She blew right in front of me!(kinda long)

[e90suprat]

Back in April I had my front brakes replaced, and the next day I noticed that when I was stopped I could hear a bubbling sound and the brake pedal would vibrate slightly. So I took it back to the shop and the guy came out to check it out. He gets in the car and mashes the brake pedal, and I ask him if he can hear the noise, he of course says 'no'. So he continues mashing the pedal, then all of a sudden this huge white cloud belches out of the exhaust and the engine starts to stumble. I'm standing there with this look on my face like someone just kicked me in the nuts. Then the guy says "wow, thats not good" (no shit sherlock). Turns out my brake booster was bad and full of brake fluid, and since it runs off of vacuum from the intake manifold, it was leaking brake fluid into my intake, which sped up the bhg process. That experience totally sucked ass, but at least I learned something from it. If you are losing brake fluid, and you cant find the leak, check your brake booster.

 

[tte]

Damn...there is an endless possibility of things that could go wrong in cars.
Well not endless but alot...

Cheers,
Roy

 

[e90suprat]

Yeah, I didnt see that one coming...

 

[Reign_Maker]

I'm standing there with this look on my face like someone just kicked me in the nuts.

CLASSIC! :aigo:

:biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:

Not laughing AT you, just feelin it for ya... Trust me, been there, MORE than once my friend... lol...

 

[e90suprat]

Not laughing AT you, just feelin it for ya... Trust me, been there, MORE than once my friend... lol...[/QUOTE]


I totally understand, I think every supra owner has felt that at least once.

 

[SupraMario]

^^ you nailed it on the head, this one gets put down in the record books.

 

[mkIIIman089]

Congratulations. I think you've found a new way of blowing up a Supra motor!

Seriously that sucks though, best of luck getting it fixed.

 

[billspreston01]

holy s*** that sux!!!! Is he going to fix it? It's his fault for being a mechanic and mis-diagnosing the problem. That and HE was the one mashing on the pedal. Sorry to hear about your loss. Good luck!

 

[americanjebus]

wow, thats bizarre, when i saw the thread title i thought this was gonna be another wrecked supra thread

 

[tubbie]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Nothing against you, just picturing you standing there when all of a sudden the car blows......... :biglaugh:

 

[e90suprat]

Yeah, it totally sucked watching my baby blow up. I've already got her back on the road, new head,hg,and brake booster, and all seems to be well. When I was pulling the old head I found that one of the head bolts that toyota had installed(previous owner)was bent and the hex socket on top was rounded out. I had to drill and chisel that some bitch off before I could remove the head. That cost me almost an entire day. Since I had a new head sitting on my bench, I could get nasty with the old one, and I did. Let's just say that I didn't return the old one as a core, it was a little on the fucked up side.

 

[Fuzz420]

I can totally image standing there watching and the motors messes up, thats some luck i would have.Im glad to see u got her back together and running again........

 

[mkIIIman089]

Wow, so you actually bought a BRAND NEW head?

 

[mrnickleye]

Wow, so you actually bought a BRAND NEW head?

No...he got a reman head. He said he was not giving them the old head for a core. No core is needed/returned when you buy a new part.
Makes you wonder where all the reman stuff comes from (calipers, heads, carbs, injectors, etc.), cause at all ain't rebuildable.

 

[IJ.]

Brake Fluid wouldn't have much in the way of octane so it probably detonated the gasket to death .

 

[e90suprat]

Yup, and when you combine that with an improperly installed head bolt, you get BHG.

 

[suprabad]

Thank you...I thought this kinda shit only happened to me. Totally bizarre.

Glad it all worked out!