Wow, worse than I thought.
BTW, Amayama have the genuine plug leads for $101 Aus, ex Sydney so shipping wouldn't be much
https://www.amayama.com/en/search?q=90919-21494
 

Hoonsy


Got my quote back, don't think I'll be ordering genuine parts from Toyota haha

Bet I can beat that :D
 
EDIT: $101.82 for the cap, $129.62 for the leads (Amayama FTW!)

Reddtarga
Wow, worse than I thought.
BTW, Amayama have the genuine plug leads for $101 Aus, ex Sydney so shipping wouldn't be much
https://www.amayama.com/en/search?q=90919-21494
 

 
Is $100 reasonable for a set of genuine plug leads? Cause I was wondering if there's any downsides to going aftermarket instead (not that I know of any - I saw on Twos'r'us that the STI plugs are decent)

EssDub

Hoonsy


Got my quote back, don't think I'll be ordering genuine parts from Toyota haha

Bet I can beat that :D
 
EDIT: $101.82 for the cap, $129.62 for the leads (Amayama FTW!)

$100 for the cap?? Fair enough it's a genuine part but is it really that much better over a $30 Bosch one from SCA?

OEM ones will outlast you/the car/your ownership of said car.
 
And SCA/Repco wouldn't know a MR2 even if it bit them in the ass.

^^ I would be willing to bet the odd sca would know plenty about mr2s, just gotta find the right one ;-)

EssDub
OEM ones will outlast you/the car/your ownership of said car.
 
And SCA/Repco wouldn't know a MR2 even if it bit them in the ass.

Okay so OEM it is!

5SGTE
^^ I would be willing to bet the odd sca would know plenty about mr2s, just gotta find the right one ;-)

Can't entirely agree with it, literally just 2 hours ago I saw a post on Facebook about a mate's girlfriend being hired at SCA. Neither him nor her have turned a wrench in their life.

So I was letting the car warm up after Tafe today as it was a cold day and I noticed a pretty strong smell of fuel. I didn't get out to check my car but I feel like that could be the result of my bad fuel eco / power loss - a dang fuel leak.

How can I go about visually inspecting this? From what I understand the fuel tank is pretty tucked away, so I can imagine it's going to be quite a mission to check for leaking fuel lines or a leaking fuel pump

"Is $100 reasonable for a set of genuine plug leads? Cause I was wondering if there's any downsides to going aftermarket instead (not that I know of any - I saw on Twos'r'us that the STI plugs are decent)"
 
IMO go for genuine leads because apart from being high quality, you won't have to worry about fit. 
 
You may be interested in this:
http://www.mr2australia.com/mr2play/tm.aspx?m=100110
 
 
 
 
 

Yeah I sourced some spark leads on eBay for $80 delivered, but I noticed at the bottom they had in bold 'Not suitable for Bathurst model' so I figured it'll be tricky to find the right fitting.

Also can anyone give me advice on how to locate a fuel leak? And is there a way to check the pump on these cars without dropping the tank?

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Another possibility for bad fuel economy is a blocked up catalytic converter.