Newbie.....From across the water.....

[pwpanas]

Originally Posted by kevo

...Sometimes when i start the engine i get a sort of tappety sound till the oil light extinguishes if the cars been left over 3 or 4 days.....But,After the initial start,All the rest of the time its that quiet you cannot hear the engine running at all...
The internals of the engine look as if its never ever had any dirty oil in there at all,Neather has it seen any rain.....(There is`nt even a dirt stain on the underside).
When starting the engine,The oil light only takes a couple of seconds or so to go out.....But,I`m a little concerned with the noise,This is the first Supra i have owned,And wondered if any of you guys have experianced the same sound please.....??????.

For what it's worth, and in my experience, the oil light never stays on in a US-spec MKIV Supra when you start it, unless your oil level is low. When I fill mine, I use six (US) quarts (=1.25 UK gallons, or 5.68L), which takes it right to the top of the full-line on the dipstick.

If your Supra's oil level was/is completely filled (with full synthetic, right?) and it still makes the noise, unfortunately I don't have an easy fix to get rid of that noise. Best case, it's something as simple as the clicking of your injectors in your (cold) fuel system. Worst case it could be your oil pump, the early stages of rod knock, or both. Trying to diagnose something like this is extremely tricky over the internet.

Also, I do have a contact in the UK that I can forward you to if you need to find a shop that is experienced with Mkiv Supras.