Hey everyone!!!
i just bought my first car a 91 magna...
$700... but i gotta get new brakes and water pump everything else is in great nick...
is that a good buy?...

$700 hell yeah.
Is that a GLX?

not sure has all extra... cruize control elctric everything like windows mirrors

Welcome mate.

Whats the paint like?


not sure has all extra... cruize control elctric everything like windows mirrors
WHAT! So its either an SE or Elite, what a bargain!

Se that sounds right....
paint is great except alil on boot which dont fuss me...
water pumps they expencive?...

yeah deffinately a SE

well thats pretty awesome, how many kays?

Oh and welcome :cool:

yeah deffinately a SE
Give it a good clay bar, polish and wax, and a new bootlid which is $50 and you'll have a pretty good nick car by the sounds of it.
Man $700 is a freeken awesome price

168 ks on it i was pretty happy...

168 ks on it i was pretty happy...

You my friend have scored yourself a nice deal, like the others have said the boot can be replaced for a small amount, so it shouldn't be a problem, all the best with her may she serve you well, welcome to the forum

thank you for welcoming me...
cant wait to get her running...
still wondering how much am i looking for a water pump?...

welcome noobie :D

Water pump isnt overly expensive. Dont be scared to phone up atleast the 4 main companies.... Repco, veals, super cheap and motortraders/coventries. gotta get the best price!

thank you for welcoming me...
cant wait to get her running...
still wondering how much am i looking for a water pump?...

Whatever you do... dont go through mitsu spares!

Welcome aboard!

Welcome to the club....:D

Call the wreckers and chase it up if you dont have a lot of money..

Well done..

thank you for welcoming me...
cant wait to get her running...
still wondering how much am i looking for a water pump?...

If you're doing it yourself, and its a 4cylinder, it can be done for under $100 including a hose kit (this is a must if they havent been done in a while). The v6's are a little more tricky to do.

Congrats on the car! sounds like a good score. Get some photos of the beast up asap buddy! :D

If you're doing it yourself, and its a 4cylinder, it can be done for under $100 including a hose kit (this is a must if they havent been done in a while). The v6's are a little more tricky to do.I should say it's a V6 from the sounds of it. The water pump itself might be say around the $80 mark, but it's the labor involved that's a bit of a bitch. The water pump is located in the valley between the two heads, pretty sure all the timing stuff has to come off to get to it, so best off doing the timing belt and seals replacement at the same time, which would be due at 200K.
When I got mine done, I think these (pump, seals, & timing) came to around $400 to get replaced (including labour).

I guess it depends on whether you have the know-how and facilities to do it yourself, labour is the main cost here.

PS. Do a search for the service manual pdf download, I think it was mentioned somewhere relatively recently, so shouldn't be too hard to track down.

I should say it's a V6 from the sounds of it.

He said it was a TR (1991)... and being an SE i'd say its a 4cyl. Only the TS SE was offered in a V6. :)

So no need to worry about timing belt dramas :).

He said it was a TR (1991)... and being an SE i'd say its a 4cyl. Only the TS SE was offered in a V6. :)
V6 Came into the TR range in 1993 so it's possible to get a V6 TR SE, but that doesn't count for him anyway.