1992 TOYOTA MR2

121,282 km

Finally another oil change. Really due. Last done June 2019 when at 117,067 km, so I’ve put on 4,215 km or 2,619 miles. Not a lot of mileage but it’s four years. The oil was pretty dark. Let’s not wait multiple years to change the oil..

Used Shell Rotella T6 5W40 Full Synthetic Oil. ~3.8L

Toyota filter 90915-YZZF1 and drain plug gasket 90430-12031.

Oil filter hand tightened, drain plug ratcheted lightly until stopped. Then turn a _tiny_ bit more.

I couldn’t remember how I put the car on four jack stands the first (and only) time I did this. At least I thought that I used four stands. Here’s what I did this time:

- Hydraulic jack on drivers rear pinch weld. Lift whole side. Place stand on drivers front pinch weld. Dropy Hydraulic jack.

- Hydraulic jack on cross member. Jack up enough to place stand on drivers rear pinch weld.

- MR2 scissors jack on passenger front pinch weld. Jack up to level front end.

- Hydraulic jack on cross member. Raise until enough to place stand on passenger rear pinch weld. Lower hydraulic jack until only on stands & scissors jack. Check all points. Raise hydraulic jack until it touches cross member for backup.

Removing the underbody panel took longer than I remember. Lots of cracks around the bolt holes. And I’m missing an underbody panel!

Let’s do this again next year.

121,011 km.

Only 678 km driven in the summer of 2022! 

I didn’t make a lot of the BCMR2 meets or get many photos.

I retired my Original plates from when I purchased the car back in 1991. 

Why?

So I could trade them in for Fresh “MR2 xxx” plates! Totally worth the $18. fee to do a plate transfer. Pseudo custom plates. Thanks to BCMR2 (Marc B) for finding a broker that had a bunch of these plates. Suffice to say, a bunch of members picked up new plates.

The original passenger side (RH) Fog Lamp got cracked. It appeared to be a rock hit. I’m not sure when it happened though.

I found a new lamp assembly from MR2-Ben.co.uk  New Toyota part - non steering, clear with bulb. £128. plus shipping. Pricey but what can you do for discontinued parts? I think it was their last one because it’s was out of stock after I completed my order. I would have ordered a LH Lamp assembly if they also had that in stock. 

OEM style Lamp assemblies are available for about half the price (LH & RH set). But, I wanted OEM. I looked at Used options on eBay but didn’t find any decent ones that weren’t damaged somehow.

Nice long Sunday drive to Cars & Coffee at Colussus Langley Cinemas. Great weather and temperature nice and cool for the turbo. The MR2’s last drive before the insurance expired.