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Old 01-03-2006, 09:36 PM   #1
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ok, how bout both of you stop. all your doing is winding each other up. so stop the posting, and let the topic get back on track, neither of you post in this topic again to keep the peace, or this thread will be locked.
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Old 01-03-2006, 10:04 PM   #2
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ok, how bout both of you stop. all your doing is winding each other up. so stop the posting, and let the topic get back on track, neither of you post in this topic again to keep the peace, or this thread will be locked.
Agreed. I have been wanting to do this forever. Thanks for coming in here and helping me.
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Old 01-03-2006, 10:07 PM   #3
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Agreed. I have been wanting to do this forever. Thanks for coming in here and helping...
Ditto, fallen. Thanks for your help.

Suprafann, please feel free to PM or e-mail me if I can provide any more info.
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Ditto, fallen. Thanks for your help.

Suprafann, please feel free to PM or e-mail me if I can provide any more info.
Awwe now thats awesome. You see helping people is much more satisfying. Thanks for doing this.
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Old 01-03-2006, 11:04 PM   #5
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Awwe now thats awesome. You see helping people is much more satisfying. Thanks for doing this.
I'm glad to hear that you agree. There really is no substitute for posting helpful & useful information, either publically, or via PM...
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Old 01-04-2006, 02:57 AM   #6
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i would PM or email but lets keep it here since the topic has been started, i would love it if you would reply here, that way if anyoen else runs into this problem they can use search and etc...


Ne wayz soembody told me it looks like a high mileage engine that didnt use synthetic oil.

Hopefully that wou;ldnt effect teh engine too much
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...Ne wayz soembody told me it looks like a high mileage engine that didnt use synthetic oil. Hopefully that wou;ldnt effect teh engine too muchHopefully that wou;ldnt effect teh engine too much
Honestly it's hard to say...it might have already affected the engine and/or the turbocharger(s), but the first priority is the compression test. If it passes the compression test (along with a driving test to ensure it still boosts well) and you end up purchasing it, then let us know ... I'll post some steps you can take to flush the old oil out.
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i would PM or email but lets keep it here since the topic has been started, i would love it if you would reply here, that way if anyoen else runs into this problem they can use search and etc...


Ne wayz soembody told me it looks like a high mileage engine that didnt use synthetic oil.

Hopefully that wou;ldnt effect teh engine too much
Like pwpanas said its hard to say. We dont exactly know how long it has been running on what types of oil. We dont know how often the oil changes were done. The most wear an tear would occur on your bearings from improper oil use.
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there's no real way to see what condition the bearing side of your motor is in... realistically you can only tear it down then find out...

do you currently own the car or are you "going" to own the car?
without tearing it down i think its just pretty much gonna be drive it till something happens
just make sure it's currently not knocking in the bottom end, always make sure it's topped up with oil and make sure you oil pressure readings are good
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...The most wear an tear would occur on your bearings from improper oil use.
The most wear and tear would have occurred on the engine bearings of the Mkiv Supra you're planning to buy if it was ever run with an extremely low oil level, and/or if a very large shot of NO2 was installed and regularly used on the car. Suprafann, in addition to checking for other signs of poor maintenance, also be sure to check carefully for signs of NO2 installation (eg. a hole drilled, tapped & then plugged in the throttle body), as well as 'standard' bpu modifications, before you make your final offer to the seller.
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