can't start my 87 turbo!! - Page 2

poodlepower · 11-22-2005, 01:12 AM

noone would have guessed this one i don't think... cam position sensor is bust. unfortunately it's part of a massive distributor assembly that will have to completely be replaced (this is what i've been told). if anyone had this problem and knows how to repair the sensor without a massive overhaul of the distributor that would be great... because a new assembly is like $850!!

j3pz · 11-22-2005, 02:21 AM

is just the sensor busted or the cams also? i have a cps i bought over ebay for an engine i pulled but now im just gonna try and sell it.

rays87turbo · 11-22-2005, 04:04 AM

You really should be able to find a good used on at supraforums.com supramania.com or on ebay or at a salvage for about $50. Any CPS from 87 to 92...they're all the same.

poodlepower · 11-22-2005, 10:24 PM

i'm having my supra buddy (mr.supra) put in a spare cps he has... i have no idea why i was told by the assitant manager that i need a whole distributor assembly when my car is a turbo. then again this was over the phone and i wasn't looking at who i was talking to... so hopefully she'll be running free again some time tomorrow evening. so far this is promising to end happily!so in the end, diagnostics showed that a busted cps will tell the computer to tell the ignition system not to start. nothin to do with the alarm system. but yet another reminder how far ahead the electronic system in m3 model really was for its time.

as a side note, my dad was the one that wanted this car sold because we've run out of garage space and i don't have a spot at my condo... but with all the attention she gets on the road and by neighbors and the fact he's a toyota nut he's having second thoughts!

jfunez · 12-07-2005, 04:55 AM

am i going crazy? dont these supras use cam and crank sensors instead of distrubutors?
please slap me silly......

j3pz · 12-07-2005, 06:19 PM

the turboed models have cps and the N/As have a distributer

jfunez · 12-09-2005, 04:09 AM

thanks for the enlightment that your knoledge brings to all of us...

j3pz · 12-09-2005, 03:52 PM

is that sarcasm i sense or is that just my paranoia

jfunez · 12-10-2005, 11:39 PM

paranoia....I really apreciate it dude...

j3pz · 12-11-2005, 12:10 AM

oh so now you're insulting me...just kidding, wow never thought id amount to anything... sorry for that, like you said im pariniod. anytime...

11-22-2005, 02:21 AM	#12
j3pz 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mechanicsville, MD, US of A, 20659 Posts: 1,060	is just the sensor busted or the cams also? i have a cps i bought over ebay for an engine i pulled but now im just gonna try and sell it. __________________ 88 N/A w/ 5spd - stock - not running, bhg 87 turbo/targa w/ 5spd- fidanza light weight flywheel, new oem slave cylinder, apexi air filter, no ac and no heat

12-07-2005, 06:19 PM	#16
j3pz 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mechanicsville, MD, US of A, 20659 Posts: 1,060	the turboed models have cps and the N/As have a distributer __________________ 88 N/A w/ 5spd - stock - not running, bhg 87 turbo/targa w/ 5spd- fidanza light weight flywheel, new oem slave cylinder, apexi air filter, no ac and no heat

12-09-2005, 03:52 PM	#18
j3pz 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mechanicsville, MD, US of A, 20659 Posts: 1,060	is that sarcasm i sense or is that just my paranoia __________________ 88 N/A w/ 5spd - stock - not running, bhg 87 turbo/targa w/ 5spd- fidanza light weight flywheel, new oem slave cylinder, apexi air filter, no ac and no heat

12-11-2005, 12:10 AM	#20
j3pz 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mechanicsville, MD, US of A, 20659 Posts: 1,060	oh so now you're insulting me...just kidding, wow never thought id amount to anything... sorry for that, like you said im pariniod. anytime... __________________ 88 N/A w/ 5spd - stock - not running, bhg 87 turbo/targa w/ 5spd- fidanza light weight flywheel, new oem slave cylinder, apexi air filter, no ac and no heat

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11-22-2005, 01:12 AM	#11
poodlepower Stock Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8	noone would have guessed this one i don't think... cam position sensor is bust. unfortunately it's part of a massive distributor assembly that will have to completely be replaced (this is what i've been told). if anyone had this problem and knows how to repair the sensor without a massive overhaul of the distributor that would be great... because a new assembly is like $850!!

11-22-2005, 04:04 AM	#13
rays87turbo Stock Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 17	You really should be able to find a good used on at supraforums.com supramania.com or on ebay or at a salvage for about $50. Any CPS from 87 to 92...they're all the same.

11-22-2005, 10:24 PM	#14
poodlepower Stock Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8	i'm having my supra buddy (mr.supra) put in a spare cps he has... i have no idea why i was told by the assitant manager that i need a whole distributor assembly when my car is a turbo. then again this was over the phone and i wasn't looking at who i was talking to... so hopefully she'll be running free again some time tomorrow evening. so far this is promising to end happily!so in the end, diagnostics showed that a busted cps will tell the computer to tell the ignition system not to start. nothin to do with the alarm system. but yet another reminder how far ahead the electronic system in m3 model really was for its time. as a side note, my dad was the one that wanted this car sold because we've run out of garage space and i don't have a spot at my condo... but with all the attention she gets on the road and by neighbors and the fact he's a toyota nut he's having second thoughts!

12-07-2005, 04:55 AM	#15
jfunez 12psi boost Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: georgia,usa Posts: 338	am i going crazy? dont these supras use cam and crank sensors instead of distrubutors? please slap me silly......

12-09-2005, 04:09 AM	#17
jfunez 12psi boost Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: georgia,usa Posts: 338	thanks for the enlightment that your knoledge brings to all of us...

12-10-2005, 11:39 PM	#19
jfunez 12psi boost Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: georgia,usa Posts: 338	paranoia....I really apreciate it dude...