PLZ HELP!! 87 supra wont start!

truexazn510 · 10-25-2005, 07:12 PM

i have an 87 turbo mt supra one day i was doin 65 n i lost power my car started smoking n just shut off i pulled to the side n popped the hood there was coolant every where...i put water in the radiator...but since then my car wont start that was a month ago i turn the key and it doesnt even click makes no noise at all but i can turn on my lights so i dont think its the battery please help...

Bullz_EyE · 10-25-2005, 07:52 PM

Do you know where the coolant loss is coming from? How many miles is on your supra? You could check for a frothy oil mixture from the dipstick or oil cap or there may be blowby in your radiator, or you may be able to see the problem outside where the head meets the block. If you see any of these symptoms, or worse, a combination, it's a most likely you have a blown headgasket. As stated in this forum before, it's not a question of if it's gonna blow, it's a question of when.

Your battery may not have a charge strong enough to turnover the engine but still may have enough juice to power your lights. I've heard cylinder #6 is a favored place for them to blow, that's where mine did. The night I blew my HG, I test drove it the next day and I think that put my car to bed because thereafter I couldn't restart my vehicle.

truexazn510 · 10-26-2005, 06:36 PM

its a 97 and has 116,000 miles ,the leak looks like its coming from this fat black hose in the back of the engine ...thing is it ran perfect when i bought it but after i bought it i didnt do no maintenance didnt change the coolant or put water in the radiator maybe thats the case i dont know....and thanks for helping im desperate i l0ove my car i only got to drive it for a weeek......

Bullz_EyE · 10-26-2005, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by truexazn510

...i l0ove my car i only got to drive it for a weeek......

Haha, that's cool. I only drove mine 2wice before the headgasket gave up the ghost. I told the previous owner what had happened, and she said, "That's funny, I drove it practically everyday for the past 2 years and not once has it not started on me."

kewlcoconut · 10-26-2005, 08:14 PM

fat black hose in the back of the engine? on the passenger side? i had the problem a long time ago with the hose and the plastic drain cap. the cap was so old, it was corroded and had a small leak. when i touched it, the whole thing just fell apart, it was so brittle. semi hot coolant went everywhere, all over my hand haha. but i just went to a local auto part store and told them i needed the drain cap, and they gave it to me for free. lol......butttttt i dont know if this is your problem. that was just mine.

Bullz_EyE · 11-13-2005, 06:17 AM

A bro, did you diagnose your problem?

rnoswal · 11-13-2005, 04:50 PM

87 or 97?

Russ

lilsmitty · 11-14-2005, 03:21 AM

Mine did the same thing but i blew out my main barings i had to get a new engine just about droped in. Just waitin on a few last parts.

truexazn510 · 12-02-2005, 06:20 AM

stil cant find the problem ...when i plug in a new batery my alarm wont stop so i dont know....

10-25-2005, 07:12 PM	#1
truexazn510 Stock Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 19	PLZ HELP!! 87 supra wont start! i have an 87 turbo mt supra one day i was doin 65 n i lost power my car started smoking n just shut off i pulled to the side n popped the hood there was coolant every where...i put water in the radiator...but since then my car wont start that was a month ago i turn the key and it doesnt even click makes no noise at all but i can turn on my lights so i dont think its the battery please help...

10-26-2005, 06:36 PM	#3
truexazn510 Stock Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 19	its a 97 and has 116,000 miles ,the leak looks like its coming from this fat black hose in the back of the engine ...thing is it ran perfect when i bought it but after i bought it i didnt do no maintenance didnt change the coolant or put water in the radiator maybe thats the case i dont know....and thanks for helping im desperate i l0ove my car i only got to drive it for a weeek...... Last edited by truexazn510; 10-26-2005 at 06:39 PM.

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10-25-2005, 07:52 PM	#2
Bullz_EyE 3" Exhaust Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 238	Do you know where the coolant loss is coming from? How many miles is on your supra? You could check for a frothy oil mixture from the dipstick or oil cap or there may be blowby in your radiator, or you may be able to see the problem outside where the head meets the block. If you see any of these symptoms, or worse, a combination, it's a most likely you have a blown headgasket. As stated in this forum before, it's not a question of if it's gonna blow, it's a question of when. Your battery may not have a charge strong enough to turnover the engine but still may have enough juice to power your lights. I've heard cylinder #6 is a favored place for them to blow, that's where mine did. The night I blew my HG, I test drove it the next day and I think that put my car to bed because thereafter I couldn't restart my vehicle.

10-26-2005, 08:14 PM	#5
kewlcoconut 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada Posts: 157	fat black hose in the back of the engine? on the passenger side? i had the problem a long time ago with the hose and the plastic drain cap. the cap was so old, it was corroded and had a small leak. when i touched it, the whole thing just fell apart, it was so brittle. semi hot coolant went everywhere, all over my hand haha. but i just went to a local auto part store and told them i needed the drain cap, and they gave it to me for free. lol......butttttt i dont know if this is your problem. that was just mine.

11-13-2005, 06:17 AM	#6
Bullz_EyE 3" Exhaust Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 238	A bro, did you diagnose your problem?

11-13-2005, 04:50 PM	#7
rnoswal Lexus & 550's Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bossier City LA Posts: 556	87 or 97? Russ

11-14-2005, 03:21 AM	#8
lilsmitty Intake Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 35	Mine did the same thing but i blew out my main barings i had to get a new engine just about droped in. Just waitin on a few last parts.

12-02-2005, 06:20 AM	#9
truexazn510 Stock Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 19	stil cant find the problem ...when i plug in a new batery my alarm wont stop so i dont know....