7MGE oil pressure

Bill UK · 05-30-2007, 07:11 PM

Sorry but that sounds like big ends to me, mine started knocking at start up from cold and then disappeared until about 2K to 2.5 K revs. Driving back from work one night the engine just seized, being an auto the supra just skidded to an immediate holt. Just avoided a ten-car pile up behind me. I drained the oil but found no evidence of bearings wear, but after opening up the oil filter I found bits of bearing shell. Striped the engine down to find the crank was beyond a regrind due to hairline cracks. My advice would be don’t drive it and don’t make any plans to buy parts until you have checked out the crank..

05-30-2007, 07:11 PM	#2
Bill UK AEM EMS Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK Posts: 891	Sorry but that sounds like big ends to me, mine started knocking at start up from cold and then disappeared until about 2K to 2.5 K revs. Driving back from work one night the engine just seized, being an auto the supra just skidded to an immediate holt. Just avoided a ten-car pile up behind me. I drained the oil but found no evidence of bearings wear, but after opening up the oil filter I found bits of bearing shell. Striped the engine down to find the crank was beyond a regrind due to hairline cracks. My advice would be don’t drive it and don’t make any plans to buy parts until you have checked out the crank.. Last edited by Bill UK; 12-05-2012 at 11:16 PM.