How long have you been a supra owner?
 

Hi im Jonathan Im 19 Iv had a supra as my first car since i was 16 then i had to get rid of it wen i was almost 18 but that car gave me alot of problems n now i have a new supra its a 1987 turbo mk3 model and its been giving problems as well what i wana is how long have ppl here ownd a supra and have you guys always delt with problems from them Im a student and about to go off to school and I dnt want to take this car and then b straded with out a car what do u guys think

I have had my 87 supra for 3 years, and let me tell you it is not a daily driver. It is most definately a project car. Lets be honest it would take some cash and some bloodying the knuckles to make one of these cars reliable for daily driving purposes. Don't get me wrong they are awesome cars, but not recommended for being daily drivers without spending some dough to make sure they are bulletproof.

ya i know Iv spent 2gs so far on this car and it seems that its a never ending thing but when it puts out its worth it n i just love how it looks and feals but i think im gana have to buy one later down the road when i have time for a project

Long time
 

I've owned my 90 Supra for 20 years. Owned a 86 Supra for 4 years before that.

Never had a single problem till last month when it blew its HG. Before that drove it every day with out a problem.

Doing a full engine rebuild now so I can have it another 20 years.

If your vehicle hasn't had a HG replacement then it probably going to need one. The problem is that if HG symptoms have been there awhile, when you go to fix it - there will be a lot more to do.

Good news is that even after 20 years the valves, cams, pistons, crank were still good. Inline 6's ware much better then V's

If you want good reliable transportation for school that will not cost a lot - get a bike. If you want something that looks cool and drives great keep the SUPRA.

Actually - I was faced with the same problem when I went to collage – owned a little British sports car in high school that took all my money – but hey, I was living at home. The month before I left for school it blew an engine and I had to sell it. Used a bike for 2 years after that. When I did graduate and got a job I bought a Supra. However, to this day, I still wish I had that British car.

So my advise to you is – mothball the project car, wait till your out and making money and then restore it.

thanks man thats what i needed to hear i already lost one supra kinda for the same resone and i didnt wana loose this one

owned mine for 12 years
 

converting to electric , will never have another BHG.

Yeah keeping the supra sure would be great, my first car was a mazda Rx-7. I still miss that car, it was very dependable for me, she never let me down. Sold it for 500 bucks and i wish i never sold it. I will never sell my supra.

I've had my mk3 for just about 5 weeks. But fuel pump? has caused me to park her for the last couple of weeks. She was doing great as a daily driver but one morning, she was good goin west. Turned right and felt like she stalled... but her rpm's just pffffttt... she stalled once I took my foot off the gas.. and would only start once a day for ~10 days and run for a few seconds at ~200rpm before she'd stall or scare me into shutting her off.

Hope to get her fixed this weekend, and hoping to not have continued problems... although I know I need to fix the connector to the thermostat sensor and get my alignment done... hopefully it stops there till I can save for emergencies again.

i have had mine for about 2 months it was siting down the street from my house for about 2 years and on one wanted it so i went up to the guy and bought it now i love it :drool: g/f hates it she said all i do is clean it and work on it but:rant2: she smiles when other girls look at it its one of thos yea i am with him deals :whateva:

I've only had mine for about a month, but I love it to death already, haven't gotten nearly much work done on it, but I know when I'm done with it she'll be driving like a champ.
I would love a 93 though can't seem to find any where I'm from unless I want to pay out like 10 Grand, because it was someone elses project.
My 89 still turns heads and people ask me all kinds of questions, some I can't even answer.

89's (mk3) can be just as good as 93's (mk4)... The mk4's are expensive... 10k for someone's project car means it's probably not running, or needs more attention... I see them going for 16k on low end for good condition out here in the Southwest.. however, with time and money, you can put a 2jz into the mk3.. but you might wanna swap the trannies too...

You can actually keep the stock transmission, just use a 1jz bell housing and i think you have to change the flywheel( not sure on the flywheel), but im 100% sure on the bellhousing. That is if you have the R-154 5 speed transmission.

I have had my 7MGE 86.5 for about a year and six months, and compared to when I got it to now you'll not notice the car because I have done so much to it already. It's a great car and I love her wouldn't sell her for nothing. She's gonna cost money until every single part of the car is new and it has nothing to tear down. Of course my car is 22yrs + and I'm gonna keep on restoring and tuning her until I can say that I'm done. I just replaced a brand new water pump and now she won't start I have suspicions that I have messed up the timing so now I'll know to mark the crank pulleys along the block so I will know where it was. But, I have been told it's time to replace my timing belt anyways so here I go. By the way does anyone know where I can get a better explanation (in steps) on how to change out my timing belt on my N/A I have looked in my Haynes book, all over Supra Forums and still haven't found a good detailed one and have also looked on cygnus x1 for tips too and nothing. Thanks

Oh, 5 or 6 years here... got the car for $300, not running and all of the suspension components in the passenger side wheel wells damaged beyond repair. Turbo'd now, running MAFT Pro on N/A electronics.



Toss the Haynes in the trash...


Look here: http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Librar...ection=EM&P=22

The Toyota Service and Repair Manual for the MKIII. Pay VERY close attention to the torque specifications, failure to do so may result in damage where you least expect it (for example a warped #1 cylinder wall due to over tightening the timing belt tensioner pulley).

Just had distributor replaced and timing set to top dead center... after, seems like she bogs more than before... really struggling to gain power till after 3000 rpm... could over tightened tensioner cause this problem?

No. An overtightened tensioner won't cause what you describe. The most common and likely problems are: bad TPS or misaligned TPS, bad airflow meter, improper ignition advance or bad mechanical timing, vacuum leak.

Thanks a lot CRE :D

"Owned" 85 supra for 1 year ran on 260/60r14s ;) replaced alternator, and did my Regular maintenance(pads spark plugs distributer caps bla bla), had to sell it because "major leak" i was putting 5 liters/month of oil and i could do 2 things...
find and fix leak/ lots of money losing...
or sell the car for 2000$ (and i did) and buy my friends 87 supra N/A (230'000 on car with a total engine rebuild year and a half ago)
started fresh.. really really miss the other car though..
but on the other hand i decided to find another 85 supra in my later days..
i can't wait, think about drifting it again every day...

About three years now owning my '87 turbo. payed $500.00 for it sitting dead in the mud for like 2 years or something. ...people. I restored it to minimum safety requirements and drove for 2 years. Raced a friend one day and BHG. Currently in the middle of a complete overhaul. threw some pics up on the BHG thread. :)

I owned an 89 Turbo about 10 years ago. I had it for two years and was always having to fix something. It seemed like I would fix one problem and a few weeks later, I was fixing something else. Finally blew the head gasket and had to part with it. Even with all of the problems, I always wanted to get another. Two months ago I found a red 92 Turbo. It needs a little TLC on the body and interior, but runs good...except for the CEL due to a mystery O2 sensor problem. I don't think an MK3 is a daily driver, but definitely worth keeping for the weekends.

Im chop, Im 26, living in south Florida. Ive been a supra owner for 2 days....... I am not kidding either.

Heres my new toy.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkvFce2esDY

made this video on my phone..... cant drive and film at the same time....

Nor should you. ;)


Welcome to the wonderful world of cars that cost more to fix than their "technically" worth! :bigthumb:

the truth if i ever heard it...

i myself have a tripod that i bunjie cord down to the spot possibly ment for a seat blet in middle of back seat or possibly a child seat?
either way tripod sits there "well" and i make sick vids...

The sad thing is we all know it and we're all still here... :frown: