supramkivcork Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Mate of mine considering buying a manual tt supra mk 3. Anybody have advice on what tends to go wrong with them ? Are they more/less reliable than the mkiv ? Value for money ? (He's looking at one i believe in the region of 2000-2500 sterling) Is there different models in them that are better than others? Is there a decent selection of aftermarket parts available etc ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I'm guessing they may be worth a shout. http://www.mkiiisupra.net/bbs/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supramkivcork Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 Cheers, info sorted . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Head gasket... say no more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supramkivcork Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 Cheers Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 (edited) Which TT? There are two, neither of which suffers from head gasket trouble (that's the 7M-GTE 3-litre single turbo), and both of which were only sold in Japan: 2.5 twin-turbo 1JZ-GTE R154 'box 2.0 twin-turbo 1G-GTE W58 'box Edited November 13, 2008 by garethr Corrected "W48" to W58" (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supramkivcork Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 ^^^ the 2 litre one mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Head gasket... say no more Hmmm, wrong, OP is looking at the TT, no head gasket issues there I'm afraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Didn't see the mkiii parts. Just venting my rage about the mkiii's I owned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 (edited) The 2 litre one matecptsideways thrashed one of those (with a single conversion and 300-odd bhp IIRC) for a season of drifting and it didn't break... (EDIT: should have said that it was in a 20-series Soarer, not a Supra, but the same engine) Edited November 14, 2008 by garethr (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Didn't see the mkiii parts. Just venting my rage about the mkiii's I owned LOL, tell me about it, was the ECU on my MKiii, apparently a weak point on the 1JZ-GTE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Mines for sale at the moment http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/760575.htm it's the reliable 2.0tt too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supramkivcork Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 Mines for sale at the moment http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/760575.htm it's the reliable 2.0tt too This is one of the ones he was looking at ! Dont be surprised if you get a call soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 it's all ready to go now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 BTW, the Toymods forum is a good place for info on the 1G-GTE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supramkivcork Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 Much appreciated lads. Hadn't a clue about this model but I knew this place would come good for all the relevant information. Someone might even end up with a sale out of it from here !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Head gasket... say no more Wasn't it just a case of wrong factory head screws torque settings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendor Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Wasn't it just a case of wrong factory head screws torque settings? Not far off there. Combination of that as well as heat soak at the no6 cylinder against the firewall/poor EGR layout in that area and air entrapment in the cooling circuit in this area made for a very bad combination which was bound to fail. If you buy 7M series dont let it develop a BHG, just be prepared to do it. It takes about twenty hours and about three hundred quid if you do it yourself. If it overheats then it can mean a new head or at the very least a skim and that adds another £70 - £100 on the job. If you buy one which currently has a BHG be tempted to walk away if there is water in the oil. The big ends will go within a few weeks of doing the head. Guaranteed. Check out Mkiiisupra.net There is loads of good info there and they are very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire148 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I would go for the 2.5TT ... having owned both, I would never buy a 2.0TT again, as they are just lacking power for such a heavy chassis, and the wide body variant is an improvement over the more common narrow body 2.0TT. I sold my 2.5TT manual a few years ago and I still miss it ... dare I say that it was built better and had more character than my VVTi ... Luckily for me I still have a 2.5TT auto, but that's no longer being driven as its being saved for a museum ;-) Or is it that I just can't drive an auto and smile at the same time Top of my list for cars to import at the moment is a grey 2.5TT manual with low miles ... never seen one yet , but maybe one will appear ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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