Ryncewind

Nice to see another yellow one about! Looks really clean too! Hope to see you at some shows!

I had a similar issue, replaced the 'coilpack' and noticed a break in the insulation on the wires in that area.Changed the wires and that solved it

http://www.importcarparts.co.uk/parts-info?id=5073&cat=89&sub=1350&sec=0&var=0&dc=&gen=&searchKey=&searchPart=

My friend found out the hard way there is a split in the insulation on the king lead so i'll be replacing all the leads at some point in the near future lol

MR-2

Posted Today, 05:54 AM

I have ignitor plug/connector problem sometimes in my 3S-GTE MR2 after washing engine or heavy rain wheather, almost same igniter as in Starlet. Somehow water goes in the plug and all dead after that, problem goes away when taking plug away, some pressure air and WD40. I have greased and oiled it several times, but sometimes problem comes back, wery weird thing. I have checked wires and plug several times and everything look okay always. So very sentive plug, but You propably have cheked it for sure, I was giving earlier other ways. Keep on eye on that plug, sounds more possible reason than knock sensor...

Yeah i doubt it was the knock sensor but I can't say for sure as I changed that and the ignitor at the same time, The knock sensor I removed was in near perfect condition too!

Anything is possible if you have the skills, Time and money. Look up Project Binky on Youtube, They're putting a 2.0 turbo ad 4wd from a Celica GT4 into one. I think it was from a Celica GT4 anyway, Look it up though it's ace.

Update time,

Checked the earths on the coil and the ignitor to the firewall, they were spot on, (With the dress up kit so rules out the kit) Checked resistances on all the HT leads and the King lead just for good measure and everything good there.

Coil was still getting it's 12v but wasn't receiving the pulse from the ignitor and the injectors weren't receiving a signal from it either, I believe they also get one from it so tested them, Anyway they weren't getting one either. RPM gauge doesn't move when the engine is cranked. Time to find a new ignitor, Luckily there is a starlet breaker only 5 mins away from me who sorted me out with an ignitor, He also suggested a knock sensor, Said that was a more common fault on these and would also give the same problems, So i ended up with a knock sensor off him too. Get home and stick them both in the car. Still nothing. Hmmm, Forgot to plug the king lead back on the distributor! Stick that back in and it fired up with a bit of a splutter idled on the choke at around 1500rpm for a few minutes, All is well. left it running while i had a brew and it suddenly cut out, Again the temp gauge was through the roof and the RPM needle doing fuck all. Ready to set it on fire now, Not a fan of electrical shit. Left it for a few mins and tried to start it again, it went right into life and has been fine for the past few hours, driven it about 50 miles and all seems well, Though my idle is about 300RPM now and the engine shakes like mad, Soon sorted by adjusting the screw on the throttle pulley (I don't recommend doing this with the engine on, My buddy got a right belt off the king lead) and it's good as new now. So in the end it was either the ignitor or the knock sensor. My guess is the ignitor but i can't check for sure since i changed them both, It's working now and i can't be bothered to fuck about now it's going again. Not sure what caused it to die as I've read the ignitors rarely fail, Maybe a loose wire shorted it out and fried it, Who knows. She lives to see another day!

Jack the front of the car up so both wheels are off the ground, Spin one wheel, If the other wheel spins in the same direction you have an LSD, If it spins in the opposite direction you have an open differential.

Ok so I've lost spark in my Glanza, Bare with me while I do my best to explain from the start.
Yesterday I fit my JDM EP engine bay dress up kit, In the process i snap the breather from the rocker cover to the inlet, Ooops, Temporarily block the rocker cover hole with an o2 sensor bung till I can get a catch can on there. Finish putting the kit on, Start the car up, instantly revs to 3k, Bummer. Remembered i didn't plug the breather hole on the intake so i go and block that off too with some pipe and a bolt.

Start the car up and idle is now at 4-500 RPM and not the usual 900RPM ish, I assumed it was down to the breather as that was the only thing different so I left it and didn't think much else about it, Well today I went for a drive, not a spirited one. Did Bradford to Leeds without any issue, parked car for half an hour and set off home, I'm coasting in 5th down Stanningly bypass, Look at the clocks and my RPM is at 0 (I'm rolling in 5th)

Car won't start at all, + a few hours cars recovered back to my mates and we're looking around, No spark at the plugs, Coil is getting 11.6V, Nothing is coming out of the coil though, Stuck a screwdriver in the king lead and there was no arcing from it. Checked the ground on the coil and it seems good (assuming it does ground through the firewall bolt?) Having a read up on google and it seems to be pointing to the Igniter as that sends a signal to the coil I believe. Apparently this would also explain why the RPM's showed 0 even though i was doing 50 or so in 5th. Everything was fine before I put the dress up kit on, Maybe I've messed up the earth on the igniter and killed the unit or something? Anyone got any ideas? Thanks in advance, Sorry for the long post!

Yellow is a twat to keep clean lol Glad you liked it!

Saw this in Scarborough tonight, Looked nice, Sounded good too!

Next time disconnect the waste gate, the won't have as much fun.

Next time don't let anyone else drive it.

Nice car, Very clean. Good job!

Bit of WD40 on the ring and threads every now and then they should be fine really

Not a bad job at all, Undo it at all and just lift it out the bonnet in 1 go

Got mine today too, Looks great, Thanks!

I've been waiting at the door for mine like a dog awaiting his owners return

Done a compression test?

I'm interested to hear his side of the story. Glad you got your money back though.

Do a VIC. Take your time and don't rush into buying one.

Nice colour!

Thanks for the comments guys much appreciated, I might throw up a project thread eventually.
Here she is with her new shoes!

Edit: She passed with flying colours! No advisories! One happy man right now!

Do you need a full front cut? I've got the passenger half if you need it, Bit far away though

Here's an update in case some of you are interested.
So i got my car back from the insurance and I was paid out, I liked the car way too much to just break it or give up on it so I decided it would be repaired and live another day.
I know it doesn't make financial sense to repair it as i could have just bought a nice new one for the money I've paid to have it fixed, but there was just something about this car. I had to have it back. And so it begun. Off came my crumpled front end to make way for a new cut.

Here she is with the new cut stuck on.

Test fit of the bonnet and the wings, Cheers to Siwfc for the wings! Top bloke!

After a few squirts of paint on the front and the bonnet.


A few more bits here and there and she looks a little bit like this now.


Got some nice new Enkei's to go on her aswell, Cheers again to Siwfc for them!

In for her MOT Today (6/1/2017) Can't wait to get back behind the wheel!
Massive thanks to Danny at Autofix in Sowerby Bridge for the top quality work he's done for me on the car. Can't recommend him enough.
Thanks to ID-Workz For the bits i had off you! Everything was spot on! Cheers to Siwfc for sorting me the lights and wings out.

No thanks to the nob on eBay who wasted my Saturday morning having me go to Stoke for front end only for me to get there and it's worse than mine!
Thanks for looking!

It sold for About 2.2k when it was on around a week ago

More positive feedback for Gainzy, A pleasure to do business with. Thanks again

Typical, I couldn't get a front cut anywhere 2 weeks ago. Had to settle for one off eBay for £140 with half the shit missing I needed!

Was just gunna leave the road and pistons so only replace rings and bearing ect I know people run the cr9's on a forged engine but I just don't feel the need as the standard engine will easily withstand the power I want I'm just worried things like rings ect are getting tired.

Then get a compression test done