1988 supra 7mge engine blown what to do?

88supra7mge · 08-22-2010, 05:09 AM

hey guys today i traded my crx for a 88 supra n/a with stock 7mge with 170k the guy i traded with said the car ran good just needed a turn up to get back to perfect, looked car over, and noticed the bottom was obnormaly clean, asked him about it and he said he just gave the car a good cleaning, ok seems resonable, driving it home at 60mph i take the fun route with lots of curves to see what is up with the supra, get to the end of the road where a stop sign is and oil pressure drops and car dies, get out to take a look, and the rear main seal is gushing oil out, WTF, so my budy gets some oil and we fill it on up after it cooled off, only had another 10 miles till we got home, and when i slowed down in town, oil pressure drops again and car dies, im thinking tomyself i just got played like a bitch, push it the 3 block to my friends house, and we go and get oil and new oil filter thinking oil filter is plugged or something and that im going to have to go in and fix the rear main, put oil in and getting ready to attempt to take it back to my house, and the engine knocks like theres no oil in it all, the engine had blown up! now i dont know what to do i need some advice, is it going to be worth my money to do and engine swap, maby a 7mgte turbo, or do i try to sell the shell to get rid of the car, or part it out or what? any advice would be very appreciated, THANKS

bryanf89 · 08-22-2010, 05:53 AM

if you plan to keep the car, it will require an substantial amount of money. That 7mge had alot of miles, it was bound to happen soon. maybe all thats needed is new seals. the amount you need to spend on the engine rebuild would be about the same as the cost of a swap. If thats going to be your daily, then i would go with the 1jz 2.5L. Its reliable, powerful, and fuel efficient. If your looking for big power, then go with 2jz. another 7m isnt bad looking at either, my 7m came with 123,000. I went straight to maintenance, before driving the car.

88supra7mge · 08-22-2010, 07:41 AM

here is a hypothetical question, my dad has a few mopar 360 laying around in the garage, what kind of work do think i will need to do to stuff that in the supra, like fuel system, and suspension ect, would anyone know about that? has anyone else put a simular engine in a mk3? thanks

Green7mgte · 08-22-2010, 09:55 AM

head over to supermania they have a a whole section on custom builds.

Busted Knuckles · 08-22-2010, 11:22 PM

You may want to look at this page: http://www.toyota-supra.info/forums/...-yes-i-am.html

This guy put a small block chevy V8 in his. A Mopar V8 should be a similar effort.

Green7mgte · 08-23-2010, 12:06 AM

god i totally forgot about that post..

never did see any vids of it..

Ranma · 08-23-2010, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busted Knuckles

You may want to look at this page: http://www.toyota-supra.info/forums/...-yes-i-am.html

This guy put a small block chevy V8 in his. A Mopar V8 should be a similar effort.

Claps hands, makes one handed prayer motion.

Ick a Chevy or Mopar engine in a Toyota?

Might as well buy a Camero or Firebird from that time. Hint they are very popular in the scrapyard.

What a thing to do with a Supra!

Remember Government Motors cars are little better than scrap or sodai gomi in Japanese.

08-22-2010, 05:09 AM	#1
88supra7mge Stock Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St John, WA Posts: 4	1988 supra 7mge engine blown what to do? hey guys today i traded my crx for a 88 supra n/a with stock 7mge with 170k the guy i traded with said the car ran good just needed a turn up to get back to perfect, looked car over, and noticed the bottom was obnormaly clean, asked him about it and he said he just gave the car a good cleaning, ok seems resonable, driving it home at 60mph i take the fun route with lots of curves to see what is up with the supra, get to the end of the road where a stop sign is and oil pressure drops and car dies, get out to take a look, and the rear main seal is gushing oil out, WTF, so my budy gets some oil and we fill it on up after it cooled off, only had another 10 miles till we got home, and when i slowed down in town, oil pressure drops again and car dies, im thinking tomyself i just got played like a bitch, push it the 3 block to my friends house, and we go and get oil and new oil filter thinking oil filter is plugged or something and that im going to have to go in and fix the rear main, put oil in and getting ready to attempt to take it back to my house, and the engine knocks like theres no oil in it all, the engine had blown up! now i dont know what to do i need some advice, is it going to be worth my money to do and engine swap, maby a 7mgte turbo, or do i try to sell the shell to get rid of the car, or part it out or what? any advice would be very appreciated, THANKS

08-22-2010, 09:55 AM	#4
Green7mgte Supra Forum Moderator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Green-Ohio Posts: 1,297	head over to supermania they have a a whole section on custom builds. __________________ 92 Ma71 7mGTE Auto. SafcII Supra FAQ Supra MKIII FAQ Classified Section guidelines :

08-23-2010, 12:06 AM	#6
Green7mgte Supra Forum Moderator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Green-Ohio Posts: 1,297	god i totally forgot about that post.. never did see any vids of it.. __________________ 92 Ma71 7mGTE Auto. SafcII Supra FAQ Supra MKIII FAQ Classified Section guidelines :

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08-22-2010, 05:53 AM	#2
bryanf89 3" Exhaust Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 231	if you plan to keep the car, it will require an substantial amount of money. That 7mge had alot of miles, it was bound to happen soon. maybe all thats needed is new seals. the amount you need to spend on the engine rebuild would be about the same as the cost of a swap. If thats going to be your daily, then i would go with the 1jz 2.5L. Its reliable, powerful, and fuel efficient. If your looking for big power, then go with 2jz. another 7m isnt bad looking at either, my 7m came with 123,000. I went straight to maintenance, before driving the car.

08-22-2010, 07:41 AM	#3
88supra7mge Stock Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St John, WA Posts: 4	here is a hypothetical question, my dad has a few mopar 360 laying around in the garage, what kind of work do think i will need to do to stuff that in the supra, like fuel system, and suspension ect, would anyone know about that? has anyone else put a simular engine in a mk3? thanks

08-22-2010, 11:22 PM	#5
Busted Knuckles 12psi boost Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 300	You may want to look at this page: http://www.toyota-supra.info/forums/...-yes-i-am.html This guy put a small block chevy V8 in his. A Mopar V8 should be a similar effort.