Hi, I'm new.

Sly · 05-14-2006, 11:32 AM

My name is Jeff, I live in Colorado, I'm 18 and I'm interested in buying a supra.

I found one for a reasonable price, $1000. Supossedly it ran fine until he tried to tune it up, but got hung up with stuff and gave up. Again, supposedly all it needs is a new fuel filter and it will start right up, suposedly.

So I looked into it, the fuel filter is on the body somewhere around the Rear Differential according to some old threads I found here.

So, I thought I'd ask some pro supra fans whether I should hop a bus about 200 miles on the assumption I can fix it. I'm pretty sure I can do it, a new fuel filter isn't too expensive. Are there any catches to installing a new fuel filter that would make it more than a couple hour job?

Benesesso · 05-14-2006, 05:08 PM

Buy it ONLY on the condition you can take it to a Toy. dealer and have them find out what's REALLY wrong with a Supra that is selling for $1000.

Chances are very high the seller won't want any part ot this--he knows what the outcome will be.

Once you pay for the car YOU'LL be the one fixing it, not the seller.

Burn N' Up · 05-16-2006, 05:26 AM

The fuel filter is not easy to get too especially if you have big hands like yours truly, bring ratchets and cable wrenches. The only thing is it might be siezed into the fuel line, I know mine was when i replaced it, and I had to replace the entire line... good luck I would definetly look into the guy getting it to a dealer ship though. I bought my 89 for almost 4K, very steep, but its in good shape. 1K makes me nervous.

1988gte · 05-16-2006, 05:31 AM

could be a dead or weak fuel pump to. dont want to drive or start to drive and be stuck 200 miles from home

stumpjumper · 05-16-2006, 05:46 AM

Check and see if you smell gas when you crank it in the engine bay. Then Check to see if it has spark. A lot of times it can be hard to tell if it's a spark or fuel problem.

On my crx, a code was thrown for my problem being fuel related. It ended up being ignition related.

suprra_girl · 05-19-2006, 11:58 AM

you could put a wire in FP & B+ and turn the key to on and see if you are getting fuel
that would soon tell you if it had the juice to start

otherwise go with the suggestion of having toyota check it out

rnoswal · 05-19-2006, 01:05 PM

Hey Suprra girl, how was it that the fuel pump voltage was converted to 12 volts? I remember seeing it in a thread somewhere but can't find it now.

Thanks

Russ

suprra_girl · 05-19-2006, 10:24 PM

resistor pack on right hand side of engine bay, has 2 pin plug coming out of it, join the two wires on the harness together so that the resistor & plug is just hanging around

05-14-2006, 11:32 AM	#1
Sly Stock Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fruita CO Posts: 1	Hi, I'm new. My name is Jeff, I live in Colorado, I'm 18 and I'm interested in buying a supra. I found one for a reasonable price, $1000. Supossedly it ran fine until he tried to tune it up, but got hung up with stuff and gave up. Again, supposedly all it needs is a new fuel filter and it will start right up, suposedly. So I looked into it, the fuel filter is on the body somewhere around the Rear Differential according to some old threads I found here. So, I thought I'd ask some pro supra fans whether I should hop a bus about 200 miles on the assumption I can fix it. I'm pretty sure I can do it, a new fuel filter isn't too expensive. Are there any catches to installing a new fuel filter that would make it more than a couple hour job? Last edited by Sly; 05-14-2006 at 02:27 PM.

05-14-2006, 05:08 PM	#2
Benesesso 3" Exhaust Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 145	Buy it ONLY on the condition you can take it to a Toy. dealer and have them find out what's REALLY wrong with a Supra that is selling for $1000. Chances are very high the seller won't want any part ot this--he knows what the outcome will be. Once you pay for the car YOU'LL be the one fixing it, not the seller. __________________ "You see, wire telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? Radio operates the same way: You send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is there is no cat." A. Einstein 1988 and 1990 Turbo Supras

05-19-2006, 11:58 AM	#6
suprra_girl 7M POWAH! ;) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,312	you could put a wire in FP & B+ and turn the key to on and see if you are getting fuel that would soon tell you if it had the juice to start otherwise go with the suggestion of having toyota check it out __________________ Please use the forum to ask your questions as they will get replied to much faster than pming me Pics of my build. "Good girls are just bad girls that don't get caught" Do a diagnostic first!

05-19-2006, 10:24 PM	#8
suprra_girl 7M POWAH! ;) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,312	resistor pack on right hand side of engine bay, has 2 pin plug coming out of it, join the two wires on the harness together so that the resistor & plug is just hanging around __________________ Please use the forum to ask your questions as they will get replied to much faster than pming me Pics of my build. "Good girls are just bad girls that don't get caught" Do a diagnostic first!

05-16-2006, 05:26 AM	#3
Burn N' Up 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 238	The fuel filter is not easy to get too especially if you have big hands like yours truly, bring ratchets and cable wrenches. The only thing is it might be siezed into the fuel line, I know mine was when i replaced it, and I had to replace the entire line... good luck I would definetly look into the guy getting it to a dealer ship though. I bought my 89 for almost 4K, very steep, but its in good shape. 1K makes me nervous.

05-16-2006, 05:31 AM	#4
1988gte 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lubbock Texas Posts: 140	could be a dead or weak fuel pump to. dont want to drive or start to drive and be stuck 200 miles from home

05-16-2006, 05:46 AM	#5
stumpjumper 3" Exhaust Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 74	Check and see if you smell gas when you crank it in the engine bay. Then Check to see if it has spark. A lot of times it can be hard to tell if it's a spark or fuel problem. On my crx, a code was thrown for my problem being fuel related. It ended up being ignition related.

05-19-2006, 01:05 PM	#7
rnoswal Lexus & 550's Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bossier City LA Posts: 556	Hey Suprra girl, how was it that the fuel pump voltage was converted to 12 volts? I remember seeing it in a thread somewhere but can't find it now. Thanks Russ