ToyotaCressida.com and the forums should offer you what you need to know, but hey, I'm biased, I'm the mod there
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Unlike what the popular opinion says here...Avalon's DID NOT REPLACE cressida's. Maybe for the state side..one was discontinued and other introduced..but around the world..they were still made. We owned a 1996 cressida (it was a 2.4 i4 with lack luster hp). Yeah, cressida's also came in 4 bangers....(not to states..but around the world). Cressida's were also badged different depending on which country you go to...I've seen same car badged as Chaser and MarkII. I was driven in a 1999 Mark II (RHD) when i was in INdia last...BEAUTIFUL....in the middle east you see a few modified cressida station wagons...that will make you v6 run for its money. I've raced a 5s celica on my dad's i4 cressida (on numerous occations) and WON! But then again, i was a m/t and he was a a/t.
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Technically, the Mark II, Chaser, Cresta, and Cressida are different cars on the same chassis, but the Mark II sedan (not hardtop) is practically the same as the Cress. The Cressida name died after about 1992 when it was discontinued in North America and Australia. They're pretty big down under too.
Some engines that came in the Cressidas and models abroad:
1985-1988 Cressida: 5M-GE, 156hp
1989-1992 Cressida: 7M-GE, 190hp
GX71 Mark II/Chaser: 1G-GTE
X81 Chaser/Mark II/Cresta:
1JZ-GTE, 1G-FE, 1G-GTE, 1G-GZE, 4S-Fi, 2L-T (diesel), 7M-GE
corruptor, your Cressida is the MX73, for future reference should you ever need it. Same engine as the MKII Supra (Supra's mid sump, Cressida's front sump, however). Modifying these can be harder than you think. There's a guy in Arizona having a hell of a time getting his fire-breathing 1JZ-GTE swap into his MX83 (1989) Cressida. He's slapped the Chaser front end and numerous other things. Aftermarket support for this car, whlist you think is shared with the Supra, is actually quite limited. KG/MM offers lowering springs for the 85-88, but be prepared to wait MONTHS for shipping, that is, if you can even find them. DGTrials.com apparently will release some coilovers for the 85-88 and 89-92 soon.
there, a little Cressida info. Might as well ask in the Supra forum if it's engine related, but anything else, you may not get the right answer.
My Cressida-sig rules all, too
