Hey everyone,
I first bought my '90 7mgte - targa about two summers ago from a buddy for $3k. When I first got her, she had a pierced high-pressure power-steering hose that would cause the PS reservoir to drain from full to empty in a matter of hours. After getting that fixed, I neglected to check my oil, which was running low and consequently rolled a connecting rod bearing (it was at this point that I decided to actually get to know my car mechanically). I decided to have the 7m cleaned and rebuilt with new cams, crankshaft, pistons, waterpump, cometic MHG, fuel pump - along with the basic tune up stuff: belts, spark plugs, plug wires...
As of today, I've put ~5500km on the rebuild 7m and have changed the oil 3 times (first 2 every 1000, most recent one after 3000 - 5w40, 5w40, 5w30 respectively). Allow me to introduce, my first supra
Sorry about the quality of this one, its a phone shot this summer after a wash. The paint is actually half-decent, with a bunch of chips in some places and some rust on the back fenders (I'll try to get a shot of the rust up sometime)
I've finished exams for the term and am starting to clean out all the SERIOUSLY CAKED oil from the old engine which leaked (probably contributed to the rolled bearing). This is her in my garage, you can probably see most of the flaws in the paint. As of now, I'd like to work out all the mechanical problems before thinking about any upgrades.
Heres the engine bay, and where I'll be spending most of the winter cleaning up all the oil - that way i can pinpoint exactly where oil leaks come from.
Best interior shot I have at the moment, grey
These two pipes at the driver's side of the radiator (you can see the white drainplug) seem to lead to the oil leak in the following pictures - as you can see, i have alot of cleaning to do.
The same two pipes under the passengers side of the radiator, this is the spot where i find oil leaks on the floor each morning - anyone know where i can buy replacement pipes? Pretty much all of them will need replacing.
The same pipes ~1-1.5cm in diameter? This is just before where I think they terminate, somewhere near the oilfilter
And this is where the leaky hose ends. Everymorning since the rebuild, ill find a few drops of oil on the ground underneath these pipes. They are on the passenger side mostly. I believe that there was so much oil caked on the old engine mounts and around the frame that it may be a source of the oil leak, but I also believe there is another spot leaking fresh oil.
I first bought my '90 7mgte - targa about two summers ago from a buddy for $3k. When I first got her, she had a pierced high-pressure power-steering hose that would cause the PS reservoir to drain from full to empty in a matter of hours. After getting that fixed, I neglected to check my oil, which was running low and consequently rolled a connecting rod bearing (it was at this point that I decided to actually get to know my car mechanically). I decided to have the 7m cleaned and rebuilt with new cams, crankshaft, pistons, waterpump, cometic MHG, fuel pump - along with the basic tune up stuff: belts, spark plugs, plug wires...
As of today, I've put ~5500km on the rebuild 7m and have changed the oil 3 times (first 2 every 1000, most recent one after 3000 - 5w40, 5w40, 5w30 respectively). Allow me to introduce, my first supra
Sorry about the quality of this one, its a phone shot this summer after a wash. The paint is actually half-decent, with a bunch of chips in some places and some rust on the back fenders (I'll try to get a shot of the rust up sometime)
I've finished exams for the term and am starting to clean out all the SERIOUSLY CAKED oil from the old engine which leaked (probably contributed to the rolled bearing). This is her in my garage, you can probably see most of the flaws in the paint. As of now, I'd like to work out all the mechanical problems before thinking about any upgrades.
Heres the engine bay, and where I'll be spending most of the winter cleaning up all the oil - that way i can pinpoint exactly where oil leaks come from.
Best interior shot I have at the moment, grey
These two pipes at the driver's side of the radiator (you can see the white drainplug) seem to lead to the oil leak in the following pictures - as you can see, i have alot of cleaning to do.
The same two pipes under the passengers side of the radiator, this is the spot where i find oil leaks on the floor each morning - anyone know where i can buy replacement pipes? Pretty much all of them will need replacing.
The same pipes ~1-1.5cm in diameter? This is just before where I think they terminate, somewhere near the oilfilter
And this is where the leaky hose ends. Everymorning since the rebuild, ill find a few drops of oil on the ground underneath these pipes. They are on the passenger side mostly. I believe that there was so much oil caked on the old engine mounts and around the frame that it may be a source of the oil leak, but I also believe there is another spot leaking fresh oil.
