supra head gasket questions+ rebuild

[Andy C]

Hi im new here going to make a start on my post soon.

I bought a supra mk3 turbo yesterday by the time i got home it blew a head gasket, probably had gone already as threre looked like gasket sealent in the coolant and the blokw wouldnt give me my money back.

I was up till 1 oclock in the morning reading ihatehacks post and was impressed to say the least, im am a little mechanically minded so im thinking about attempting this myself. though never aatempted this sort of thing before. i will be posting pictures of my progress.

any info will be gladly appreciated and if i could get in touch with ihatehacks or bill uk for more info that would be great. hope to hear from you guys and everyone else soon.

regards Andy.

[mrnickleye]

Go to the TSRM and print out the section on head gasket replacement.

Buy the Haynes and/or Chilton manuals and read thru those sections. They aren't the best, but if you've ever pulled a head before, at least they will give you a pretty far idea of what to do.

It pretty straight forward. Read some of my posts in the FAQs section. Timing belt one for sure.

Tools and some muffin pans !

[Andy C]

just thought id pos a picture of my engine (bad lighting) havent got far but i, dont wanna get anything wrong. cheers for the TRSM info. ill check it out.

[supramacist]

MK3 TSRM On-Line


Maybe this will help. It would be cool to know what year you are rolling, please. Pics please.

[mkiiisupra]

Please give that supra a bath it looks very sad

[Andy C]

well 2nd day spent 3 hours on it today removing the plenum and various other parts
Started trying to remove the turbo and all was going well but now the oil pipe that runs down fromn the turbo, i cant get to the bolts at the bottom any tips would be greatly appreciated. heres som pictures of the engine today.

as for a bath everything needs a good clean but thatll come later.

[darragh.scott]

hi folks new to this i have 1989 mk3 supra 7mgte going through restoration at minute abandoned and neglected for many years due to head gasket problems i suspect, let me start the head was skimmed thickness removed is unknown, block was also skimmed also values unknown does not run right and engine light keeps coming on even after 3 different brains i suspect wrong thickness head gasket but im no expert. looking for advice on how to get motor running back to normal anybody any ideas much appreciated pics soon regards Dar.

[batmmannn]

Ok Guys I have posted a lot in other threads I am about to conclude that my car has a Blown Head gasket. Not sure I want to attempt a repair in my driveway or want to put any more time or money into this NA 86.5

It sat for 6 years cause I couldn't get the starter on it. Finally I got the starter replaced it started sounded fine, then blew some steam quite a bit but only after I started up a hill on it's first ride, and burned out the lubricating oil I had put in the cylinders and then stopped and cleared thought the steam was fromcondensation in the exhaust and such. When it died it was running rough, had clear exhaust maybe a little smoke or none and had no overheating. Took it for a 2 mile drive at low speeds and it just died! I have spark, I have fuel, I have to take a compression test now. Which means taking the plenum off.

Does any one have any clue as to what might be wrong? Could a bad throttle sensor stop the car from running? I got a code I think that said 41 and 51. I turned the key off and tried to get the codes again but it just stayed on no flashing at all.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Scott