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sapadilla · 24 Oct 2006, 12:21 pm

Hey guys, i own a 91 toyota mr2 and i'm having trouble with the car when it rains. I'm new to this site but i've already noticed that many of the members are educated and well rounded, so i figured i'd ask for some help. A few nights ago I was driving from Phila to NYC in the rain and my car started acting funny. First it would hesitate and even with the pedal to the floor and then it would back fire. Shortly after it shut off. It would restart in about 15 minutes but after driving for 20 minutes the same thing would happen. My initial thought was that water got into the engine some how and maybe into the turbo. This doesn't happen when I drive regularly in the rain only if i'm driving fast and for long distances. Someone told me that turbo cars shouldn't be driven in the rain. How true is that and can someone shed some light on my situation. I would greatly appreciate it.

97talon · 24 Oct 2006, 01:41 pm

I drive my turbo in the rain snow sleet etc..

Soup · 24 Oct 2006, 01:47 pm

Yeah, they wouldn't bother putting out turbo cars if you couldn't drive them in the rain. You must have something else wrong and it just happened to show up when it was raining. Take it to a good mechanic and see what's wrong with it.

sapadilla · 24 Oct 2006, 04:46 pm

thanks for the help but it's the second time this has happened to me and it was also raining then. I guess it must be taking in water somewhere.

Soup · 24 Oct 2006, 05:06 pm

try shutting the hood and spraying it with a hose for a while and then seeing if you can spot a leak then, maybe you can just hot glue the leak yourself and solve the problem.

Soup · 24 Oct 2006, 05:07 pm

or the trunk, since it's an mr2. Which is which on those cars? is the hood always in front or is the hood always over the engine? that's kind of bothered me for a while.

SevPP · 25 Oct 2006, 06:03 am

Sounds like it's getting in the electrics somewhere. It won't be an actual mechanical problem.

Check fuse boxes, relay boxes, coil packs (engine bay electrics) etc to see if you can see any moisture anywhere. Sounds like it may be in a warm enough area that it dries out pretty quick.

Anyway, good luck!

sapadilla · 25 Oct 2006, 06:45 am

Sounds like that may be it SevPP, I figured that water was getting in somewhere but just couldn't put my finger on it. I'll have to get a mechanic to check that out for me. And Souperduck, the hood is over the engine in the rear of the car. Thanks again.

bmxer99 · 25 Oct 2006, 06:43 pm

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Originally Posted by sapadilla

Hey guys, i own a 91 toyota mr2 and i'm having trouble with the car when it rains. I'm new to this site but i've already noticed that many of the members are educated and well rounded, so i figured i'd ask for some help. A few nights ago I was driving from Phila to NYC in the rain and my car started acting funny. First it would hesitate and even with the pedal to the floor and then it would back fire. Shortly after it shut off. It would restart in about 15 minutes but after driving for 20 minutes the same thing would happen. My initial thought was that water got into the engine some how and maybe into the turbo. This doesn't happen when I drive regularly in the rain only if i'm driving fast and for long distances. Someone told me that turbo cars shouldn't be driven in the rain. How true is that and can someone shed some light on my situation. I would greatly appreciate it.

if you hit a puddle or a patch of water on the highway, i would think it would splash up. how fast are you driving? but if not, its an electrical issue

Mr Void · 27 Oct 2006, 02:45 am

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Originally Posted by sapadilla

... and well rounded,

Yep - sounds like some of the guys here!!

Does your mr2 have a dizzy? I'm not sure how advanced the '91s were... if it does, make sure you carry a can of crc or dw40 with you and when it rain pull the dizzy off and give it a spray, then keep driving. Or lookinto making a shield to stop it getting splashed/dripped on.

The hose test as above it worth doing, maybe even put a blanket or sheet over the motor before doing it and then you can see exactly which parts of the bay are getting wet and then work out what's in those parts that can play up..

bmxer99 · 27 Oct 2006, 12:36 pm

good idea comming out of australia ^^

grats on ur 1k post

Mr Void · 27 Oct 2006, 08:57 pm

wow *wipes tear from eye* that's the nicest thing anyone on here's ever said to me!... you're not gay are you??

...only prob is that I am doubting a 91 mr2 still uses a points type ignition setup

speedup · 29 Oct 2006, 10:24 am

check your spark plug wire

take water and pour it on the wire if its stall the engine or receive electric shock when you touch it

its time to change them

bmxer99 · 29 Oct 2006, 07:53 pm

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Originally Posted by Mr Void

wow *wipes tear from eye* that's the nicest thing anyone on here's ever said to me!... you're not gay are you??

...only prob is that I am doubting a 91 mr2 still uses a points type ignition setup

im pretty sure im not gay.. let me check...

no talons wife is still fun to fuk. not gay

.

/NDA · 29 Oct 2006, 08:42 pm

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Originally Posted by speedup

or receive electric shock when you touch it

that sounds like fun, please video this part

24 Oct 2006, 12:21 pm	#1 (permalink)
sapadilla Fresh Noob Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4 sapadilla's Gallery	turbo in the rain Hey guys, i own a 91 toyota mr2 and i'm having trouble with the car when it rains. I'm new to this site but i've already noticed that many of the members are educated and well rounded, so i figured i'd ask for some help. A few nights ago I was driving from Phila to NYC in the rain and my car started acting funny. First it would hesitate and even with the pedal to the floor and then it would back fire. Shortly after it shut off. It would restart in about 15 minutes but after driving for 20 minutes the same thing would happen. My initial thought was that water got into the engine some how and maybe into the turbo. This doesn't happen when I drive regularly in the rain only if i'm driving fast and for long distances. Someone told me that turbo cars shouldn't be driven in the rain. How true is that and can someone shed some light on my situation. I would greatly appreciate it.

24 Oct 2006, 01:47 pm	#3 (permalink)
Soup Veteran Tremekian Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,016 Soup's Gallery	Yeah, they wouldn't bother putting out turbo cars if you couldn't drive them in the rain. You must have something else wrong and it just happened to show up when it was raining. Take it to a good mechanic and see what's wrong with it. __________________ 04 R32 03 Buell Blast

24 Oct 2006, 05:06 pm	#5 (permalink)
Soup Veteran Tremekian Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,016 Soup's Gallery	try shutting the hood and spraying it with a hose for a while and then seeing if you can spot a leak then, maybe you can just hot glue the leak yourself and solve the problem. __________________ 04 R32 03 Buell Blast

24 Oct 2006, 05:07 pm	#6 (permalink)
Soup Veteran Tremekian Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,016 Soup's Gallery	or the trunk, since it's an mr2. Which is which on those cars? is the hood always in front or is the hood always over the engine? that's kind of bothered me for a while. __________________ 04 R32 03 Buell Blast

25 Oct 2006, 06:03 am	#7 (permalink)
SevPP Cool Tremekian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 450 SevPP's Gallery	Sounds like it's getting in the electrics somewhere. It won't be an actual mechanical problem. Check fuse boxes, relay boxes, coil packs (engine bay electrics) etc to see if you can see any moisture anywhere. Sounds like it may be in a warm enough area that it dries out pretty quick. Anyway, good luck! __________________ “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.”-Hemingway

24 Oct 2006, 04:46 pm	#4 (permalink)
sapadilla Fresh Noob Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4 sapadilla's Gallery	thanks for the help but it's the second time this has happened to me and it was also raining then. I guess it must be taking in water somewhere.

25 Oct 2006, 06:45 am	#8 (permalink)
sapadilla Fresh Noob Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 4 sapadilla's Gallery	Sounds like that may be it SevPP, I figured that water was getting in somewhere but just couldn't put my finger on it. I'll have to get a mechanic to check that out for me. And Souperduck, the hood is over the engine in the rear of the car. Thanks again.

27 Oct 2006, 12:36 pm	#11 (permalink)
bmxer99 User is rowing away Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 21,598 bmxer99's Gallery Infractions: 0/3 (300)	good idea comming out of australia ^^ grats on ur 1k post __________________

27 Oct 2006, 08:57 pm	#12 (permalink)
Mr Void Senior Tremekian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: What the eff!? I'm not signing the release! Posts: 1,796 Mr Void's Gallery	wow wipes tear from eye that's the nicest thing anyone on here's ever said to me!... you're not gay are you?? ...only prob is that I am doubting a 91 mr2 still uses a points type ignition setup __________________ Frisbeeism - (n) A religion based around the belief that upon death, the soul rises out of the body and gets stuck on the nearest roof.

29 Oct 2006, 10:24 am	#13 (permalink)
speedup Fresh Noob Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 20 speedup's Gallery	check your spark plug wire take water and pour it on the wire if its stall the engine or receive electric shock when you touch it its time to change them

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