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Hi folks, All the preparations for sale are done, she's photographed and up on ebay as a classified ad. The price is a very tricky one to guage, there is nothing else like it! But as the advert says I'll consider sensible offers. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-MR2-Turbo-Diesel-T-Bar-VAG-TDI-engin...

Shane, I've had someone else on another forum find a similar problem to you. I have had a look into that and I couldn't find an issue like this, then more recently I changed the fuel filter and its made no difference. What I have found though is if I drive the car like a nutter there is now smoke :)

Thanks Preey, that's very kind :) Hi folks its been a while, I've done about 12000 miles in Mr Two now and its going very well. I have recently done a few little jobs to try and get it up to scratch. Firstly I've painted up and cut the holes in spare MR2 dash that someone kindly gave me :) That's no...

After spending several hours fixing the bio machine I finally got round to making some more adjustments to Mr Two. This one is to make the car a little more "get in and drive" when someone else uses it, rather than spending 10 minutes explaining the little nuances of the car. I wanted the ...

Thanks Folks :) :) After a frustrating morning (set about fixing the missus brakes only to find the locking wheel nut key was missing), I went and fetched Mr Two and had a go at improving the gear shift. On the way back in the MR2 something went wrong for the first time :( One of the gear change cab...

Thanks 2Mad :) I've not written an update for a while and I've done a few bits over the weeks. I've been driving in a much more normal way now (not lorry chasing). Like fury early on Sunday mornings :) and at least matching motorway traffic speeds on my long daily commute. The average figure over a ...

Gazza, you make a good point. It's all back together now and in regular use, but if I get any more problems, I'll go ahead and renew the lot. Dawesy, I'll measure MPG again soon and see if how much it has improved. That would be an awesome swap, all that torque would feel amazing, when are you start...

Brakes all working! :) I thought it might be sensible to take them apart and see what was needed before wording bits in. One caliper had a sticky piston and the other had one sticky slider. Upon taking them all apart it seems all the pistons were in great shape after a thorough cleaning, no corrosio...

Patients! Hopfully, I'll be looking into tuning it a bit in a while. The rear calipers are pretty much new, both changed before I bought the car. I will however be getting the rebuild kit for the front on your advice. I assume this is the stuff you're talking about (it doesn't specifically say for b...

Thanks Folks :) :) Well I've done well over 500 miles in Mr Two now and I'm falling in love with it. It really is exactly right! Fast, economical, loads of fun, and really quite tolerable on a long run. I love it (did I mention that). I can now confidently say that I have accurately measured the MPG...

hahaha, I love it! MR2 Turbo stickers might get in some Traffic Light Races thta I can't win

Thanks synXero, I'm over the moon, especially with what I saw when I got home (see below). Gazza, I got very excited and checked the date and I am away that weekend :( I would very much like to join in a bit and "upset" some of the members with my rattly car at some point though :) I still...

It was difficult, I felt like the studs were perhaps a little bigger than they should have been, I could do the first few turns with the ratchet, but soon had to reach for the breaker bar. I guess I must have been pushing pretty hard not to notice that one was about to snap! :) There are a number of...

The smoke cleared on the way to the MOT station :) i think it must have been oil in the exhaust (bought from ebay). The brakes cleaned up and passed ok and i have had an absolutely awesome day driving through Wales with her indoors, in Mr Two :) we are now canping ready for more MR2 TDI fun tomorrow...

Thanks folks :) I'm pleased with how it looks, I think it suits me pretty well. Ben, I can't say for sure yet, although I think I would have used full lock maneuvering it round the drive. I'll give it a good test at some point. I do remember thinking that the tire looks awfully close to the spring s...

Right then, a very busy month at work is over, I have booked the MOT for Saturday, then off into Whales camping :) :) if it fails then we're in the pug 106 :( no pressure then! After literally months of considering the options (from time to time), the wheels are now shod in 205 50 16, and 225 50 16 ...

Its amazing how long I've been telling people that "it's ready for MOT", yet I've spent another day working on it :) I borrow VAG-Com from a friend of mine and timed the injection pump this morning. Got it well within the limits, but on the advanced side (good for Bio). http://i97.photobuc...

Thanks folks

Making Bio this weekend was a right faff, it took ages! But when that was all done, I did a little more on the MR2. I finally got round to timing the engine properly following the cam belt change. This was only to get the cam timing right, I've still got to get the injection pump timing done with VA...

Thanks for the encouragement