MR2 Under Braces
The rear under braces were severely rusted. When I took them off, and attempted to clean the rust off they almost fell apart. I could bend them by hand! Suffice it to say, I...
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Engine Control Unit Monitoring
The objective was to design a way to monitor various engine parameters and log them using a serial port to a laptop or other serial device. This was attempted before using an 8051 type...
How To: Remove MR2 Turbocharger
Here is a brief document describing how to remove (or rather how I remove) the turbocharger from the MKII MR2. The reason for removing the turbo here is because a couple of the exhaust...
Turbocharger Installation
These are just some notes on installing the stock turbocharger back into the MR2. I start out by loosely bolting the turbo oil pipe to the turbocharger (two 10mm bolts). The dump pipe (downpipe)...
How To: Adjust MR2 Valve Clearance
Here are some notes pertaining to adjusting the valve clearance on a 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo. Start off by removing the basics – the strut tower brace, and air tubes leading to the throttle...
How To: Replace MR2 Rear Brake Rotors/Pads
Just some quick notes and pictures on removing the rear brake rotors and pads on a 1991 MR2 Turbo. Start off by raising the rear of the car, and removing the rear wheels. Remove...
How To: Bleed MR2 Cooling System
Draining: Complete service manual instructions can be found here. The MR2 has four drain plugs, one in the radiator, two in the piping underneath the car, and one in the engine block. When I...
How To: Remove MR2 Fuel Injectors
Notes and pictures on how to removal the fuel injectors from a 1991 MR2 Turbo. Start off my removing the X strut tower brace and intake tube connecting the intercooler with the throttle body. ...
How To: Change Transaxle Fluid
Changing the transaxle (transmission) fluid on an MR2 turbo is actually very simple. The only difficult part is removing the drain and fill plugs which can be somewhat stubborn, particularly if they have never...
How To: Replace the Struts
Here I am replacing a very used set of Tokico Illuminas with KYB AGX struts. The old struts were shot due to a poor choice of boots. These are just notes and pictures and...