Expansion Tank Over Expansion
Repairing a cracked BMW coolant expansion tank with minimal tools and some JB WaterWeld.
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Not so fast MR2 Spyder…
The never ending battle with the MR2 Spyder continues on, this time a another coolant leak sprung up while doing an engine warm up. I thought I had this whipped during the last episode of leaking coolant, but this time it’s coming from the cold side of the engine, above […]
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Replacing the Coolant Rubber Plugs on the 2ZZ Head
Finally fixed (I hope) the coolant leak on the 2ZZ in the MR2. As I mentioned in this post, I had found several of the store brand (Chinese made) coolant rubber plugs to have sprung leaks. I went ahead and ordered a whole slew of Toyota OEM plugs and clamps […]
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Chasing down the coolant leak
As I alluded to in my last post, the Spyder is suffering from coolant leaks. I’m pretty sure I’ve narrowed it down to the small plugs that are on the left side of the head. Like most engine work on the Spyder, it requires removing lots of stuff to access […]
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Fixing the coolant leak… by removing the engine, again…
Sorry for no update (for anyone who cares) but I’ve actually been working on the car quite a bit in my limited free time. I’m still working some major issues (not supercharger related.) See the following for the problem/troubleshooting: 85. So I looped the the coolant lines going into the […]
