidier original cars (100% not mine
Yeah for sure
there isn't 1 clean car for sale anywhere...I dont think he wanted to lower the price at all.
But once a car has had a bump, you can never really go back and unbump it. Without taking the bumper off you would never know the extent of the damage or repair. Could be something or nothing right?
And I was always told never buy an mr2 thats had a front ender.
Not bad buy I always question cars that have had a full respray and why has it had a new front windscreen?
Its not common to have a new windscreen or fuel pump in my mind anyway
See im very fussy!