Hi everyone. I thought I'd pass on my experiences as a new Eunos owner.
My car, a 1990 1.6 Eunos in BRG with tan leather and aircon was sold to me 3 months ago with 6 months t&t, all new pads,discs, tyres,clutch and exhaust.
I paid ?500 for it with a hardtop.
There was a problem in that when hot it ran terribly. I found a receipt in the glove box stating that an auto electrican charged ?230 in Nov '09 to try to remedy this with no success.
I'm aware that there can be a problem with hot running. When cold it was great, but after 5 minutes driving it appeared to be running on 3 cylinders. The previous owner was very honest (he's my uncle) and said that he feared it could need a new ECU.
I've read about owners with a similar problem not being able to sort it and having to replace all the electrical system components one by one and costing hundreds.
Last week a saw a thread on another forum about an owner with the same problem as me. He suggested replacing the ht leads. I managed to get hold of a set from Eurocarparts for ?18.95, fitted them as soon as they arrived and it now runs perfectly.
I am so impressed with this little car. The kids love it with the roof off. It appears virtually rust free and is now running correctly for the first time in 2 years thanks to a set of cheap ht leads.
So it just shows,start looking in the obvious places first.
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My car, a 1990 1.6 Eunos in BRG with tan leather and aircon was sold to me 3 months ago with 6 months t&t, all new pads,discs, tyres,clutch and exhaust.
I paid ?500 for it with a hardtop.
There was a problem in that when hot it ran terribly. I found a receipt in the glove box stating that an auto electrican charged ?230 in Nov '09 to try to remedy this with no success.
I'm aware that there can be a problem with hot running. When cold it was great, but after 5 minutes driving it appeared to be running on 3 cylinders. The previous owner was very honest (he's my uncle) and said that he feared it could need a new ECU.
I've read about owners with a similar problem not being able to sort it and having to replace all the electrical system components one by one and costing hundreds.
Last week a saw a thread on another forum about an owner with the same problem as me. He suggested replacing the ht leads. I managed to get hold of a set from Eurocarparts for ?18.95, fitted them as soon as they arrived and it now runs perfectly.
I am so impressed with this little car. The kids love it with the roof off. It appears virtually rust free and is now running correctly for the first time in 2 years thanks to a set of cheap ht leads.
So it just shows,start looking in the obvious places first.
