loud knocking

[theWeezL]

Originally Posted by Supra2NR

i put 4 quarts of oil, do you guys think that was too short of what the car needed thats why i got this problem now?

Only if thats all you ever did. Have you heard of a dipstick? (as in..."Enus, YOU DIPSTICK! Cud ya ya! )

and there is one other thing on our cars that helps determine if they have enough oil...its called an oil pressure gauge...Its just to the left of your voltmeter...its got this cool little icon on it that looks like an oil can! Ever seen it?

Im just razzin ya bro! but seriously, if you think you were low on oil, then my guess is...you were low on oil. Im also willing to bet that right before this happened you were going through the gears or rev'n at a stop light...come on, admit it...you over rev'd...leading to spun bearings, loss of oil pressure and a few miles later knockin rods!

either that or your vacuum cleaner turbo leaned your mixture out, heated the cylinders and caused all this mess. Either way, Im thinkin you left out some vital information about how it happened

[Ahmad88]

well yall wont believe this but i think a piston is stuck or sumthing else that is metal. i started my car about to leave, then all of a sudden it just shutoff, thinking the battery maybe crapped out i tried to start it again, it sounds like a piston is stuck or hitting something, i had to leave it at a gas station down the street, its still there now waiting to be towed back to my house.this better not be the 4th engine that crapped out on me, i hope i just need to replace a piston and maybe a port,hope i dont have to replace the block or something major. im starting to hate my supra ever since i got it, it has been a money sucker, gas guzzler, engine crapper. What my mom and i want to do is trade in a van that we have for 2 cars, i wanna get a used civic go safe and save gas!!

[theWeezL]

Originally Posted by Ahmad88

i wanna get a used civic go safe and save gas!!

(honda)

[ddmcse]

LOL

NeXt !

[f00g00]

Synthetic oil does cost more but you can run it longer than regular oil. A good article is here.
http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/oil/oil.htm

[rnoswal]

Sometimes it is hard not to shake my head at these posts. I am amazed at the lack of research and time needed from the car owner to make sure they can even fill and check the oil level. I think it is the times though and not enough time spent on learning anything about cars.

These cars, MK111's, are at best 14 years old! You can't expect to get into any car that is that old and not run into problems. Just learn the basics. Oil and water levels, check the belts, check under the car for leaks and check the tires for air. I can't get my daughter to do those things with her car and it seems that most of her friends are the sameway with their cars. They want big sound, but not a reliable car to listen to the tunes in. If it breaks it is obviously a crappy car and they then want a Honda or a Chevy or some other car that never breaks, according to their friends.

They all break!

If any car stops unexpectedly, it is going to require maintenance. That doesn't make it a crappy car. Learn about the car, don't listen to a guy if he only talks about one brand being the best. The Supra is an upper end performance car, but very solid. They will leak and miss and get hot and do all those things ANY older car will do. Your car will probably be the second largest investment in your life, treat it that way. Learn about it, just the routine stuff at least, or buy a new one, but if you don't take care of it, guess what............

Sorry,..............sigh.

Russ

[Isphius]

Well said russ...... I agree totally. About the honda thing, Im just kidding for the most part. They are well made cars. The only problem i have with them is that everyone has one, Its like a sell-out car, On the buyers part, not hondas. Except, I dont get the civic SIs and the vtech integras. Its like...lets take a cheap ass platform, And make a 190hp tiny 4 cylinder for it. Its just...counter pointative(not a word). But i dont blame them because people love it. And the ricers...they need no mention. To be a little more helpful, As for your oil leak...Def get that fixed. Oil is a motors life. Its life is draining into the street! lol. And yes, Make sure things are put on right/tight and arent leaking... It will always help and its a pain when you have to do something twice. And to clean the battery terminals just get a wire brush for grills from the dollar store, they work great. And use some backing soda water to get the foamy stuff off if its there. I always see this stuff, but its never on any of my own cars. Guess im just that good. haha. If you get stuck just remember the mechanics 2% rule. You are always at least 2% smarter than what you are working on.

[Supra2NR]

who says , anything about the supra being crappy , so how many quarts am i suppose to have, the being short of oil caused this to happen?,

if it did, i smell a lawsuit

[Supra2NR]

no revving this time, cuz i was in a good neighborhood, last time i did that there,i got a 150 dollar ticket for disturbing the peace, and that sum bull**** i ddnt think u can disturb the peace with a 2.50 muffler, the oil pressure gauge was reading like it should when i was driving, although i had a problem with the dipstick, it never gave me a good reading dunt know, it is possible sumthing is blockd in there

and to that guy ready to betray his supra wit a civic
hope you dont get into an accident with your honda

[Ahmad88]

i found out that my engine wont start because it might be my alternator, the problem is the engine isnt getting enough power to start up. man i really got scared.