damar2000

Im not sure on the exhaust - its not stock - the centre box does seem to hang quite low though - im not sure if the stock boxes are the same - judging from the throaty rumble i would guess that the bore is slightly larger and the cats of gone.

Hi, I was thinking about lowering and stiffening the suspension on my TT so I can throw it around a bit more, my freind has a Tuscan and I can almost catch him in a straight line but on the bends he is gone - i rekon with tighter handling I might be on his tail again. The exhaust hangs fairly low - am I going to trash it on speed humps? How much am I likley to spend? Anyone got any pics of lowered MkIv's? Cheers, D

Does anyone know of a good mechanic who can service / set up / diagnose my car properly in the Manchester/North Cheshire area? I have not had much luck with dealers - i think all they do is change the oil and check the lights! Thanks, Dave.

If you are going to go for the platinum plug variety be careful they don't oil up. I think they are more prone because they are hotter. Mine have oiled twice - the first time needed replacements and the second time a good clean did the job. To avoid oiling plugs up make sure you let the engine warm up properly before switching it off. Otherwise you might end up scaring yourself when the motor will only fire on a couple of cylinders and there is loads of blue smoke coming out of the back! Has anyone else had this unfortunate experience? Cheers Dave

Hi all - thanks for the advice. The oil looks OK (and it smells OK too!) - although it might have been overfilled as when hot the level seems to be above where it should be - although Im not sure whether you measure it by pushing the dipstick right down past the twisty thing or whether it just sits on top of the twisty thing - Ill get Toyota to check at next service. Cheers all, Dave.

I seem to be have a problem with my Auto Transmission on a 93 twin turbo supra - the symtoms are as follows: Occasionally (usually when cold) reverse is engaged on the gear stick but nothing happens. If you let the engine warm for a few minutes reverse will eventually be engaged on the transmission and the car drives OK. Sometimes when this occurs the Slip control light will start flashing and slip control does not work. The only way to get it working is to reboot (switch the engine off for a few minutes and start again) When reverse will not engage there is a very light (almost inaudable) constant scraping noise from the transmission and the tickover revs are higher than normal. Sometime popping it into Drive and then back into reverse will solve the problem but not always. Any ideas as to what is causing this and why???? Thanks, Dave.