Should I just give up on my car?, 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo Options

[jojobombiest]

EDIT: Wrong screen name. This is YellowTwo's post.

Since the day I bought my car almost a year ago, it has never worked right. Since day one, it has ran rich and still continues to run rich. When I first bought it, it would not even go over 4k RPMs. I finally fixed that after a few months, and am slowly putting everything back to stock as it should be, but then new problems just keep popping up. Right now it has a huge boost leak which I still haven't found, a missing bolt head on the exhaust manifold causing an exhaust leak, it's running rich, and has just an overall messy engine bay with missing screws, bolts, brackets, etc.; and today I found out: a dead battery.

I can positively say that almost every single problem I've had with it is because of the previous owner having no idea what he was doing with the car. I could go on about him but I won't. I just want to give up because, lately, it has done nothing but piss me off. There have been a couple times where it ran to my satisfaction, but those are rare.

I'm just wondering what other people think I should do. I really don't want to sell it, after all the time and money I've spent on it... but is it worth it? I would appreciate any advice.

This post has been edited by jojobombiest: Jun 13, 2005 - 6:28 PM

[bufferdan]

If you have a BOV on it take it off and put the stock BPV on. Get a shop to extract the broken exhaust manifold stud and put a new one in. Find and fix your boost leak. Sounds like very minimal problems to me. Mr2's are freakin awesome!!!

[YellowTwo]

If you have a BOV on it take it off and put the stock BPV on.  Get a shop to extract the broken exhaust manifold stud and put a new one in.  Find and fix your boost leak.  Sounds like very minimal problems to me.  Mr2's are freakin awesome!!!
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I tried putting the stock BPV on but all it did was make my car die a few seconds after starting it.

I know a shop that can extract the broken bolt, I just have to call them when I have time.

Find and fix your boost leak.

Easier said than done. I did, however, find out that the intake hose is really cracked on the end where it meets the turbo. Pic:



I dont see how that would be a boost leak though because it's before the turbo. I'd think a boost leak would be somewhere between the compressor and the throttle body... Edit: Please note that that picture is without the coupler that connects it with the turbo.

And yes, MR2's are awesome.... when they run.

This post has been edited by YellowTwo: Jun 15, 2005 - 5:19 PM