MR2 Roadster Owners Club

The Workshop => General => Topic started by: Chilli Girl on March 13, 2020, 17:14

Title: Engine Debate!
Post by: Chilli Girl on March 13, 2020, 17:14
Today at work, one of my staff said that the Roadster in the early days had a different engine than later ones. I said that I thought they were always the 1.8 vvti. I'm sure I'm right. I know about the SMT but again, sure that was the same! Can anyone confirm I'm right or wrong please?  >:(
Title: Re: Engine Debate!
Post by: househead on March 13, 2020, 17:21
I do believe you're right. Maybe they were thinking about previous gen mr2, the mk1 or mk2?
Title: Re: Engine Debate!
Post by: Chilli Girl on March 13, 2020, 17:23
No he definitely meant Roadster, apparently he was going to buy one when they first came out but the Totota salesman never rang him back so he thought sod it & brought a Boxter instead. Tut tut, he missed out. ;D
Title: Re: Engine Debate!
Post by: Petrus on March 13, 2020, 17:40
Quote from: Chilli Girl on March 13, 2020, 17:14Today at work, one of my staff said that the Roadster in the early days had a different engine than later ones. I said that I thought they were always the 1.8 vvti.

The two books I have only list one and the same 1ZZ-FE engine for all of the SW30 run. Maybe a confusion stemming from the piston confusion?
Title: Re: Engine Debate!
Post by: Chilli Girl on March 13, 2020, 18:57
I thought I was correct, after all I've been driving roadsters for over 13 years.
Title: Re: Engine Debate!
Post by: Chriss on March 13, 2020, 22:59
There is only one engine in the our MR2s, He is wrong, all I can thin of is he heard about the revised oil ring or something.
Title: Re: Engine Debate!
Post by: Chilli Girl on March 13, 2020, 23:01
Thank you all - he was so adamant, I was almost doubting myself!
Title: Re: Engine Debate!
Post by: Ozzy on March 14, 2020, 07:43
Maybe he's talking about the TTE Turbo or thinks the import MRS with the fancier TRD bumpers has a different engine?
Title: Re: Engine Debate!
Post by: Ardent on March 14, 2020, 09:23
Jane
The take away is.
Whatever he thinks. He is wrong. You are right.

I would say the onus is on him to prove his point.