just got my car this summer and new to supras help?

[shimafan02]

okay i just picked up my supra 87 turbo, runs great but burning oil and going through coolant constantly my radiator light came on not to long ago but what could be causing me to burn through coolant so fast? could i have a bad radiator? or sensor going bad? i filled it up last week and its almost dry...havent driven my car much but when i do i normally dont beat the hell out of it

 

[noel]

do a coolant leak test! it will show u where ur leaking coolant....do u c any smoke?

 

[xzeror]

you might have the dreaded blown head gasket which is quite common in the 7m :/

 

[shimafan02]

i havent seen any smoke coming from it but heard like almost a bubbling sound when i shut the car off after i noticed my temp was high

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yeahhh thats the one thing i was really hoping it wasnt :/

 

[xzeror]

when my car had a bhg it didnt smoke or nothing had no signs of a bhg other than the coolant disappearing. since you are turbo you should look into getting a Metal head gasket with arp headbolt/studs you will have to prepare the head and block but it will be worth it if you plan on going for bigger power or even staying stock you wont have to worry about it.

 

[MKIIINA]

its a right of passage for a supra owner. do a compression test and report back with the results. it is possible you have a leak but if you havent noticed a puddle and cant find any kind of trail a bhg is probable.

if it is a bhg do it once and do it right and you wont need to worry about it again.

 

[shimafan02]

yeah i havent seen any puddles or anything so ill order a mhg when i have the money and park it so i dont mess anything else up on it
i was wanting to do it this winter anyways just to make sure its done and i wouldnt have to worry about it thanks for the help guys!

 

[mk3bandit]

just be prepared to spend 800.00+ it just depends on how crazy you wanna go. ive already spent 1,100.00 and going up. should be putting it back together tomorrow or the next day.

 

[ForcedTorque]

Coolant is not good for your bearings! Don't just replace the head gasket. Rod knock is common after a head gasket change.

 

[mk3bandit]

defiantly a good idea while a head gasket.

 

[shimafan02]

okay thanks guys
what would you suggest i replace while im doing this?