overpressure in the radiator system + ABS, Tracs and odometer problems

[Guest Tedor]

Hi!

 

I dont know if I put this thread right but I give it a try. Im new to supras, never owned one but thats about to change. Superpumped about that!

 

I recently came across a 1998 TT Targa LHD 6 speed with a good price that Im looking to buy but the problems are that there is a overpressure in the radiator system and the owner suspects a blown headgasket, no radiator fluid in the oil he says. If it is a blown headgasket then I not se any problems in fixing that. But it could be a few more stuff, like how big are the chanses that maybe the head or even the block got a crack in it?

 

The car got 62K or 100K miles on it if I understood the owner correct. Is it easy to turn the odometer back? The car is from US but have been driven in England before coming to Sweden. The speedometer shows KM/H and the odometer should show Miles? Is there any stock supras that have km/h on the odometer?

And what I know the car only have a FMIC and 3" exhaust besides that it is stock.

 

The other problem is that the Tracs and ABS lamps do lit. I dont care about the Tracs so maybe I just disconnect that but what I understand they have the same databox. He also said to me that the ABS light beacuse there are no sensor at the hub so that should make sens but why would you want to remove a ABS sensor?

 

He dont know to much about the car but I will se if I can get in contact with the previous owner tommorow. Sorry for my english, being from Sweden makes that my second language. Im a special auto mechanic so

Im not afraid of getting my hands dirty.

 

Thank you!

 

Best Regards Fredrik / Sweden

[jumpbike]

could be head gasket or warped head if not cracked, not too likley the block. As for the speedo, the face might have been changed at some point, if the cars been between te us and canada, canada use KM so maybe this is the case?

[Guest Tedor]

I got the VIN from the seller so I looked it up on carfax

 

 

 

08/04/1998

 

 

 

NICB

 

Vehicle manufactured

and shipped to original dealer

 

 

 

 

 

10/30/1998

 

27

 

Louisiana

Motor Vehicle Dept.

New Orleans, LA

 

Title or registration issued

First owner reported

Registered as

personal vehicle

Loan or lien reported

 

 

 

 

 

11/27/1999

 

 

 

Louisiana

Damage Report

 

Accident reported

Involving left front impact

It hit a guardrail

Minor damage reported

 

 

 

 

 

02/29/2000

 

10,544

 

Service Facility

 

Oil and filter changed

 

 

 

 

 

11/22/2000

 

13,803

 

Service Facility

 

Vehicle serviced

 

 

 

 

 

01/25/2001

 

14,955

 

Service Facility

 

Recommended maintenance performed

Air filter replaced

 

 

 

 

 

03/02/2001

 

15,491

 

Service Facility

 

Vehicle serviced

 

 

 

 

 

06/09/2001

 

16,865

 

Service Facility

 

Oil and filter changed

Tune-up performed

Air filter replaced

Throttle body cleaned/serviced

Engine cleaned

 

 

 

 

 

09/10/2001

 

17,842

 

Service Facility

 

Vehicle serviced

 

 

 

 

 

04/12/2002

 

20,412

 

Service Facility

 

Oil and filter changed

 

 

 

 

 

12/12/2002

 

21,908

 

Service Facility

 

Vehicle serviced

 

 

 

 

 

02/19/2003

 

 

 

Louisiana

Motor Vehicle Dept.

New Orleans, LA

 

Registration issued or renewed

Loan or lien reported

 

 

 

 

 

09/08/2003

 

22,358

 

Service Facility

 

Vehicle serviced

 

 

 

 

 

10/20/2003

 

22,690

 

Service Facility

 

Vehicle serviced

 

 

 

 

 

03/09/2004

 

23,096

 

Service Facility

 

Vehicle serviced

 

 

 

 

 

01/14/2005

 

 

 

Louisiana

Motor Vehicle Dept.

New Orleans, LA

 

Registration issued or renewed

Loan or lien reported

 

 

 

 

 

09/16/2005

 

 

 

CARFAX

 

 

This vehicle was registered in a county declared a flood disaster area by the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ).

 

 

 

 

 

 

01/26/2006

 

 

 

Lakeside Toyota

Metairie, LA

504-833-3311

lakesidetoyota.com

 

Two tires mounted and balanced

Four wheel alignment performed

Oil and filter changed

 

 

 

 

 

11/04/2008

 

 

 

Louisiana

Motor Vehicle Dept.

New Orleans, LA

 

Registration issued or renewed

Loan or lien reported

 

 

 

 

 

12/30/2008

 

 

 

Tennessee

Motor Vehicle Dept.

Memphis, TN

Title #78810595

 

Title or registration issued

 

 

 

 

 

05/04/2009

 

 

 

Tennessee

Damage Report

 

Accident reported

Involving front impact

It hit a tree

Damage reported to:

Front

Very severe damage reported

Airbag deployed CARFAX Airbag Tips

CARFAX began reporting this information on 03/23/2011.

 

 

 

 

 

 

06/06/2009

 

 

 

Damage Report

 

TOTAL LOSS VEHICLE

 

 

 

 

 

06/06/2009

 

 

 

Tennessee

Motor Vehicle Dept.

 

Title or registration issued

to insurance company

 

 

 

 

 

06/06/2009

 

 

 

Tennessee

Motor Vehicle Dept.

Memphis, TN

Title #N0081837

 

SALVAGE TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED

JUNK TITLE/CERTIFICATE ISSUED

DISMANTLED TITLE ISSUED

 

 

 

 

 

08/17/2009

 

 

 

Vehicle Exporter

 

Vehicle exported from

New York, NY

and imported to

United Kingdom

[bigbloodyturbo]

Looks like you dodged a bullet there.

[Guest Tedor]

maybe, how good are the supras in a accident? Like a US car is pretty hard in the chassi, ofcourse it differ from what you crash into. So how about the supra?

[bigbloodyturbo]

Depends what you've hit, where on the car you hit it and how hard you hit it. If i were you I wouldn't even be contemplating this.....WALK AWAY

[Lude]

How can you tell thers over pressure in the rad?

 

When the cars warm and you remove the rad cap warter is suppost to gush out

[bigbloodyturbo]

How can you tell thers over pressure in the rad?

 

When the cars warm and you remove the rad cap warter is suppost to gush out

 

water would be coming out the expansion tank cap.

[michel lane]

You really not thinking about buying this hunk of junk are you ?. Hit a tree ! Flood area ! Junk title !.

[Guest Tedor]

I know it depens on how hard you hit, but how are supras in general? Like a old US car is very strong.

 

I know that the car is worth nothing in the US but here in sweden it's still worth some. It's actually the only LHD TT Targa 6 speed supra for sale that almost is stock. I will take a serious look at it IRL. When I show him the carfax he have to lower to price otherwise Im not intrested.

 

Thanks

[bigbloodyturbo]

it doesn't matter how strong supra's are, it hit a tree hard enough to be listed as a total loss, I also notice the word 'severe' in the report, you'd be mental to buy this car for anything other than breaking.