Recent content by 2001mr2ct

I filled the engine up with Castrol 5w-40 recently so come next winter we will see how the engine likes it when I get another uoa done. My daily driver is a 2009 Honda Fit. Im very happy I haven’t needed to buy any oem parts for it recently. Honda is definitely in trouble. Their quality control...

Parts availability for these cars is surprisingly good. Fortunately the engine and transmission are shared with the 7th generation Toyota Celica and many powertrain/drivetrain parts are shared with the Corolla. Most of the suspension and brake parts are shared with various Toyota models. Due to...

Removing the pre-cats was the first thing I did when I bought the car. Thankfully they were still intact and in great condition with none of they honeycomb missing. This was done at around 98,000 miles when I bought the car in spring of 2020. I have seen some real horror show cars on spyderchat...

When I started it up it sounded exactly the same. Im hoping going to a higher viscosity will help with my wear. I had been planning on running this oil for a while. I had a feeling even before doing the oil analysis that I should be running a higher viscosity due to my “spirited” driving habits...

Thank you for the kind words about my car! It is far from a museum piece but it looks much better then when I bought it. And I agree. I am most likely overthinking this oil analysis. Thats why Im going to retest at the end of the summer driving season and see which way the wear metals go. Maybe...

Here’s a picture of the car. I have owned it since March of 2020. It lived most of its life in Florida (Im assuming as a sunday driver explaining the relatively low miles). It’s been alot of fun to drive and to work on. I decided today to fill it with Castrol edge 5W-40 A3/B4 and change it again...

Vehicle: 2001 Toyota MR2 Spyder Engine: 1.8 Liter 1zz-fe no modifications Miles on vehicle: 101,144 mi Miles on oil: 1,200 mi Oil filter: Wix 51394 Oil: Mobil 1 high mileage full synthetic 5W-30 Air Filter: OEM Toyota First time posting on here! Figured I would share this as I don’t see many...