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  1. Finnon

    rod knock?

    im uploading another vid now. yeah ill put oil in. It isnt my supra. mine has fresh oil in and is regularly serviced. the oil in this car is well black and dirty. i added a bit but will have to go buy some more. perhaps ill know more when i drain it all out.
  2. Finnon

    rod knock?

    and yeah i guess it isnt the greatest vid. ill do another tomorrow and rev it till it starts rattlin
  3. Finnon

    rod knock?

    oil is a tad low like. bottom of the hash marks on dip stick
  4. Finnon

    rod knock?

    ohh please lol
  5. Finnon

    rod knock?

    have a listen please guys
  6. Finnon

    short shift kit?

    are they available for the na? if so where from and how easy are they to fit? not likeing the super long gear stick like haha
  7. Finnon

    Driveshaft Carrier Bearing

    if i change up a gear and floor it in my na manual i can feel a clunk from beneath my seat. is this the bearing failing on my car?
  8. Finnon

    headlight leveling motors.

    heres a guide to retro fit adjustable euro style headlights http://www.clickdesign.co.uk/supradupra/html/hid_lights.html
  9. Finnon

    headlight leveling motors.

    good call my friend.
  10. Finnon

    headlight leveling motors.

    id swap u guys for ya climate control gizmo though.
  11. Finnon

    headlight leveling motors.

    twiddle a knob on centre console and the headlights move up and down to compensate for weight in the car. little motors from what i can see change the angle of the headlight. seperate from the actual motors that lift the lights up when ya turn them on
  12. Finnon

    headlight leveling motors.

    ohhh lol do u guys not get em at all like?
  13. Finnon

    headlight leveling motors.

    lol ok ill just pull the motors off (or can i just leave em and cut the wiring off?)
  14. Finnon

    headlight leveling motors.

    has anyone fitted them to an prefacelift na? just wondering as im about to fit a pair of facelift headlights to my prefacelift as the original units are shot. thing is if its easy to fit all the wiring etc i may aswell keep the leveling motors. ohhh its a uk car btw just incase its a...
  15. Finnon

    Coolant in plug valley

    ive just done this on my car. it was a combination of the coolant pipes at the throttle body leaking (must have for a while as the pipe spigot was all coroded) and oil geting past those big bolt things that hold the spark plug cover on.
  16. Finnon

    coolant pipe on back of throttle body

    bill uk, i think thats a turbo intake. it certainly looks a bit different to mine. but anyways i mite well try cutting the pipe back a bit to see what happens. if not ill have another go to see if i can replace it
  17. Finnon

    coolant pipe on back of throttle body

    after a leak into the plug wells (combined with an oil leak into the wells aswell) i stripped the top of the engine off to clean it all out and fit new gaskets etc. however the throttle body coolant pipe must have been leaking for a good while as the pipe spigot (if thats the correct word) is...
  18. Finnon

    toyota vs ford

    ford hmmmm i have a 12 year old ford transit. it has done 160,ooo miles and is still going strong. just had a replacement clutch in 6 years and 50k miles all its had apart from services is a replacement timing belt and exhaust system fantastic vans even if mine is a bit rusty now i also...
  19. Finnon

    slugish, intermitent cutting out etc

    well i pulled off the centre cover last night. there was a canny bit of oil in there. also coolant and in the centre under the throttle body the oil had all emulsified. ive stuffed some kitchen paper down there to try to absorb some of the crap and ill see what its like in a little while. on...
  20. Finnon

    slugish, intermitent cutting out etc

    ok ive probably got the main reason for the slugishness. stripped top of the engine. cam covers throttle intake etc. plug leads came out and 3 and 4 were dripping what i assume to be coolant . theres also a fair bit of oil down there