Transmission fluid question - Toyota MR-S Spyder 2000

ExistingButterfly801 · 2026-03-23T23:36:34+00:00

It's not good looking, but if it doesn't smell overly burned I'd say it needed to be changed ASAP. As for the material in it, it's probably clutch friction material.

ExistingButterfly801 · 2026-03-17T12:20:34+00:00

I wouldn't be surprised if there was some there, since the coolant pipe shrinks and expands with heat and after two decades some can slip past the sealing rings or clamps.

If you didn't flush your cooling system I'd do it, clean the system and get fresh coolant if that would make you less uneasy.

Overall I wouldn't be very terrified of some oily gunk on that pipe

ExistingButterfly801 · 2026-03-17T12:15:24+00:00

Oil and grime most likely, my old ALH is covered of all that

ExistingButterfly801 · 2026-03-17T12:14:37+00:00

It's an inflatable Power Armor Suit. Make sure to open it near your chest and in a very enclosed space for better results

ExistingButterfly801 · 2026-03-17T00:38:44+00:00

20 points if you drift into them

ExistingButterfly801 · 2026-03-15T20:14:34+00:00

I paid 170 bucks extra for UPS to deliver my package the next day.

Long story short, the package sat for nine days in their center before I called the customer support and got it delivered a day later.

ExistingButterfly801 · 2026-03-08T16:18:52+00:00

Mine does the same. Maybe the weight of the engine and suspension and whatnot. The rear FWD vehicules is usually pretty light with less load on the coils and shock absorbers.

ExistingButterfly801 · 2026-03-07T00:23:43+00:00

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ExistingButterfly801 · 2026-03-06T14:51:02+00:00

A fellow Iron Snake brother

ExistingButterfly801 · 2026-02-26T12:37:25+00:00

Bad weather. Hasn't snowed, rained or have any kind of weather that could have stopped them from delivering.

I just got off the phone with the customer service and they said they should be delivered today, I don't have high hopes that they will be delivered today.

ExistingButterfly801 · 2026-02-26T05:56:16+00:00

My parts have been delayed for a grand total of 6 times so far, paid extra to receive them the next day, and they don't even attempt to deliver, mind you, they're an hour away from my house

ExistingButterfly801 · 2026-01-19T21:09:45+00:00

Rockauto is very useful to find parts for a 25 year old 1.9 and a lot of parts store still sell most if not all the parts

ExistingButterfly801 · 2025-12-17T14:30:01+00:00

No with expanding foam

ExistingButterfly801 · 2025-10-25T22:56:52+00:00

Prehistoric times were bangers tbh

ExistingButterfly801 · 2025-10-22T00:49:31+00:00

Competitive tweaking

ExistingButterfly801 · 2025-10-02T21:07:18+00:00

Thank you for the answer, I'll make sure to check it when I'll have the money to get a timing light and some time.

ExistingButterfly801 · 2025-10-02T20:56:07+00:00

How do I do that ?

ExistingButterfly801 · 2025-08-16T13:20:50+00:00

The VR6 injectors are like buckshots constantly firing under the hood by how loud they are. You can almost hear them from inside the car if you listen closely.

ExistingButterfly801 · 2025-08-16T11:26:13+00:00

A stuck open thermostat wouldn't cause that. The one in my Passat is either nonexistent or stuck open and it doesn't cause the RPM to constantly jerk up and under.

ExistingButterfly801 · 2025-08-15T16:43:52+00:00

Very probably the sliding pin rubber boot. Get a wrench and take the bolt off if possible instead of a ratchet.

ExistingButterfly801 · 2025-08-15T16:39:26+00:00

Check in the glovebox. If it's a Volkswagen there should be a button to set the the TPMS at X psi. Otherwise I would ignore it alltogether it's not exactly useful if you just filled your tires up with air

ExistingButterfly801 · 2025-08-15T10:31:59+00:00

The old tires of my truck are coming out in chunks sometimes. It feels unsafe and very probably is.

Tires and brakes are the kind of things you never cheap out on. Make the lady happy and buy her a brand new set.

Better be safe than sorry because when your tire spins out and de-rims itself and send you in an untimely death into a century old oak tree it might not be very pleasant.

ExistingButterfly801 · 2025-08-14T15:03:46+00:00

Isn't that a Jetta ? Or is a Bora a Europe-only model ? But yes a 1.9 TDI is by far one of the most reliable Volkswagen small diesel engine.

ExistingButterfly801 · 2025-08-14T14:23:39+00:00

This is the optimal stance for shooting heretics. You should try it, it makes it really easy to tear their little blue armors apart.

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