87 supra turbo need expert opinion!

night-rider · 06-10-2007, 03:33 AM

Ok so heres how it goes, ive known my head gasket has been going for about a week now all the usual symptoms occuring but ive been taking it easy on her, so i was driving it on my lunch break a few days ago and everything was fine, i parked it shut off fine everything was normal heat wasnt up or anything then i went to go start her up after work and it just went ka klunk! like 2 clunks not even like a dadadadaada from the starter then i tried it after that and it just clunks once, i thouhgt my engine had seized but i pulled it into the shop and i watched the flywheel when i tried so start and now it just jumps back and forth within about an inch, we also tried moving the crank pulled clockwise by hand and i could move it about an inch. What could be the problem here valves hitting or what the thign that gets me is that it was running fine when i parked it?

IHateHacks · 06-10-2007, 01:26 PM

Well you should have posted this in the MK3 section not the FAQ's.

7M's are non-interferance motors, meaning the valves will not contact the pistons no matter what, even if the timing belt breaks.

Whats the oil look like? Low? Not even reading on the dipstick? Milky looking?

Is it just me or are there like 2 or 3 threads from different people with this same problem?

Jjona5 · 06-11-2007, 05:02 AM

Its coolant...when you turned off the car a combination of pressures in the cooling system along with the cooling of the metal(shrinking) sucked in the coolant. So what you have is a bunch of coolant in the space that is supposed to be filled with compressible air. If you take the plugs out one will be full of fluid and you will be able to turn the engine over. If you dont have a means of getting the vehicle home you could PROBABLY, though I wouldnt. Crank the car until the fluid comes out or even drive it with one plug out. I personally would pay a tow truck to get it home or to a shop and have them fix it.

06-10-2007, 03:33 AM	#1
night-rider Stock Join Date: May 2006 Location: grande prairie Posts: 22	87 supra turbo need expert opinion! Ok so heres how it goes, ive known my head gasket has been going for about a week now all the usual symptoms occuring but ive been taking it easy on her, so i was driving it on my lunch break a few days ago and everything was fine, i parked it shut off fine everything was normal heat wasnt up or anything then i went to go start her up after work and it just went ka klunk! like 2 clunks not even like a dadadadaada from the starter then i tried it after that and it just clunks once, i thouhgt my engine had seized but i pulled it into the shop and i watched the flywheel when i tried so start and now it just jumps back and forth within about an inch, we also tried moving the crank pulled clockwise by hand and i could move it about an inch. What could be the problem here valves hitting or what the thign that gets me is that it was running fine when i parked it?

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06-10-2007, 01:26 PM	#2
IHateHacks 20psi boost Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Haven/Hamden Posts: 793	Well you should have posted this in the MK3 section not the FAQ's. 7M's are non-interferance motors, meaning the valves will not contact the pistons no matter what, even if the timing belt breaks. Whats the oil look like? Low? Not even reading on the dipstick? Milky looking? Is it just me or are there like 2 or 3 threads from different people with this same problem?

06-11-2007, 05:02 AM	#3
Jjona5 Intake Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Highlands, TX Posts: 47	Its coolant...when you turned off the car a combination of pressures in the cooling system along with the cooling of the metal(shrinking) sucked in the coolant. So what you have is a bunch of coolant in the space that is supposed to be filled with compressible air. If you take the plugs out one will be full of fluid and you will be able to turn the engine over. If you dont have a means of getting the vehicle home you could PROBABLY, though I wouldnt. Crank the car until the fluid comes out or even drive it with one plug out. I personally would pay a tow truck to get it home or to a shop and have them fix it.