Hi guys, im new to the supra world and i just bought an 87 MK3 turbo 5spd from a guy who used to be my mechanic (he left and closed down the shop). I bought it from him for 800 bucks (car used to be 1000 but he gave me a discount), it was last registered in 2006 and has a full turbo back so i finally got it towed home a couple of weeks ago....
So my first problem and the original main problem, the guy told me the car had was that it had no spark. So instead of paying him 70 bucks to do a diagnostic i wanted to try and figure it out myself. First i found out the battery was dead, so i replaced that it gave me power to the inside and allowed me to crank the car but it wouldn't turn over. Then on a hunch i checked the fuse box and found out the main relay was missing, got one on craigslist for dirt cheap, put new gas in the car, added the main realay and cranked it. The car turned over but then died shortly after due to lack of an intercooler. Which leads me to yesterday i searched about 6 junkyards till i found one, (get this one junkyard wanted to charge me 150$$ for one) for a good price took it home and installed it last night. Now the engine cranks and after a few tries turns over (clogged injectors??) and tries to die but i can hold it on by revving it. Me and my friend took it down the street and quite a few things happened last night.
1. First thing i noticed was the speedometer wasnt working and while trying to give it a lil boost boost gauge was only reading 1 or 2 psi tried to floor it and the car was being a slug (took me forever just to get out of first)
2.The ride was bumpy which is understandable because i have two flats on it, but it kinda jerked a lot and stalled with the battery light and the check engine light coming on a few times, but car started every time after.
3. car started smoking opened the hood to find i had a bad oil leak smoke was comming out of the oil dip stick and around the turbo i traced the leak to the oil pan so my friend told me he figured i needed a new gasket for the oil pan. (don't know if oil is coming out of the intake or intercooler piping yet haven't checked it was dark when all of this was going on)
So if i could i would like to ask the experts on here what their opinion is on the matter, i was thinking of changing the spark plugs, oil, and fixing the gasket to see if i could get it to stop leaking. The oil got low last night so i dont know if i have enough to check for a BHG, but i dunno if the engine has low compression a blown turbo or a BHG. Oh and it makes a loud growl almost mustang or camaro-ish is it supposed to sound like that? Or is that just the turbo back? I remember one of my friends warped his head on his dsm and it sounded like a lawnmower so i dunno. I know sound can tell you alot when it comes to a car but i need some advice from the guys who know what they are doing when it comes to supras.
So my first problem and the original main problem, the guy told me the car had was that it had no spark. So instead of paying him 70 bucks to do a diagnostic i wanted to try and figure it out myself. First i found out the battery was dead, so i replaced that it gave me power to the inside and allowed me to crank the car but it wouldn't turn over. Then on a hunch i checked the fuse box and found out the main relay was missing, got one on craigslist for dirt cheap, put new gas in the car, added the main realay and cranked it. The car turned over but then died shortly after due to lack of an intercooler. Which leads me to yesterday i searched about 6 junkyards till i found one, (get this one junkyard wanted to charge me 150$$ for one) for a good price took it home and installed it last night. Now the engine cranks and after a few tries turns over (clogged injectors??) and tries to die but i can hold it on by revving it. Me and my friend took it down the street and quite a few things happened last night.
1. First thing i noticed was the speedometer wasnt working and while trying to give it a lil boost boost gauge was only reading 1 or 2 psi tried to floor it and the car was being a slug (took me forever just to get out of first)
2.The ride was bumpy which is understandable because i have two flats on it, but it kinda jerked a lot and stalled with the battery light and the check engine light coming on a few times, but car started every time after.
3. car started smoking opened the hood to find i had a bad oil leak smoke was comming out of the oil dip stick and around the turbo i traced the leak to the oil pan so my friend told me he figured i needed a new gasket for the oil pan. (don't know if oil is coming out of the intake or intercooler piping yet haven't checked it was dark when all of this was going on)
So if i could i would like to ask the experts on here what their opinion is on the matter, i was thinking of changing the spark plugs, oil, and fixing the gasket to see if i could get it to stop leaking. The oil got low last night so i dont know if i have enough to check for a BHG, but i dunno if the engine has low compression a blown turbo or a BHG. Oh and it makes a loud growl almost mustang or camaro-ish is it supposed to sound like that? Or is that just the turbo back? I remember one of my friends warped his head on his dsm and it sounded like a lawnmower so i dunno. I know sound can tell you alot when it comes to a car but i need some advice from the guys who know what they are doing when it comes to supras.
