Blown head gasket?

f00g00 · 05-26-2006, 07:49 AM

Minimum would be a gasket set for a head job which you can get from toyota
but I'd go a metal gasket for the head scince it has to come off and ARP head bolts scince they can be torqued more than the standard toyo ones, new plugs (iridiums), wires timing belt scince it also has to come off, new hoses for the rad, new heater hoses, check the plug on the back of the block,
if that goes your water goes out in a few seconds and the temp guage probably won't catch it,(no water or steam left to make the guage go up),
clean all your intake manifold parts including the ISV and while the manifold is apart check all the mating surfaces for warpage(TSRM shows you how to do this), clean the injectors, change oil and filter and again within a week cause of the water, flush and clean cooling system, clean the valves and piston tops and probably other stuff that I missed. The gasket set should have every gasket for the upper half of the engine and a water pump gasket. For sure change the injector seals which are also in the kit.
Its complicated and best left to pros who have Supra experience unless your a good mechanic yourself and have the time and the tools.

h8z2luze · 05-26-2006, 09:11 PM

i will have to do it myself. I couldnt even imagine how much it would cost to have a mechanic do it. I have a lot of experience but mostly with old domestics. I had a 89 accord that i put a head gasket on and changed out the tranny and a few other minor things and I rebuilt the izusu motor in my LUV but other than that I havent worked on any imports. I will probably be on here a lot during this process. I just took the intake and valve covers off. The bolts wernt even tight on the valve covers. There is white gunk (water) all in there. not good. How much do you guys usually see the head gasket kit for? Plus bolts. I priced them at autozone, kragen and rebies and they ran from 150-350 i almost shit my pants. Thanks again for the help.

05-26-2006, 07:49 AM	#1
f00g00 12psi boost Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kuwait Posts: 292	Parts Minimum would be a gasket set for a head job which you can get from toyota but I'd go a metal gasket for the head scince it has to come off and ARP head bolts scince they can be torqued more than the standard toyo ones, new plugs (iridiums), wires timing belt scince it also has to come off, new hoses for the rad, new heater hoses, check the plug on the back of the block, if that goes your water goes out in a few seconds and the temp guage probably won't catch it,(no water or steam left to make the guage go up), clean all your intake manifold parts including the ISV and while the manifold is apart check all the mating surfaces for warpage(TSRM shows you how to do this), clean the injectors, change oil and filter and again within a week cause of the water, flush and clean cooling system, clean the valves and piston tops and probably other stuff that I missed. The gasket set should have every gasket for the upper half of the engine and a water pump gasket. For sure change the injector seals which are also in the kit. Its complicated and best left to pros who have Supra experience unless your a good mechanic yourself and have the time and the tools.

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05-26-2006, 09:11 PM	#2
h8z2luze 12psi boost Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nor*Cal Posts: 338	i will have to do it myself. I couldnt even imagine how much it would cost to have a mechanic do it. I have a lot of experience but mostly with old domestics. I had a 89 accord that i put a head gasket on and changed out the tranny and a few other minor things and I rebuilt the izusu motor in my LUV but other than that I havent worked on any imports. I will probably be on here a lot during this process. I just took the intake and valve covers off. The bolts wernt even tight on the valve covers. There is white gunk (water) all in there. not good. How much do you guys usually see the head gasket kit for? Plus bolts. I priced them at autozone, kragen and rebies and they ran from 150-350 i almost shit my pants. Thanks again for the help.