1991 Mercury Capri XR2 from North America - Comments

Turbo needed rebuilt.

Convertible top needed replaced.

Gear shifter moves up and down.

We are definitely a Capri family, bought 3 1991 Capri's.

I have a 5-speed Turbo. I sent away to get the turbo rebuilt.

Bought a new convertible roof to put on.

Putting a sound system in it, even though there's not a lot of room to through a 12" and 2 6x9"'s. Please give me suggestions.

Should I bother to looking into getting a Tonneau Cover?

Bought a repair manual for it.

Hey I've got a 93 non turbo

Like others with Capri`s I've been having a lot of problems with it, but I still love it.

When something goes wrong I try to fix it myself at first, but I have never been able to find a repair manual for it.

If you could give me any information on where you got yours it would be much appreciated.

my address is BeLtOnPiMp05@aol.com

Thank you.

For the speakers, I've found a few sites that sell a 'bubble top' that goes over the back seat. If you don't mind losing the back seat entirely and having a 2-seater, the speakers and amp fit very well underneath in the middle (this is what I'm planning for my car eventually).

Dear Capri XR-2 owner I have just purchased a 1991 non turbo Capri convertible and need help finding a repair manual or parts guide. I do a lot of my own work and would like to fix this car up to be a show piece I have lots of ideas since I first saw this car and think it's a great little sports car and needs to stand out in the crowd. thanks Tony D (proud new XR-2 owner). Please e-mail me at amduran@webtv.net thank again.

One thing all 1991 Capri owners (as well as many other years) is that the oil pressure gages does not read what the correct oil pressure is. This is normal. I have an excellent mechanic tell me that these Capri's are (mostly) all like this.

It is certainly true that if you plan on having a faulty gages that, you then would want to check the oil levels often and check for oil leaks. A sure sign of low oil pressure is slow acceleration, metallic fumes and the obvious droplettes of oil when parked.

A final note would be to be very careful of your convertible tie-down handles breaking off without warning. Mine lasted for several years of treating them as gingerly as possible until (even I) had them break off in my hand.

All in all, I think the car is super-fun to drive and reminds me of a Matchbox car that came to life. I would buy this car again. I have placed 60,000 miles and it's still running great and I have had it for 4 years.

I sure am proud to hear so many great reviews on the 1991 Mercury Capri, as I am in-love with my little baby. I would not trade it for the world!

My husband bought this little rocket special for me. You just wouldn't believe the raves of everyone at his security job. My husband got more rover positions than one could possibly imagine!

I takes to the freeways like they were built especially for it! Believe it or not, people have been trying to talk us out of this car every-time we show it off; what an eye-catcher of pride it has been! I have been trying to get a book on it for awhile now. Ever since a guy replaced the water pump for us and knocked it out of time. He wanted the car so bad that's why; but it didn't work! Any suggestions on getting it started again? It hasn't started in a year due to the timing specs, and we aren't sure what else.

The car was in near new condition when we got it. Nothing at all was wrong with it! Well the top was ragged out and one headlight don't pop up, but that's it!

I will tell you all kinds of bikes and motorcycles have put our baby to the test on the road, and she's always past with flying colors! This is princess2angel2000@yahoo.com, please I am dying to get my 1991 DOHC 16 VALVE 4-CYLINDER MERCURY CAPRI on the road again!

Also the front catalytic converter caught fire, but we saved it and had it fixed. It ran just fine until the water pump was fixed and the timing, was messed up. Could getting a new timing component kit be the key? Or could the timing sensor need replacement? Thank-you!

Hello,

I have a 1993 Mercury Capri XR-2 with over 200,000 miles on it. It was a lot of fun to own and drive.

I rewired the entire stereo in this car and I do not believe that rear 6x9s and a 12" are required unless you just like to make a ton of noise. The vehicle is very small and plenty can be done simply by upgrading the door speakers and adding a 10" in a well-built box with decent amps and head unit. Just remember it's a convertible and the law can hear you.

The first thing I would do to this car is get rid of that awful and restrictive air filter box and the intake pipe attached to it. Replace it with a cone filter (adapter required for the MAF sensor) and you will notice more power under boost and *also* you will hear that beautiful turbo/BOV noise :)

This car is really quite a gem. Unfortunately it doesn't have a big enough following!!! I loved owning this vehicle except for the extreme lack of specific aftermarket/performance parts available. I was able to upgrade the ignition system to a full MSD (BIG difference in smoothness, noticeable power gain) but really that was the end of affordable upgrades.

One last thing, you really should not look into a Tonneau Cover. The vehicle comes with one built in :)

What kind of cone air filter did you get? Is it easy to remove the old one? What kind and how much to upgrade the ignition system?

Thank you.