Anyway, I went and checked all the fluids, oil was changed a couple weeks ago and I changed/flushed the coolant. I wanted to get the engine running well before selling so I went and tested all the sensors around the engine bay according to the service manual, and found the water temp, air intake temp, engine bay temp were all going well, spark plugs were firing correctly. I came to the vacuum sensor, where I noticed it had a missing vacuum line which I made a little tube to connect it properly. I then went and cleaned out the spark plugs which were completely charred up again with carbon preventing it from starting. I filled it up with some 91 petrol, to which it began to idle now but still misfiring a bit. On restarting the engine, it ran amazing, very little exhaust gas was being expelled and the vacuum sensor seemed to be operating correctly which was awesome. I have since listed the engine and some other parts on Trade Me to get them sold off to begin the conversion. I will also be getting a rust repair on the sills done so I can get the car a warrant of fitness and road legal before I begin.
I also did a lot of little spot repairs, cleaned out some rust underneath then primed and painted it. I also cleaned out each wheel well, attaching a loose mudguard, cleaning out rust spots and painting black, plus doing the brake calipers red for a nice clean finishing look. I also did each rim with tires on a black color which looks a lot better aesthetically and my stakeholder Anna really liked.
Another thing I added in is a hydraulic boot opening piston thingy I found at CREW for $1. I made a couple adapter brackets riveted to the body and it now works well.
Over the holiday break, we got the Toyota MR2 checked at Pacific Toyota which came back good as the engine was assessed in good condition, which meant recovering costs would be easier. They said some sort of faulty wiring or reading error to the ECU was causing it to run rough.
Anyway, I went and checked all the fluids, oil was changed a couple weeks ago and I changed/flushed the coolant. I wanted to get the engine running well before selling so I went and tested all the sensors around the engine bay according to the service manual, and found the water temp, air intake temp, engine bay temp were all going well, spark plugs were firing correctly. I came to the vacuum sensor, where I noticed it had a missing vacuum line which I made a little tube to connect it properly. I then went and cleaned out the spark plugs which were completely charred up again with carbon preventing it from starting. I filled it up with some 91 petrol, to which it began to idle now but still misfiring a bit. On restarting the engine, it ran amazing, very little exhaust gas was being expelled and the vacuum sensor seemed to be operating correctly which was awesome. I have since listed the engine and some other parts on Trade Me to get them sold off to begin the conversion. I will also be getting a rust repair on the sills done so I can get the car a warrant of fitness and road legal before I begin.
I also did a lot of little spot repairs, cleaned out some rust underneath then primed and painted it. I also cleaned out each wheel well, attaching a loose mudguard, cleaning out rust spots and painting black, plus doing the brake calipers red for a nice clean finishing look. I also did each rim with tires on a black color which looks a lot better aesthetically and my stakeholder Anna really liked.
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