Mkiii owner....... dire need of guidance

[mk3ftMFw]

howdy... some of you may know me..

im vsixcamry on ToyotaNation and camrytuner on toyotatuners.com.

Well here it is, im 19 and live in ohio. I go to college at University of Cincinnati. I bought a 1988 Turbo Supra (s package) with sunroof. It's my baby. The last summer i was driving down the highway and suddenly the motor stopped running. I pulled that tank over to the side of the road and the coolant bubbled out of the reservoir. It did not overheat until after the motor shut off... weird.

I left her there for a night and went back the following night. I started it (it was slow to start) and after it started it was ticking. I assume this is a rod knock. So far, i have the car ripped apart and have struggled to get the motor out.

This probably is the wrong section... but i have a few question for you supra guru's .

1. My car ticks... is a "knock" sound more like a tick??
2. What do i need to do to fix it? bore rods? oversized rod bearing? new crank?

Thanks guys, hope to hear from you.

-Alex

ps- razo is a douche. :icon_evil

 

[RazoE]

yes i am...

 

[GrimJack]

Ticking is often just valves, rod knock sounds like someone banging on your block with a hammer.

In any case, it's virtually always the rod big end bearings that go, fixing it is usually a matter of getting your block and crank disassembled and cleaned, put in new bearings, and polish the crank.

The chances of the rods being damaged is minimal, but a magnaflux doesn't cost much anyway, so might as well.

I've seen many cranks pulled out of knocking engines that were fine... but I'd let your machinist make the call.

 

[Turbo. Targa. Life.]

Lol bored rods cylinders get bored not rods bro

 

[mk3ftMFw]

What about the valves... how do i fix those... i dont have much vavle experience..

 

[Turbo. Targa. Life.]

You don't lol. Most every supra I've ever heard has at LEAST a little bit of valve chatter, including my own.

Sorry about the short, unpunctuated post earlier, t'was made from my cell.

 

[mk3ftMFw]

its pretty loud ha...and its get quicker as i revv higher. So there's no way to fix a valve?

 

[mk3ftMFw]

o moved this thread.... http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36264

 

[Turbo. Targa. Life.]

Yup, gotta get overnight parts from Japan. Don't worry though, put it on your tab at Harry's :yelrotflm

Just playin bro, really the only way to "fix" a valve is to replace it, and if you do one, I recommend doing them all

 

[mk3ftMFw]

So how hard is it, and how much will it run me??? I removed the valve cover today and i cant see shit, all i can see is the rods meeting up on the button looking valves.

 

[Supra87T]

i see your from cincinnati, take your head to bischoff engine services (812) 637-5933 in harrison. they'll rebuild your head for a reasonable price.

 

[mk3ftMFw]

o thank ya.. ill look into that..