just got my supra today and already have probs......

suprajew · 08-27-2009, 01:24 AM

hi there i am new here. i just traded my 96 V8 AWD exploder for my 89 NA supra...im planning on doing either the 7mGTE swap or doing the 1j swap...havent decided yet but heres the deal.....

i had oil leaking down into my spark plug gully across all 6 sparkplugs....got that all cleaned out and found out the prob was screws on the valve covers werent tight....any of them took it for a drive drove and sounded muchhhh better but now i have a coolant (i think) leak....near the back of the GE motor by the fire wall i have a hose that runs behind the motor that has a rubber sleeve that covers it....it has a leak but i dont know where and have been trying to find it...this hose actually connects to the transmission (which makes me believe that it isnt coolant) i need to disconnect this hose and replace it and if that doesnt solve my problem....i dont know where to go from there....

this hose however, im not sure how to disconnect it....or what to replace it with (or what to call it) when i go to auto zone ...any help would be greatly appreciated!

by the way it is NOT the heater core hose...

suprajew · 08-27-2009, 02:15 AM

update.....that hose....is not a gose...its my speedo cable...im a dumbass sorry....but i do have a leak somewhere back there....and it isnt the heater core

suprajew · 08-27-2009, 03:38 AM

ok so i found out that what i thought was the problem...isnt... that "hose" was actually my speedo cable

....sooo i accidentally disconnected it...i need advice on how to reconnect it

but the hose that i was looking for...i found it...it is about 5-6 inches long with a 90 degree bend in it halfway through....the start of the hose attaches to the block...after the curve it goes behind the block really close to the firewall and attaches to an inlet between the valve covers....and i cannot get the hose clamp off because the squeze part faces the firewall....fml

can you offer any advice on how to remove the hose clamp and how to reattach the cable?

BlckDragn · 01-22-2010, 03:17 PM

had the same problem just rip it off since your replacing it anyways trust me you wont break anything. when done get a new clamp just put a clamp with a screw on it. the style that you can loosen and tighten with a screw driver. no idea what thats called sorry. but thats what i did. and havent had that coolant problem since now i just burn coolant and spit coolant out of the resivior

ugh if you know what or how to fix would be nice ty

08-27-2009, 01:24 AM	#1
suprajew Stock Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: columbia, mo Posts: 4	just got my supra today and already have probs...... hi there i am new here. i just traded my 96 V8 AWD exploder for my 89 NA supra...im planning on doing either the 7mGTE swap or doing the 1j swap...havent decided yet but heres the deal..... i had oil leaking down into my spark plug gully across all 6 sparkplugs....got that all cleaned out and found out the prob was screws on the valve covers werent tight....any of them took it for a drive drove and sounded muchhhh better but now i have a coolant (i think) leak....near the back of the GE motor by the fire wall i have a hose that runs behind the motor that has a rubber sleeve that covers it....it has a leak but i dont know where and have been trying to find it...this hose actually connects to the transmission (which makes me believe that it isnt coolant) i need to disconnect this hose and replace it and if that doesnt solve my problem....i dont know where to go from there.... this hose however, im not sure how to disconnect it....or what to replace it with (or what to call it) when i go to auto zone ...any help would be greatly appreciated! by the way it is NOT the heater core hose... __________________ traded my 96 exploder (V8 AWD) for my poopra.....one set of problems for another

08-27-2009, 02:15 AM	#2
suprajew Stock Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: columbia, mo Posts: 4	update.....that hose....is not a gose...its my speedo cable...im a dumbass sorry....but i do have a leak somewhere back there....and it isnt the heater core __________________ traded my 96 exploder (V8 AWD) for my poopra.....one set of problems for another

08-27-2009, 03:38 AM	#3
suprajew Stock Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: columbia, mo Posts: 4	ok so i found out that what i thought was the problem...isnt... that "hose" was actually my speedo cable....sooo i accidentally disconnected it...i need advice on how to reconnect it but the hose that i was looking for...i found it...it is about 5-6 inches long with a 90 degree bend in it halfway through....the start of the hose attaches to the block...after the curve it goes behind the block really close to the firewall and attaches to an inlet between the valve covers....and i cannot get the hose clamp off because the squeze part faces the firewall....fml can you offer any advice on how to remove the hose clamp and how to reattach the cable? __________________ traded my 96 exploder (V8 AWD) for my poopra.....one set of problems for another

01-22-2010, 03:17 PM	#4
BlckDragn Stock Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Center Strafford, NH Posts: 6	had the same problem just rip it off since your replacing it anyways trust me you wont break anything. when done get a new clamp just put a clamp with a screw on it. the style that you can loosen and tighten with a screw driver. no idea what thats called sorry. but thats what i did. and havent had that coolant problem since now i just burn coolant and spit coolant out of the resivior ugh if you know what or how to fix would be nice ty __________________ The Dragon