supra head gasket questions+ rebuild

Andy C · 05-04-2008, 04:32 AM

can find camera lead at the moment this was all i could find. soz

j3pz · 05-04-2008, 02:23 PM

thats a vsv. if it was near the back of the engine, its for the egr and if near the front, for the fpr
stole this from cygnusx1's tsrm page. from this pic you can see there are two vsv's, and iirc they are different so dont get them confused.

Andy C · 05-04-2008, 05:33 PM

thanks for the info that really helped i now know its the front one cheers.
i havent posted many pics lately as i ve been waiting for parts.

heres a few. heads on and torqued more tommorow. ment to ba a nice day too.

the cam covers i used sand paper, hammerite smooth silver aerasol and hammerite smooth red paint.
camer up really well.

Bill UK · 05-04-2008, 09:31 PM

Nice one Andy, is that a camera lead poking out between the head and gasket in the first pic.?

Andy C · 05-05-2008, 04:08 AM

sorry bill i dont know where you mean bill

j3pz · 05-05-2008, 07:19 AM

i dont see anything in the first pic but in the third i see a wire that appears to come out of the valve cover gasket but its really the ground for the coil packs

Andy C · 05-05-2008, 09:51 AM

hi people glourious day but yet again im stuck,
the 2 vsv valces i cant see where there ment to sit in the engine i ve got the wires connected except the one that comes out of the rear vsv? but can see where to bolt the actual valves to. this is the only bit i really need to do befroe i put the plenum on.

need some pics please of where they sit. many thanks guys.

Bill UK · 05-05-2008, 12:11 PM

Are these any good Andy, the red X on the bolt head is only there as a reference for each pic,

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy C

can find camera lead at the moment this was all i could find. soz

Nice one Andy, is that a camera lead poking out between the head and gasket in the first pic.?

Andy C · 05-05-2008, 11:15 PM

thanks those pitures help a bit, the strange thing is i noticed on trsm that the vsv at the rear has a small tube coming off it leading to the 45 degree angle solid line, mine has a long piece of tubing which came from the top of the plenum.??? whys mine different??

yet again.

the trsm shows that the tubing mine goes to is incorect.

if people could give a few pics to me of this part of the car and sourrounding pictures so im can use wsome as guidance when putting everything back together. the more the merryier.

ddmcse · 05-06-2008, 12:26 AM

i'd replace them with new ones
they don't seem like much but they do effect the air/fuel mixture
where they bolt or hang from isn't as important

05-04-2008, 02:23 PM	#2
j3pz 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mechanicsville, MD, US of A, 20659 Posts: 1,060	thats a vsv. if it was near the back of the engine, its for the egr and if near the front, for the fpr stole this from cygnusx1's tsrm page. from this pic you can see there are two vsv's, and iirc they are different so dont get them confused. __________________ 88 N/A w/ 5spd - stock - not running, bhg 87 turbo/targa w/ 5spd- fidanza light weight flywheel, new oem slave cylinder, apexi air filter, no ac and no heat

05-04-2008, 05:33 PM	#3
Andy C 3" Exhaust Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: sudbury suffolk uk Posts: 68	thanks for the info that really helped i now know its the front one cheers. i havent posted many pics lately as i ve been waiting for parts. heres a few. heads on and torqued more tommorow. ment to ba a nice day too. the cam covers i used sand paper, hammerite smooth silver aerasol and hammerite smooth red paint. camer up really well. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Andy C; 05-04-2008 at 05:43 PM.

05-05-2008, 07:19 AM	#6
j3pz 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mechanicsville, MD, US of A, 20659 Posts: 1,060	i dont see anything in the first pic but in the third i see a wire that appears to come out of the valve cover gasket but its really the ground for the coil packs __________________ 88 N/A w/ 5spd - stock - not running, bhg 87 turbo/targa w/ 5spd- fidanza light weight flywheel, new oem slave cylinder, apexi air filter, no ac and no heat

05-05-2008, 09:51 AM	#7
Andy C 3" Exhaust Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: sudbury suffolk uk Posts: 68	hi people glourious day but yet again im stuck, the 2 vsv valces i cant see where there ment to sit in the engine i ve got the wires connected except the one that comes out of the rear vsv? but can see where to bolt the actual valves to. this is the only bit i really need to do befroe i put the plenum on. need some pics please of where they sit. many thanks guys. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Andy C; 05-05-2008 at 10:31 AM.

05-05-2008, 11:15 PM	#9
Andy C 3" Exhaust Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: sudbury suffolk uk Posts: 68	thanks those pitures help a bit, the strange thing is i noticed on trsm that the vsv at the rear has a small tube coming off it leading to the 45 degree angle solid line, mine has a long piece of tubing which came from the top of the plenum.??? whys mine different?? yet again. the trsm shows that the tubing mine goes to is incorect. if people could give a few pics to me of this part of the car and sourrounding pictures so im can use wsome as guidance when putting everything back together. the more the merryier. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Andy C; 05-05-2008 at 11:25 PM.

05-04-2008, 04:32 AM	#1
Andy C 3" Exhaust Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: sudbury suffolk uk Posts: 68	can find camera lead at the moment this was all i could find. soz

05-04-2008, 09:31 PM	#4
Bill UK AEM EMS Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK Posts: 891	Nice one Andy, is that a camera lead poking out between the head and gasket in the first pic.?

05-05-2008, 04:08 AM	#5
Andy C 3" Exhaust Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: sudbury suffolk uk Posts: 68	sorry bill i dont know where you mean bill

05-06-2008, 12:26 AM	#10
ddmcse 500whp yet? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CT U.S.A. Posts: 966	my 2 cents i'd replace them with new ones they don't seem like much but they do effect the air/fuel mixture where they bolt or hang from isn't as important __________________ 300+ RW HP Dyno run, jdm,mod turbo,3"exh,electfan,greddyboost Blown HeadGasket info My Supra KiXGaS

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