Rod knock??

wetwilly · 02-23-2006, 10:15 PM

i was thinking about buying an MKIII supra.. and the guy who was going to sell it to me said its perfectly fine but it has rod knock. i was just wondering what is rod knock, is it hard to fix and how do you fix it?? thanks.. if it requires alot of money, what kind of stuff do i need to buy to fix it??

dcrusupra · 02-23-2006, 10:33 PM

Rod knock is not perfectly fine. How much is he sellin it for? And instead of tryin to fix it, just get a JDM 7M-GTE.

TONY! · 02-23-2006, 11:37 PM

I would take that car in a heartbeat if a spun bearing was the only problem with it and if the chassis was good and rust free.

As far as spun bearings (aka rod knock), check my posts out (posts 4 & 6).

http://www.toyota-supra.info/forums/...ead.php?t=3461

wetwilly · 02-23-2006, 11:54 PM

can the car be run, even tho it has rod knock? the guy was gonna sell it to me for $800 and the body is in excellent condition, its 5 speed and turbo'd..

TONY! · 02-24-2006, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wetwilly

can the car be run, even tho it has rod knock?...

Driving a car that has a spun bearing is a degree or two worse than driving a car with no oil in it...if not more damaging...you will have metal shavings all over in your oil supply. Metal shavings in the oil supply is not a good thing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by wetwilly

...for $800 and the body is in excellent condition, its 5 speed and turbo'd..

Just the 5 speed part are worth $500-600.
I sold my 5 speed conversion parts for just over $500.
I suppuse it may be harder for you to sell part though since you are on an island...

It is a deal, but may be only a deal for a mechanic or a skilled fellow, or one that can manage others to do a motor swap/engine repair.

In this area, a good chassis with no rust is a very rare find!

tyron · 02-24-2006, 02:30 AM

How much is a 7MGTE?

thnx

02-23-2006, 10:15 PM	#1
wetwilly Stock Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: hawaii Posts: 11	Rod knock?? i was thinking about buying an MKIII supra.. and the guy who was going to sell it to me said its perfectly fine but it has rod knock. i was just wondering what is rod knock, is it hard to fix and how do you fix it?? thanks.. if it requires alot of money, what kind of stuff do i need to buy to fix it??

02-23-2006, 10:33 PM	#2
dcrusupra 500whp yet? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Plantation, Fl. Posts: 1,052	Rod knock is not perfectly fine. How much is he sellin it for? And instead of tryin to fix it, just get a JDM 7M-GTE. __________________ New Rebuild My CarDomain

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TONY! 12psi boost Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Troy, NY 12180 Posts: 353	I would take that car in a heartbeat if a spun bearing was the only problem with it and if the chassis was good and rust free. As far as spun bearings (aka rod knock), check my posts out (posts 4 & 6). http://www.toyota-supra.info/forums/...ead.php?t=3461 __________________ -------------> ITEMS THAT ARE STILL AVAILABLE FROM AN '88 PART OUT <------------- _____\|_____ /. . . \ . . . \ . .\ ( ]/ . . . . \ . . . \ . .\[ ) _________________ /OO]====(W)====[OO\ [___________________] [ [O] ///______\\\ [O]_] ____________________[\|\|]______________[\|\|]____________________

02-23-2006, 11:54 PM	#4
wetwilly Stock Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: hawaii Posts: 11	rod knock can the car be run, even tho it has rod knock? the guy was gonna sell it to me for $800 and the body is in excellent condition, its 5 speed and turbo'd..

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