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Question: will the ECU go into limp mode if the oval alternator plug is disconnected?

I have a 2JZGTE Aristo motor and I am doing a swap into my MK3 Supra. So there is this large gauge wire that has been cut off when the engine was pulled from the Aristo I assume. All that is left is this short piece of 6 gauge wire and I think it is a ground wire. It's on one of the bolts for...

'Tis confusion! This is a very hard question I think. But I need help with this. I got my engine from the importer and the oil control valve for the variable valve timing had the connector broken off somehow. This engine I have is a 2JZ GTE Aristo engine with vvti. I went to the Toyota dealer...

I haven't really worked on clutches before. I'm trying to determine if my clutch is bad. I hear a sort of grinding sound like the clutch disc is touching when I am just sitting there in neutral idling. And when I press in the clutch pedal the noise goes away. Would that mean that my clutch disc...

So I have this leak. I'm pretty sure it is my front main seal since I've already changed my front cam seals. So I need to get just the fmseal and install it. I know how to do it. My problem is that I don't want to change my oil, or drain all my oil, to do it. If I jack up the front of my car as...

Hey I have a oil leak and I am pretty sure it is my original oil cooler hose. It seems to be a rubber hose with nylon braid around it. I was wondering if you guys think it would be alright to replace that hose with a piece of EFI fuel hose? I understand that oil cooler is only in operation at...

So I've been trying to locate this leak in my power steering system. It's not very big of a leak. If I top up the reservoir it will be down in a day or 2. I am wondering if the steering rack boots seal in the power steering fluid. If the clamp on the boots is messed up will that be the source...

My car backfires. It always happens in and around the top of 3rd gear and 4th gear. I let off the gas and coast for a while then as soon as my foot get back on the gas it backfires. It seems to happen right after I was in boost I think not certain about that.

I bought this autometer boost gauge new. I installed it myself. It isn't a liquid filled one. It goes from 0-35psi. There is a hole on the back to install the light in. And there is a threaded piece held on with a nut to install the vacuum line. I barely even touched the nut onthe back when I...

So here is my story. Right now I'm hugely dissapointed. Ok. It started with a road trip. I met some new people and signed up for my first drifting event ever on a track. It was 6 days away. On my way home my car overheated. I found out it was a blown coolant hose at the back of the head. The...

I drove my Supra from near Nelson BC to Kelowna BC for the 2012 KCL Spring Cruise. We could not have asked for a better day to do this. I took some pics. I had a good day, including when my turbo coolant hose burst on my way back home and I fixed it with a piece of my coolant reservoir hose and...

I was replacing my injector seals and got it all back together. I went to start it and it cranked but never started. The second time I tried to crank it I lost all power. No power to anything. I can hear a faint beep down by the fuse panel driver's foot when I turn the key. I think I might have...

I am trying to get my supra up and running. 7MGTE 1988 Turbo 5 speed. It started out with having a code 51 and a code 32. So I went through the whole process of adjusting the TPS to specs and then used a timing light to get the timing at 10degrees. I remember having to fight to get the CPS...

Well I have been working on my car for about 6months and now I am trying to start it up. (7MGTE) I got all new fluids in, good battery, and put the dashboard in. Got the instrument cluster in and went to start it up. After a couple tries we got it to start but it won't stay running very long...

Hey I have been doing tons of stuff to my car. And right now I have my my 2 front hub assemblys on the work bench. I am going to change the wheel bearings. But I am having a tough time getting the snap ring off. What is the easiest way to get the snap ring off?

Hey I removed my intake manifold a while back and cracked my cold start injector hose. But it was just the protective outside covering which was brittle. I'm wondering if there would be pressure always at this hose. And do you think it would still be fine to drive with it like that for a while?

Hey everyone. So I have all my front suspension arms out and I put in my new energy bushings. I also have the rear energy suspension bushings, which I need to install. My question is about the rear upper arms. I spent a few minutes between working on other things to try and remove them. Is it...

Well I am replacing my inner tie rods also known as the steering rack ends. I've been looking at a few things online including the tsrm. So how do I remove the claw washers, or do I have to even remove them? And would it matter if I scuffed up the rack end by using a pipe wrench on it instead of...

Hi. I was just wondering to myself about turbos. My question is this. If I got a nice new manifold and a T4 turbo, and a nice wastegate, could I just put that on my stock 7MGTE and go? (I have no concern with exhaust configuration) But what issues would I encounter? Would I just hit fuel cut or...

Are the knock sensors on my 1988 Toyota 7MGTE mass type or resonance type? I broke the rearmost knock sensor on my GTE (GE only has 1 knock sensor). I am trying to figure this out so I know where to look. I have a 22RE engine. Wondering if I could use the knock sensor off of that... or a 3VZ...