Hose Help!

[faviles]

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Hey guys,

So on my journey to replace my cars head gasket I found this hose just hanging there. It must go somewhere since there is a coupling around it but where? Pictures would help since I'm not very familiar with this engine.

The hose is located right behind the turbo's downpipe. You could see part of the heat shield in the picture. Please let me know if you need more pictures.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Dirgle]

That is normally capped off.
http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/EPC/291420/catalog.aspx?F=1603&P=1

You will probably find that hose is setup to serve same purpose. That is there so the 7M can be put in either left or right hand drive cars, you just switch which side the cap is on and which side the hose is on.

 

[faviles]

Thank you sir! Will a normal plug from Lowes or Home Depot do the job?

 

[Silver MK3]

I would just get it from Toyota to be safe. Its like $4.

 

[Dirgle]

I would go to your Toyota dealership, they're not to expensive and even less if you buy online. The location sees a lot of heat and is a pretty harsh environment. And if it fails you're overheated on the side of the road with a possible warped head. Not something you want to put your trust in on a cheap generic part from lowes. It's cheap insurance to just buy the OEM part.

Toyota P/N:90339-16001

edit:Silver MK3 beat me to it.

 

[faviles]

Thanks guys! Ill definitely purchase the OEM part then.

 

[Silver MK3]

Sounds good. Mine started to crack and developed a pin size hole. I took me a while to figure out where it was coming from. I'm glad I caught it before it fully burst though. That could have gotten ugly...

 

[super51fan]

When you are at the Toyota dealer getting the plug you can pick up "genuine Toyota red coolant".

 

[Poodles]

That hose probably had a bolt or something in it. It's ghetto, but as the good reinforced caps are hard to find, using a short piece of hose with a proper sized bolt works.

Also, 89+ cars have a different pipe around the block for RHD or LHD so they don't have that cap anymore.

 

[Dirgle]

This is true. Imagine my surprise when I ordered a cap, with all the rest of the hoses that were going to be replaced for the rebuild on my 92, and I go to put it on but there was nothing there. My mistake using my brothers 87 to create my shopping list.

 

[atmperformance]

i found a rubber cap kit on amazon for $5 or $6 that came with 2 of a couple of different sizes, worked just fine on my motor even got to use some of the smaller ones other places.

 

[faviles]

Thanks for all the info guys! I went ahead and ordered an OEM plug for my 87 just to be safe.