Things I don't like about Supras

[Dirgle]

Dirgle: And to further confuse things add the bolts rfrom 2 more dead 7M's to the bucket and shake!

The funny thing is, I have that bucket (as I’m sure you do too), but I keep it very separate from my current Supra when taking it apart. It comes in handy thou, when I'm missing a particular nut or bolt.

 

[IJ.]

I scored a dead Virgin 7M and used that as a 3D TRSM while I was assembling my good motor !

 

[Shytheed Dumas]

...and nobody's mentioned the starter?!:aigo: There was really no better layout than to hide the back bolt in a tight place? Maybe I've missed something, but I'm still scratching my head on how that's coming out so I can tackle my KS rewire. Also, Coil pack location, head bolts, and cup holders.

Back seats? If they weren't there, I wouldn't have bought the car. My 4 year old and his car seat fit fine back there every day.

 

[itr206]

Useless POS cup holder..

 

[Joel W.]

LouKy: You need to get a 3-4 ft extension and a 14mm wobbly socket to reach the starter bolt from under the car. It took me 20 mins with the right tools.

Also, I think Toyota did an excellent job designing this car for the most part. I just got done putting a piston in my sisters ford exploder and I swear that ford designers got together and went the other way saying "how can we make this harder to work on? so we can make more on dealer repairs"..

I love this car...Except the freaking cup holder of course...

 

[Shytheed Dumas]

LouKy: You need to get a 3-4 ft extension and a 14mm wobbly socket to reach the starter bolt from under the car. It took me 20 mins with the right tools.

A 3 - 4 Foot extension? I took a quick look, and I'm not sure just where to come in from, but that was looking from the top. If I can get it done in 20 minutes, I will try just about anything. Thanks :icon_bigg

 

[Joel W.]

Yeah it's not easy, but there is one place on the drivers side by the rear of the transmission where you can see the backside of the bolt and get a socket on it if your good.. I also used a set of locking plyers on the front nut to keep it from spinning while i was down there..

Ok, back to the supra bashing...

 

[Tanya]

who needs a cup holder when you should be gripping the steering wheel and holding on for dear life?

gripes about the mkII:
fuel filter is in a sucky location
starter; same as above
tiny wheels and rotors
retarded oil galley behind the upper timing cover (it seems to do nothing other than pour oil all over the engine and on the alternator)

 

[meagainstheworld]

salesman? you lost me on that one!

-shaeff

Threw it in there, thought it added character...no? :nono:

 

[NATAN666]

the starter is not hard to get at. you just need the proper tools.. hell, if you have just a jack you can unhook the crossmember and drop the tranny a little and use a regular ratchet on it.

 

[Tanya]

the starter is not hard to get at. you just need the proper tools.. hell, if you have just a jack you can unhook the crossmember and drop the tranny a little and use a regular ratchet on it.

ehe, some of us get into crappy situations.

one time my starter actually cracked off the bellhousing as I was backing out of a parking lot causing a horrible grinding noise. it was just me and my girlfriend (read: girl friend cause I dont swing that way folks, lol) and some various tools.

used the scissor jack, popped the starter out and bummed a ride to Advance for a new starter. It was worse putting the starter back in rather than taking it out. thankfully, tiny hands got the job done.

and might I add, laying under the car in a parking lot of a convenience store in a slummy part of town while about 6 or 7 guys looked on in awe was not an experience I want to repeat.

 

[JDMSupra]

wheel design, gas door is a beyotch to try and open, headgasket needs 20 more ft/lbs, no volt meter, how the lid of the cup holder compartment always falls on my drinks and messes things up.

 

[Racefiend]

Dist bearing? I will be sure to replace that as I go over the engine replacing gaskets and other wear items.

When he said DS bearing, he meant the driveshaft center support bearing, not the distributor bearing

Oh and my contribution is the rear KS. WHy do I have to remove the damn starter to remove a plug? Though I have gotten to the point where I can fandangle the plug off without starter removal.

 

[BosoMKII]

Ah, thanks. The bearing on the drive shaft I have laying in the driveway seems to be fine. But I don't think I will end up on the car after all.

 

[gp-7mgte]

oil filter location, every toyota car i have ever seen has the oil filter located in way that you either have dislocate your hand to reach or burn urself on the exhaust manifold. all the FWD V-6 toyotas have the oil filters under the exhaust. IS300's have them squished agianst the fender.

 

[xarewhyayen]

Many people have problems with the speedo cable, seems like a factory flaw.

A speedo cable is a wearing part. It's designed to wear and take a beating so the speedo gear doesnt have to. Its alot easier to replace a speedo cable than a speedo gear in the tranny. Theyre sposta break. :icon_bigg

 

[Yellow 13]

As of today I hate the big ass bolt on the passenger side upper control arm.

PITA to get out.

 

[CRE]

The funny thing is, I have that bucket (as I’m sure you do too), but I keep it very separate from my current Supra when taking it apart. It comes in handy thou, when I'm missing a particular nut or bolt.

Ditto... I've got a MASSIVE collection of bolts from MKIIIs. All courtesy of the friend I bought the car from.

Personally, the only two things I can think of that really bother me are the design of the end links (Damn I hate cutting those little bastards out!) and the HG torque specs. Everything else I've had to fight I must admit are merely due to the vehicle's age.

 

[89Turbo]

13mpg

 

[NDBoost]

13mpg

10mpg, and the ability to physically see the gas needle move as you boost 18lbs down the freeway..