Recent content by sm00p

I bought it with rod knock on 3 cylinders and completelty rebuilt it. The crank was sent out and everything on the motor was checked at a machine shop. I have the receipts from all the work I had done and everything. And the motor went in the first place because the previous owner was an...

I'm not trying to sell the car right now which is why I mentioned that. I wanted an honest opinion which is why I mostly talked about the bad. Because honestly how much can you buy a practically new engine for? That's worth something in itself. When I'm actually trying to sell it I'll...

I'm selling my supra soon and was wondering what I can get for it. I need at least 3,000 because that's about how much I put into it as a low estimate. It's a white 1987 turbo. I rebuilt the engine about 3000 miles ago and it's been running extremely well. The turbo leaks a little bit of oil...

Is it possible to use some kind of compound that can restore leather on steering wheels. By restore I don't actually mean restore. I mean make it so that your hand doesn't stick to it and you don't pick up little flakes of leather when you slide your hand on it.

Does anyone know how good the turbo rebuild kits are and how well they get the job done? I know i've seen the write up on rebuilding the turbo itself but I just want advice on whether I should go that route or not. I'm trying to sell my car soon and I don't wanna sell it with oil blowing out...

But mine doesn't seem to differ at engine speeds or depending on load. It's like, some days it will do it, some days it won't. What kind of changes in the environment, etc. would cause that kind of a difference. Could it be dependent on how much load I put on the engine/how long I let it cool...

but why does it only do it at certain times? Is it temperature related?

bump. I need help!

My car seems to be burning oil out of the exhaust at almost completely random times. It really only does it at idle and seems to only be when the oil is not fully warmed up and the pressure is higher. Because of that it made me think it was the turbo pulling vacuum, combined with the higher...

Sorry to use the word click. It was more of a thump. What else could it be if it weren't a wheel bearing or the BJ then? Nothing else in the area is loose, I checked the brakes. How much do wheel bearings cost and how difficult is it to replace?

hahaha It's parked right now and I haven't been driving it for fear of what you just said. I guess I'll replace it in the next couple days. Do you think that's what caused the noise though? If it's the wheel bearing, assuming I fix the ball joint and not the bearing, how risky would it be to...

I hear a clicking/thumping sound when I'm driving that's times with the speed of the car and is coming from the front right. I took the wheel off and tried to inspect everything. I found out that I need a new lower ball joint because it's got somewhere between .5-1 inches of vertical play in...

The Spal controller looks good but it's also more expensive than I can afford at this time I think. I need to buy tires so I can pass inspection; my funds are limited. I'm sure I'll end up doing something like that eventually, but would the hayden one work for now? Is 185 on and 170 off good...

The hayden fan control switch kits look good. There are 2 though. The preset on at 185 and off at 170. Are these not too low because they turn on before the thermostat opens? Also I suppose idealy the adjustable one is good. Do you know if you can set seperate on and off temperatures...

I already have a fan. I just need the temp switch. And I haven't actually taken the guage out yet, I might do that tonight.