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    coolant in exhaust manifold

    I have a 1987 7MGTE that needed a new exhaust manifold gasket. When I pulled the turbo from the manifold there was about a quarter teaspoon of coolant laying in the bottom of the manifold. Where could have this come from? What problem am I looking at? Thanks!
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    electrical problem, car won't start

    I have two problems that may be related. First, something was running the battery down while the car was sitting. The battery would be stone-dead within three days. While working on this problem the car decided it would not start. Would turn over fine, but I put the spark tester showed no...
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    ignition problem, won't start or runs rough

    I have a real mystery with my 87 7MGTE. One day it was running fine and the next day it wouldn't start. I convinced my self that it was a fuel problem and put in a new pump. I drove the car a few miles, parked it, and the next day it wouldn't start. I installed my spark tester and found none...
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    7MGTE camshaft seal problems

    We have an 87 Supra with the 7GTE engine (115K miles) and there is a lot of oil coming out of the front engine cover drain hole. This happened two years and 2000 miles ago. I replaced the front cam seals, valve cover gasket and front crank seal (with speedy sleeve). All was well, but it's...
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    hot start problem

    I have a 1987 Supra with the 7M GTE engine, that does not like to start when hot. This is random, but usually happens when you shut the car off, come back 15-20 mins later and it takes a lot of cranking to get it started. I have checked the fuel pressure and it is to spec. -- at idle speed...