Newb to the site. Have a 91 Supra thats in need of repair. Introducing Myself

[J.Rod]

Thanks for the reply.

but for a newb like me, what do you think is the best thing i could do.

Should I get like a service repair manual thing and start taking things apart?

I know my dad is the mechanic but, for now i think it might be a do-it your self job for me, and plus it took him like 7 years (literally) to fix that car last time lol

[mirage83]

My personal opinion would be finding someone who has a decent GTE for sale, buy it and swap the engines out. That, or resign yourself to the cost and time and see about rebuilding the engine you have. (I myself went with a reman'd engine with a good warranty). But I gotta tell you, from your description you're going to be putting a lot of money into it if it's salvagable at all.

You definately do need a TSRM (Toyota service & repair manual) if you don't already have one, as they are invaluable when it comes to repairs and maintenance. But for a complete rebuild, that's something you should probably leave to someone who really knows what they're doing with these Toyota engines. They were designed with very tight tolerances, and that makes doing a quality rebuild more critical and more difficult than it would be for say a comparable year Chevy. If it's not done right, you'll be right back in the same boat in short order.

[J.Rod]

Where would be a good place to look for a GTE engine? Would this forum or craigslist do?

and damn i wanted to stick with this engine cause it only had 56k miles on it.
i dont think i would find another one with that low milage

sorry about all the small stupid questions but i just want to be pointed out in the right direction.

[mirage83]

This forum, Supramania, Craigslist, and if you're careful Ebay. I don't recommend getting a JDM engine, as you're likely as not to have to rebuild it in spite of any claims of it being a low-mileage, ready to drop in and run power plant.

There's also a couple of places that offer professionally reman'd units with good warranties, but they are a little pricey most of the time. Your best bet money-wise would probably be finding someone who has a wrecked car and is parting the whole thing out. If the price is right I'd get a whole car and keep it around as a parts vehicle unless it's already been stripped of everything useful.

That is a shame about your engine with it being such a low-miler. And it may not be totally shot. But you're not going to know either way until you either tear it down yourself (ALL the way down) or pay someone to do it. Myself, I'd put it on the back-burner and leave it alone (aside from covering it up from the elements) till you have the spare time and/or money to get into it and for now just concentrate on finding a decent engine to swap into your car.

[J.Rod]

If i do look into buying another engine to swap it out, how much do you think is a reasonable price. I know it depends on milage and all that but i just want an estimate so I know im not buying ripped-off lol

[mirage83]

You could conceivably get one for 300 or 400 dollars if you're lucky, but you shouldn't count on luck. $500 and north of that is far more likely, it just all depends on what you find, what the condition is, and how badly the owner wants to get the money in his/her pocket.

Good luck with it in any case.

[J.Rod]

thank you and thanks cre for the help
I will keep y'all up to date (if y'all care lol)