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5M-GE MX73, advice
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Thu, 10 March 2005 16:15
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Well my baby came way too early and the Celsior is running late, so I had to buy a 4 door car to bridge the gap, I bought a registered MX73 GLXi Cressida for a relatively good price. It has a 5M-GE in it, goes pretty smoothly. Any common problems with these that I should look out for? Appreciate any info, thanks.
Oh yeah, it will be for sale once I get my Celsior too, if anyone is interested.
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I supported Toymods
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November 2003
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Re: 5M-GE MX73, advice
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Fri, 11 March 2005 00:40
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Motor wise, only oil leaks, providing the engine has been looked after.
And this is usally limited to cam seals, and cam cover gaskets.
Valve stem seals are pretty common to go too.
Look for a puff of smoke on startup, and after long idles.
Make sure all the intake piping has no leaks in it. Leaks are very common.
Check the timing too, bad timing = poor performance.
Diffs and auto's are usually on their way out at this stage of their life if they are the original one.
But replacements can be found cheaply.
And it probably doesn't matter if its an interim car.
Expect the suspension to be soft and squishy too.
All in all, nothing more wrong that you'd expect from a 17 year old car.
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February 2004
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Re: 5M-GE MX73, advice
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Sat, 12 March 2005 15:34
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its an 85 model so its 20yrs old, I was suprised to see the 5mge in there, was expecting the 5me.
It had a head gasket replaced about 10k ago and it goes quite well.
The gear box does sound a bit like a taxi gearbox, which doesnt suprise me as it has almost 300k on it, but it doesnt slip or anything.
The suspension is soft, but still smooth over bumbs and stuff.
One thing I cant seem to find is where the switch is to make the interior light come on when you open the door 
Overall its a very nice car interior is almost perfect, it has those seats with the buttons all over them, looks a bit like an 80's lounge chair.
The extior is ok, besides the clear coat peeling off the bonnet and the roof. Can I just polish that clear off or something?
Cheers
Dust.
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Re: 5M-GE MX73, advice
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Sat, 12 March 2005 15:38
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| Dust wrote on Sat, 12 March 2005 23:34 |
One thing I cant seem to find is where the switch is to make the interior light come on when you open the door
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I'm pretty sure its on the B-pillar like most cars.
There isnt a dash one, but there is a switch on the light itself.
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QLD
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October 2004
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Re: 5M-GE MX73, advice
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Sun, 13 March 2005 09:44
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mate i would i would be very interested when u come to sell it
the only problems i had
it wasn't registered and
my mate cant drive and he crashed it into a pole
and the cops got envolved
and that was the start to all my problems
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: 5M-GE MX73, advice
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Sun, 13 March 2005 21:57
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re-torque the head bolts
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Re: 5M-GE MX73, advice
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Mon, 14 March 2005 00:33
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Yeah, because 5mge's blow head gaskets all the time 
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Re: 5M-GE MX73, advice
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Mon, 14 March 2005 01:21
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I know nothing about these engines really, was the sarcasm, or should I retourque the head bolts?
Also when accelerating its not smooth all the time, it hesitates throught the revrange, just slightly, what would cause this?
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Re: 5M-GE MX73, advice
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Mon, 14 March 2005 01:23
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| Dust wrote on Mon, 14 March 2005 09:21 |
I know nothing about these engines really, was the sarcasm, or should I retourque the head bolts?
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Also when accelerating its not smooth all the time, it hesitates throught the revrange, just slightly, what would cause this?
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Could be anything from bad plugs, bad leads, bad dizzy cap, bad rotor, blocked fuel filter, blocked air filter.
Anything on the air/fuel/ignition side of things.
Could also be the tranny needs a flush.
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2004
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Re: 5M-GE MX73, advice
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Mon, 14 March 2005 01:28
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Yeah, will check that shit out today.
Funny thing on Saturday night on the way home from work, I beat this VS commodor wagon full of bogans from the lights, after they tried it for the last 2 sets of lights and I didnt respond, then I got a loser flyby and they gave me the finger, I wish I was that cool, lol.
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Location:
QLD
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October 2004
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Re: 5M-GE MX73, advice
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Sat, 19 March 2005 22:11
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ive beat a few bogans in bommadore's
in my mx73 glxi
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