Help... my car is overheating

ghost88 · 12-02-2008, 05:44 PM

i have an 88 stock supra 5-spd (non-turbo) and recently found out that the gaskets/torque settings have to be changed from factory standard. Several years ago the car starts randomly overheating. At first it was slightly hotter than normal, nothing suspicious in the oil or exhaust (that i remember) then one day it starts to boil into the red, the gasket went and i sent out a smoke screen for half a mile. I bought steel reinforced gaskets and i believe the new torque settings are 72lbs (Original was 59lbs i think). Im back on the road and watching things closely.

supra is a great car but i wish i found out earlier what problems it had so i could anticipate them before they happened. im learning on the go.

12-02-2008, 05:44 PM	#34
ghost88 Stock Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: USA Posts: 14	I wish i had this thread a while ago!! i have an 88 stock supra 5-spd (non-turbo) and recently found out that the gaskets/torque settings have to be changed from factory standard. Several years ago the car starts randomly overheating. At first it was slightly hotter than normal, nothing suspicious in the oil or exhaust (that i remember) then one day it starts to boil into the red, the gasket went and i sent out a smoke screen for half a mile. I bought steel reinforced gaskets and i believe the new torque settings are 72lbs (Original was 59lbs i think). Im back on the road and watching things closely. supra is a great car but i wish i found out earlier what problems it had so i could anticipate them before they happened. im learning on the go.