Newb to the site. Bought a 87 Yellow Supra Today. Introducing myself

[AaronCDC]

WELL... I just got the car thursday. never took it over 80 Mph.. only driven it 244 miles (literally) and now it blew a hole in the side of the engine. supra's are my dream cars..... and now my dream is gone. hopefully ill figure something out. and the guy that sold me the car said it had rebuilt engine and tranny with under 10k. but he wont respond to text or calls..... oh well on the head gasket suggestion... what good a HG gunna do now with a huge hole in the side. lol. .... if wanted ill keep all the supra lovers updated.

[cre]

Wow... so you literally threw a rod out the side of the block? That's terrible. Do you have a garage? If you've got a place and the money it may (already) be time to do a GTE swap. See... good out of bad.

I'm really bummed for ya though. That sucks big time. I'd like more details on what happened, but you won't really know until you get the engine out and apart... if you're planning on even going to the trouble.

[AaronCDC]

Originally Posted by cre

Wow... so you literally threw a rod out the side of the block? That's terrible. Do you have a garage? If you've got a place and the money it may (already) be time to do a GTE swap. See... good out of bad.

I'm really bummed for ya though. That sucks big time. I'd like more details on what happened, but you won't really know until you get the engine out and apart... if you're planning on even going to the trouble.

id like to go through the trouble lol. from what i told my mechanic he said it sounds like the oil pump went out and went out really fast. cuz like yesterday it was fine. not one prob. all fluids were good. gauges good. then on way home i noticed the oil level seemed lil low. and i heard a sound. i stopped checke oil. added a little bit of oil. then about 2 miles down the road it happend.

lol if i could get a GTE for a decent price your damn right i would. but would all the stock supra parts handle the added power? also i gotta wait to find out what the previous owner wants to do. cuz im making payments to him on it and i didnt even drive it hard or anything and im seeing if he is gunna be a dick or not. now i gotta drive my parents CRX to work. ARGH.

o and yeah i got a place to do work on my car. i got friends lol.

[Green7mgte]

wow thats a bummber. you can get an ebay motor for a little over a grand.. I never bought an engine from ebay or know anyone who has. Just saying I seen them on there all the time.. what did the oil pressure gauge look like just before the catastrophic failure. do 89's have oil pressure gauges? If they do the normal is just at 40 or the next lowest line depending on temp.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=260509008153
-pic of a oil pressure gauge

for instance in the summer time My gauge is just at the 40 mark never above it. and atm right now its about 30 degrees outside and its down between the two.

[AaronCDC]

Originally Posted by Green7mgte

wow thats a bummber. you can get an ebay motor for a little over a grand.. I never bought an engine from ebay or know anyone who has. Just saying I seen them on there all the time.. what did the oil pressure gauge look like just before the catastrophic failure. do 89's have oil pressure gauges? If they do the normal is just at 40 or the next lowest line depending on temp.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=260509008153
-pic of a oil pressure gauge

for instance in the summer time My gauge is just at the 40 mark never above it. and atm right now its about 30 degrees outside and its down between the two.

well for some reason it was usually about 60 or so. then right before it happend it was down to like 30-40.. thought it was odd..... i never bought off of ebay either. but im thinkin bout sellin the car for what i can get then maybe finding someone MORE RELIABLE> and making payments to them for THERE supra. i unno.... i love supras like more than anything. i want a running one though lol.

[cre]

Payments on a 22 year old car is a mistake... a BIG one. Sadly, you know that now. If you shop around a bit you should be able to find another engine for anywhere from $300 to $800. If you do all the work yourself the expense won't be much higher including replacing the old cracked hoses here and there.... but if you're not mechanically inclined and you don't feel you can accomplish a straight swap then yes, you should put the car behind you.

[AaronCDC]

Originally Posted by cre

Payments on a 22 year old car is a mistake... a BIG one. Sadly, you know that now. If you shop around a bit you should be able to find another engine for anywhere from $300 to $800. If you do all the work yourself the expense won't be much higher including replacing the old cracked hoses here and there.... but if you're not mechanically inclined and you don't feel you can accomplish a straight swap then yes, you should put the car behind you.

yeah i know that know. i just thought maybe somewhere there is honest people lol. he said it was all rebuilt and blah blah. wanted 2400 total for the car. but if i go to make payments on another supra im thinkin i want a 93 and up lol. although i wouldnt mind a turbo motor installed in my car and i can make payments to the mechanic lol. i just dont wanna NOT have a supra. i love em.