my car blows oil bigtime
 

my 89 blows oil bad, im thinknig my secondary air is plugged in the throttle body, this is my first supra and i dont know the common problems yet, can anyone help me out

What car you got?? N/A or turbo? Do you mean lots of smoke out of the tailpipe, or lots of blowby out of the oil fill cap ?? or both ??

my friends 85 supra when u rev it past 4 grand it shoots out oil from the valve cover gasget onto the exhaust manifold. is that what ur car is doing, if so all u really need is a new valve cover gasget

don't the valve cover gaskets tend to go bad on the MKIII's? thats what i heard anyway

Yes, they tend to go bad. They are fairly cheap. I saw them on a website for under $30. I just forgot where the website was. Ill try to find it and post it up. Now if thats not ur problem, and you have a turbo and ur stock, oil is a common thing in the IC pipes and not something you should worry about unless its excessive. But if you think its a problem, just install a catch can.

I believe my valve covers also need to be replaced. Either that or some other crazy oil leak coming from the valve cover area :p. I am turbo as well.

I am an ameature, would I be able to install new valve covers with a few buddies who have more experience working on cars?

And if you could please do post that site for the cheap valve covers.

Any local parts store, Advance, Auto Zone, Pep Boys, etc..........


Russ

Just did a quick search for them thru yahoo and still came up with an ebay one. It'll work all the same tho.

eBay valve cover gasket

my friends is an mkii...yeah it leaks bad if hes driving it hard for like 3 min smoke will start comin out from under the hood... anybody know where to purchase one for cheap

autozone or somewhere like rnoswal said

Can someone please tell me if I would be able to replace the valve covers on my MKIII turbo myself? I dont have much experience but it cant be that hard can it? I really need to know before i commit to buying these things.thanks!

Sure! You have to start somewhere with repairs and this is an easy one. Just make sure you clean all the oil out of the spark plug holes, you might as well replace them if you don't know when the last time was that they were changed. Almost any brand is good. You will probably need the rubber grommets that fit over the screws that hold the valve covers on too. I don't know if they come with the valve cover seas. Take a look at the 2 front cam seals too and see if it is very wet in that area. You may not be able to tell if the valve covers have been leaking alot, but this is another source for oil leaks and it can ruin the cam belt.

So, it is not just one thing to do, but several things to check. The cam seals should be done with care because you have to remove the timing belt, but at least check to see if the belt is showing signs of cracking on the flat side.

Let us know how it goes.

Russ

There is oil everywhere, im sure it has been leaking for quite a long time. it is all down much of the engine and many of the components under and around the engine. It runs perfect except for the occasional backfire. There is indeed oil in the spark plug holes, how do I go about removing it? And how do i replace spark plugs, stupid question i know, but I have never done it. And what are the cam sleals?? Err better off, what is the cam and how do I go about checking it?

Once I get the valve covers repaired and everything checked, is it safe to pressure wash the engine? There are a lot of wires and stuff and with a fairly old car (with 255,000 miles on it) I would be worried it would break things. Although I have never pressure washed an engine before, and am not even sure that is what it is :).

thanks!

So what do ya think!? -_-