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  1. Care, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
    Hi guys I'm new, bought myself a 2zz swapped mrs and after a drive I noticed it's a bit noisy at idle Any thoughts and recommendations? I'm fairly new to these. Car drives great burns no oil and hits lift fine 🤷‍♂️ but I'm looking to keep it that way
  2. Parts and Miscellaneous for Sale
    2003 MRS Chassis for parts. This is a rust free MRS with 100K miles that was hit on the right front. Good for chassis parts, rear & left front suspension, driver door passenger door and anything else you can see. There is no interior, engine trans etc. Also included is a stock engine with...
    $500 USD
  3. Engine Management
    Hey Spyderchat people. I have a pretty bad delay in my throttle and from all the research I've done it seems like replacing my mass airflow sensor is the route. The thread I was reading had a link to a good replacement only problem is that it's sold out with no sight of a restock. this is...
  4. Care, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
    I assume the color indicates a lower EGT. Is it OK to ignore this? ..or what should I check first? The power might be lower than it should be: It goes 0 to 100 kph in 9.29 s, incl. 0.9 s "SMT-time". The stainless pipes without pre-cats were installed last week. We did not force the ECU to...
  5. Performance Modifications
    I've seen people point both ways on this issue, and I wanted to get the opinion of the ppl here who have already done these swaps or are currently doing them. Please feel free to add any pictures or dyno charts to show what you have achieved.
  6. Care, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
    Hi. I've just bought a 2002 mr2 and I'm new to the chat. I've ran into a slight problem with my car. When starting it takes quiete some time to start. Cranks like 3-4 seconds and when it does start. It almost dies on me. I have to blip the strottle to keep it alive. But when I do it stays on...
  7. Care, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
    I got my MR2 Spyder a few months ago, it's a really lovely car. But there is a knocking sound from the engine someday. I took it to the mechanic, and they said they needa rebuild it or I need an engine swap. The quote was crazy for both two solutions, I have no idea what should I do tho...
  8. Member Classifieds
    Removed the OEM 1ZZFE Engine and Transmission from my 2003 MR2 Spyder - Completing a K24 Swap that is just about done.Vehicle has 103,000 miles. About 20,000 of track day use. Purchased from Bring a Trailer from a person in CA Motor - 103,000 - Definitely burns oil. Has blue smoke from the...
    $1,000 USD
  9. Performance Modifications
    i dont have a MR-S but this community / forum has much information about their engines. I dont know if the mrs came with 1zz, but i was thinking on 1zz swap a 1987 chevrolet chevette (newer version of a kadett c) and i wanted to know if i can use a 2zz-ge camshafts on a 1zz head, because here in...
  10. Care, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
    I have the transmission removed (replacing with a 6sp) on my 2000. While it was off, I replaced the rear main seal, got a new flywheel (cheaper than refinishing, believe it or not), new clutch pressure plate. While I have the tranny out, anything else that I should consider replacing or...
  11. Care, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
    Hi all, I have a 2003 Spyder with a bad motor! It has bad compression and seems to be leaking by the rings. As such, I pulled a new motor from a salvage yard from a 2006 Matrix 4WD. A leakdown test showed this junkyard motor has three good cylinders and one with leaky exhaust valves. Not bad...
  12. Care, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
    Hey everyone. They day has come - the oil burning seems to have caught up to me. I took my car to my mechanic and he says the engine needs to be replaced, and that a rebuild is not possible due to the flaws (pre-2003) that cause the piston ring issues in the first place. He’s quoting me $2k to...
  13. MR2 Spyder Main Forum
    Hello all y'all arachnid freeks 🧐 I am a somewhat new MR2 ('04 Spyder) owner, and brand new to the forum. I find myself researching "after the fact" lol. Smoked my stock engine and now looking for a replacement. I shoulda been here before..., then I woulda known about the oil issues...
  14. Care, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
    Hey everyone, So got a 2001 MR2 awhile back (bone stock), drove it for 2 months and then killed the engine due to oil starvation. I've rebuilt the engine (had 65K miles on it) (along with the transmission), and got everything assembled. Now it runs and then immediately quits. Service done...
  15. Parts and Miscellaneous for Sale
    I am selling this low mileage (~63k) Toyota / Yamaha 1.8L 4 cylinder 2ZZ-GE engine. It is in known great working condition as I personally took it out of my own vehicle to swap in another 2ZZ I built up for future turbocharging. Prior to removing it I tested compression and all cylinders were...
  16. Cars for Sale
    Hello all, it's with a sad heart I put my '02 up for sale. It has 4K on a re-manufactured engine from Engine Depot. Only issue is the common cold idle surge. Regular old 5-spd transmission. I had the clutch, pressure plate throw out bearing, etc replaced with the engine. The trans was...
  17. Cars for Sale
    Good day ladies and gentlemen, So the the other day, while I was driving back home in the great state of California (SoCal) my little Spyder decided to throw a rod. I love the car would like to keep it but i don't have the money, time or resources to fix her. Does any one know how much I...
  18. Parts and Miscellaneous for Sale
    Hello, In search of a 1zz longblock from and MR2. I don't care about the milage as long as there are no major issues. I am located in Ann Arbor, MI. Please PM me if you are looking to sell one. Thanks,
  19. Care, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
    Ok I am going to do a bit more research first.... :)
  20. Care, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
    Hi guys, I've been following a few threads here and elsewhere in order to help me understand how to remove the original 1ZZ from my 2001 MR2 and replace with MonkeyWrench's 2ZZ kit. I have some extra questions that I can't get clear answers on so was hoping you could help. My background is...
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