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Post by Mb2t on Mar 20, 2018 10:23:44 GMT
Well the positive is you are chasing an actual defined fault, the problem with misfires especially intermittent ones is knowing you've actually fixed it. The thing that may sway your decision is whether your daughter has lost faith in it, if she has then there maybe no point in even bringing it home, sell it as is & save the money you'd spend getting it home on the newer one.
It should not cost me to bring the car down, as car registered at home, and this is where AA should recover it to. She is very busy this week, so will only do this next week anyway (she will have to manage without it for a bit...) She does not have much choice - it is not a matter of her loosing faith in the car... I pay for it, I maintain it so it is kind of my choice...  She will use anything I will give her  . It is a bit annoying that Toyota did this distributor with the coil. I do not understand the logic: coil alone ~£20, Distributor alone ~£100. Toyota distributor pack (distributor+coil) £700!!! I am sure it is only the coil that is gone (that what went last time). Issue with newer is with the 'er'... it will not be new, so will have its own bag of which I would not know about before I buy. Also, we have the car for 18 years... it took both girls to school, they both learned to drive on it, and nothing broke until this issue... kind of sentimental :driving: |
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Post by phaeton on Mar 20, 2018 10:41:46 GMT
It should not cost me to bring the car down, as car registered at home, and this is where AA should recover it to. She is very busy this week, so will only do this next week anyway (she will have to manage without it for a bit...)
That's goodI pay for it, I maintain it so it is kind of my choice... 
You keep telling yourself that, you're fooling nobody I have a daughter too, just like her mother I know I'm in charge because they let me be  Issue with newer is with the 'er'... it will not be new, so will have its own bag of which I would not know about before I buy. Also, we have the car for 18 years... it took both girls to school, they both learned to drive on it, and nothing broke until this issue... kind of sentimental 
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Post by Mb2t on Mar 20, 2018 21:29:39 GMT
It should not cost me to bring the car down, as car registered at home, and this is where AA should recover it to. She is very busy this week, so will only do this next week anyway (she will have to manage without it for a bit...)
That's goodI pay for it, I maintain it so it is kind of my choice...
You keep telling yourself that, you're fooling nobody I have a daughter too, just like her mother I know I'm in charge because they let me be Issue with newer is with the 'er'... it will not be new, so will have its own bag of which I would not know about before I buy. Also, we have the car for 18 years... it took both girls to school, they both learned to drive on it, and nothing broke until this issue... kind of sentimental
Actually, the car is registered to her mother... and she is not happy  . Daughter made it clear she is not happy, but on the other hand she cannot say I did not warn her of such issues before she moved up there. In the meantime, I am considering the options - I will have a look if those distributors can be converted to an external coil - It is not suppose to be a complex system after all! A fix is the preferred option at the moment, as a newer car can have issues that can easily run into hundreds to fix, so better the devil you know (no other issues, and they are known to run for ages). Either AA guy fixes, or bring it down here. |
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Post by Mb2t on Mar 22, 2018 10:19:25 GMT
Daughter's friend looked at the distributor, and said contacts were quite dirty. He cleaned them a bit, but no good.
I have called Mr T for prices... distributor is more than £1K (memory loss... was shocked!) but they do sell just the coil module for £140.
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Post by phaeton on Mar 22, 2018 10:53:33 GMT
contacts were quite dirty.
You don't say the age, but quite surprised it has contacts/points even our '85 MR2's didn't have points
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Post by Mb2t on Mar 22, 2018 12:14:45 GMT
contacts were quite dirty.
You don't say the age, but quite surprised it has contacts/points even our '85 MR2's didn't have points
Sorry, the contacts I meant the rotor arm and the contact on the cup. no points (car is from 1999) both rotor arm and the distributor cup were replaced some 4 years ago. |
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Post by Hoovie on Mar 22, 2018 12:44:38 GMT
Can you not replace the Distributor and Rotor Arm with electronic ignition and have done with that? Been a while now, but I am sure that was a popular mod back in the 80's
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Post by Mb2t on Mar 22, 2018 13:38:14 GMT
Can you not replace the Distributor and Rotor Arm with electronic ignition and have done with that? Been a while now, but I am sure that was a popular mod back in the 80's I wish I could, but i have not seen any. I have seen one for Honda in the US, but nothing came up in the search. I also tried to find refurbished ones (or some outfit that will refurbish them), no success. Only used on the bay. Remember I still do not have confirmation it is this issue... that is my diagnostic from previous experience. AA will probably be called next week as daughter very busy at the moment (and she manages without the car for the moment) |
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Post by Mb2t on Mar 27, 2018 10:04:35 GMT
Does anyone know how I can find the Toyota p/n for the distributor? Tried Google...  |
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Post by phaeton on Mar 27, 2018 13:30:42 GMT
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Post by Mb2t on Mar 27, 2018 16:02:47 GMT
Thanks - I will try and find the model number. M. |
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Post by Mb2t on Mar 30, 2018 22:20:12 GMT
Update:
'Don't under estimate the power of Toyota!'
AA was called yesterday afternoon. They arrived after less than 1/2 an hour!
He checked thoroughly, and cleaned distributor cup and spark plugs as he said they had lots of fuel on them - and the car started!!!
He was not happy with the way it was running, so went further to check the MAF (apparently, it does have one!!!) and attempted to clean it. It is not very accessible, so he was not sure it is all ok, but car started immediately, only misfiring very little. mostly working fine.
He suggested to drive after the car for a few miles to make sure it is working - and all was good!
Daughter continued, with an overnight stop at a friend in Durham, and arrived home this afternoon, with no issues! Car started this morning first time, and drove all the way without any misfiring.
He did recommend in the report a garage check, which I will do. He thinks it is the MAF sensor , or another sensor (Lambda, on exhaust).
The AA service was very good!
Speaking with daughter, her last few journeys were quite short... so car did not warm up properly to burn all the residue fuel, and after some few short journeys, not help but not working properly sensor and it completely stalled.
I will take the car to the garage after Easter.
M.
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Post by phaeton on Mar 31, 2018 8:32:15 GMT
Good news
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Post by Mb2t on Mar 31, 2018 18:02:35 GMT
Yes and no. Not sure... drove the car today, and it is absolutely fine, does not miss a bit. That means there is an issue lurking somewhere... Or maybe it was just home sick... |
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Post by bigkev on Mar 31, 2018 19:10:29 GMT
Did one of our more informed members not suggest originally that it could well be the MAF Sensor.......?
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She will use anything I will give her 
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. Daughter made it clear she is not happy, but on the other hand she cannot say I did not warn her of such issues before she moved up there.
